SF Libéma Open 2008

Dinara Safina #9 def. Elena Dementieva #5

6-3 6-2

Dinara Safina defeated Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-2 in the 2008 Libéma Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDinara SafinaElena Dementieva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.3%72.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.3%67.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.5%28.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.7%56.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.1%21.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.2%39.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+23.0+1.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.2-23.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDinara SafinaElena Dementieva
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateApr 27, 1986Oct 14, 1981
Age2226
Height182 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)95
Ranking points (entering)2,2222,750
Elo (entering)1,9922,022
Current career W-L304–161483–245
Current career earnings$10,585,640$14,867,437
Pre-match H2H

Path

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Katarina Srebotnik #24(w/o)WH2HMatch dataJun 21, 2008QF
Camille Pin #806-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 2008R16
Pauline Parmentier #566-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 2008R32

Dinara Safina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tamarine Tanasugarn #855-7 3-6LH2HMatch dataJun 22, 2008F

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sorana Cirstea #686-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 21, 2008QF
Sara Errani #576-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 2008R16