Serena Williams vs Elena Dementieva — Doha Round Robin
Serena Williams defeated Elena Dementieva 6-2 6-4 in the Doha round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–4. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–4.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped just 6 games past Elena Dementieva.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWilliams S. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
16 shared · last 12 monthsWilliams S. and Dementieva E. faced 16 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Williams S. went 23–7 (77%) against them, Dementieva E. 14–10 (58%). Williams S. came out better against 5 of 15 comparable opponents, Dementieva E. against 2 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
23–777%Williams S. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents14–1058%Dementieva E. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
50–21Sets33–23
394–295Games267–247
9–5Tiebreaks4–0
7–5Deciding sets3–5
vs Li N.#304W6-3 7-6Stanford · hardW6-2 6-0Beijing · hard
vs Williams V.#588W5-7 6-4 7-6WTA Tour Championships · carpetW3-6 7-6 6-2WTA Tour Championships · carpet
vs Czink M.W6-1 6-1US Open · hardW6-4 6-3Beijing · hard
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vs Safina D.W6-4 6-1WTA Tour Championships · carpetW6-2 6-4WTA Tour Championships · carpet
vs Schiavone F.L4-6 0-0Madrid · clayW6-2 6-2Wimbledon · grass
vs Wozniacki C.W6-7 6-3 7-6Sydney · hardL5-7 4-6Miami · hard- vs Makarova K.W6-3 6-2Beijing · hardW7-5 6-1Sydney · hard
vs Stosur S.W6-3 6-7 7-5Sydney · hardW7-6 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Benesova I.W6-1 6-4Paris · carpetW6-4 6-1Australian Open · hard- vs Kuznetsova S.W7-6 7-5WTA Tour Championships · carpetL3-6 2-6WTA Tour Championships · carpet
- vs Gajdosova J.W6-2 6-1Wimbledon · grassW6-2 6-4Sydney · hard
vs Bammer S.L5-7 4-6Cincinnati · hardW7-5 6-2Dubai · hard
vs Hantuchova D.W6-2 6-0US Open · hardW6-2 6-4Stanford · hard
vs Bondarenko K.W6-3 6-2Cincinnati · hardL2-6 7-6 1-6Tokyo · hard- vs Volodko K.W6-3 6-2Cincinnati · hardL2-6 7-6(3) 1-6Tokyo · hard
- vs Petrova N.Hard to compareL4-6 6-3 6-7Beijing · hardW6-4 4-6 6-4WTA Tour Championships · carpet
Head-to-head
12 meetings · Williams S. leads 8–484
Hard: level 4–4 · Carpet: Williams S. leads 2–0 · Grass: Williams S. leads 2–0
- Williams S.October 2009DohaThis matchHard6-2 6-4
- Williams S.October 2009WTA Tour ChampionshipsCarpet6-2 6-4
- Dementieva E.August 2009TorontoHard7-6 6-1
- Williams S.June 2009WimbledonGrass6-7 7-5 8-6
- Williams S.January 2009Australian OpenHard6-3 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchWilliams S.Dementieva E.2 030ELO2 0372 059Hard ELO1 9203–7Last 104–628Age28175 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRight