* She was born in Liege, Belgium1 on June 1, 1982.
* Her father's name is Jose.
* You would easily annoy2 her by turning up late for a meeting.
* Her favorite place to visit is Montreal, where her godfather lives.
* Steffi Graf is the tennis player she most admires.
* Her most memorable3 experience was the crowd's reaction when she walked off Centre Court4 after beating Jennifer Capriati in the 2001 Wimbledon5 semifinals6.
* Her superstition7 is to avoid walking on the tennis court lines8 between points.
* Celine Dion is one of her favorite recording artists.
* Following her 2001 Roland Garros semifinal appearance, she was invited to Belgium's Royal Palace.
All right. I am sure you've now guessed who she is. Yes, she is Justine Henin-Hardenne.
Justine started playing tennis when she was 5 years old since everyone in the family did. It was her father who first taught Justine how to play.
Her biggest highlight9 as a junior was winning the junior French Open championships10 as a black horse in the 1997 event.
In 1997, she became the youngest ever winner of the Belgium National Championships beating Dominique Van Roost who was in the top 40 at the time. Justine was only 15 years old at that time. That year, she was even named Belgium's most popular tennis personality11!
In 1999, she turned into a professional tennis player and played a lot of important games, including U.S. Open, Australian Open, French Open, German Open, WTA12 Tour Championships, to name just a few. She made a lot of important achievements and began to establish gradually her status as a great tennis player.
But, life has already been tough13 on the quiet, unassuming14 Henin, whose mother, Francoise, died of cancer when she was 12 years old. “When my mum died, eight years ago, I thought tennis was over,” she said. “I wasn't finding any more reason to play. For two or three years I wasn't feeling happy and there seemed no point in15 competing. Then I thought that my mum wouldn't want to see me like this. Even now, I think about her constantly, especially when on court or in tough situations. I would give back all the trophies16 and all the money to have my mum in my life right now.”
At 1.67 metres and weighing 57 kg, Henin cannot match the raw power of a Venus Williams but she has her own advantage. “You don't have to be big to play good tennis,” she said. “Look at Hingis. She's not that tall and she's the No. 1 in the world.” A true all-rounder17, Henin can play aggressively18 from the baseline19 but is also useful at the net and has a delicate20 touch for dropshots21 while her returns can be devastating22.
Once when she talked about her best characteristic23, she said, “I'm very quick on the court, so I can run all over the court right now. I think I'm a complete24 player. I don't have any bad part in my game. That's good.” She can also play on different types of court. She said, “I like all surfaces but I guess you can say clay25 is my favorite because I was raised on it.”
This year she overtook26 her countrywoman27 Kim Clijsters and became world number one for the first time in her career.
“All my life I have dreamed about winning Grand Slams28 and being No. 1 in the world. This is a very special day for me and one I will remember forever,” said Henin-Hardenne.
Praise from Clijsters quickly followed, “I'm happy for her. I've always said that if the top ranking had to change, then it should go to another Belgian. She's had a great year and she's probably the most improved player on the Tour this season.” But people know Justine and Kim are not good friends.
When asked about her relationship with Clijsters, Henin said, “I think that we, both of us, are playing tennis, so we need a good relationship. We have been friends for a long time. I think that Kim was really disappointed that she lost in San Diego, and she came in press29 just five minutes after the end of the match. So probably she has some regrets about what she said. I think it was a little bit stupid. But it's like that. I mean, I forgot it. It's in the past. I mean, I understand that sometimes it's hard to lose, but she has to accept that.”
In August, 2003, Henin-Hardenne and Clijsters met in the final of a tournament30 in San Diego. Henin-Hardenne lost the first set31, then called medical time out so she could treat a blister32 on her foot. The flow of the game changed, and she took the next two sets. “It's not the first time it's happened, so I'm getting kind of used to it,” Clijsters said after the match. “She has probably done that in every match I've ever played against her. It's a matter of knowing whether she's doing it for an injury or another reason.”
