Elena Dementieva Tennis player

Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva (born 15 October 1981) is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 3, which was accomplished on 6 April 2009. She announced her retirement on 29 October 2010, after her final match at the 2010 WTA Tour Championships. Dementieva ended her career ranked World No. 9.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Dementieva Elena
Birth date	October 15, 1981
Birth place	Kremlin Cup , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Residence	Monaco , Monte Carlo
Height (meters)	1.8
Weight (Kilograms)	64.0