The Henin–S. Williams rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Justine Henin and Serena Williams,

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;Serena relishing Henin's return their contests were not just athletic in nature, but also personal as Henin made a controversial gesture during their 2003 French Open semifinal encounter.Henin regrets hand incident with Serena Williams leads their head-to-head, 8–6.

Head-to-head LegendHeninWilliams Grand Slam 4 3 WTA Tour Championships 0 1 WTA Tier I 2 3 WTA Tier II 0 1 Total68

Justine Henin–Serena Williams (6–8) No. YearTournament Tier Surface Round WinnerScore Length SetsHenin 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

Bold = players met during this tournament

By Year

1998–2003 Player199819992000200120022003AUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSA Justine HeninA2RA1R2RA1R4R4RSFF4RQF1RSF4RSFWSFW Serena Williams2R4R3R3R3R3RAW4RASFQFQFQFQFFAWW WWSFWA

2004–2009 Player200420052006200720082009AUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSA Justine HeninW2RA4RAW1R4RFWFFAWSFWQFAAAAAAA Serena WilliamsAQFFQFWA3R4R3RAA3RWQFQFQFQF3RFWWQFWSF

2010–2015 Player201020112012201320142015AUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSAAUSFRAWIMUSA Justine HeninF4R4RA3RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Serena WilliamsWQFWAAA4RF4R1RWWQFW4RW4R2R3RWWWWSF

See also List of tennis rivalries Clijsters–Henin rivalry Williams sisters rivalry

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