famous sport players: Elena Dementieva

Elena Dementieva (Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva) was born on the 15th of October, 1981 in Moscow, Russia. She is a world famous Russian female tennis star.

Since her childhood Dementieva had a passion for the game of tennis and was trained professionally. Her first major victory was when she was just 13 years old, in France (Les Petit As). Several years later, in 1998 she joined the women's world professional tennis circuit. Elena gained good results and faced great tennis stars as Lindsay Davenport , Justin Henin, Venus Williams, Serena Williams and Mary Pierce.
Elena Dementieva consistently ranks in the top ten women's tennis players in the world and has won more than $7 million dollars is prize money
Dementieva is an offensive baseline player with powerful groundstrokes off both sides and excellent defensive skills. Her preferred groundstroke is her forehand, which she hits hard and flat. In particular, her running forehand, which she rarely misses, is a key weapon for Dementieva when she is on the defensive. Dementieva is also known for her excellent athleticism and speed around the court. Dementieva makes few net approaches except to return drop shots or to take advantage of weak returns from her opponents, although since Wimbledon 2009 she has been more aggressive at times.

She has no particular favourite surface, as her playing ability allows her to adapt easily on each surface although her best results have tended to be on hard courts, and she looks less comfortable moving confidently on clay. While her heavy groundstroking baseline game would not seem to be that suited to grass, her athleticism and improved serve, in particular her slice serve, have led to two consecutive semi final appearances at Wimbledon.

Dementieva's serve has shown improvement since 2008, committing fewer double faults and occasionally managing aces. She is thought to be one of, if not the most talented player to have yet to win a Grand Slam in the tennis community.

my opinion

i really consider that elena dementieva is very beautiful and an excellent sportperson, she is named as best woman plae never to win a grand slam it is so admirable. for this fact she is an excellent example to follow if we want to be succesful and to make difference