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Elena Dementieva

RUS Age 44 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1997–2010

Elena Dementieva represented Russia on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 3. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 483–245 and 16 singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank
3 (Apr 6, 2009)
Elo peak
2125 (97th percentile)
Singles record
483–245 (66.3%)
Singles titles
16
Prize money
$14,867,437

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Elena Dementieva's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Francesca Schiavone #6 4-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Oct 25, 2010 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Caroline Wozniacki #1 1-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Oct 25, 2010 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Samantha Stosur #7 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) W H2H Match data Oct 25, 2010 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Polona Hercog #47 (w/o) L H2H Match data Oct 22, 2010* R16 Luxembourg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Shuai Peng #95 7-5 7-6(3) W H2H Match data Oct 21, 2010* R32 Luxembourg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

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Elena Dementieva's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Patty Schnyder 10 8 18 Sep 4, 2008 H2H
Amélie Mauresmo 5 11 16 May 14, 2009 H2H
Daniela Hantuchova 11 4 15 Sep 5, 2010 H2H
Lindsay Davenport 5 10 15 Sep 22, 2007 H2H
Serena Williams 6 7 13 Jan 17, 2010 H2H

Singles Titles (16)

Elena Dementieva singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsOlympicsTournaments
200321 3 — — 2 1 — — Bali, Amelia Island, Shanghai
200422 1 — — — 1 — — Hasselt
200624 2 — 1 1 — — — Los Angeles, Pan Pacific Open
200725 2 — 1 — 1 — — Istanbul, Moscow
200826 3 — — 1 1 — 1 Luxembourg, Dubai Tennis Championships, Beijing Olympics
200927 3 — 1 1 1 — — ASB Classic, Sydney International, Canadian Open
201028 2 — — 2 — — — Paris, Sydney International
Total 16 — 3 7 5 — 1

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Elena Dementieva Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2000 Sydney Olympics Silver Medal 5 1 Venus Williams #3 def. Elena Dementieva #16 6-2 6-4 H2H Match data
2004 Athens Olympics First Round 0 1 Alicia Molik #23 def. Elena Dementieva #6 4-6 6-0 6-3 H2H Match data
2008 Beijing Olympics Gold Medal 6 0 Elena Dementieva #7 def. Dinara Safina #6 3-6 7-5 6-3 H2H Match data

Career Results

Elena Dementieva career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1997150110.0%624349
1998160220.0%349186
19991711112250.0%18662
20001838205865.5%6211
20011934225660.7%1115
20022036266258.1%1519
20032147257265.3%198
20042240236363.5%86
20052341226365.1%68
20062445216668.2%88
20072541185969.5%811
20082656177376.7%114
20092755187375.3%45
20102839195867.2%59
Career48324572866.3%——

