Elena Dementieva
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| Nickname(s) | Lena Demi El |
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| Country |  Russia |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| Date of birth | October 15, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Moscow, then Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Weight | 64 kg (140 lb/10.1 st) | |
| Turned pro | 25 August 1998 | |
| Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | US$10,596,641 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 480–237 | |
| Career titles: | 11 WTA, 3 ITF titles | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 4 (25 October 2004) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 4th (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008) | |
| French Open | F (2004) | |
| Wimbledon | SF (2008) | |
| US Open | F (2004) | |
| Major tournaments | ||
| WTA Championships | SF (2000, 2008) | |
| Olympic Games | Gold medal (2008) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 150–84 | |
| Career titles: | 6 WTA, 3 ITF titles | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 5 (14 April 2003) | |
| Major doubles tournaments | ||
| WTA Championships | W (2002) | |
| Olympic Games | 1st round (2004) | |
| Mixed Doubles | ||
| Career record: | {{{mixedrecord}}} | |
| Career titles: | {{{mixedtitles}}} | |
| Highest ranking: | {{{highestmixedranking}}} | |
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Infobox last updated on: 10 November 2008. |
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| Silver | 2000 Sydney | Singles | |
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Singles | |
Elena Dementieva (Russian: Елена Вячеславовна Дементьева, ISO 9: Elena Vâčeslavovna Dement′eva; Russian pronunciation: [jɪˈlʲenə dʲɪˈmʲentjɪvə]; (born October 15, 1981 in Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia who has won two Olympic medals in singles, including the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. As of 10 November 2008, she is ranked World No. 4.
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Personal life
Dementieva was born in Moscow to Viatcheslav, an electrical engineer, and Vera, a teacher, both recreational tennis players. She is of Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakstani, and Tatar Descent. She was rejected by Dynamo Sports Club and the Central Red Army Tennis Club at the age of 7 before enrolling at Spartak Tennis Club where she was coached for 3 years by Rauza Islanova, the mother of Marat Safin and Dinara Safina. She then moved to the Central Red Army Club with Sergei Pashkov when she was 11. She is now coached by her mother Vera and her older brother Vsevolod. She has homes in Monaco, Moscow and Boca Raton, Florida, and enjoys snowboarding, baseball, reading and traveling. [1] [2] She has a relationship with ice hockey star Maxim Afinogenov from the Buffalo Sabres.
Tennis career
Dementieva played and won her first international tournament, Les Petit As, in France at the age of 13. In 1997, she entered the WTA top 500. She turned professional in 1998 and entered the top 100 in 1999.
1999–2002
In 1999, Dementieva represented Russia in the Fed Cup final against the United States, scoring Russia's only point when she upset Venus Williams 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(5), recovering from a 4–1 third set deficit. She played her first Grand Slam main draws, qualifying for the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon and receiving a direct entry into the US Open. She reached the second round at the Australian Open and French Open, made a first round exit at Wimbledon, and reached the third round of the US Open. In 2000, she entered the top 20 by winning more than 40 singles matches for the second straight year and earned more than U.S. $600,000. She became the first woman from Russia to reach the US Open semifinals, where she lost to Lindsay Davenport. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Dementieva won the silver medal, losing to Venus Williams in the gold medal match 6–2, 6–4. In 2000, Dementieva was named the WTA tour's Most Improved Player.
2001 was the second straight year in which Dementieva finished in the WTA's top 20. During the year, she became the top ranked Russian player, a position previously held by Anna Kournikova since December 1997. Dementieva, however, suffered a shoulder injury in Australia. To keep playing matches, she altered her serve, adding slice and changing her motion. After her shoulder healed, her service motion stayed the same, and many consider it the worst serve among the top players. She has double faulted as many as 19 times in a match and hit 50 mph first and second serves. Where the ball toss should be in the "1 o'clock position" (if a clock was placed above the server's head, the ball should be tossed where 1 o'clock was) she was tossing them at 2 o'clock. In 2002, Dementieva and her partner Janette Husárová of Slovakia reached the final of the US Open and won the year-ending WTA Tour Championships. In singles, Dementieva defeated a top ranked player for the first time, beating world No. 1 Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–2 in a quarterfinal in Moscow. Dementieva reached the final of that tournament, losing to Jelena Dokić.
