Elena Dementieva 2009
Elena Dementieva 2009
Elena Dementieva 2009
Elena Dementieva 2009
Elena Dementieva 2009
Elena Dementieva 2009
Elena Dementieva 2009Monday, August 29, 2011
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On Friday, October 29th, Elena Dementieva announced she was officially retiring from the game of tennis and the WTA. In a press conference she stated, “It’s the right time for me. I never wanted to wait until my ranking dropped and I wouldn’t be able to go into the main draw. I always wanted to leave this sport [tennis] with a passion for it. Tennis has been such a big part of my life and always will be. If I were a man, I would never stop playing. But at age 29, I have to think about something else. I’m ready for the big change in my life. Still, it’s a very tough decision to make. Very emotional. I made the decision in the beginning of this season, so it was very hard coming to tournaments knowing it was my last one. It was very emotional for me to play the whole year.”
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Elena Dementieva TennisSo she’s ready for big changes? What kind of changes is she talking about? Kids? A new career? Apparently she’s leaning towards have a family (kids) after retirement.
Dementieva plans on spending her sudden free time on studying – she’s been studying at one of the best universities in Moscow. She also says that she’ll be following the women’s tennis tour on TV, and hopes to congratulate the winners of the tournaments.
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Dementieva reflected on her tennis career and mentioned this about her best tennis moments, “There are a couple of weeks I will never forget, like the first tournament I won in Amelia Island. I was waiting for that moment for a long time. I beat four top 10 players. I beat Justine [Henin] in the semifinals, saving match point… and then Lindsay [Davenport] in the final. It was so exciting. For sure I’ll remember all the Olympics – my first Olympics in Sydney with a silver medal, disaster in Athens, and the gold medal in Beijing. I will never forget it. That was the best week of my career.”
We hear a lot about players retiring and quitting the sport, and funny enough, we hear them announcing their comebacks a couple of years later. Perhaps we’ll see Dementieva again in a few years? Or perhaps she will stay retired.
Dementieva finishes her tennis career ranked #9 in the world, 16 career singles titles, 6 doubles titles, and just over $14 million dollars in career prize money.
We wish Elena Dementieva the best in her retirement and we hope that you enjoy your time away from tennis.
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Elena Dementieva TennisSo she’s ready for big changes? What kind of changes is she talking about? Kids? A new career? Apparently she’s leaning towards have a family (kids) after retirement.Dementieva plans on spending her sudden free time on studying – she’s been studying at one of the best universities in Moscow. She also says that she’ll be following the women’s tennis tour on TV, and hopes to congratulate the winners of the tournaments.
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Elena Dementieva Tennis
Elena Dementieva TennisDementieva reflected on her tennis career and mentioned this about her best tennis moments, “There are a couple of weeks I will never forget, like the first tournament I won in Amelia Island. I was waiting for that moment for a long time. I beat four top 10 players. I beat Justine [Henin] in the semifinals, saving match point… and then Lindsay [Davenport] in the final. It was so exciting. For sure I’ll remember all the Olympics – my first Olympics in Sydney with a silver medal, disaster in Athens, and the gold medal in Beijing. I will never forget it. That was the best week of my career.”
We hear a lot about players retiring and quitting the sport, and funny enough, we hear them announcing their comebacks a couple of years later. Perhaps we’ll see Dementieva again in a few years? Or perhaps she will stay retired.
Dementieva finishes her tennis career ranked #9 in the world, 16 career singles titles, 6 doubles titles, and just over $14 million dollars in career prize money.
We wish Elena Dementieva the best in her retirement and we hope that you enjoy your time away from tennis.
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2003 - Made pro debut on ITF Circuit (played four events), also Tour debut (l. in Luxembourg qualifying).
2004 - Top 100 finish in first full season on the Tour, making the biggest ranking jump of any player in 2004 (608 spots); as world No.156 qualifier at Zürich (in third career main draw after Vienna, Birmingham earlier in season), upset No.29 Golovin 75 67(2) 76(3) in 1r (overcame 5-1 third-set deficit, 2mp), l. to V.Williams 76(11) 76(6) in 2r (held five set points in first set and three in second set tie-break); the next week, made Tour QF debut at Luxembourg (l. to Medina Garrigues), afterwards on November 1 made Top 100 debut (at No.96); started season winning first 21 matches and three titles, $10,000 ITF/Mallorca 2-ESP, $50,000 ITF/Gifu-JPN (as qualifier) and $50,000 ITF/Fukuoka-JPN (as qualifier); won two more $50,000 ITF Circuit titles (ITF/Fano-ITA, ITF/Batumi-GEO) just prior to qualifying for Zürich.
