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Justine Henin's professional tennis career

Still ranked No. 1, the Belgian has announced her immediate retirement

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MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 11: Justine Henin of Belgium serves the ball to Maria Sharapova of Russia in the final during day six of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships at the Madrid Arena on November 11, 2007 in Madrid, Spain. Henin won the match in three sets, 5-7, 7-5 and 6-3. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

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Although she lost the U.S. Open title to Maria Sharapova in the finals, Justine Henin still achieved an impressive feat just by making it there. She was the first woman tennis player since Martina Hingis in 1997 to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments in a calendar year.

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