Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva is a Russian former professional tennis player, born in Moscow on 15 October 1981. She was ranked world No. 3 in women's singles and No. 5 in doubles, and won 16 WTA Tour level singles titles, including an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games to add to a silver from Sydney in 2000. She was runner-up at the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open and reached seven other major semifinals, yet is often described as one of the most talented players never to win a Grand Slam tournament. She was part of the Russian team that won the 2005 Fed Cup and retired after the 2010 WTA Tour Championships.
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is a Russian former professional tennis player
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born 15 October 1981
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She was ranked world No. 3 in women's singles
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Dementieva won 16 WTA Tour-level singles titles
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Dementieva won 16 WTA Tour-level singles titles
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is a Russian former professional tennis player
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She was also the runner-up at the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open
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