Elena Dementieva vs Kim Clijsters — WTA Tour Championships Quarter-final
WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 November 2000
carpet
Dementieva E.6-4 2-6 6-4
Clijsters K.
Dementieva E.
6262
Clijsters K.
4641
Elena Dementieva defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the WTA Tour Championships quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 11–1. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 11–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Dementieva closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–11| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2006-05-01 | Warsaw | SF | clay | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2006-02-13 | Antwerp | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 5-7 6-1 6-2 |
| 2005-11-07 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2005-10-03 | Filderstadt | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 3-6 6-2 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | QF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2005-03-09 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2003-11-05 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2001-11-11 | Fed Cup WG F: BEL vs RUS | RR | clay | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2001-10-30 | WTA Tour Championships | R16 | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 7-6(2) |
| 2001-09-24 | Leipzig | SF | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-1 3-6 6-1 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 4-6 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
49%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
80
71
Break points saved·Even
86
88
Break points won·Slight edge
92
82
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
74
Tiebreaks·Even
68
66
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Clijsters K.
6-42-66-4
Seles M.
Coetzer A.
6-36-4
Hingis M.
Tauziat N.
6-16-726-2
Kournikova A.
Martinez C.
6-46-0