Elena Dementieva vs Dinara Safina — Sydney Final
Sydney · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
Dementieva E.6-3 2-6 6-1
Safina D.
Dementieva E.
6262
Safina D.
3611
Elena Dementieva defeated Dinara Safina 6-3 2-6 6-1 in the Sydney final on hard. Elena Dementieva extended the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Dementieva closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–1.
Head to head
5–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-11 | Sydney | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-2 6-3 |
| 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 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | QF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-1 6-1 |
| 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
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.3
5.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 112). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch 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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
6-32-66-1
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Kuznetsova S.
W/O
Dementieva E.
Radwanska A.
6-25-76-4
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
6-756-37-63
Safina D.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
R16
Wozniacki C.
South M.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Errani S.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.
Hantuchova D.
6-37-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kanepi K.
6-22-67-63
Sugiyama A.
Medina Garrigues A.
2-66-16-2
Cornet A.
Kleybanova A.
7-656-1
Safina D.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
R32
South M.
Bartoli M.
1-1
Errani S.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
Gajdosova J.
Knapp K.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Koukalova K.
6-36-0
Radwanska A.
Bammer S.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-36-747-5
Kuznetsova S.
Peng S.
3-66-16-3
Kanepi K.
Kerber A.
6-17-5
Sugiyama A.
Craybas J.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Yakimova A.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.
Petrova N.
6-26-4
Dushevina V.
Starr E.
6-06-1
Safina D.
Cirstea S.
6-26-1
Kleybanova A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2