Career Results by Surface

Elena Dementieva career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199715 ————————————0110.0% 0110.0%
199816 ————0110.0%————0110.0% 0220.0%
199917 651154.5%54955.6%0110.0%0110.0% 11112250.0%
200018 25103571.4%851361.5%0110.0%54955.6% 38205865.5%
200119 18123060.0%641060.0%22450.0%841266.7% 34225660.7%
200220 15132853.6%1071758.8%72977.8%44850.0% 36266258.1%
200321 24133764.9%961560.0%731070.0%731070.0% 47257265.3%
200422 27144165.9%851361.5%0110.0%53862.5% 40236363.5%
200523 28154365.1%731070.0%32560.0%32560.0% 41226365.1%
200624 24133764.9%741163.6%62875.0%821080.0% 45216668.2%
200725 24113568.6%1241675.0%32560.0%21366.7% 41185969.5%
200826 33104376.7%1441877.8%72977.8%21366.7% 56177376.7%
200927 35114676.1%1041471.4%62875.0%41580.0% 55187375.3%
201028 28154365.1%741163.6%————404100.0% 39195867.2%
Career—28714242966.9%1035515865.2%41206167.2%52288065.0%48324572866.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Elena Dementieva career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199715 00——0110.0%00——00—— 0110.0%
199816 00——00——0220.0%00—— 0220.0%
199917 0220.0%0550.0%52771.4%62875.0% 11112250.0%
200018 581338.5%861457.1%1842281.8%52771.4% 36205664.3%
200119 26825.0%3101323.1%1852378.3%1111291.7% 34225660.7%
200220 17812.5%841266.7%20123262.5%731070.0% 36266258.1%
200321 9112045.0%1061662.5%2162777.8%72977.8% 47257265.3%
200422 7101741.2%1472166.7%1231580.0%63966.7% 39236262.9%
200523 461040.0%1061662.5%2493372.7%31475.0% 41226365.1%
200624 3111421.4%1472166.7%1932286.4%909100.0% 45216668.2%
200725 36933.3%981752.9%1822090.0%911090.0% 39175669.6%
200826 781546.7%1972673.1%2522792.6%505100.0% 56177376.7%
200927 781546.7%961560.0%3243688.9%606100.0% 54187275.0%
201028 661250.0%861457.1%2262878.6%303100.0% 39185768.4%
Career 548914337.8%1127919158.6%2346029479.6%77159283.7% 47724372066.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 720/728 (98.9%) of Elena Dementieva's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Elena Dementieva performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200321 8/72 1.3 3.9 63.6% 65.3% 42.0% 57.8% 70.6% 56.9% 47.7%
200422 13/63 0.8 9.8 57.2% 62.8% 38.5% 44.9% 55.2% 52.5% 49.7%
200523 21/63 0.8 8.7 57.0% 62.1% 39.9% 50.1% 50.1% 52.2% 50.7%
200624 46/66 0.8 8.4 60.8% 61.8% 41.0% 50.6% 49.1% 53.7% 49.9%
200725 54/59 1.5 7.1 56.6% 64.7% 44.3% 48.3% 57.1% 55.7% 50.7%
200826 59/73 1.5 4.1 64.0% 63.4% 45.2% 57.6% 53.0% 56.9% 48.6%
200927 67/73 1.9 5.8 60.2% 67.3% 47.2% 57.5% 53.7% 59.5% 49.3%
201028 51/58 1.5 4.7 64.7% 63.3% 47.4% 56.6% 54.7% 57.9% 50.0%
Career 319/728 1.4 6.2 60.8% 64.1% 44.5% 53.8% 53.9% 56.5% 49.7%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 319/728 (43.8%) of Elena Dementieva's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Elena Dementieva advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1997 15 1493 97.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.06
1998 16 1479 106.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.13
1999 17 1584 124.5 — — — — -21 -3 — 54.0% +0.38 1–7 (13%) 0–1 — +1.54
2000 18 1897 159.0 — — — — -23 -186 — 59.6% +0.65 17–7 (71%) 7–5 (58%) 112.6 -1.08
2001 19 1841 149.4 — — — — +14 -69 -259 58.3% +0.58 8–10 (44%) 4–6 (40%) 95.9 +1.46
2002 20 1764 143.8 — — — — +7 -19 -9 60.1% +0.78 7–16 (30%) 9–12 (43%) 87.6 +3.61
2003 21 1967 156.8 +1.60 +2.78 1.106 52.3% -16 -140 -134 61.8% +0.81 15–12 (56%) 10–3 (77%) 107.7 -1.46
2004 22 1976 161.0 -0.64 +4.50 1.046 51.0% +8 -84 — 58.0% +0.42 14–4 (78%) 7–3 (70%) 108.8 -2.48
2005 23 1916 156.8 -1.41 +5.17 1.059 51.3% +26 -5 -155 59.7% +0.74 18–6 (75%) 8–3 (73%) 108.8 +2.18
2006 24 1922 155.6 -0.92 +5.86 1.077 51.8% +31 -42 -40 61.4% +0.70 18–3 (86%) 9–1 (90%) 116.2 +1.22
2007 25 1969 151.5 +0.08 +6.52 1.145 53.1% +12 +5 -105 66.4% +1.22 10–3 (77%) 6–5 (55%) 104.2 +1.18
2008 26 2051 160.2 +2.18 +5.30 1.128 52.8% -4 -41 -104 71.0% +1.43 17–8 (68%) 10–8 (56%) 103.5 -2.32
2009 27 1988 160.0 +3.77 +5.90 1.216 54.3% +41 -23 -33 71.7% +1.67 9–10 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 93.9 -0.09
2010 28 1956 165.7 +2.28 +6.35 1.189 54.0% +28 -23 — 65.6% +1.32 12–6 (67%) 4–10 (29%) 96.4 -1.18
Career 2125 161.4 +1.36 +5.78 1.141 53.0% +11 -53 -91 62.8% +0.92 146–93 (61%) 82–64 (56%) 106.3 +0.35

