Elena Dementieva

• Dementieva retires after defeat in Doha

  Two-time Grand Slam finalist Elena Dementieva retired after bowing out of the WTA Championships on Friday, admitting in a tear-filled ceremony it was hard to leave after 13 years on the tour.

• Dementieva wins 1st-round match at US Open

  Two-time major finalist Elena Dementieva made a successful return to Grand Slam tennis Monday, beating Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the US Open.

• Dementieva leads seeds into New Haven quarter-finals

  Top seed Marcos Baghdatis bounced back to beat Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Pilot Pen US Open hardcourt tune-up.

• Sharapova outlasts Dementieva at Bank of West

  Maria Sharapova outlasted fellow Russian Elena Dementieva, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, in a match that lasted 2 hours, 47 minutes in the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic on Friday.

• Schiavone in final as injured Dementieva quits

  Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to reach a Grand Slam final on Thursday when Russia's Elena Dementieva retired at the end of the first set of their Roland Garros semi-final.

• Dementieva reaches 2nd round at French Open

  Former runner-up Elena Dementieva of Russia has started her French Open campaign in ruthless fashion with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Croatia's Petra Martic.

• Dementieva beats Oudin to reach Paris final

  Top seed Elena Dementieva of Russia rallied to beat American teenager Melanie Oudin 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 and reach the final of the Open GDF Suez tournament for the second straight year on Saturday.

• Henin beats No. 5 Dementieva, reaches 3rd round

  Seven-time major winner Justine Henin has beaten No. 5-seeded Elena Dementieva 7-5, 7-6 (6) to advance to the third round of the Australian Open in her Grand Slam comeback.

• Dementieva beats Serena Williams in Sydney final

  Elena Dementieva of Russia scored a surprisingly comfortable 6-3, 6-2 victory over top-seeded Serena Williams in the Sydney International final.

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  Williams, Dementieva advance to Sydney final

  Top-ranked Serena Williams came from a set and 5-2 down to beat Avarane Rezai 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday and move into a Sydney International final against defending champion Elena Dementieva.

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  Serena reaches Doha semi-finals

  Serena Williams became the first player to clinch a spot in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Championships after beating Elena Dementieva.

• Russian front battles for Safina

  Dinara Safina found powerful allies in compatriots Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva on Monday as an imposing Russian front was launched in defence of the besieged world number one.

• Dementieva, Williams hail return of Clijsters, Henin

  Top women's tennis players on Sunday hailed the return of former number one players Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin but said their performances won't be influenced by the intensifying competition.Preparing for her appearance at the Pan Pacific Open tournament here, Elena Dementieva of Russia, the world number four, praised Clijsters' surprise victo...

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  Dementieva, Sharapova in all-Russian Toronto final

  Elena Dementieva reached the Rogers Cup final with a 7-6 (2), 6-1 win over Serena Williams on Saturday.