Mary Pierce vs Elena Dementieva — US Open Semi-final

US Open · WTA · Semi-final
FRA
Mary Pierce
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2005
hard
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWW
Pierce M.
3-6 6-2 6-2
Dementieva E.
Pierce M.
3662
Dementieva E.
6221

Mary Pierce defeated Elena Dementieva 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Mary Pierce narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-11-07WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetMary Pierce6-2 6-3
2003-03-31SarasotaR16clayElena Dementieva3-6 6-1 6-2
2000-03-20MiamiR64hardElena Dementieva6-3 2-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Pierce M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Dementieva E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pierce M.

Even serve battle

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 season
Pierce M.Dementieva E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Pierce M.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Sharapova M.
6-26-746-3
Pierce M.
Dementieva E.
3-66-26-2
Quarter-finals
Pierce M.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-1
Sharapova M.
Petrova N.
7-54-66-4
Clijsters K.
Williams V.
4-67-56-1
Dementieva E.
Davenport L.
6-13-67-66
R16
Williams V.
Williams S.
7-656-2
Clijsters K.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-16-0
Pierce M.
Henin J.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Vaidisova N.
7-647-5
Davenport L.
Dechy N.
6-06-3
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Mauresmo A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.
Mirza S.
6-26-1
R32
Henin J.
Cho Y.
6-07-64
Pierce M.
Jankovic J.
6-33-0
Sharapova M.
Schruff J.
6-26-4
Schnyder P.
Asagoe S.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Clijsters K.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-4
Mirza S.
Bartoli M.
7-646-4
Likhovtseva E.
Myskina A.
0-66-37-66
Dementieva E.
Chakvetadze A.
6-14-67-65
Petrova N.
Granville L.
6-27-5
Williams V.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-2
Dechy N.
Golovin T.
7-52-66-2
Mauresmo A.
Groenefeld A.
7-56-3
Vaidisova N.
Lisjak I.
6-17-62
Vento Kabchi M.
Peer S.
7-54-66-3
R64
Asagoe S.
Linetskaya E.
6-46-4
Vento Kabchi M.
Ivanovic A.
3-67-56-1
Cho Y.
Dulko G.
6-46-3
Schiavone F.
Laine E.
6-26-2
Hantuchova D.
Salerni M.
6-16-0
Clijsters K.
Zuluaga F.
7-56-0
Petrova N.
Nakamura A.
6-26-0
Golovin T.
Smashnova A.
6-47-66
Sharapova M.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-0
Mirza S.
Camerin M.
6-41-66-4
Bartoli M.
Perry S.
4-66-16-0
Lisjak I.
Bychkova E.
7-56-1
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-3
Peer S.
Dushevina V.
7-53-66-3
Pierce M.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-2
Groenefeld A.
Razzano V.
3-66-36-4
Likhovtseva E.
Maleeva M.
6-26-1
Schnyder P.
Sucha M.
6-32-66-2
Mauresmo A.
Karatantcheva S.
6-06-1
Dementieva E.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-56-1
Myskina A.
Frazier A.
6-36-2
Chakvetadze A.
Craybas J.
6-06-2
Dechy N.
King V.
6-16-1
Davenport L.
Parmentier P.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Castano C.
6-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Sun T.
6-47-5
Schruff J.
Raymond L.
6-26-3
Vaidisova N.
Zheng J.
6-36-0
Granville L.
Pratt N.
6-45-77-5
Sugiyama A.
Pastikova M.
2-66-46-4
Jankovic J.
Glatch A.
6-26-0
R128
Dementieva E.
Safarova L.
7-56-3
Maleeva M.
Gagliardi E.
6-16-3
Frazier A.
Gullickson C.
6-47-5
Pierce M.
Santangelo M.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Chan Y.
6-16-3
Castano C.
Jidkova A.
6-46-3
Schiavone F.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-27-5
Zuluaga F.
Harkleroad A.
6-03-0
Vaidisova N.
Peschke K.
6-36-1
Sun T.
Stosur S.
6-37-64
Medina Garrigues A.
Sprem K.
6-26-3
Golovin T.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-32-67-65
Asagoe S.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-4
Smashnova A.
Kloesel S.
6-36-3
Schruff J.
Pennetta F.
6-43-67-5
Raymond L.
Kremer A.
6-43-66-2
Pratt N.
Morigami A.
6-706-0
Nakamura A.
Irvin M.
6-36-3
Petrova N.
Birnerova E.
6-46-4
Pastikova M.
Grande R.
3-67-656-3
Salerni M.
Kirkland J.
6-43-67-60
Kirilenko M.
Pous Tio L.
6-26-3
Williams V.
Fujiwara R.
6-36-1
Dushevina V.
Dabek T.
6-16-2
Srebotnik K.
Hsieh S.
6-06-2
Glatch A.
Fedak Y.
6-46-3
Mauresmo A.
Vinci R.
6-36-2
Karatantcheva S.
Shaughnessy M.
2-67-57-5
Diaz Oliva M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-3
Myskina A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-1
Dulko G.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-2
Cho Y.
Parra Santonja A.
6-42-66-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Haynes A.
7-57-66
Henin J.
Ondraskova Z.
6-36-0
Hantuchova D.
Pin C.
6-36-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Mamic S.
1-66-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Lee Waters L.
7-656-3
Sugiyama A.
Bondarenko A.
5-76-46-3
Zheng J.
Benesova I.
6-23-66-0
Mirza S.
Washington M.
7-666-766-4
Parmentier P.
Serra Zanetti A.
2-66-36-4
Chakvetadze A.
Kutuzova V.
6-33-67-5
King V.
Koukalova K.
6-33-66-1
Dechy N.
Beltrame S.
6-47-5
Schnyder P.
Martinez C.
4-66-46-2
Sucha M.
Bammer S.
4-66-47-5
Linetskaya E.
Llagostera Vives N.
3-66-46-4
Davenport L.
Li N.
6-46-4
Randriantefy D.
Gambale M.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-1
Likhovtseva E.
Garbin T.
6-46-1
Perry S.
Molik A.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Strycova B.
6-36-0
Camerin M.
Safina D.
6-36-756-3
Granville L.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-1
Clijsters K.
Muller M.
6-16-2
Bychkova E.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Lisjak I.
Loit E.
1-66-46-3
Peer S.
Domachowska M.
7-57-5
Laine E.
Peng S.
3-67-646-2
Jankovic J.
Chladkova D.
7-56-3
Groenefeld A.
Brandi K.
6-26-3
Razzano V.
Spears A.
7-666-3
Craybas J.
Jackson J.
6-42-67-5