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]
Head-to-head
Justine Henin–Serena Williams (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) 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
By Year
1998–2003
2004–2009
2010–2015
See also
References
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Justine Henin stats
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Serena Williams stats
- ^ Serena relishing Henin's return
- ^ Henin regrets hand incident with Serena
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Head-to-Head
