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{{Infobox tunnel
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{{Infobox Tennis player
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|playername= Elena Dementieva
|caption = The Eastern portal of the Saltash Tunnel.
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|nickname= Lena, Demi, El
|location = Before the [[Tamar Bridge]], [[Saltash]], [[Cornwall]], [[UK]]
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|residence= [[Monte Carlo, Monaco]]
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|open = [[1988]]
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|owner = [[Highways Agency]]
|careerprizemoney= [[US$]]10,204,841
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|singlestitles= 10 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]], 3 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] titles
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[[Image:Saltash Tunnel West portal.jpg|thumb|The Western portal]]
|highestdoublesranking= No. 5 (14 April 2003)
The '''Saltash Tunnel''' is a road tunnel on the [[A38 road|A38]] at [[Saltash]] in [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom|UK]].
|updated= 6 October 2008
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Opened in 1988, it is the only 3-lane road tunnel in Europe.<ref>[http://www.fsdl.co.uk/user_files/images/bodyText_images/SALTASH.pdf FDSL renovation project entry]</ref> The central lane operates as a [[reversible lane]] to cope with holiday traffic and the speed limit is 30mph.<ref>[http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/dcsc/news/archive/News090303.htm Devon and Cornwall Safety Camera Partnership news article]</ref> The tunnel is used by more than 38,000 motorists per day and is 410m long.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/6161190.stm BBC news article on tunnel]</ref> It was designed by [[Mott, Hay and Anderson]], built by [[Balfour Beatty]], and has a design life of at least 100 years.<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030617/debtext/30617-40.htm#30617-40_spmin0 Hansard text of tunnel debate]</ref>
'''Elena Dementieva''' ({{ru-name-audio|Елена Вячеславовна Дементьева|Elena Vâčeslavovna Dement′eva|Elena_dementieva.ogg}}; {{IPA-ru|dʲɪˈmʲentjɪvə}}; (born [[15 October]] [[1981]], [[Moscow]]), is a professional tennis player from Russia who has won two [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medals in singles, including the gold medal at the [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics in Beijing]]. As of 6 October 2008, she is ranked World No. 4. She has a relationship with ice hockey star [[Maxim Afinogenov]] from the [[Buffalo Sabres]].


==Personal life==
==Construction==
During construction of the tunnel a problem was encountered with flooding due to the [[aquifer|saturation]] of the surrounding rocks. The resultant flow of water was channeled through the tunnel, hidden by a decorative cladding. Within a few months this cladding had begun to crack and water entered the part of the tunnel reserved for traffic; although no structural problems were found the water staining on the cladding gave the impression of a poorly built tunnel.<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030617/debtext/30617-39.htm Hansard record of parliamentary debate]</ref> This was commented upon in parliament by the local MP, [[Colin Breed]], and a £7.4 million renovation project was contracted to [[Skanska]] to provide for a new tunnel lining and improvements to the electric system.<ref>[http://www.skanska.co.uk/files/STL/Saltash_Tunnel.pdf Skanska renovation project entry]</ref>


==See also==
Dementieva was born in Moscow to Viatcheslav, an electrical engineer, and Vera, a teacher, both recreational tennis players. She is of [[Russians|Russian]], [[Ukranians|Ukranian]],[[Kazakhs|Kazakstani]] and [[Tatar]] Descent.
*[[List of tunnels in the United Kingdom]]
She was rejected by [[Dynamo Sports Club]] and the [[Central Red Army Tennis Club]] at the age of 7 before enrolling at [[Spartak Tennis Club]] where she was coached for 3 years by [[Rauza Islanova]], the mother of [[Marat Safin]] and [[Dinara Safina]]. She then moved to the Central Red Army Club with Sergei Pashkov when she was 11. She is now coached by her mother Vera and her older brother Vsevolod. She has homes in [[Monte Carlo, Monaco|Monaco]], [[Moscow, Russia|Moscow]] and [[Boca Raton, Florida]], and enjoys [[snowboarding]], [[baseball]], reading and traveling. <ref>[http://eng.dementieva.ru/about/biography/ Autobiographical profile at Elena Dementieva Official Site]</ref> <ref>[http://eng.dementieva.ru/news/jankovic_eng.html Tournament notes at Elena Dementieva Official Site]</ref>

==Tennis career==
Dementieva played and won her first international tournament, [[Les Petit As]], in France at the age of 13. In 1997, she entered the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] top 500. She turned professional in 1998 and entered the top 100 in 1999.

