SF US Open 2005

Mary Pierce #12 def. Elena Dementieva #6

3-6 6-2 6-2

Mary Pierce defeated Elena Dementieva 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2005 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMary PierceElena Dementieva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.1%63.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.8%65.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.4%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.1%59.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.3%34.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
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.
+9.3+4.0
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.
-4.0-9.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMary PierceElena Dementieva
Country FRA RUS
Birth dateJan 15, 1975Oct 14, 1981
Age3023
Height178 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)126
Ranking points (entering)2,2862,945
Elo (entering)2,0411,951
Current career W-L465–218483–245
Current career earnings$9,793,119$14,867,437
Pre-match H2H
Mary Pierce #12 0 2 Elena Dementieva #6

Path

Mary Pierce's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amélie Mauresmo #36-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2005QF
Justine Henin #76-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2005R16
Jelena Jankovic #176-3 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2005R32
Katarina Srebotnik #506-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2005R64
Mara Santangelo #946-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2005R128

Mary Pierce's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kim Clijsters #43-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataSep 10, 2005F

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lindsay Davenport #16-1 3-6 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2005QF
Patty Schnyder #116-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2005R16
Anna Chakvetadze #246-1 4-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2005R32
Mariana Diaz-Oliva #637-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2005R64
Lucie Safarova #517-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2005R128