Henin_–_S._Williams_rivalry

Henin–S. Williams rivalry

Tennis rivalry

The Henin–S. Williams rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Justine Henin and Serena Williams,^[1] ^[2] who met 14 times between 2001 and 2010. When Henin was an active player, their rivalry was one of the most heated and competitive on the WTA Tour;^[3] their contests were not just athletic in nature, but also personal as Henin made a controversial gesture during their 2003 French Open semifinal encounter.^[4] ^[5] Williams leads their head-to-head, 8–6.^[6]

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Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Justine Henin stats

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Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Serena Williams stats

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Serena relishing Henin's return

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Henin regrets hand incident with Serena

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"Eight Years Later, Serena Williams Can't Get over Justine Henin's Hand Incident". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2013-06-25.

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Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Head-to-Head

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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

No.	Year	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Round	Winner	Score	Length	Sets	Henin	Williams
1.	2001	US Open	Major	Hard	Round of 16	Williams	7–5, 6–0	1:16	2/3	0	1
2.	2001	WTA Tour Championships	Tour Finals	Carpet	Quarterfinals	Williams	6–3, 7–6^(7–5)	1:22	2/3	0	2
3.	2002	German Open	Tier I	Clay	Final	Henin	6–2, 1–6, 7–6^(7–5)	2:17	3/3	1	2
4.	2002	Italian Open	Tier I	Clay	Final	Williams	7–6^(8–6), 6–4	1:58	2/3	1	3
5.	2002	Sparkassen Cup	Tier II	Hard (i)	Semifinals	Williams	6–4, 6–2	1:10	2/3	1	4
6.	2003	Charleston Open	Tier I	Clay	Final	Henin	6–3, 6–4	1:06	2/3	2	4
7.	2003	Roland Garros	Major	Clay	Semifinals	Henin	6–2, 4–6, 7–5	2:20	3/3	3	4
8.	2003	Wimbledon	Major	Grass	Semifinals	Williams	6–3, 6–2	1:10	2/3	3	5
9.	2007	Miami Open	Tier I	Hard	Final	Williams	0–6, 7–5, 6–3	2:26	3/3	3	6
10.	2007	Roland Garros	Major	Clay	Quarterfinals	Henin	6–4, 6–3	1:18	2/3	4	6
11.	2007	Wimbledon	Major	Grass	Quarterfinals	Henin	6–4, 3–6, 6–3	1:45	3/3	5	6
12.	2007	US Open	Major	Hard	Quarterfinals	Henin	7–6^(7–3), 6–1	1:37	2/3	6	6
13.	2008	Miami Open	Tier I	Hard	Quarterfinals	Williams	6–2, 6–0	1:20	2/3	6	7
14.	2010	Australian Open	Major	Hard	Final	Williams	6–4, 3–6, 6–2	2:07	3/3	6	8

Player	1998				1999				2000				2001				2002				2003
Player	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA
Justine Henin					A	2R	A	1R	2R	A	1R	4R	4R	SF	F	4R	QF	1R	SF	4R	SF	W	SF	W
Serena Williams	2R	4R	3R	3R	3R	3R	A	W	4R	A	SF	QF	QF	QF	QF	F	A	W	W	W	W	SF	W	A

Player	2004				2005				2006				2007				2008				2009
Player	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA
Justine Henin	W	2R	A	4R	A	W	1R	4R	F	W	F	F	A	W	SF	W	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Serena Williams	A	QF	F	QF	W	A	3R	4R	3R	A	A	3R	W	QF	QF	QF	QF	3R	F	W	W	QF	W	SF

Player	2010				2011				2012				2013				2014				2015
Player	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA	AUS	FRA	WIM	USA
Justine Henin	F	4R	4R	A	3R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Serena Williams	W	QF	W	A	A	A	4R	F	4R	1R	W	W	QF	W	4R	W	4R	2R	3R	W	W	W	W	SF

Henin_–_S._Williams_rivalry

Henin–S. Williams rivalry

Head-to-head

Breakdown of the rivalry

Performance timeline

Grand Slam tournaments

By Year

1998–2003

2004–2009

2010–2015

See also

References

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