===1999–2002===

In 1999, Dementieva represented Russia in the [[Fed Cup]] final against the United States, scoring Russia's only point when she upset [[Venus Williams]] 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(5), recovering from a 4–1 third set deficit. She played her first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] main draws, qualifying for the [[Australian Open]], [[French Open]], and [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] and receiving a direct entry into the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]]. She reached the second round at the Australian Open and French Open, made a first round exit at Wimbledon, and reached the third round of the US Open. In 2000, she entered the top 20 by winning more than 40 singles matches for the second straight year and earned more than U.S. $600,000. She became the first woman from Russia to reach the US Open semifinals, where she lost to [[Lindsay Davenport]]. At the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney, Australia, Dementieva won the silver medal, losing to Venus Williams in the gold medal match 6–2, 6–4. In 2000, Dementieva was named the WTA tour's Most Improved Player.

2001 was the second straight year in which Dementieva finished in the WTA's top 20. During the year, she became the top ranked Russian player, a position previously held by [[Anna Kournikova]] since December 1997. Dementieva, however, suffered a shoulder injury in Australia. To keep playing matches, she altered her serve, adding slice and changing her motion. After her shoulder healed, her service motion stayed the same, and many consider it the worst serve among the top players.{{Fact|date=October 2008}} She has double faulted as many as 19 times in a match and hit 50 mph first and second serves. Where the ball toss should be in the "1 o'clock position" (if a clock was placed above the server's head, the ball should be tossed where 1 o'clock was) she was tossing them at 2 o'clock.{{Fact|date=October 2008}} In 2002, Dementieva and her partner [[Janette Husarova]] of [[Slovakia]] reached the final of the US Open and won the year-ending [[WTA Tour Championships]]. In singles, Dementieva defeated a top ranked player for the first time, beating world No. 1 [[Martina Hingis]] 6–2, 6–2 in a quarterfinal in Moscow. Dementieva reached the final of that tournament, losing to [[Jelena Dokic]].

[[Image:Elena119.jpg|220px|thumb|Right|Dementieva at the Canadian Open in 2002.]]

===2003===

Dementieva played the most tournaments among year-end top ten players (27) and won [[US$]]869,740 in prize money. At the [[Bausch & Lomb Championships]] in [[Amelia Island, Florida]], she won her first [[WTA Tour]] title, defeating [[Amanda Coetzer]], World No. 9 [[Daniela Hantuchova]], World No. 4 [[Justine Henin]], and World No. 5 [[Lindsay Davenport]]. Dementieva was the lowest seed (tenth) to win the tournament in its 24-year history.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} She also won back-to-back titles in [[Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic|Bali]] and Shanghai, defeating [[Chanda Rubin]] in both finals. Dementieva finished the year in the top 10 for the first time (World No. 8). In addition, she reached the semifinals of the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] doubles with compatriot [[Lina Krasnoroutskaya]], beating the [[Venus Williams|Venus]] and [[Serena Williams]] team along the way.

===2004===
Dementieva's breakthrough year was 2004. In [[Miami Masters|Miami]], she defeated [[Venus Williams]] in the quarterfinals and [[Nadia Petrova]] in the semifinals. Dementieva then lost to the top seeded and two-time defending champion [[Serena Williams]] 6–1, 6–1. On 5 April, she reached her highest singles ranking at sixth in the world. With fifth ranked [[Anastasia Myskina]] and ninth ranked Petrova, it was the first time that three Russians appeared in the [[Women's Tennis Association]] top 10 simultaneously.

In May at the [[French Open]], Dementieva reached her first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] final, defeating former top ranked [[Lindsay Davenport]] in the fourth round, [[Amelie Mauresmo]] in the quarterfinals, and [[Paola Suarez]] in the semifinals, all in straight sets. Dementieva lost to compatriot Myskina in the first all-Russian Grand Slam final. (The last female Russian Grand Slam finalist was Dementieva's coach at the time, [[Olga Morozova]], at 1974's French Open and [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]].)

Later that year at the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]], after a first round loss at Wimbledon to [[Sandra Kleinova]], Dementieva reached her second Grand Slam final, defeating Mauresmo and [[Jennifer Capriati]] en route. Countrywoman [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] defeated Dementieva in straight sets in the final, becoming the third consecutive Russian Grand Slam winner. Following the US Open, Dementieva won her first title in [[Gaz de France Stars|Hasselt]] and reached the [[Kremlin Cup|Moscow]] finals for the second time, losing to Myskina.

===2005===

In 2005, Dementieva reached six semifinals, the most important being at the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]]. She also reached the final in [[Family Circle Cup|Charleston]], losing to [[Justine Henin]], and Philadelphia, losing to [[Amelie Mauresmo]] despite serving for the match at 5–4 in the third set. In the quarterfinals of the US Open, Dementieva defeated top ranked [[Lindsay Davenport]] 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(6) for her second victory over a current No. 1 player. In the semifinals, she lost to [[Mary Pierce]] 3–6, 6–2, 6–2. The momentum of the match with Pierce changed in Pierce's favor when, with Dementieva up a set, Pierce received 12 minutes of on-court medical treatment. Partnering [[Flavia Pennetta]] of Italy, Dementieva reached her second doubles final at the US Open.

