Elena Dementieva vs Venus Williams — USA vs RUS Round Robin
USA vs RUS · WTA · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 18 September 1999 ·
hard
#469WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Dementieva E.1-6 6-3 7-6
Williams V.
Dementieva E.
1672
Williams V.
6361
Elena Dementieva defeated Venus Williams 1-6 6-3 7-6 in the USA vs RUS round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–2, but Elena Dementieva had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 9–3.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Dementieva dropped the opening set before beating Venus Williams 1–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
2–9| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-26 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Elena Dementieva | 3-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 2009-07-27 | Stanford | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2009-02-16 | Dubai | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2008-11-03 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Venus Williams | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
| 2008-06-23 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Venus Williams | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2007-04-30 | Warsaw | R16 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2005-07-09 | Fed Cup WG1 SF: RUS vs USA | RR | clay | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2004-03-24 | Miami | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 5-7 7-6 |
| 2002-03-18 | Miami | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 5-7 6-3 6-2 |
| 2001-03-08 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2000-09-19 | Olympics | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
5.1
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
81
49
Break points saved·Dominant
65
36
Break points won·Even
95
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
25
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About