Profile:
birthdate: 06/01/1982
birthplace: Liege, Belgium
current residence: Marloie, Belgium
height: 1.67 m
weight: 57 kg
handedness: Right-handed/one-handed backhand
turned pro: 1999
career singles titles: 5
coach: Carlos Rodrigues
raquet: Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.2
Fun Facts:
She dislikes it when people talk about her backhand all the time and insists that it's just a natural motion for her (SHE HAS THE BEST BACKHAND EVER BTW)
Her favortite surface to play on is clay
One of her superstitions is that she doesn't step on lines in-between points
Another one of her superstitions is that if she won a match the previous day, then she eats at the same resturant she ate at the night before
Her most favorite city in the world is Montreal
She has a fiancee named Pierre-Yves Hardenne
Her favorite singer is Celine Dion
She doesn't like techno
The proudest moment of her life was when she reached the Wimbledon final (but then she lost to Venus Williams)
The grandslam she would like to win the most is Wimbledon, because of the traditions held there
If she hadn't become a professional tennis player she would have been a journalist
She feels the hardest players to play against are the power hitters (Williams sisters, Capriati, Davenport)
But she loves to play against Capriati (although she says Capriati doesn't like to play against her)
The car she drives is a Citroën Xsara
She loves all the books of Patricia Cornwell
The tennis players she admires the most are Stefan Edberg and Steffi Graf
When asked what rule she would want to change in tennis, she said, "if the umpire was to always call my opponent’s shots out." (hahaha)
The part she enjoys least about playing tennis professionally is that she has to keep on packing and unpacking her bags (because of all the travel)
She likes staying in all the different hotels
But she thinks it's annoying when the cleaning ladies rush into the room really quickly without knocking
Her favorite football team is RSC Anderlecht
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Henin hits many winners from this wing
And she also has the best backhand in the game
(sorry Henin)
She has a great serve
A round of applause for everyone
A thumbs up from Henin and all's right with the world
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