Justine Henin | Celebrity Net Worth 2026

Early Life

Justine Henin was born on June 1, 1982 in Liège, Belgium to Françoise and José. She has two brothers and a sister. Growing up, Henin regularly went over the border to France to watch the French Open with her mother. When Henin was 12, her mother passed away.

Junior Career

In 1995, Henin met her longtime coach and trainer Carlos Rodríguez. Two years later, she had her breakthrough when she won the junior girls' singles title at the French Open. Henin continued her success by winning five ITF tournaments by the end of 1998.

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Professional Career

In 1999, Henin turned professional with her debut on the WTA Tour. She emerged as a prodigious talent in 2001 when she reached the semifinals of the French Open and the final of Wimbledon, and also helped Belgium win its first-ever Fed Cup. Henin finished the year ranked world No. 7 in singles. She climbed to world No. 5 at the end of 2002 after reaching four WTA finals and winning two of them. Henin rose all the way to the top in 2003, a productive year that saw her win her first two Grand Slam titles, at the French Open and the US Open. She won both by defeating her compatriot Kim Clijsters in straight sets in the finals. After winning the Zurich Open in October, Henin became world No. 1 in singles for the first time. She would ultimately hold that position for a total of 117 weeks through 2007. During that time, Henin won the Australian Open and the Olympic gold medal in 2004, and claimed a record three consecutive French Open singles titles from 2005 to 2007. In 2006, she reached all four Grand Slam singles finals, and in 2007 she won her seventh and final Grand Slam title, at the US Open. Moreover, Henin won the WTA Tour Championships in both 2006 and 2007, with her final in the latter year being the longest final in tournament history, at 3 hours and 24 minutes. She concluded 2007 ranked world No. 1 for the third time in her career, and for the second consecutive year.

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Henin's career began to take a downturn in 2008. Her 32-match win streak came to an end at that year's Australian Open, where she was routed by Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals. Henin went on to struggle greatly at the Dubai Tennis Championships, the Miami Masters, and the German Open. Following a series of tough defeats, she announced her retirement from professional tennis in May of 2008. However, 16 months later, Henin returned to competition at the 2010 Brisbane International. There, she made it to the final, where she narrowly lost to Clijsters in a back-and-forth thriller. Henin subsequently made her return to the Australian Open final, where she fell to Serena Williams. Following a semifinal appearance at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, Henin returned to the top 25 of the WTA rankings. She then moved into the top 20 by winning the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Henin kept her comeback going strong by winning the 2010 UNICEF Open. However, an elbow injury sustained at Wimbledon caused her to end her season prematurely. The injury resulted in persistent issues the next year, prompting Henin to announce her permanent retirement from professional tennis in early 2011.

Other Activities

In late 2007, Henin opened her own tennis academy called Club Justine N1. A couple of years later, she starred on the reality television program "The 12 Labours of Justine Henin" and hosted a musical television show featuring singer-songwriter Lara Fabian.

Personal Life

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Henin married her first husband, Pierre-Yves Hardenne, in late 2002. The pair divorced in 2007. In 2011, Henin began dating film director and actor Benoît Bertuzzo, whom she wed in secret in 2015. The couple has a daughter named Lalie and a son named Victor.

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