2003
Dementieva played the most tournaments among year-end top ten players (27) and won US$869,740 in prize money. At the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, she won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Amanda Coetzer, World No. 9 Daniela Hantuchová, World No. 4 Justine Henin, and World No. 5 Lindsay Davenport. Dementieva was the lowest seed (tenth) to win the tournament in its 24-year history. She also won back-to-back titles in Bali and Shanghai, defeating Chanda Rubin in both finals. Dementieva finished the year in the top 10 for the first time (World No. 8). In addition, she reached the semifinals of the Wimbledon doubles with compatriot Lina Krasnoroutskaya, beating the Venus and Serena Williams team along the way.
2004
Dementieva's breakthrough year was 2004. In Miami, she defeated Venus Williams in the quarterfinals and Nadia Petrova in the semifinals. Dementieva then lost to the top seeded and two-time defending champion Serena Williams 6–1, 6–1. On 5 April, she reached her highest singles ranking at sixth in the world. With fifth ranked Anastasia Myskina and ninth ranked Petrova, it was the first time that three Russians appeared in the Women's Tennis Association top 10 simultaneously.
In May at the French Open, Dementieva reached her first Grand Slam final, defeating former top ranked Lindsay Davenport in the fourth round, Amélie Mauresmo in the quarterfinals, and Paola Suárez in the semifinals, all in straight sets. Dementieva lost to compatriot Myskina in the first all-Russian Grand Slam final. (The last female Russian Grand Slam finalist was Dementieva's coach at the time, Olga Morozova, at 1974's French Open and Wimbledon.)
Later that year at the US Open, after a first round loss at Wimbledon to Sandra Kleinová, Dementieva reached her second Grand Slam final, defeating Mauresmo and Jennifer Capriati en route. Countrywoman Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dementieva in straight sets in the final, becoming the third consecutive Russian Grand Slam winner. Following the US Open, Dementieva won her first title in Hasselt and reached the Moscow finals for the second time, losing to Myskina.
2005
In 2005, Dementieva reached six semifinals, the most important being at the US Open. She also reached the final in Charleston, losing to Justine Henin, and Philadelphia, losing to Amélie Mauresmo despite serving for the match at 5–4 in the third set. In the quarterfinals of the US Open, Dementieva defeated top ranked Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(6) for her second victory over a current No. 1 player. In the semifinals, she lost to Mary Pierce 3–6, 6–2, 6–2. The momentum of the match with Pierce changed in Pierce's favor when, with Dementieva up a set, Pierce received 12 minutes of on-court medical treatment. Partnering Flavia Pennetta of Italy, Dementieva reached her second doubles final at the US Open.
Following the US Open, Dementieva helped Russia repeat as Fed Cup champions, beating France 3–2 in the final. All three points came from Dementieva, as she avenged her loss to Pierce at the US Open, beat Mauresmo, and then won the deciding doubles match with partner Dinara Safina. At the WTA Tour Championships, Dementieva lost all three round robin matches against Mauresmo, Pierce, and Kim Clijsters with the same score each time: 6–2, 6–3.
2006
After losing to Kim Clijsters in an exhibition in Hong Kong, she lost in the first round of the Australian Open to Julia Schruff. But immediately following that tournament, Dementieva won her first Tier I event, the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. On the run to the title, she defeated Katarina Srebotnik, Nicole Vaidišová, and Anastasia Myskina, all in three sets. She then defeated the resurgent Martina Hingis, with Hingis saying after the match, "If she played like that all the time, she'd win Grand Slams." At the Pacific Life Open, despite double faulting 79 times in six matches, Dementieva reached the final. She defeated rising stars Sania Mirza, Ana Ivanović, and Na Li along the way. Dementieva then upset Justine Henin in a semifinal 2–6, 7–5, 7–5. The victory was her fourth three set match of the tournament, and fatigue contributed to her 6–1, 6–2 loss to Maria Sharapova in the final.
On grass, Dementieva reached the s'Hertogenbosch semifinals, losing to Michaella Krajicek despite holding a match point, and the Wimbledon quarterfinals. At Wimbledon, Dementieva lost to fourth seeded Sharapova 6–1, 6–4. In August, Dementieva won the tournament in Los Angeles by defeating Jelena Janković in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–4. En route to her sixth career title, she defeated everyone who had beaten (or, in the case of the US Open, would beat) her at the 2006 Grand Slam tournaments—Schruff in the second round, Peer in the third round, Sharapova in a semifinal (for the first time since 2003), and Janković in the final.