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Elena Dementieva Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199917 R64R64R128R32 4–4 (50%)
200018 R32R64R128SF 8–4 (67%)
200119 R32R64R32R16 8–4 (67%)
200220 R16R16R16R64 10–4 (71%)
200321 R128R128R16R16 6–4 (60%)
200422 R128FR128F 12–4 (75%)
200523 R16R16R16SF 14–4 (78%)
200624 R128R32QFQF 10–4 (71%)
200725 R16R32R32R32 9–4 (69%)
200826 R16QFSFSF 17–4 (81%)
200927 SFR32SFR64 13–4 (76%)
201028 R64SF—R16 9–3 (75%)
W-L 23–12
(66%)		30–12
(71%)		27–11
(71%)		40–12
(77%)		 120–47
(72%)

WTA 1000

Elena Dementieva WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge BEICINDUBIWMADMIAITASDGPANBERCANCHAHILKREMOSPANZUR W-L
Win %
199715 —————————————R32——— 0–1 (0%)
199816 —————————————R32——— 0–1 (0%)
199917 ——————R32——————R32——R32 1–3 (25%)
200018 ———SF—R16R32——QFR64—R16—QF—R16 17–8 (68%)
200119 ———QF—SF————R16———F—R32 12–5 (71%)
200220 ———R32—QFR64——R64R32R32——R16R16R16 9–9 (50%)
200321 ———R16—R64——QFR64SFR16——SF—R16 12–8 (60%)
200422 —————FR32SFR16R16R32R16——F—SF 16–9 (64%)
200523 ———SF—QFR32R32QF——F——SF—QF 15–8 (65%)
200624 ———F—R16QFQFWR16————SF—R16 18–7 (72%)
200725 ——————QFSFSFR16R32———W—R32 16–6 (73%)
200826 —————QF——QFFR32SF——SF—— 13–6 (68%)
200927 QFSFQFR64R16R16——R32—W—————— 17–7 (71%)
201028 R16R32R32QFR32R64R16—F—R16—————— 11–9 (55%)
W-L 4–2
(67%)		3–2
(60%)		2–2
(50%)		23–8
(74%)		3–2
(60%)		25–10
(71%)		8–8
(50%)		9–4
(69%)		14–7
(67%)		11–7
(61%)		12–8
(60%)		11–5
(69%)		2–1
(67%)		0–3
(0%)		24–8
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		5–9
(36%)		 157–87
(64%)

WTA 500

Elena Dementieva WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTBEIDUBEASHAMPARSDGSHAPORAMEBANCHAPORLEILINLOSLUXNEWNICPHISYDWAR W-L
Win %
199917 ————R32———————R16————————— 1–2 (33%)
200018 ——————R32——R32———QFR32SF—R16———— 6–6 (50%)
200119 —————R16R16——QF———SFR16QF—R32QF——— 10–8 (56%)
200220 —————QFR16——QF——SF—R16R32—R32——R32— 10–8 (56%)
200321 —————SFR16W—W——QF——R32—SF——R32— 18–6 (75%)
200422 —————QF———R32——R32——SF—SF——QF— 8–6 (57%)
200523 ————————————SF—R16SF—QF—FSF— 12–6 (67%)
200624 SF————QF——QF——————WQFQF———SF 15–6 (71%)
200725 R16QF—QF————QF——————QF—SF——R16R16 12–8 (60%)
200826 ——W——SF——QF———————————R32— 8–3 (73%)
200927 ———R16—F——SF—SFSF————————W— 19–5 (79%)
201028 —————W————QF——————SF——WR16 13–3 (81%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)		1–1
(50%)		5–0
(100%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		18–7
(72%)		3–4
(43%)		4–0
(100%)		7–4
(64%)		11–4
(73%)		4–2
(67%)		3–1
(75%)		9–5
(64%)		4–2
(67%)		2–4
(33%)		19–7
(73%)		1–1
(50%)		14–9
(61%)		1–1
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		15–6
(71%)		3–3
(50%)		 132–67
(66%)

WTA 250

Elena Dementieva WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ACOASBLIBVIEBALBIRBOLCANHASISTKUALUXPALPRAQUESARSTRTAS W-L
Win %
199816 —————————————R32———— 0–1 (0%)
199917 ————————————SF————QF 5–2 (71%)
200119 F—R32R16———QF—————————— 4–4 (50%)
200220 SF—F———QF———————R16——— 7–4 (64%)
200321 R16—QF—WQF—————————QFR32— 10–5 (67%)
200422 ————————W————————— 4–0 (100%)
200523 ——R16——————————————— 0–1 (0%)
200624 ——SF——————————————— 2–1 (67%)
200725 —————————W———————— 4–0 (100%)
200826 ——SF——————F—W—————— 10–2 (83%)
200927 —W———————————————— 5–0 (100%)
201028 ——————————FR16—————— 5–2 (71%)
W-L 5–3
(62%)		5–0
(100%)		10–6
(62%)		0–1
(0%)		4–0
(100%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		4–0
(100%)		7–1
(88%)		4–1
(80%)		6–1
(86%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		 56–22
(72%)

