Justine Henin was born June 1, 1982 in Liège. She is a Belgian professional tennis player. She is currently ranked number 1 in the world.
She has won 40 career titles and exceeding $19 million in prize money. Seven of these are Grand Slam singles titles, including four French Open titles (four of the last five and the last three, consecutively), one Australian Open and two U.S. Open titles. She also has won 2 WTA Tour Championships singles titles and the singles gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Tennis experts cite her mental toughness, the completeness and variety of her game, her footspeed and footwork, and her one-handed backhand (which John McEnroe has described as the best single-handed backhand in the women’s or men’s game) as the principal reasons for her success