SF Berlin Open 2008

Elena Dementieva #9 def. Ana Ivanovic #2

6-2 7-5

Elena Dementieva defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-2 7-5 in the 2008 Berlin Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena DementievaAna Ivanovic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.9%57.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.9%60.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.1%39.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.5%51.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.5%39.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.9%45.1%
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.
+4.9-4.2
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.
+4.2-4.8

* 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 DementievaAna Ivanovic
Country RUS SRB
Birth dateOct 14, 1981Nov 6, 1987
Age2620
Height180 cm184 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)92
Ranking points (entering)2,4404,157
Elo (entering)2,0272,112
Current career W-L483–245421–216
Current career earnings$14,867,437$15,510,787
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Jankovic #56-3 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2008QF
Vera Dushevina #567-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2008R16
Kateryna Volodko #506-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2008R32

Elena Dementieva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dinara Safina #176-3 2-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2008F

Ana Ivanovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnes Szavay #143-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2008QF
Sybille Bammer #237-5 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2008R16
Akgul Amanmuradova #657-6(0) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2008R32