At the 2006 US Open, Dementieva reached the quarterfinals for the fourth time, losing to Janković 6–2, 6–1. The three games she won were all breaks of serve. Dementieva remarked afterwards, "Yeah, it is disappointing, you know. I'm getting older, and I haven't won a Grand Slam, so that's really what I'm thinking about all the time. I feel like I was in a good shape here. That's why it's sad." [1]. She relinquished to Sharapova, who won the tournament, the distinction of being the Russian player to have won the most career prize money. Dementieva qualified for the year-ending WTA Tour Championships for the seventh straight time, the only active player to do so. She lost to all three players in her round robin group: Sharapova 6–1, 6-4; Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–5, 6-3; and Clijsters 6–4, 6–0. Her career win-loss record at this tournament fell to 3-14. She had lost her last nine matches played there.
2007
Dementieva won two titles, reached three semifinals and five quarterfinals, and reached the fourth round at the Australian Open. After her first semifinal of the year at the Tier I Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Dementieva suffered a rib fracture in Antwerp and was off the tour for nine weeks, leaving the top 10 in April for the first time in nearly four years. Dementieva won her fourth event back on tour at the Tier III event in Istanbul, her first career singles title on red clay. She was upset in the third round of the French Open by Marion Bartoli the following week. Three weeks later, she lost to Bartoli again in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Eastbourne, United Kingdom 6–1, 6–0. At the J&S Cup in Warsaw she lost to Venus Williams. She lost in the third round of Wimbledon to Tamira Paszek 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. During the North American summer hard court season, she reached the semifinals of the tournaments in San Diego and New Haven, Connecticut and the quarterfinals of the tournament in Los Angeles but lost early at the Tier I Rogers Cup in Toronto and at the US Open. By the end of the summer, Dementieva had fallen to World No. 20, her lowest ranking since 2002.
In the fall, Dementieva reached two successive quarterfinals in Beijing and Stuttgart. At the latter event, Dementieva defeated Amélie Mauresmo and Daniela Hantuchová before losing to World No. 1 Justine Henin in the quarterfinals. In the final of the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Dementieva defeated Serena Williams for the first time in her career. Winning the title in Moscow returned Dementieva to the top 10 at World No. 10 for one week. Her first round loss at the Zurich Open the following week, however, caused her ranking to fall to World No. 11. 2007 was the first year since 2002 that Dementieva did not finish the year in the top 10, and did not secure a spot at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships.
2008
At Dementieva's first tournament of the season, the Medibank International in Sydney, she lost in the first round to Sofia Arvidsson 6–1, 7–5. She then reached the fourth round of the Australian Open before losing to eventual champion Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–0. Dementieva then travelled to Paris for the Tier II Open Gaz de France indoor tournament. She reached the semifinals before succumbing to seventh-seeded Ágnes Szávay from Hungary 6–3, 1–6, 7–5. Dementieva then won the Tier II, US$1.5 million Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, defeating second-seeded compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. This was Dementieva's fourth career Tier II tournament title but her first since 2006. Along the way, she defeated Patty Schnyder, Alyona Bondarenko, World No. 2 Ana Ivanović, and Francesca Schiavone (who defeated World No. 1 and defending champion Justine Henin in the quarterfinals).
At the Tier I Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, Dementieva lost in the quarterfinals to Jelena Janković. This performance caused her ranking to rise to World No. 8. At the Tier I Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, Dementieva lost in the semifinals to compatriot Vera Zvonareva dropping her ranking to World No. 9. Dementieva was the seventh-seeded player at the Tier I Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin but reached the final, where she lost to thirteenth-seeded Dinara Safina. Dementieva defeated fourth-seeded Janković in the quarterfinals and second-seeded Ivanović in the semifinals. Dementieva's win over Ivanović was her fourth in four career matches with her.
