SF Luxembourg 2008

Elena Dementieva #5 def. Sorana Cirstea #39

6-2 6-2

Elena Dementieva defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-2 in the 2008 Luxembourg semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena DementievaSorana Cirstea
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.5%34.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.4%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.0%35.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.4%42.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
57.4%32.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
62.4%37.6%
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.
+11.7-13.1
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.
+13.1-11.7

* 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

FieldElena DementievaSorana Cirstea
Country RUS ROU
Birth dateOct 14, 1981Apr 7, 1990
Age2718
Height180 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)539
Ranking points (entering)3,235723
Elo (entering)2,0411,751
Current career W-L483–245375–350
Current career earnings$14,867,437$12,653,841
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amélie Mauresmo #246-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2008QF
Gisela Dulko #556-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2008R16
Tatjana Maria #2317-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 2008R32

Elena Dementieva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Wozniacki #162-6 6-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2008F

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniela Hantuchova #157-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2008QF
Sara Errani #416-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2008R16
Yuliana Fedak #1514-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 2008R32