Justine Henin vs Kim Clijsters — San Diego Final
San Diego · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2003
hard
Henin J.3-6 6-2 6-3
Clijsters K.
Henin J.
3662
Clijsters K.
6231
Justine Henin defeated Kim Clijsters 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the San Diego final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 11–9, defending last year's quarter-final. Justine Henin narrowed the head-to-head to 11–10.
Key context
- Match story: Justine Henin dropped the opening set before beating Kim Clijsters 3–6 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
9–11| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-21 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Kim Clijsters | 2-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2010-03-22 | Miami | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-7(3) 7-6(6) |
| 2010-01-04 | Brisbane | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 4-6 7-6(6) |
| 2006-06-26 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Justine Henin | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2006-06-19 | Eastbourne | SF | grass | Justine Henin | 6-3 5-7 6-1 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Justine Henin | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2005-08-15 | Toronto | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | F | hard | Justine Henin | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 2003-10-06 | Filderstadt | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 5-7 6-4 6-2 |
| 2003-08-25 | US Open | F | hard | Justine Henin | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2003-06-16 | s Hertogenbosch | F | grass | Kim Clijsters | 6-7(4) 3-0 RET |
| 2003-05-26 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Justine Henin | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2003-05-05 | Berlin | F | grass | Justine Henin | 6-4 4-6 7-5 |
| 2003-02-10 | Antwerp | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 7-6(3) |
| 2003-01-06 | Sydney | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2002-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | QF | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2002-05-13 | Rome | SF | clay | Justine Henin | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2002-01-06 | Sydney | QF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-6(6) 6-2 |
| 2001-06-18 | s Hertogenbosch | F | grass | Justine Henin | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
49%
48%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
4.5
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
78
71
Break points saved·Even
85
88
Break points won·Slight edge
89
82
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
74
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
66
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Henin J.
Clijsters K.
3-66-26-3
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Rubin C.
6-36-3
Clijsters K.
Raymond L.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-3
Henin J.
Petrova N.
6-06-2
R16
Petrova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-3
Henin J.
Dementieva E.
4-66-46-1
Likhovtseva E.
Maleeva M.
6-46-3
Clijsters K.
Bartoli M.
6-16-1
Raymond L.
Pierce M.
7-656-4
Davenport L.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-07-62
Kuznetsova S.
Bovina E.
7-646-2
Rubin C.
Dokic J.
1-66-36-4
R32
Likhovtseva E.
Capriati J.
4-1
Raymond L.
Sugiyama A.
6-02-66-4
Davenport L.
Frazier A.
6-36-1
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-2
Rubin C.
Pisnik T.
7-56-0
Dokic J.
Serna M.
2-66-26-3
Henin J.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-1
Maleeva M.
Molik A.
6-16-3
Bovina E.
Pratt N.
4-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Tu M.
6-34-67-63
Dementieva E.
Schiavone F.
7-666-2
Petrova N.
Coetzer A.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
Srebotnik K.
3-67-57-66
Clijsters K.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-0
Bartoli M.
Shaughnessy M.
3-67-657-5
Pierce M.
Martinez C.
6-16-3
R64
Petrova N.
Mikaelian M.
6-13-0
Pierce M.
Razzano V.
6-16-3
Raymond L.
Schett B.
6-42-67-5
Frazier A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-57-63
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Obata S.
6-46-3
Serna M.
Granville L.
6-36-3
Pisnik T.
Suarez P.
6-23-67-5
Srebotnik K.
Cho Y.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Husarova J.
7-56-1
Daniilidou E.
Grande R.
7-56-3
Likhovtseva E.
Asagoe S.
6-36-1
Molik A.
Haynes A.
4-66-26-1
Kuznetsova S.
Koffi L.
6-26-1
Pratt N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-34-66-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Jidkova A.
2-66-26-4
Bartoli M.
Irvin M.
7-626-4