Elena Dementieva vs Justine Henin — Indian Wells Semi-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006
hard
BEL
Justine Henin
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Dementieva E.
2-6 7-5 7-5
Henin J.
Dementieva E.
2772
Henin J.
6551

Elena Dementieva defeated Justine Henin 2-6 7-5 7-5 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 10–1. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 10–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-03-22MiamiR64hardJustine Henin6-3 6-2
2010-01-18Australian OpenR64hardJustine Henin7-5 7-6(6)
2007-10-01StuttgartQFclayJustine Henin6-4 6-4
2005-04-11CharlestonFclayJustine Henin7-5 6-4
2003-10-06FilderstadtQFhardJustine Henin7-5 6-0
2003-08-11TorontoSFhardJustine Henin6-3 6-7(5) 6-2
2003-07-28San DiegoR16hardJustine Henin4-6 6-4 6-1
2003-04-14Amelia IslandSFclayElena Dementieva3-6 6-4 7-5
2002-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsR16carpetJustine Henin6-3 6-3
2002-06-24WimbledonR16grassJustine Henin7-6(4) 7-6(5)
2002-01-14Australian OpenR16hardJustine Henin6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Henin J.

Henin J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Baseline 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 season
Dementieva E.Henin J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
49%
49%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.2
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Henin J.
Clutch Rating·Even
80
78
Break points saved·Even
86
85
Break points won·Even
92
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
82
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
77

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Dementieva E.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Hingis M.
6-36-3
Dementieva E.
Henin J.
2-67-57-5
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Ivanovic A.
2-66-46-2
Hingis M.
Safina D.
6-36-4
Henin J.
Dulko G.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-3
R16
Hingis M.
Davenport L.
6-31-66-2
Dementieva E.
Li N.
6-36-2
Dulko G.
Laine E.
7-57-63
Ivanovic A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-3
Henin J.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Groenefeld A.
Ani M.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.
Peer S.
7-626-1
Safina D.
Myskina A.
6-16-3
R32
Laine E.
Pennetta F.
1-0
Groenefeld A.
Smashnova A.
2-66-16-2
Ivanovic A.
Perry S.
6-16-3
Davenport L.
Granville L.
6-46-0
Hingis M.
Bammer S.
6-06-3
Sharapova M.
Raymond L.
6-46-0
Dulko G.
Golovin T.
1-67-57-66
Sugiyama A.
Safarova L.
6-37-5
Henin J.
Nakamura A.
6-06-0
Peer S.
Daniilidou E.
4-67-647-5
Myskina A.
Domachowska M.
7-56-3
Ani M.
Bartoli M.
7-646-2
Dementieva E.
Mirza S.
5-76-46-4
Li N.
King V.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Yuan M.
6-36-1
Chakvetadze A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-3
R64
Golovin T.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-0
Laine E.
Craybas J.
7-56-1
Safarova L.
Kirkland J.
6-767-626-1
Safina D.
Stosur S.
6-36-2
Yuan M.
Castano C.
7-656-2
Domachowska M.
Shaughnessy M.
6-43-66-2
Myskina A.
Washington M.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Jackson J.
6-46-3
Raymond L.
Loit E.
6-756-46-4
Peer S.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-746-2
Daniilidou E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-4
Ani M.
Dechy N.
2-66-26-2
Bartoli M.
Bychkova E.
6-33-66-3
Smashnova A.
Sucha M.
6-26-2
Groenefeld A.
Schruff J.
6-16-0
Ivanovic A.
Beltrame S.
6-36-2
Perry S.
Frazier A.
7-616-3
Kirilenko M.
Asagoe S.
6-26-1
King V.
Koukalova K.
6-36-3
Li N.
Benesova I.
6-06-1
Mirza S.
Mattek Sands B.
6-23-67-5
Dementieva E.
Yakimova A.
6-43-66-3
Bammer S.
Jankovic J.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Lisjak I.
6-16-2
Dulko G.
Cohen Aloro S.
7-636-1
Sugiyama A.
Foretz Gacon S.
7-56-0
Hingis M.
Pin C.
6-16-3
Granville L.
Garbin T.
6-16-2
Davenport L.
Harkleroad A.
6-06-0
Chakvetadze A.
Kutuzova V.
6-47-5
Nakamura A.
Santangelo M.
6-37-5
Henin J.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
R128
Dominguez Lino L.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-41-66-1
Li N.
Kremer A.
6-16-3
King V.
Rodionova A.
6-36-1
Beltrame S.
Ondraskova Z.
6-26-2
Asagoe S.
Sprem K.
6-44-66-3
Kutuzova V.
Vesnina E.
6-26-3
Perry S.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-26-1
Lisjak I.
Stevenson A.
7-616-2
Yakimova A.
Poutchek T.
6-06-2
Mattek Sands B.
Pratt N.
6-766-46-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Parra Santonja A.
6-16-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Peng S.
3-66-36-3
Garbin T.
Bondarenko A.
6-37-5
Laine E.
Sromova H.
7-57-5
Pin C.
Obata S.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Zheng J.
6-13-66-4
Stosur S.
Fedak Y.
3-66-36-0
Kirkland J.
Kloesel S.
4-67-617-63
Yuan M.
Morigami A.
6-46-4
Shaughnessy M.
Kanepi K.
7-646-1
Washington M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-33-66-3
Jackson J.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-3
Raymond L.
Bohmova K.
2-66-47-65
Gagliardi E.
Brandi K.
6-46-4
Daniilidou E.
Camerin M.
6-22-66-3
Ani M.
Serra Zanetti A.
3-66-26-0
Bychkova E.
Nagyova H.
6-36-0
Nakamura A.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-46-2
Sucha M.
Glatch A.
6-06-1
Schruff J.
Sun T.
6-46-3
Harkleroad A.
Yan Z.
6-37-5
Pironkova T.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-3