ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 6 (UPI) -- Dinara Safina, despite a semifinal defeat at Wimbledon, remains the top-ranked player in women's tennis.
MELBOURNE, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A little shade seemed to help Serena Williams rally to a quarterfinal win in the 2009 Australian Open Wednesday and Elena Dementieva also reached the semis.
SYDNEY, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Russians Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina will clash for the championship of the $600,000 Medibank International in Sydney.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Russians Elena Dementieva and Elena Vesnina won their semifinal matches Friday and advanced to the finals of the $220,000 ASB Classic in New Zealand.
DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Russia's Vera Zvonareva defeated world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in the Sony Ericcson Championships Friday in Qatar, rallying for a three-set victory.
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Second seed Jelena Jankovic and fifth seed Elena Dementieva will meet in the semifinals at the U.S. Open after both posted victories Tuesday.
LONDON, July 3 (UPI) -- Reigning champion Venus Williams beat Russia's Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) in one women's semifinal Thursday at the Wimbledon tennis championships.
STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Serena Williams won and Russian Elena Dementieva beat former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo Tuesday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
CARSON, Calif., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva beat No. 16 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia Sunday to win the J.P. Morgan Chase Open in Carson, Calif.
CARSON, Calif., July 25 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Serena Williams defeated fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) in semifinal action Saturday at the JPMorgan Chase Open in Cason, Calif.