Her next tournament was the Istanbul Cup in Istanbul, Turkey where Dementieva was the top seed and defending champion. She reached the final but was unsuccessful in her attempt to win a singles title at the same tournament in consecutive years, which would have been a career first. Agnieszka Radwańska of Poland defeated Dementieva in the final. At the French Open, Dementieva defeated eleventh-seeded Zvonareva in the fourth round 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 but lost her quarterfinal match against Safina 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–0 after Dementieva had a match point while leading 5–2 in the second set.
At the grass court Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, Dementieva was the top-seeded player but lost in the semifinals to Safina 6–3, 6–2. Dementieva was seeded fifth at the Wimbledon. In the second round, she trailed Timea Bacsinszky 3–0 in the third set before winning the last six games of the match. In the fourth round, she defeated Israel's Shahar Pe'er to become the highest seeded woman left in the draw after the early round defeats of first seeded Ivanović, second seeded Janković, third seeded Sharapova, and fourth seeded Kuznetsova. In the quarterfinals, Dementieva held on to defeat Russian compatriot Nadia Petrova 6–1, 6–7, 6–3 after Dementieva failed to hold serve while serving for the match in the second set at 5–1 and 5–3. In her first Wimbledon semifinal and her first Grand Slam semifinal since the 2005 US Open, Dementieva lost to eventual champion Venus Williams 6–1, 7–6(3).
Dementieva played three hard court tournaments during the summer and was seeded fifth at all three. She began her summer season by losing to Dominika Cibulková 6–4, 6–2 in the second round of the Tier I Rogers Cup in Montreal. At the Beijing Olympics, Dementieva was down a set and a break before defeating fourth-seeded Serena Williams in the quarterfinals 3–6, 6–4, 6–3. She then defeated compatriot Zvonareva in the semifinals and Safina in the three set final to win the gold medal.
At the US Open, Dementieva was one of six players with the opportunity to be ranked World No. 1 upon completion of the tournament. Dementieva defeated Schnyder in the quarterfinals but lost to Janković in the semifinals 6–4, 6–4. Dementieva was up a break in each set but committed 42 unforced errors and lost each of her last five service games. Nevertheless, her ranking improved to World No. 4 for the first time since 2004.
At the Tier I Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Dementieva was seeded third and qualified for the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships with a second-round victory against Alizé Cornet. However, she was upset in the quarterfinals by Katarina Srebotnik. At the Tier II Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Dementieva was seeded fourth. She easily won her first match by defeating Sybille Bammer 6-1, 6-4, but was upset in the quarterfinals by Victoria Azarenka 7–6(6), 3–6, 6–1. Defending her title at the Kremlin Cup, Dementieva was seeded third. She defeated Katarina Srebotnik in the second round, and Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals she faced Jelena Janković. She won the first set easily 6–0 but only managed to win one game after that, losing the next two sets 6–1, 6–0. She committed 31 unforced errors in the second and third set. She won her next event though, the Fortis Championships Luxembourg, defeating Caroline Wozniacki in three sets in the final.
At the WTA Tour Championships held in Doha, Qatar, Dementieva was seeded fourth. In her first round robin match, she was lost her first match to Venus Williams, before defeating Dinara Safina in the second. After Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament, Dementieva played Nadia Petrova, and defeated her to reach the knock-out stage. In the semifinals she lost to Vera Zvonareva 7–6(7), 3–6, 6–3.
Playing style
Dementieva is a fast, powerful and aggressive baseliner known for her outstanding offensive and defensive abilities off the ground. Her forehand in particular is a fearsome weapon due to the power and placement of the shot and her ability to hit extremely flat. Her movement and court coverage is a particular strength. However, her serve is very inconsistent and considered one of the worst on the WTA Tour, especially in tight situations. However, 2008 has seen more consistency on the serve and fewer double faults that has coincided with her rise in the rankings. She is one of the best fighters on the tour and is considered to be mentally tough, however she can also squander her chances in matches, especially when in a dominating position.
Also, Dementieva is a good doubles player. She had a partnership with Janette Husárová in 2002 season whom she won her doubles title in the season-ending championship with. Recently Dementieva has focused on her singles play more than her doubles play. The last few players who have a longstanding partnership with Dementieva are Ai Sugiyama and Flavia Pennetta.
