DEMENTIEVA BEATS CAPRIATI TO ADVANCE TO HER FIRST US OPEN WOMANS FINAL
Actor Joe Pesci was on hand to watch Jennifer Capriati's defeat in 3 sets to Elena Dementieva. Elena Dementieva (RUS) advances to her first womans final at the US Open in Flushing, New York on September 10, 2004. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo) .
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DOHA, Qatar, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Elena Dementieva, who was twice a major-tournament finalist and was ranked as high as No. 3 in the world, retired from competitive tennis Friday.
SYDNEY, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Serena Williams survived an upset bid Thursday to reach the championship match of the Medibank International Sydney.
MOSCOW, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Sixth-seeded Venus Williams was upset in a tight three-set match Tuesday in the first round of the $1.34 million Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow.
MOSCOW, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo of France was among Monday's first-round winners in the women's draw at the $1.34 million Kremlin Cup.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic regained the world No. 1 spot in women's tennis by winning her second tournament in as many weeks.
STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Wimbledon champion Venus Williams highlighted Tuesday's action at the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with an easy opening-round win.
STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko beat Greek Eleni Daniilidou 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 Monday at the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Dinara Safina, who last weekend won her fourth tournament of the year, moved to third Monday in the latest women's world tennis ratings.
TOKYO, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Fifth-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova and countrywoman Dinara Safina will meet in Sunday's tennis final at the $1.34 million Pan Pacific Open.
TOKYO, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva, two of the world's top four women tennis players, were defeated Friday at the $1.34 million Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
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