Justine Henin-Hardenne factbox
FACTBOX-Tennis-Open-Justine Henin-Hardenne factbox
NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Following is a factbox on Justine Henin-
Hardenne, who beat Kim Clijsters in the final of the U.S. Open to
become the first Belgian to capture a singles title at Flushing Meadows
on Saturday.
Born: June 1, 1982 in Liege, Belgium
Turned professional: January 1999
1996: Plays first senior event on ITF circuit in Mallorca, where she
reaches second round.
1997: Despite being unranked, she wins two ITF events.
1998: Wins 10 consecutive matches and two ITF circuit titles to begin
the year. Adds a third later in the season to finish the year ranked 226.
1999: Turns pro and wins her debut WTA Tour event in Antwerp.
Helps Belgium reach Fed Cup semi-finals
2000: Skips French Open because of an arm injury and is plagued throughout
the season with foot and toe injuries.
Reaches the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time at the U.S.
Open, defeating 12th seed Anna Kournikova en route. Breaks into top 50 in
the rankings, finishing the year as world number 48.
2001: Reaches first grand slam semi-final at the French Open, where she
loses to Clijsters in three sets despite holding a 6-2 4-2 lead.
Becomes the first Belgian to reach a singles final at Wimbledon, where
she is beaten by Venus Williams.
Wins second title of the year in Linz and reaches a career high four in
the world.
2003: January: Falls in the semi-finals of the Australian Open to Venus
Williams.
May: Defends her German Open title with victory over Clijsters.
June: Becomes first Belgian to win a grand slam title when she overwhelms
Clijsters 6-0 6-4 in the final of the French Open.
September: Wins her second grand slam title of the year with a 7-5 6-1
win over Clijsters in the final of the U.S. Open.
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