Henin–S. Williams rivalry
Tennis players Justine Henin from Belgium, former world No. 1, and Serena Williams from the USA, also former 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 | Henin | Williams |
---|---|---|
Grand Slam | 4 | 3 |
WTA Tour Championships | 0 | 1 |
WTA Tier I | 2 | 3 |
WTA Tier II | 0 | 1 |
Total | 6 | 8 |
Justine Henin–Serena Williams (6–8)
No. | Year | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Round | Winner | Score | Length | Sets | Henin | Williams |
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1. | 2001 | ![]() |
Major | Hard | Round of 16 | Williams | 7–5, 6–0 | 1:16 | 2/3 | 0 | 1 |
2. | 2001 | ![]() |
Tour Finals | Carpet | Quarterfinals | Williams | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | 1:22 | 2/3 | 0 | 2 |
3. | 2002 | ![]() |
Tier I | Clay | Final | Henin | 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–5) | 2:17 | 3/3 | 1 | 2 |
4. | 2002 | ![]() |
Tier I | Clay | Final | Williams | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | 1:58 | 2/3 | 1 | 3 |
5. | 2002 | ![]() |
Tier II | Hard (i) | Semifinals | Williams | 6–4, 6–2 | 1:10 | 2/3 | 1 | 4 |
6. | 2003 | ![]() |
Tier I | Clay | Final | Henin | 6–3, 6–4 | 1:06 | 2/3 | 2 | 4 |
7. | 2003 | ![]() |
Major | Clay | Semifinals | Henin | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | 2:20 | 3/3 | 3 | 4 |
8. | 2003 | ![]() |
Major | Grass | Semifinals | Williams | 6–3, 6–2 | 1:10 | 2/3 | 3 | 5 |
9. | 2007 | ![]() |
Tier I | Hard | Final | Williams | 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 | 2:26 | 3/3 | 3 | 6 |
10. | 2007 | ![]() |
Major | Clay | Quarterfinals | Henin | 6–4, 6–3 | 1:18 | 2/3 | 4 | 6 |
11. | 2007 | ![]() |
Major | Grass | Quarterfinals | Henin | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | 1:45 | 3/3 | 5 | 6 |
12. | 2007 | ![]() |
Major | Hard | Quarterfinals | Henin | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | 1:37 | 2/3 | 6 | 6 |
13. | 2008 | ![]() |
Tier I | Hard | Quarterfinals | Williams | 6–2, 6–0 | 1:20 | 2/3 | 6 | 7 |
14. | 2010 | ![]() |
Major | Hard | Final | Williams | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | 2:07 | 3/3 | 6 | 8 |
Breakdown of the rivalry
- All courts: Williams, 8-6
- Hard courts: Williams, 4–1
- Clay courts: Henin, 4–1
- Grass courts: Equal, 1–1
- Carpet: Williams, 2–0
- Grand Slam matches: Henin, 4–3
- Grand Slam finals: Williams, 1–0
- Year-End Championships matches: Williams, 1–0
- Year-End Championships finals: None
- Fed Cup matches: None
- Matches won after saving match points: Williams, 1–0
- All finals: Williams, 3–2
- Sets Won: Williams, 19–14
- Games Won: Williams, 164–146
Performance timeline
Grand Slam tournaments
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
- Bold = players met during this tournament
By Year
1998–2003
Player | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
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AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | |
![]() | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 4R | 4R | SF | F | 4R | QF | 1R | SF | 4R | SF | W | SF | W | ||||
![]() | 2R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | W | 4R | A | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | F | A | W | W | W | W | SF | W | A |
2004–2009
Player | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
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AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | |
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W | 2R | A | 4R | A | W | 1R | 4R | F | W | F | F | A | W | SF | W | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
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A | QF | F | QF | W | A | 3R | 4R | 3R | A | A | 3R | W | QF | QF | QF | QF | 3R | F | W | W | QF | W | SF |
2010–2015
Player | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
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AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | AUS | FRA | WIM | USA | |
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F | 4R | 4R | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
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W | QF | W | A | A | A | 4R | F | 4R | 1R | W | W | QF | W | 4R | W | 4R | 2R | 3R | W | W | W | W | SF |
See also
References
- ↑ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Justine Henin stats
- ↑ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Serena Williams stats
- ↑ Serena relishing Henin's return
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ↑ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Head-to-Head
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9377012.stm
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