Dinara Safina vs Elena Dementieva — Rome Quarter-final
Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2006
clay
Safina D.6-1 6-1
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
662
Dementieva E.
11–
Dinara Safina defeated Elena Dementieva 6-1 6-1 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's round of 32. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped just 2 games past Elena Dementieva.
Head to head
4–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-11 | Sydney | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2009-01-12 | Sydney | F | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 2-6 6-1 |
| 2008-11-03 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Elena Dementieva | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | F | hard | Elena Dementieva | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2008-06-16 | 's-Hertogenbosch | SF | grass | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Dinara Safina | 4-6 7-6(5) 6-0 |
| 2008-05-05 | Berlin | F | grass | Dinara Safina | 3-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007-10-08 | Moscow | SF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2004-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Elena Dementieva | 2-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2003-05-05 | Berlin | R64 | grass | Dinara Safina | 2-6 6-2 1-0 RET |
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
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
49%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.7
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
72
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Slight edge
84
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
87
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 56%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
5-76-46-1
Kuznetsova S.
Oprandi R.
6-45-77-65
Hingis M.
Pennetta F.
6-36-1
Safina D.
Dementieva E.
6-16-1
R16
Hingis M.
Schiavone F.
6-07-5
Pennetta F.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-33-66-4
Jankovic J.
Srebotnik K.
7-676-1
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
7-623-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Myskina A.
6-16-4
Oprandi R.
Zvonareva V.
6-06-1
Dementieva E.
Groenefeld A.
7-613-66-1
Safina D.
Clijsters K.
6-47-62
R32
Dementieva E.
Peng S.
W/O
Srebotnik K.
Bychkova E.
3-66-36-2
Clijsters K.
Morigami A.
4-66-16-3
Safina D.
Camerin M.
6-46-4
Groenefeld A.
Nakamura A.
6-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Dechy N.
6-26-2
Oprandi R.
Stosur S.
6-26-2
Myskina A.
Vinci R.
6-01-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Smashnova A.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Dushevina V.
7-686-2
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Jankovic J.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-34-66-2
Schiavone F.
Santangelo M.
6-46-0
Hingis M.
Vaidisova N.
7-56-3
Pennetta F.
Castano C.
6-36-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Sugiyama A.
6-24-66-4
R64
Peng S.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-33-0
Camerin M.
Vierin N.
7-54-1
Morigami A.
Chakvetadze A.
4-66-24-2
Myskina A.
Azarenka V.
6-33-67-66
Zvonareva V.
Peer S.
1-66-26-0
Oprandi R.
Brandi K.
6-05-76-3
Stosur S.
Hantuchova D.
6-21-66-3
Vinci R.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-1
Smashnova A.
Ani M.
4-66-06-4
Dushevina V.
Koukalova K.
6-26-1
Vaidisova N.
Laine E.
5-76-16-3
Castano C.
Dulko G.
6-37-60
Pennetta F.
Bondarenko K.
6-22-66-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Jankovic J.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-3
Groenefeld A.
Razzano V.
6-24-66-4
Santangelo M.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-37-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Craybas J.
7-56-4
Safarova L.
Peschke K.
7-616-4
Safina D.
Pous Tio L.
6-46-2
Hingis M.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Williams V.
Ondraskova Z.
6-36-2
Nakamura A.
Domachowska M.
7-656-3
Srebotnik K.
Molik A.
6-26-0