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Dinara Safina Height
Dinara Safina Height
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Dinara Safina Height
2004 - Top 100 finish in first full season on the Tour, making the biggest ranking jump of any player in 2004 (608 spots); as world No.156 qualifier at Zürich (in third career main draw after Vienna, Birmingham earlier in season), upset No.29 Golovin 75 67(2) 76(3) in 1r (overcame 5-1 third-set deficit, 2mp), l. to V.Williams 76(11) 76(6) in 2r (held five set points in first set and three in second set tie-break); the next week, made Tour QF debut at Luxembourg (l. to Medina Garrigues), afterwards on November 1 made Top 100 debut (at No.96); started season winning first 21 matches and three titles, $10,000 ITF/Mallorca 2-ESP, $50,000 ITF/Gifu-JPN (as qualifier) and $50,000 ITF/Fukuoka-JPN (as qualifier); won two more $50,000 ITF Circuit titles (ITF/Fano-ITA, ITF/Batumi-GEO) just prior to qualifying for Zürich.
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Dinara Safina HeightDinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina (Russian: Динара Михайловна Сафина), born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian Tartar professional tennis player. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1 and she is currently ranked World No. 63.
Safina was runner up in singles at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and the 2009 French Open, falling to Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, and Svetlana Kuznetsova. She has had success at Grand Slam events in women's doubles by winning the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
She is the younger sister of former World No. 1 men's player Marat Safin. She and her brother are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve #1 rankings.[1]
Playing Style
Dinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Safina MuslimSafina's game is built on her powerful groundstrokes which are hit heavy and deep. Her forehand is the side where she hits more winners. Her backhand hits accurately and can open up the court. She also produces a high number of unforced errors. For her height, her serve has been considered lacking in power and precision. It is inconsistent, thus delivering a high number of double faults. This is often attributed to an unusually high, and therefore inconsistent ball toss. Safina's best surface is clay, while grass courts are her weakest surface. Through the years, she has struggled with the mental aspect of tennis. Her groundstrokes often turn erratic when she struggles with her mental game.
[edit] Early life
Dinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Safina Muslim
Safina was born in Moscow, Russia to ethnic Tatar parents. Her mother, tennis coach Rauza Islanova, was her trainer when she was younger;[2][3] while her father is director of the Spartak tennis club in Moscow.[4] Her brother, Marat, is a former world No. 1 on the ATP Tour. Speaking of growing up in such a successful tennis family, Safina stated: "Being the little sister in such a big tennis family is not an easy situation. Maybe that's why it took me longer to develop. My father is very competitive, but my parents didn't put pressure on me. I wanted to find my identity. I wanted to be something by myself, like being a big player by myself. So at the beginning I was putting too much pressure on myself. But then gradually I found myself, and I learned how to do better with that situation."[5] At age 8, Safina and her family moved to Valencia, Spain and as a result Safina speaks fluent Spanish as well as Russian and English.[6]
Previously, Safina was coached by Glen Schaap,[7] former coach of Anna Chakvetadze and Nadia Petrova,[8] and Željko Krajan, who worked with her during her rise to No. 1 in 2009.[5] From May 2010, she has begun working with Gastón Etlis.[9]
Safina was runner up in singles at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and the 2009 French Open, falling to Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, and Svetlana Kuznetsova. She has had success at Grand Slam events in women's doubles by winning the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
She is the younger sister of former World No. 1 men's player Marat Safin. She and her brother are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve #1 rankings.[1]
Playing Style
Dinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Safina MuslimSafina's game is built on her powerful groundstrokes which are hit heavy and deep. Her forehand is the side where she hits more winners. Her backhand hits accurately and can open up the court. She also produces a high number of unforced errors. For her height, her serve has been considered lacking in power and precision. It is inconsistent, thus delivering a high number of double faults. This is often attributed to an unusually high, and therefore inconsistent ball toss. Safina's best surface is clay, while grass courts are her weakest surface. Through the years, she has struggled with the mental aspect of tennis. Her groundstrokes often turn erratic when she struggles with her mental game.[edit] Early life
Dinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Safina Muslim
Dinara Safina MuslimSafina was born in Moscow, Russia to ethnic Tatar parents. Her mother, tennis coach Rauza Islanova, was her trainer when she was younger;[2][3] while her father is director of the Spartak tennis club in Moscow.[4] Her brother, Marat, is a former world No. 1 on the ATP Tour. Speaking of growing up in such a successful tennis family, Safina stated: "Being the little sister in such a big tennis family is not an easy situation. Maybe that's why it took me longer to develop. My father is very competitive, but my parents didn't put pressure on me. I wanted to find my identity. I wanted to be something by myself, like being a big player by myself. So at the beginning I was putting too much pressure on myself. But then gradually I found myself, and I learned how to do better with that situation."[5] At age 8, Safina and her family moved to Valencia, Spain and as a result Safina speaks fluent Spanish as well as Russian and English.[6]
Previously, Safina was coached by Glen Schaap,[7] former coach of Anna Chakvetadze and Nadia Petrova,[8] and Željko Krajan, who worked with her during her rise to No. 1 in 2009.[5] From May 2010, she has begun working with Gastón Etlis.[9]
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