Henin is young and married. This is very unusual for a tennis player. She thinks marriage is very important to her. She said, “I achieved something in my private life, you know, with my husband. It was very important for myself to get married. A lot of things changed in my life. It's great to have a family. It gives me a lot of confidence. I am feeling more secure. I know that after the tennis, I'll have something and that's very important. ”
* 1982年6月1日出生在比利时的列日市；
* 父亲叫荷塞；
* 如果你约会迟到，她很容易生气；
* 最喜欢去的地方是加拿大的蒙特利尔，她的教父住在那儿；
* 格拉夫是她最崇拜的网球运动员；
* 最难忘的一次经历是2001年温布尔登网球赛半决赛上战胜美国的卡普里亚蒂后走出球场时，观众给予她的掌声；
* 她迷信在两次发球的间隙不能在球场的边线上走路；
* 席琳 · 迪翁是她最喜爱的歌唱艺术家之一；
* 2001年罗兰 · 盖洛斯法国网球公开赛后，她被邀请去比利时皇宫作客。
好了，相信现在你已经猜出她是谁了，是的，她是贾斯汀 · 海宁—哈德恩。
海宁5岁的时候就开始打网球，因为她的家人都打网球，一开始是父亲教会她打网球的。
少年时期的海宁取得的最突出成绩是1997年赢得法国网球公开赛少年组冠军，成为一匹网坛黑马。
1997年，她成为比利时全国网球锦标赛历史上最年轻的冠军，击败了当时排名前40的范·鲁斯特。那时海宁才15岁。同年，她被评为比利时最受欢迎的网球人物。
1999年，海宁成了职业运动员，参加过很多重要的赛事，包括美国公开赛、澳大利亚公开赛、法国公开赛、德国公开赛、国际女子网球协会巡回赛，等等。她取得了许多重要的成绩，并渐渐奠定了一个非凡网球运动员的地位。
但是，生活对文静、谦逊的海宁是严酷的。12岁的时候，她的母亲患癌症去世。“8年前我妈妈去世的时候，我想我不会再打了，”她说，“我找不到继续打球的理由，有两三年我没有开心过，打比赛也似乎没有任何意义。然后，我又想妈妈不希望我这样。就是现在，我还常常想起她，特别是在球场上或者困难的时候。我愿意放弃所有的奖品和金钱，让妈妈回到我的生活中来。”
身高1米67、体重57公斤的海宁没有大威廉姆斯那样大的力气，但是她有自己的优势。她说，“打好网球不一定要大个子，看看辛吉斯，她不高，可她是世界第一。”海宁是个技术全面的选手，她可以在底线大举进攻，网上技术也运用得巧妙，她的下坠球感觉很好，回接球往往让对手难以招架。
一次当她谈到自己的最大的特点时，她说，“在球场上，我的速度很快，所以我可以全场奔跑，我认为我是个全面的运动员，没有很糟的地方，这很好。”她也可以在不同类型的场地打球，她说，“我喜欢各种各样的场地，但是我最喜欢粘土球场，因为我的球技是在它上面练就的。”
这一年，海宁超过同胞克里斯特尔斯，首次登上女子网球排行榜第一名。
“我一生都在梦想赢得大满贯赛事，成为世界第一，这是很特别的一天，我会永远记住它。”海宁说。
克里斯特尔斯很快向海宁发出了祝贺，她说，“我为她高兴。我一直说如果第一名排名有所改变，那应该是另一个比利时人。她今年打得很好，可能是本赛季巡回赛中进步最快的选手。”但是人们知道她们俩的关系不是很好。
当问及和克里斯特尔斯的关系时，海宁说，“我认为我们俩都是打网球的，需要处好关系，我们很久以来就是好朋友。我认为基姆在圣地亚哥输了球一定非常失望，比赛结束5分钟她就接受媒体的采访。所以，她很可能为自己所说的话感到后悔，我觉得说那些话有些愚蠢。但是，事情就是那样。我是说我已经忘了这事。这是过去的事情，我理解有时候输了球很难受，但她必须接受事实。”
2003年8月，海宁和克里斯特尔斯在美国的圣地亚哥锦标赛决赛中相遇。第1局海宁输了，接着海宁叫了医疗暂停来处理脚上的水泡。这样比赛的进程变了，海宁连赢两局。“这不是第一次出现这样的情况，所以我有些习惯了，”赛后克里斯特尔斯说。“我每次和她对局她几乎都这样，我想知道她是治伤呢，还是有别的原因。”
年轻的海宁已结婚，这在网球运动员当中是不多见的。她认为婚姻对她很重要，她说，“你知道，我从和丈夫的私人生活当中得到很多东西，婚姻对我很重要，我的生活发生了许多改变。有家的感觉真好，它给我自信和更多的安全感。我知道，退役后我将有所归依，这非常重要。”
1． Belgium [?謖beld?廾?藜m] n．比利时(西欧国家，首都布鲁塞尔Brussels)
Belgian [?謖beld?廾?藜n] n． 比利时人
2． annoy [?藜＇n?蘅i] v． 使生气
3． memorable [?謖mem?藜r?藜bl] adj． 难忘的
4． court [k?蘅?蘼t] n． 球场
5． Wimbledon [?謖wimbld?藜n] n． 温布尔登[英格兰东南部城市，著名的国际网球比赛地]
6． semifinal [?謣semi?謖fainl] n． 半决赛
7． superstition [?謣sju?蘼p?藜?謖sti?蘩?藜n] n． 迷信
8． court line 球场边线
9． highlight [?謖hailait] n． 最精彩部分
10． championship [?謖t?蘩?覸mpj?藜n?蘩ip] n． 锦标赛
11． personality [?謣p?藜?蘼s?藜?謖n?覸n?藜ti] n． 名人
12． WTA ＝ Women＇s Tennis Association 国际女子网球协会
13． tough [t?蘧?蘩] adj． 困苦的；严峻的
14． unassuming [?謣?蘧n?藜?謖sju?蘼mi?耷] adj． 谦虚的
15． there＇s no point in doing sth． 做…毫无意义
16． trophy [?謖tr?藜ufi] n． 奖品
17． all－rounder [?蘅?蘼l ?謖raund?藜] n． 技术全面的选手
18． aggressively [?藜?謖gresivli] adv． 进攻性地
19． baseline [?謖beislain] n． （网球场的）底线
20． delicate [?謖delikit] adj． 精细的
21． dropshot ［?謖dr?蘅p?蘩?蘅t］ n． 下坠球
22． devastating [?謖dev?藜steiti?耷] adj． 极佳的，非常好的
23． characteristic [?謣k?覸rikt?藜?謖ristik] n． 特征
24． complete [k?藜m?謖pli?蘼t] adj． 完美的
25． clay [klei] n． 粘土，泥土
26． overtake [?謣?藜uv?藜?謖teik] v． 超过
27． countrywoman [?謖k?蘧ntri ?謣wum?藜n] n． 同胞
28． grand [gr?覸nd]
slam [sl?覸m] 大满贯
29． press [pres] n． 新闻，媒体
30． tournament [?謖tu?藜n?藜m?藜nt] n． 锦标赛
31． set [set] n． 一局
32． blister [?謖blist?藜] n． 水泡