Nice win for Elena Dementieva - she won the Open GDF Suez in Paris. Dementieva beat Lucie Safarova, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4, in the title match for her second tournament title of the year and 16th of her career.
Elena Dementieva won the Toronto Cup, beating the comebacking Maria Sharapova in the finals, 6-4 6-3. It was Dementieva's third tournament victory of 2009.
Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva took on second-seeded Serena Williams in the Wimbledon 2009 semifinals. It was an epic match, but in the Elena came up just a wee bit short, falling 7-6, 5-7, 6-8.
Hey, if Elena Dementieva wants to frolic in the surf, well, by golly, she's earned the right. We're only 2 1/2 weeks into 2009 and Dementieva already has two WTA singles titles won.
On Saturday, she got past Dinara Safina, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, to win the Medibank International in Sydney, a warmup for the Australian Open. It is Dementieva's 13th career WTA singles title.
Elena Dementieva won her 2008 U.S. Open quarterfinal match over Patty Schnyder in straight sets. Dementieva is currently ranked sixth in the WTA singles rankings. She has one tourney win so far in 2008, reached two other finals, and made it to the semifinals in three over events.
Big win for Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals at the Olympic draw. Dementieva ousted Serena Williams, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, to advance to the singles semifinals.