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Elena Dementieva

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Elena Dementieva

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Elena Dementieva, a Russian tennis player on the WTA Tour, won an Olympic gold medal in singles at Beijing 2008.

254WTA Tour matches since 20079titles since 2007

Updated

About Elena Dementieva

Elena Dementieva, a Russian tennis player on the WTA Tour, was born on October 15, 1981, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She played right-handed with a two-handed backhand and turned pro in 1998. Dementieva won an Olympic gold medal in singles at Beijing 2008, and in 2010 she won 2 titles, the Medibank International and OPEN GDF SUEZ. She retired in 2010.

Match history254

Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.

2010: 39-17

DateTournamentRoundOpponentResultScoreSurface
Oct 29WTA Tour ChampionshipsFrancesca SchiavoneL4-6, 2-6Hard
Oct 28WTA Tour ChampionshipsSamantha StosurW4-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)Hard
Oct 26WTA Tour ChampionshipsCaroline WozniackiL1-6, 1-6Hard
Oct 21WTA BGL Luxembourg OpenRound 2Polona HercogW/OWalkoverHard
Oct 19WTA BGL Luxembourg OpenRound 1Shuai PengW7-5, 7-6(3)Hard
Oct 7WTA Tour China OpenRound 3Ana IvanovicL6-7(2), 6-7(4)Hard
Oct 5WTA Tour China OpenRound 2Kimiko Date-KrummW6-3, 1-6, 6-3Hard
Oct 2WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific OpenFinalCaroline WozniackiL6-1, 2-6, 3-6Hard
Oct 1WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific OpenSemifinalFrancesca SchiavoneW6-4, 7-5Hard
Sep 30WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific OpenQuarterfinalVera ZvonarevaW7-5, 6-2Hard
Sep 28WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific OpenRound 3Flavia PennettaW6-4, 6-2Hard
Sep 27WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific OpenRound 2Yaroslava ShvedovaW6-0, 6-1Hard
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Sep 5US OpenRound 4Samantha StosurL3-6, 6-2, 6-7(2)Hard
Sep 3US OpenRound 3Daniela HantuchovaW7-5, 6-2Hard
Sep 1US OpenRound 2Sybille BammerW6-3, 6-4Hard
Aug 30US OpenRound 1Olga GovortsovaW6-1, 6-2Hard
Aug 27WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at YaleSemifinalCaroline WozniackiL6-1, 3-6, 6-7(5)Hard
Aug 26WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at YaleQuarterfinalMarion BartoliW6-3, 3-6, 6-2Hard
Aug 25WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at YaleRound 2Kateryna VolodkoW7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-4Hard
Aug 23WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at YaleRound 1Maria Jose Martinez SanchezW6-1, 6-2Hard
Aug 19WTA Rogers CupRound 3Zheng JieL6-7(3), 4-6Hard
Aug 18WTA Rogers CupRound 2Klara ZakopalovaW6-2, 6-4Hard
Aug 11WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's OpenRound 2Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaL1-6, 3-6Hard
Jul 29WTA Tour Bank of the West ClassicQuarterfinalMaria SharapovaL4-6, 6-2, 3-6Hard
Jul 28WTA Tour Bank of the West ClassicRound 2Kimiko Date-KrummW3-6, 6-3, 6-4Hard
Jun 3French OpenSemifinalFrancesca SchiavoneL6-7(3) ret. (ret.)Clay
Jun 1French OpenQuarterfinalNadia PetrovaW2-6, 6-2, 6-0Clay
May 30French OpenRound 4Chanelle ScheepersW6-1, 6-3Clay
May 28French OpenRound 3Aleksandra WozniakW6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4Clay
May 27French OpenRound 2Anabel Medina GarriguesW6-2, 7-6(3)Clay
May 24French OpenRound 1Petra MarticW6-1, 6-1Clay
May 19WTA Polsat Warsaw OpenRound 2Tsvetana PironkovaL5-7, 6-4, 4-6Clay
May 11WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid OpenRound 2Alexandra DulgheruL1-6, 6-3, 5-7Clay
May 8WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid OpenRound 1Aleksandra WozniakW6-0, 6-1Clay
May 5WTA Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRound 3Ana IvanovicL1-6, 6-7(5)Clay
May 4WTA Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRound 2Yaroslava ShvedovaW6-4, 7-5Clay
Mar 26WTA Sony Ericsson Open, Miami Florida, USARound 2Justine HeninL3-6, 2-6Hard
Mar 17WTA BNP Paribas OpenQuarterfinalAgnieszka RadwanskaL4-6, 3-6Hard
Mar 16WTA BNP Paribas OpenRound 4Aravane RezaiW6-3, 6-3Hard
Mar 14WTA BNP Paribas OpenRound 3Kirsten FlipkensW6-4, 6-2Hard
Mar 12WTA BNP Paribas OpenRound 2Olga GovortsovaW6-4, 4-6, 6-0Hard
Feb 28WTA Malaysia Classic 2010FinalAlisa KleybanovaL3-6, 2-6Hard
Feb 27WTA Malaysia Classic 2010SemifinalSybille BammerW6-1, 6-3Hard
Feb 26WTA Malaysia Classic 2010QuarterfinalMagdalena RybarikovaW6-0, 6-3Hard
Feb 23WTA Malaysia Classic 2010Round 2Bojana JovanovskiW6-2, 6-3Hard
Feb 22WTA Malaysia Classic 2010Round 1Ekaterina BychkovaW6-2, 6-1Hard
Feb 14WTA OPEN GDF SUEZFinalLucie SafarovaW6-7(5), 6-1, 6-4Hard
Feb 12WTA OPEN GDF SUEZSemifinalMelanie OudinW4-6, 6-3, 6-3Hard
Feb 11WTA OPEN GDF SUEZQuarterfinalAndrea PetkovicW3-6, 6-4, 6-2Hard
Feb 10WTA OPEN GDF SUEZRound 2Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaW6-4, 6-4Hard
Jan 20Australian OpenRound 2Justine HeninL5-7, 6-7(6)Hard
Jan 18Australian OpenRound 1Vera DushevinaW6-2, 6-1Hard
Jan 15WTA Medibank InternationalFinalSerena WilliamsW6-3, 6-2Hard
Jan 14WTA Medibank InternationalSemifinalVictoria AzarenkaW6-3, 6-1Hard
Jan 13WTA Medibank InternationalQuarterfinalDinara SafinaW6-2, 6-3Hard
Jan 12WTA Medibank InternationalRound 2Daniela HantuchovaW6-2, 4-6, 6-2Hard
Jan 10WTA Medibank InternationalRound 1Francesca SchiavoneW6-2, 7-5Hard

