- Dementieva–S. Williams rivalry
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Serena Williams and Elena Dementieva are two tennis players who formed a spirited rivalry on the WTA Tour. The two have played numerous matches that have been described as instant classics. Williams is a 13 time Grand Slam champion, while Dementieva was the 2008 Olympic Champion. The rivalry ended when Dementieva announced her retirement on October 29, 2010.
Dementieva from Russia and Williams from U.S.A. are tennis players who met 12 times during their careers. Their rivalry was considered one of the best on the WTA Tour.[1] At one stage of their rivalry during 2006 through to 2009, Dementieva won 5 consecutive matches against Williams, including exhibitions.[2]
Elena Dementieva
Serena WilliamsTheir most famous match is widely considered to be their semifinal clash at Wimbledon, where Williams saved a match point during the final set to advance to the final.[3] At the end of the rivalry, Williams won their overall head-to-head series, 7–5.[4]
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Head-to-head
Legend: Before 2009 Legend: Starting in 2009 Grand Slam tournaments (3) WTA Championships (2) Olympic Games (1) Tier I (2) Premier Mandatory (0) Tier II (1) Premier 5 (1) Tier III (0) Premier (2) Tier IV & V (0) International (0) Dementieva 5–7 Williams
Year Tournament Surface Round Winner Score E.D. S. W. 2003 Wimbledon Hard R16 Williams 6–2 6–2 0 1 2004 Miami Hard F Williams 6–1 6–1 0 2 2004 Los Angeles Hard SF Williams 6–3 7–6(2) 0 3 2004 WTA Championships Hard RR Williams 7–6(3) 7–5 0 4 2007 Moscow Indoor F Dementieva 5–7 6–1 6–1 1 4 2008 Olympic Games Hard QF Dementieva 3–6 6–4 6–3 2 4 2009 Sydney Hard SF Dementieva 6–3 6–1 3 4 2009 Australian Open Hard SF Williams 6–3 6–4 3 5 2009 Paris Hard SF Dementieva w/o 3 5 2009 Wimbledon Grass SF Williams 6–7(4) 7–5 8–6 3 6 2009 Toronto Hard SF Dementieva 7–6(2) 6–1 4 6 2009 WTA Championships Hard RR Williams 6–2 6–4 4 7 2010 Sydney Hard F Dementieva 6–3 6–2 5 7 Breakdown of the rivalry
- Hard courts: Equal, 4–4
- Clay courts: None
- Grass courts: Williams, 2–0
- Indoor courts: Equal, 1–1
- Grand Slam matches: Williams, 3–0
- Grand Slam finals: None
- Year-End Championships matches: Williams, 2–0
- Year-End Championships finals: None
- Fed Cup matches: None
- All finals: Dementieva, 2–1
Exhibition Matches
2006 Hong Kong Hard QF Dementieva 6–3 6–1 2008 Baltimore Hard N/A Dementieva 6–4 6–4 See also
- Jankovic–S. Williams rivalry
- Williams sisters rivalry
- Henin – S. Williams rivalry
References
- ^ Serena relishing Dementieva rivalry
- ^ Elena Dementieva tops Serena Williams in Baltimore exhibition | Elena Dementieva. Womenstennisblog.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
- ^ Serena Williams enters Wimbledon 2009 Womens Singles Finals. TennisNewsOnline.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
- ^ Head-to-Head stats Serena Williams vs. Elena Dementieva at Matchstat.com. Tennis.matchstat.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
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