About Elena Dementieva

Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva (born October 15, 1981, Moscow), better known as Elena Dementieva, is a professional tennis player from Russia.

Dementieva played and won her first international tournament, Les Petit As, in France at the age of 13. In 1997, she entered the WTA top 500.

She turned professional in 1998 and went on to enter the top 100 in 1999.

In 1999, she represented Russia in the Fed Cup final against the USA, scoring Russia's only point when she upset Venus Williams. 1999 was also the year in which she played her first Grand Slam main draws qualifying for Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon and getting a direct entry into the US Open. She managed to reach the second round at the Australian Open and Roland Garros, made a first round exit at Wimbledon, and managed to reach the third round of the US Open.