How she is doing nowThrough Oct 29

Last 106-4LWLWLWLWWWNewest first. Lost her last match.

Did you know?!

Olympic silver in Sydney

Dementieva won an Olympic silver medal in singles at Sydney 2000.

A career-high No. 3

Dementieva reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 3 on April 6, 2009.

Three titles in 2009

Dementieva won 3 titles in 2009, the ASB Classic, Medibank International and Rogers Cup.

Two titles in 2008

Dementieva won 2 titles in 2008, the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships and FORTIS Championships.

CareerPro since 1998

28years1998 to 2010
  1. 2007First WTA matchBeat Ai Sugiyama, WTA Medibank International
  2. 2007First titleWTA Istanbul Cup
  3. 2009Career high No. 3Apr 6, 2009
  4. Oct 29, 2010Latest matchLost to Francesca Schiavone, WTA Tour Championships

Grand Slam titles

AO0Semifinal (2009)12-4 in our records
RG0Semifinal (2010)13-4 in our records
WIM0Semifinal (2009)12-3 in our records
USO0Semifinal (2008)11-4 in our records

Titles by season

20072
20082
20093
20102

9 titles from 14 finals in our records

Honors

  • Olympic gold medal, singles, Beijing 2008
  • Olympic silver medal, singles, Sydney 2000
  • Order of Honour
  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
  • Order of Friendship
  • Honoured Master of Sports of Russia

First WTA match

Jan 8, 2007: beat Ai Sugiyama 6-7, 7-6, 6-0WTA Medibank International, on hard

Latest match

Oct 29, 2010: lost to Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 2-6WTA Tour Championships, on hard court

Most often against

The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.

Francesca Schiavone8 meetings, finals 0-0
4-4All square

Last: Oct 29, 2010, WTA Tour Championships, lost

Caroline Wozniacki7 meetings, finals 1-1
2-5Dementieva trails

Last: Oct 26, 2010, WTA Tour Championships, lost

Dinara Safina7 meetings, finals 1-1
4-3Dementieva leads

Last: Jan 13, 2010, WTA Medibank International Quarterfinal, won

Serena Williams7 meetings, finals 2-0
4-3Dementieva leads

Last: Jan 15, 2010, WTA Medibank International Final, won

Jelena Jankovic6 meetings, finals 0-0
1-5Dementieva trails

Last: Aug 15, 2009, WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open Semifinal, lost

Marion Bartoli6 meetings, finals 0-0
4-2Dementieva leads

Last: Aug 26, 2010, WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale Quarterfinal, won

Sources and updates

Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.