Justine Henin

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Belgian tennis player and champion. By the time of her retirement from professional tennis, she had chalked up 41 wins in WTA singles. In the 2004 Olympics she took a gold medal. She and her three siblings (a fourth died before Justine was born) lost their mother when Justine was 12 years old. Her tennis coach became a surrogate parent. In 1997, age 15, she won the junior girls singles tournament at the French open. Two years later, at her first time playing in a WTA tournament she added another win to her name. In 2003 she was named the International Tennis Federation's women's singles World Champion. Amidst wins and losses, she was badly affected by a viral infection and broken kneecap in 2004 and early 2005. She married Pierre-Yves Hardenne on November 16, 2002 and their marital problems caused a divorce in 2007. That year she was named WTA player of the year. On May 14, 2008 she retired from the game. A daughter, Lalie, born 20 March 2013. Born two days later (3 June 1982, Volgograd) : Yelena Isinbayeva, athlete (pole vault). Link to Wikipedia biography