Elena Dementieva #4 def. Dinara Safina #3

6-3 2-6 6-1

Elena Dementieva defeated Dinara Safina 6-3 2-6 6-1 in the 2009 Sydney International final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena DementievaDinara Safina
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
11
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.7%60.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.1%60.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%45.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.7%54.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.5%39.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+4.9-1.3
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.
+1.3-4.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena DementievaDinara Safina
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateOct 14, 1981Apr 27, 1986
Age2722
Height180 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)43
Ranking points (entering)7,3267,554
Elo (entering)2,0962,052
Current career W-L483–245304–161
Current career earnings$14,867,437$10,585,640
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #26-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2009SF
Agnieszka Radwanska #106-2 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2009QF
Jarmila Wolfe #956-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2009R16
Ekaterina Makarova #477-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2009R32

Elena Dementieva's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ai Sugiyama #296-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2009SF
Alizé Cornet #166-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2009QF
Vera Dushevina #866-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2009R16
Sorana Cirstea #366-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2009R32