Grand Slam singles finals
Runner-ups (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 2004 | French Open | Anastasia Myskina |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 2004 | US Open | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
6–3, 7–5 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles (24)
Wins (11)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | 14 April 2003 | Amelia Island, Florida, USA | Clay |  Lindsay Davenport |
4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2. | 8 September 2003 | Bali, Indonesia | Hard | Chanda Rubin |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 3. | 15 September 2003 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Chanda Rubin |
6–3, 7–6(6) |
| 4. | 27 September 2004 | Hasselt, Belgium | Hard (i) | Elena Bovina |
0–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 5. | 5 February 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) |  Martina Hingis |
6–2, 6–0 |
| 6. | 13 August 2006 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Hard |  Jelena Janković |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 7. | 26 May 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey | Clay |  Aravane Rezaï |
7–6(5), 3–0 retired |
| 8. | 14 October 2007 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Serena Williams |
5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 9. | 1 March 2008 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 10. | 17 August 2008 | Summer Olympics, Beijing, China | Hard | Dinara Safina |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 11. | 26 October 2008 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Hard (i) |  Caroline Wozniacki |
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4) |
Runner-ups (13)
| Legend |
| Olympic Silver (1) |
| Grand Slam (2) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (6) |
| Tier II (1) |
| Tier III (2) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | 1 October 2000 | Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Venus Williams |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 2. | 4 March 2001 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay |  Amanda Coetzer |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 3. | 7 October 2001 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) |  Jelena Dokić |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 4. | 22 June 2002 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass |  Eleni Daniilidou |
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 5. | 4 April 2004 | Miami, Florida, US | Hard | Serena Williams |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 6. | 3 June 2004 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Anastasia Myskina |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 7. | 11 September 2004 | US Open, New York City | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 8. | 17 October 2004 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Anastasia Myskina |
7–5, 6–0 |
| 9. | 17 April 2005 | Charleston, South Carolina, US | Clay |  Justine Henin |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 10. | 6 November 2005 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Hard (i) | Amélie Mauresmo |
7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 11. | 18 March 2006 | Indian Wells, California, US | Hard | Maria Sharapova |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 12. | 11 May 2008 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Dinara Safina |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 13. | 19 May 2008 | Istanbul, Turkey | Clay |  Agnieszka Radwańska |
6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles (13)
Wins (6)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | 12 May 2002 | Qatar Telecom German Open, Berlin | Clay |  Janette Husárová |
Daniela Hantuchová & Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
0–6, 7–6(3), 6–2 |
| 2. | 4 August 2002 | Acura Classic, San Diego, California, U.S. | Hard | Janette Husárová |
Daniela Hantuchová & Ai Sugiyama |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 3. | 6 October 2002 | Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Janette Husárová |
Jelena Dokić & Nadia Petrova |
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7) |
| 4. | 11 November 2002 | Home Depot Championships, Los Angeles | Carpet | Janette Husárová |
 Cara Black & Elena Likhovtseva |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 5. | 21 June 2003 | Ordina Open, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Lina Krasnoroutskaya |
Nadia Petrova & Mary Pierce |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 6. | 14 August 2005 | JPMorgan Chase Open, Los Angeles | Hard |  Flavia Pennetta |
Bethanie Mattek & Angela Haynes |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-ups (7)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (2) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (3) |
| Tier II (2) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | 1 October 2001 | Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Lina Krasnoroutskaya |
Anna Kournikova & Martina Hingis |
7–6(1), 6–3 |
| 2. | 4 February 2002 | Open Gaz de France, Paris | Carpet | Janette Husárová |
Nathalie Dechy & Meilen Tu |
walkover |
| 3. | 4 March 2002 | Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells, California, U.S. | Hard | Janette Husárová |
Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 6–0 |
| 4. | 26 August 2002 | US Open | Hard | Janette Husárová |
Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suárez |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 5. | 10 January 2005 | Medibank International, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Ai Sugiyama |
Bryanne Stewart & Samantha Stosur |
walkover |
| 6. | 29 August 2005 | US Open | Hard | Flavia Pennetta |
Lisa Raymond & Samantha Stosur |
6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 7. | 8 May 2006 | Qatar Telecom German Open, Berlin | Clay | Flavia Pennetta |
 Yan Zi & Zheng Jie |
6–2, 6–3 |
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or when the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the Kremlin Cup in Russia, the tournament will end on 12 October 2008.