WTA Finals

Elena Dementieva WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTAWTA W-L
Win %
200018 SF— 2–1 (67%)
200119 —R16 0–1 (0%)
200220 —R16 0–1 (0%)
200321 —RR 1–2 (33%)
200422 —RR 0–3 (0%)
200523 RR— 0–3 (0%)
200624 RR— 0–3 (0%)
200826 SF— 2–2 (50%)
200927 RR— 1–2 (33%)
201028 RR— 1–2 (33%)
W-L 6–13
(32%)		1–7
(12%)		 7–20
(26%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
3
Career-high date
Apr 6, 2009
First Top 100
Jul 19, 1999
First Top 50
Mar 20, 2000
First Top 20
Sep 11, 2000
First Top 10
Feb 26, 2001

Ranking History Matrix

Elena Dementieva ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199614——————————624624
199715618624616613594593608520529483355349
199816348352291283281237210220210172184186
199917185141142151127108898169576262
200018606239322629322516171211
200119121011101012111117121515
200220161415151514131316191919
20032122182113131616118888
20042281089106666466
2005237655556681088
200624978988656788
2007258810131413151315111111
200826111111985664544
200927444344444555
20102857665561210999
20112910———————————

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Elena Dementieva's most statistically similar WTA players
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Nadia Petrova RUS #3 2,089 722 444 278 61.5% $12,466,924 13 0 3 1998–2014 Rivalries Match log
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Anastasia Myskina RUS #2 2,078 381 240 141 63.0% $5,606,725 10 1 2 1999–2007 Rivalries Match log
Amanda Coetzer RSA #3 2,052 807 497 310 61.6% $5,594,821 9 0 1 1988–2004 Rivalries Match log
Kimiko Date JPN #4 2,092 435 245 190 56.3% $3,988,378 8 0 1 1989–2017 Rivalries Match log
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS #2 2,098 917 594 323 64.8% $25,816,890 18 2 2 2001–2021 Rivalries Match log
Vera Zvonareva (active player) RUS #2 2,089 736 466 270 63.3% $16,995,231 12 0 1 2000–2026 Rivalries Match log
Na Li CHN #2 2,117 497 338 159 68.0% $16,709,074 9 2 1 2000–2014 Rivalries Match log
Nathalie Tauziat FRA #3 2,033 881 548 333 62.2% $6,650,093 8 0 1 1984–2001 Rivalries Match log
Jelena Dokic AUS #4 2,033 389 212 177 54.5% $4,481,044 6 0 2 1998–2012 Rivalries Match log
Francesca Schiavone ITA #4 1,965 815 445 370 54.6% $11,324,245 8 1 0 1999–2018 Rivalries Match log
Magdalena Maleeva BUL #4 2,069 664 389 275 58.6% $4,398,582 10 0 2 1989–2005 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Elena Dementieva?
Elena Dementieva is 44 years old, born on October 14, 1981.
Which country does Elena Dementieva represent?
Elena Dementieva represents Russia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Elena Dementieva?
Elena Dementieva is 180 cm / 5'11".
Does Elena Dementieva use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Elena Dementieva uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Elena Dementieva left-handed or right-handed?
Elena Dementieva plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Elena Dementieva won?
Elena Dementieva has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Elena Dementieva won?
TennisDB groups 3 of Elena Dementieva's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. All 3 were won under documented predecessor category names and are shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Canadian Open in 2009.
How many WTA titles has Elena Dementieva won?
Elena Dementieva has won 16 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Sydney International in 2010.
What is Elena Dementieva's highest WTA ranking?
Elena Dementieva's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on April 6, 2009.
What is Elena Dementieva's career win-loss record?
Elena Dementieva has a career WTA singles record of 483 wins and 245 losses (66.3%).
How much career prize money has Elena Dementieva earned?
Elena Dementieva has earned at least $14,867,437 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Elena Dementieva's career appear in TennisDB?
Elena Dementieva appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1997 through 2010.
On which surface does Elena Dementieva have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Elena Dementieva's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 67.2% (41–20).
Who has Elena Dementieva faced most often?
Elena Dementieva's most frequent opponent is Patty Schnyder, with a head-to-head record of 10–8 across 18 meetings.