SF Charleston Open 2008

Vera Zvonareva #17 def. Elena Dementieva #8

6-3 6-7(2) 6-3

Vera Zvonareva defeated Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 in the 2008 Charleston Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVera ZvonarevaElena Dementieva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
55
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.9%62.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.7%53.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.3%42.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
77.3%30.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.5%49.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
70.0%22.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.6%43.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
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.
+0.8-6.2
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.
+6.2-0.8

* 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

FieldVera ZvonarevaElena Dementieva
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateSep 7, 1984Oct 14, 1981
Age2326
Height172 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)178
Ranking points (entering)1,3272,305
Elo (entering)1,9872,019
Current career W-L466–270483–245
Current career earnings$16,995,231$14,867,437
Pre-match H2H

Path

Vera Zvonareva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Jankovic #56-2 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 2008QF
Marion Bartoli #116-4 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2008R16
Virginia Ruano Pascual #786-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2008R32
Chia-Jung Chuang #4096-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 16, 2008R64

Vera Zvonareva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #94-6 6-3 3-6LH2HMatch dataApr 20, 2008F

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patty Schnyder #126-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 2008QF
Victoria Azarenka #286-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2008R16
Jill Craybas #746-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2008R32