“But Svetlana played a great game and deserved to win. I played some good tennis and I am not that disappointed. She just played better than me.”
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Elena Dementieva
Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in women's singles and world No. 5 in women's doubles by the WTA. Dementieva won 16 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, adding to a silver medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She was also the runner-up at the 2004 French Open and 2004…
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sports · Russian tennis player (born 1981) · tennis player · television presenter · also Elena Dementieva, Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva, Dementieva
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2026· 5 entries
“Yeah, it is disappointing, you know. I”
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Mshale: Caroline Wozniacki V. Elena Dementieva Miami 2009 Highlights Trent Grisham (AZ8yH9AZR9)
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Mshale: Elena Dementieva V. Caroline Wozniacki 2009 Cincinnati QF Highlights Travel Warning (CVqGnWPo0t)
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Yahoo! Sports: Elena Dementieva believes Aryna Sabalenka is ready to conquer Melbourne
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2013· 1 entry
UPI: Topic: Elena Dementieva
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2010· 1 entry
Yahoo! Sports: Elena Dementieva retires as the best player to never win a Slam
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2009· 2 entries
Won the WTA Canadian Open with WTA Tour Womens (2009).
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After the US Open, Elena was awarded the Order of Honour by the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin in Moscow
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2008· 1 entry
Won the WTA Dubai Championships with WTA Tour Womens (2008).
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2005· 2 entries
Dementieva reached six semifinals, the most important being at the US Open
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Dementieva almost single-handedly led Russia to capture the Fed Cup by beating France 3–2 in the final
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2002· 1 entry
Dementieva and her partner Janette Husárová reached the final of the US Open and won the year-ending WTA Tour Championships
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2001· 1 entry
And 2002 to win the Sydney International in consecutive years
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2000· 2 entries
Dementieva was named the WTA Tour's Most Improved Player
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Entered the top 20 by winning more than 40 singles matches for the second straight year and earned more than $600,000
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1999· 2 entries
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, recovering from a 4–1 third set deficit
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Played for Russia Billie Jean King Cup team (1999).
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1981· 1 entry
Born 1981-10-15.
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