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| Name: | ELENA DEMENTIEVA |
| Nationality: | Russia |
| Gender: | Female |
| Birthdate: | Not Available |
| Birthplace: | Moscow, Russia |
| Residence: | Moscow, Russia |
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| Play Style: | Right Handed |
| Raquet: | Yonex |
| Clothes by: | n/a |
| Shoes by: | Yonex |
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About:
Coached by Olga Morozova; baseline player who likes hard courts; best shot is her crosscourt forehand ... Supported by the Foundation for the Development of Tennis in Russia ... Father, Viatcheslav, is an electrical engineer; mother, Vera, is a teacher and travels with Elena on the Tour; has an older brother, Vsevolod, who is a university student ... Whole family plays tennis ... Enjoys playing chess and skiing ... Used to have a vast cactus collection in Moscow ... Loves animals and has a Yorkshire terrier named Patrick ... Graduated from a Special Language School (French) in 1998, and took English lessons several times a week in 2000 ... If she weren't a tennis player would possibly be a doctor (grandmother and uncle are doctors) ... Calls Melbourne "paradise on earth, with the nicest people" ... Most memorable experience was observing Australian animals in the wild ... Superstitious about having her mother tell her good luck before each match ... Tennis player most admired is Martina Hingis because she played smartly, like playing chess on court ... Goal is to get as close to the top as possible |
Highest Rank:
Career-High Singles No. 4 (October 25, 2004)
Career-High Doubles No. 5 (April 14, 2003)
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