Elena Dementieva

Quick Facts

Full Name	Elena Dementieva
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 15, 1981(1981-10-15)
Age	43
Birthplace	Russia
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Libra

Elena Dementieva Biography

Elena Dementieva is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on October 15, 1981 in Russia, Russia. Won gold in singles competition at the 2008 Olympics and also won the 2002 WTA Tour Championships doubles title; reached the final match in the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open and made it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon twice, but never captured a grand slam title.

She lost to Serena Williams in the 2009 Wimbledon semifinals.

Dementieva’s next tournament was the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, which was the first Premier Mandatory event of the year. After receiving a bye in the first round, she was upset by the Czech Republic’s Petra Cetkovská. At the Sony Ericsson Open, another Premier Mandatory event, Dementieva was seeded fourth but committed 45 unforced errors while losing to 13th seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round. Despite the loss, she achieved her highest career singles ranking of world No. 3. By reaching the top 3, she became the sixth Russian to do so.

Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva (Russian: Еле́на Вячесла́вовна Деме́нтьева , [jɪˈlʲɛnə dʲɪˈmʲenʲtʲjɪvə] ( listen ) ; born 15 October 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She won the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, having previously won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. She won 16 WTA singles titles, reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open and reached seven other Grand Slam semifinals. Dementieva was also part of the Russian team that won the 2005 Fed Cup. In doubles, she won the 2002 WTA Championships with Janette Husárová and was the runner-up in two US Open doubles finals – in 2002 with Husárová and in 2005 with Flavia Pennetta. Dementieva achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 3, which was accomplished on 6 April 2009. She announced her retirement on 29 October 2010, after her final match at the 2010 WTA Championships. Between 2003 and 2010, she only ended one year, in 2007, outside the top 10. She is considered to be one of the most talented players never to have won a Grand Slam tournament.

Her father Viatcheslav was an electrical engineer, and her mother Vera was a teacher.

Elena Dementieva Net Worth

Elena Dementieva is one of the richest Tennis Player from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Elena Dementieva 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was rejected from the Dynamo Sports Club and the Central Red Army Tennis Club when she was 7 years old.

She won silver in singles competition at the 2000 Olympics.

At the Open GDF Suez tournament in Paris, Dementieva advanced to her third final of the year. Amélie Mauresmo then defeated Dementieva in the final in three sets. At the Premier 5 Dubai Tennis Championships, Dementieva became the 27th woman during the open era to record 500 career singles victories by defeating Sybille Bammer in the first round. She lost, however, to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Elena Dementieva Dating?

According to our records, Elena Dementieva married to Maxim Afinogenov. As of December 1, 2023, Elena Dementieva’s is not dating anyone.

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Although Dementieva’s serve made major improvements over her career, it was always known as her weak spot. This was most evident in her loss to Anastasia Myskina in the 2004 French Open final, in which she had ten double-faults.

Facts & Trivia

Elena Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Elena Dementieva celebrates birthday on October 15 of every year.

Dementieva’s breakthrough year was 2004. In Miami, she defeated Venus Williams in the quarterfinals and Nadia Petrova in the semifinals. Dementieva then lost to the top-seeded and two-time defending champion Serena Williams 1–6, 1–6. On 5 April, she reached her highest singles ranking at sixth in the world. With fifth-ranked Anastasia Myskina and ninth-ranked Petrova, it was the first time that three Russians appeared in the Women’s Tennis Association top 10 simultaneously.

Why did Elena Dementieva retire?

Dementieva struggled with injuries this year but still won two tournaments. She announced her retirement following a 6-4, 6-2 loss to French Open champion Francesca Schiavone. Dementieva was surrounded by her fellow players during the ceremony, with mother Vera courtside.

When did Elena Dementieva retire?

October 29, 2010

Is Elena Dementieva married?

Maxim Afinogenov