Belgium's Justine Henin made a triumphant return to professional tennis with a 7-5 7-5 win over Russia's Nadia Petrova in the first round of the Brisbane International.
The 27-year-old played her first official match in 20 months after she quit tennis in May 2008 when ranked world number one.
Henin had been training for five months in preparation for this month's Australian Open.
Meanwhile Serbia's Ana Ivanovic registered her first win in almost five months by beating Australia's Jelena Dokic 7-5 1-6 6-3.
