Henin–S. Williams rivalry

Tennis players Justine Henin from Belgium, former world No. 1, and Serena Williams from the USA, current World No. 1,[1] [2] who met 14 times during their careers. When Henin was an active player, their rivalry was one of the most heated and competitive between two female players on the WTA Tour;[3] their contests were not solely athletic in nature, but interpersonal as well.[4]

As of June 30, 2013, Williams leads the overall head-to-head series, 8–6.[5] Henin retired for the second time in January 2011.[6]

Head-to-head

Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (7)
WTA Championships (1)
Tier I (5) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (1) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0) International (0)

Henin–S. Williams (6–8)

Year Tournament Surface Round Winner Score J. H. S. W.
2001US Open Hard R16 Williams 7–5 6–001
2001WTA Tour ChampionshipsCarpet QF Williams 6–3 7–6(5)02
2002 Berlin Clay F Henin 6–2 1–6 7–6(5)12
2002RomeClay F Williams 7–6(6) 6–413
2002 Leipzig Carpet SF Williams 6–4 6–214
2003Charleston Clay F Henin 6–3 6–424
2003French OpenClaySF Henin 6–2 4–6 7–534
2003WimbledonGrass SF Williams 6–3 6–235
2007Miami Hard F Williams 0–6 7–5 6–336
2007French Open Clay QF Henin 6–4 6–346
2007 Wimbledon GrassQF Henin 6–4 3–6 6–356
2007US Open Hard QF Henin 7–6(3) 6–166
2008MiamiHard QFWilliams6–2 6–067
2010Australian Open Hard F Williams 6–4 3–6 6–268

Breakdown of the rivalry

See also

References

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