Henin–S. Williams 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]

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
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

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
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
  • Bold = players met during this tournament
1998–2003
Player199819992000200120022003
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
Belgium Justine Henin A 2R A 1R 2R A 1R 4R 4R SF F 4R QF 1R SF 4R SF W SF W
United States 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
2004–2009
Player200420052006200720082009
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
Belgium 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
United States 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
2010–2015
Player201020112012201320142015
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
Belgium 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
United States 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

See also

References
  1. Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Justine Henin stats
  2. Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Serena Williams stats
  3. Serena relishing Henin's return
  4. Henin regrets hand incident with Serena
  5. "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.
  6. Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Head-to-Head
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