Elena Dementieva vs Dinara Safina — Olympics Final

Olympics · WTA · Final
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2008
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Dementieva E.
3-6 7-5 6-3
Safina D.
Dementieva E.
3762
Safina D.
6531

Elena Dementieva defeated Dinara Safina 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the Olympics final on hard. Elena Dementieva extended the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

5–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-01-11SydneyQFhardElena Dementieva6-2 6-3
2009-01-12SydneyFhardElena Dementieva6-3 2-6 6-1
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetElena Dementieva6-2 6-4
2008-06-16's-HertogenboschSFgrassDinara Safina6-3 6-2
2008-05-26Roland GarrosQFclayDinara Safina4-6 7-6(5) 6-0
2008-05-05BerlinFgrassDinara Safina3-6 6-2 6-2
2007-10-08MoscowSFhardElena Dementieva6-1 6-0
2006-05-15RomeQFclayDinara Safina6-1 6-1
2004-08-30US OpenR128hardElena Dementieva2-6 6-1 6-2
2003-05-05BerlinR64grassDinara Safina2-6 6-2 1-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 175). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
79
Break points won·Slight edge
92
84
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
78
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

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
3-67-56-3
Bronze
Zvonareva V.
Li N.
6-07-5
Semi-finals
Dementieva E.
Zvonareva V.
6-37-63
Safina D.
Li N.
7-637-5
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
3-66-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Bammer S.
6-33-66-3
Li N.
Williams V.
7-57-5
Safina D.
Jankovic J.
6-25-76-3
R16
Bammer S.
Safarova L.
7-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Schiavone F.
7-646-4
Williams S.
Cornet A.
3-66-36-4
Li N.
Kanepi K.
4-66-26-0
Williams V.
Azarenka V.
6-36-2
Dementieva E.
Wozniacki C.
7-636-2
Jankovic J.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-1
Safina D.
Zheng J.
6-46-3
R32
Safina D.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-636-1
Dementieva E.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Benesova I.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Schnyder P.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Peer S.
6-37-64
Kanepi K.
Razzano V.
6-47-5
Li N.
Morita A.
6-27-5
Zheng J.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-776-16-4
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Schiavone F.
Radwanska A.
6-37-66
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-26-0
Safarova L.
Koryttseva M.
2-66-17-5
Cornet A.
Peng S.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-3
R64
Benesova I.
Mirza S.
6-12-1
Bondarenko A.
Sequera M.
3-60-1
Dellacqua C.
Dulko G.
6-36-4
Kanepi K.
Pennetta F.
6-27-66
Jankovic J.
Black C.
6-36-3
Pironkova T.
Domachowska M.
6-36-4
Koryttseva M.
Obziler T.
5-77-56-4
Safarova L.
Ani M.
6-46-2
Bammer S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-24-66-4
Schnyder P.
Craybas J.
6-36-2
Zvonareva V.
Yan Z.
6-26-0
Peer S.
Cirstea S.
6-35-76-0
Schiavone F.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.
Chan Y.
6-17-66
Williams S.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-36-2
Peng S.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-57-62
Cornet A.
Vaidisova N.
4-66-16-4
Hantuchova D.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.
Sfar S.
6-46-1
Arvidsson S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-1
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Perebiynis T.
6-45-76-4
Razzano V.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-3
Morita A.
Erakovic M.
5-77-676-4
Li N.
Kuznetsova S.
7-656-4
Safina D.
Santangelo M.
6-37-61
Martinez Sanchez M.
Molik A.
6-16-1
Llagostera Vives N.
Koukalova K.
2-66-37-5
Zheng J.
Szavay A.
4-66-37-5
Cibulkova D.
Parmentier P.
6-17-5