Following the US Open, Dementieva helped Russia repeat as [[Fed Cup]] champions, beating France 3–2 in the final. All three points came from Dementieva, as she avenged her loss to Pierce at the US Open, beat Mauresmo, and then won the deciding doubles match with partner [[Dinara Safina]]. At the [[WTA Tour Championships]], Dementieva lost all three round robin matches against Mauresmo, Pierce, and [[Kim Clijsters]] with the same score each time: 6–2, 6–3.

===2006===
[[Image:Elena dementieva 1.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Dementieva playing the first round of the [[2006 U.S. Open (tennis)|2006 US Open]]]]
After losing to [[Kim Clijsters]] in an exhibition in Hong Kong, she lost in the first round of the [[Australian Open]] to [[Julia Schruff]]. But immediately following that tournament, Dementieva won her first Tier I event, the [[Toray Pan Pacific Open]] in Tokyo. On the run to the title, she defeated [[Katarina Srebotnik]], [[Nicole Vaidisova]], and [[Anastasia Myskina]], all in three sets. She then defeated the resurgent [[Martina Hingis]], with Hingis saying after the match, "If she played like that all the time, she'd win Grand Slams." At the [[Pacific Life Open]], despite double faulting 79 times in six matches, Dementieva reached the final. She defeated rising stars [[Sania Mirza]], [[Ana Ivanovic]], and [[Na Li]] along the way. Dementieva then upset [[Justine Henin]] in a semifinal 2–6, 7–5, 7–5. The victory was her fourth three set match of the tournament, and fatigue contributed to her 6–1, 6–2 loss to [[Maria Sharapova]] in the final.

On grass, Dementieva reached the [[Ordina Open|s'Hertogenbosch]] semifinals, losing to [[Michaella Krajicek]] despite holding a match point, and the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] quarterfinals. At Wimbledon, Dementieva lost to fourth seeded Sharapova 6–1, 6–4. In August, Dementieva won the tournament in [[JPMorgan Chase Open|Los Angeles]] by defeating [[Jelena Jankovic]] in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–4. En route to her sixth career title, she defeated everyone who had beaten (or, in the case of the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]], would beat) her at the 2006 Grand Slam tournaments&mdash;Schruff in the second round, Peer in the third round, Sharapova in a semifinal (for the first time since 2003), and Jankovic in the final.

At the [[2006 U.S. Open (tennis)|2006 US Open]], Dementieva reached the quarterfinals for the fourth time, losing to Jankovic 6–2, 6–1. The three games she won were all breaks of serve. Dementieva remarked afterwards, "Yeah, it is disappointing, you know. I'm getting older, and I haven't won a Grand Slam, so that's really what I'm thinking about all the time. I feel like I was in a good shape here. That's why it's sad." [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interviews/2006-09-05/200609051157491850390.html]. She relinquished to Sharapova, who won the tournament, the distinction of being the Russian player to have won the most career prize money. Dementieva qualified for the year-ending [[WTA Tour Championships]] for the seventh straight time, the only active player to do so. She lost to all three players in her round robin group: Sharapova 6–1, 6-4; [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] 7–5, 6-3; and Clijsters 6–4, 6–0. Her career win-loss record at this tournament fell to 3-14. She had lost her last nine matches played there.

===2007===

Dementieva won two titles, reached three semifinals and five quarterfinals, and reached the fourth round at the [[Australian Open]]. After her first semifinal of the year at the [[Tier I]] [[Toray Pan Pacific Open]] in Tokyo, Dementieva suffered a rib fracture in [[Proximus Diamond Games|Antwerp]] and was off the tour for nine weeks, leaving the top 10 in April for the first time in nearly four years. Dementieva won her fourth event back on tour at the Tier III event in [[Istanbul Cup|Istanbul]], her first career singles title on red clay. She was upset in the third round of the [[French Open]] by [[Marion Bartoli]] the following week. Three weeks later, she lost to Bartoli again in the quarterfinals of the tournament in [[International Women's Open|Eastbourne, United Kingdom]] 6–1, 6–0. She lost in the third round of [[Wimbledon]] to [[Tamira Paszek]] 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. During the North American summer [[hard court]] season, she reached the semifinals of the tournaments in [[Acura Classic|San Diego]] and [[Pilot Pen Tennis|New Haven, Connecticut]] and the quarterfinals of the tournament in [[East West Bank Classic|Los Angeles]] but lost early at the Tier I [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Rogers Cup]] in Toronto and at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. By the end of the summer, Dementieva had fallen to World No. 20, her lowest ranking since 2002.

