Elena Dementieva #11 def. Francesca Schiavone #24

5-7 7-5 6-2

Elena Dementieva defeated Francesca Schiavone 5-7 7-5 6-2 in the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena DementievaFrancesca Schiavone
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
02
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
62
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.9%53.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.1%59.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.2%41.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
45.5%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.9%51.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%54.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.9%44.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.8%47.2%
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.
+0.2-4.5
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.
+4.5-0.2

* 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 DementievaFrancesca Schiavone
Country RUS ITA
Birth dateOct 14, 1981Jun 23, 1980
Age2627
Height180 cm166 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1124
Ranking points (entering)1,9151,091
Elo (entering)1,9771,896
Current career W-L483–245445–370
Current career earnings$14,867,437$11,324,245
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ana Ivanovic #25-7 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2008QF
Alona Bondarenko #236-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 29, 2008R16
Patty Schnyder #127-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2008R32

Elena Dementieva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Svetlana Kuznetsova #34-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2008F

Francesca Schiavone's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justine Henin #17-6(3) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2008QF
Sybille Bammer #206-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 29, 2008R16
Marion Bartoli #96-1 6-7(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2008R32