Henin-Hardenne seals number one spot

Justine Henin-Hardenne beat Maria Sharapova today in the semi-final of the Madrid Masters, thus sealing the world number one spot for the rest of the calendar year 2006.

The diminutive Belgian, who reached the final of all four grand slam events and won the French Open, eclipsed the Siberian teenager who landed the US Open this year to add to her 2004 Wimbledon title.