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R1 | 3R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 0 / 10 | 20–10 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R2 | 2R3 | 2R | 4R | 1R | F | 4R | 3R | 3R | QF | 0 / 10 | 25–10 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R4 | 1R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 4R | QF | 3R | SF | 0 / 10 | 24–11 |
| US Open | A | A | A | LQ | 3R | SF | 4R | 2R | 4R | F5 | SF | QF | 3R | SF | 0 / 11 | 35–11 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 41 | N/A |
| Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 11–6 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 6–4 | 11–4 | 14–4 | 10–4 | 9–4 | 17–4 | N/A | 104–42 |
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | F | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | W | 1 / 3 | 11–2 | ||||||
| Year-End Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | 1R | RR | RR | RR | RR | A | SF | 0 / 8 | 5–16 |
| Current WTA Tier I tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Doha | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells | Not Tier I |
A | A | A | A | SF | QF | 3R | 4R | A | SF | F | A | A | 0 / 6 | 20–6 |
| Key Biscayne, Florida | A | A | A | A | LQ6 | 4R | SF | QF | 2R | F | QF | 4R | A | QF | 0 / 9 | 24–9 |
| Charleston | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | F | A | A | SF | 0 / 6 | 13–6 |
| Berlin | A | A | A | A | LQ6 | QF | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 3R | F | 0 / 8 | 12–8 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R7 | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 |
| Montreal / Toronto | A | A | A | A | LQ6 | 1R | 3R | 2R | SF | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 7–8 |
| Tokyo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | W | SF | QF | 1 / 7 | 11–6 |
| Moscow | Not Held |
Not Tier I |
1R1 | 1R1 | 1R1 | QF | F | 2R | SF | F | SF | SF | W | SF | 1 / 12 | 33–11 |
| Former WTA Tier I tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | Not Tier I | SF | 2R | QF | SF | Not Held |
0 / 4 | 9–4 | ||||||||
| Zürich | A | A | A | A | 1R1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | Not Tier I |
0 / 9 | 8–9 |
| Philadelphia | A | Not Tier I | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 14 | N/A | 235 |
| Finals reached | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | N/A | 26 |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | N/A | 13 |
| Hardcourt Win-Loss | 1–1 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 9–5 | 19–9 | 25–11 | 17–12 | 13–11 | 24–13 | 26–14 | 27–14 | 21–11 | 19–10 | 23–6 | N/A | 235–118 |
| Clay Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 10–5 | 13–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–8 | 10–6 | 8–5 | 12–4 | 9–5 | 12–4 | 11–3 | N/A | 118–59 |
| Grass Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 7–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 7–2 | N/A | 37–19 |
| Carpet Win-Loss | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 8–1 | 7–3 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 11-3 | 7–2 | 2–1 | N/A | 77–36 |
| Overall Win-Loss | 1–1 | 8–3 | 14-4 | 27-11 | 41-21 | 40-22 | 35-22 | 37-27 | 49-25 | 39-23 | 45-22 | 47-21 | 41–18 | 56–17 | N/A | 467–2328 |
| Year End Ranking | None | 624 | 355 | 182 | 62 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | N/A | N/A |
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
- LQ = lost in the qualifying tournament.
- 1 Won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw.
- 2 Won two and lost one qualifying match to reach the main draw before losing in the second round.
- 3 Defaulted her second round match, which is classified as a walkover and does not count as a loss on her official record.
- 4 Won two and lost one qualifying match to reach the main draw before losing in the first round.
- 5 Her third round opponent defaulted, which is classified as a walkover and does not count as a win on her official record.
- 6 Lost in the second round of the qualifying tournament.
- 7 Won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw.
- 8 Her win-loss record includes all matches listed on the WTA website, including challenger and Fed Cup matches.
Fed Cup
Dementieva is the most successful Russian Fed Cup player. As of 29 April 2007, she is 19–5 in singles and 3–3 in doubles. Her record includes singles victories over Venus Williams (her first win over a top 10 player), Mary Pierce, Amélie Mauresmo, and Kim Clijsters.
References
External links
- Elena Dementieva Website
- Elena Dementieva profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- Elena Dementieva at the International Tennis Federation
- Elena Dementieva at the Fed Cup
- Official website
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Serena Williams |
WTA Most Improved Player 2000 |
Succeeded by Justine Henin |
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