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Her official name was Justine Henin before her marriage with Pierre-Yves Hardenne on November 16 in chateau de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, 2002. They live in Wépion, Belgium, when not on tour.
Her late mother, Françoise Rosière, was a French and History teacher. She died of intestinal cancer when Justine was only 12. Justine has two sisters : Sarah and Florence (deceased) and one brother : David. Her father is José Henin.
She started her professional tennis career in 1999, and established herself as a major competitor in 2001, has been coached by Carlos Rodriguez since she was 14, regularly reaching late rounds of international competitions. On June 7June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. Events 1099 Beginning of Siege of Jerusalem (1099) 1494 Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the, 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U she won her first Grand SlamGrand Slam is a general sports term applied when achieving something special. Most common uses: In tennis, winning the Grand Slam is holding the following titles at the same time: Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open. Those tournaments are t tournament, the French OpenThe French Open officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament , is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the world's Grand Slam tournaments. The French Open, defeating her FlemishThis article is about a region of Western Europe and of Belgium. For other meanings, see Flanders (disambiguation). Today, Flanders ( Dutch: Vlaanderen French: Flandre or Flandres is a region in Western Europe, in Belgium and a nation, the 'community of t compatriot Kim ClijstersKim Clijsters (born on June 8, 1983) is a Belgian tennis player. On 10 august, 2003 she achieved the first rank on the WTA list, but she lost it again to fellow Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne. Has won 21 singles titles in her career so far. Two of those 2. On September 7September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). There are 115 days remaining. Events 1191 Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. 1539 Guru Angad Dev ji became the second Guru of the Sikhs 1776 World's, 2003 she won her second Grand Slam tournament, the US OpenThe US Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis''. It is held annually in August/ September and the main tournament consists of five championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles, with addition, once again against Kim Clijsters. She reached the final after defeating Jennifer Capriati in the semi-finals a mere 18 hours after a terrific 3 hour and 3 minute match.
On October 19, 2003 she achieved the number one ranking on the WTA list, taking over from Kim Clijsters. She was named the International Tennis Federation's women's singles World Champion for 2003.
She has been training for 2004 in Florida with strength and conditioning coach Pat Etcheberry, who in the past has been the fitness guru for other world-class players like Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and Jennifer Capriati.
On January 31, 2004 Justine won her third Grand Slam at the Australian Open. During the final, she once again defeated her compatriot Kim Clijsters, displaying more and more confidence on the court and assuming her number one ranking on the WTA list.
On May 20, 2004, she was seeded 1st for the French Open 2004, the Grand Slam tournament she won the year before. However, still plagued by a viral infection contracted a few months ago, she lost her second round match against Tathiana Garbin, than ranked 86th player on the WTA list. Justine subsequently decided to withdraw from the upcoming Rosmalen and Wimbledon 2004 tournaments. However, she came back in August 2004 on the court to win the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, defeating Amélie Mauresmo in two sets.
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