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Elena Dementieva

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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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Birth Year
1981 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Titles
16 1
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Competition Category
Individual 1
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is a Russian former professional tennis player
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1. Elena Dementieva (Wikipedia)
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    born 15 October 1981
  • Lead, gender
    She was ranked world No. 3 in women's singles
  • Lead, singles
    Dementieva won 16 WTA Tour-level singles titles
  • Lead, career titles count
    Dementieva won 16 WTA Tour-level singles titles
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Russian former professional tennis player
  • Plays: Tennis, Lead, sport played
    professional tennis player
  • Competed In: French Open, Lead, French Open
    She was also the runner-up at the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open
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