In the fall, Dementieva reached two successive quarterfinals in [[China Open (tennis)|Beijing]] and [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]]. At the latter event, Dementieva defeated [[Amelie Mauresmo]] and [[Daniela Hantuchova]] before losing to World No. 1 [[Justine Henin]] in the quarterfinals. In the final of the Tier I [[Kremlin Cup]] in Moscow, Dementieva defeated [[Serena Williams]] for the first time in her career. Winning the title in Moscow returned Dementieva to the top 10 at World No. 10 for one week. Her first round loss at the [[Zurich Open]] the following week, however, caused her ranking to fall to World No. 11. 2007 was the first year since 2002 that Dementieva did not finish the year in the top 10, and did not secure a spot at the year-end [[Sony Ericsson Championships]].

===2008===
[[Image:Elena Dementieva.JPG|thumb|right|252px|Elena Dementieva at 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open]]

At the [[Medibank International]] tournament in Sydney, Dementieva lost in the first round to [[Sofia Arvidsson]] 6–1, 7–5. Dementieva then reached the fourth round of the [[Australian Open]] in [[Melbourne]] before losing to eventual champion [[Maria Sharapova]] 6–2, 6–0. Dementieva then travelled to Paris for the Tier II [[Open Gaz de France]] indoor tournament. She reached the semifinals before succumbing to seventh-seeded [[Agnes Szavay]] from [[Hungary]] 6–3, 1–6, 7–5. Dementieva then won the Tier II, [[US$]]1.5 million [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships]], defeating second-seeded compatriot [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] in the final. This was Dementieva's fourth career Tier II tournament title but her first since 2006. Along the way, she defeated [[Patty Schnyder]], [[Alona Bondarenko]], World No. 2 [[Ana Ivanovic]], and [[Francesca Schiavone]] (who defeated World No. 1 and defending champion [[Justine Henin]] in the quarterfinals).

At the [[Tier I]] [[Sony Ericsson Open]] in [[Key Biscayne, Florida]], Dementieva lost in the quarterfinals to [[Jelena Jankovic]]. This performance caused her ranking to rise to World No. 8. At the Tier I [[Family Circle Cup]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], Dementieva lost in the semifinals to compatriot [[Vera Zvonareva]] dropping her ranking to World No. 9. Dementieva was the seventh-seeded player at the Tier I [[Qatar Telecom German Open]] in Berlin but reached the final, where she lost to thirteenth-seeded [[Dinara Safina]]. Dementieva defeated fourth-seeded Jankovic in the quarterfinals and second-seeded Ivanovic in the semifinals. Dementieva's win over Ivanovic was her fourth in four career matches with Ivanovic.

Her next tournament was the [[Istanbul Cup]] in [[Istanbul, Turkey]] where Dementieva was the top seed and defending champion. She reached the final but was unsuccessful in her attempt to win a singles title at the same tournament in consecutive years, which would have been a career first. [[Agnieszka Radwanska]] of Poland defeated Dementieva in the final. At the [[French Open]], Dementieva defeated eleventh-seeded Zvonareva in the fourth round 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 but lost her quarterfinal match against Safina 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–0 after Dementieva had a match point while leading 5–2 in the second set. Dementieva became the World No. 5 player on 9 June 2008.

At the [[grass court]] [[Ordina Open]] in [['s-Hertogenbosch]], Netherlands, Dementieva was the top-seeded player but lost in the semifinals to Safina 6–3, 6–2. Dementieva was seeded fifth at the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]. In the second round, she trailed [[Timea Bacsinszky]] 3–0 in the third set before winning the last six games of the match. In the fourth round, she defeated Israel's [[Shahar Peer]] to become the highest seeded woman left in the draw after the early round defeats of first seeded Ivanovic, second seeded Jankovic, third seeded Sharapova, and fourth seeded Kuznetsova. In the quarterfinals, Dementieva held on to defeat Russian compatriot [[Nadia Petrova]] 6–1, 6–7, 6–3 after Dementieva failed to hold serve while serving for the match in the second set at 5–1 and 5–3. In her first Wimbledon semifinal and her first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] semifinal since the [[2005 U.S. Open (tennis)|2005 US Open]], Dementieva lost to eventual champion [[Venus Williams]] 6–1, 7–6(3).

[[Image:Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Elena Dementieva and [[Dinara Safina]] shaking hands after the final of 2008 [[Qatar Telecom German Open]]]]
Dementieva played three [[hard court]] tournaments during the summer and was seeded fifth at all three. She began her summer season by losing to [[Dominika Cibulkova]] 6–4, 6–2 in the second round of the Tier I [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Rogers Cup]] in [[Montreal]]. At the [[Beijing Olympics]], Dementieva was down a set and a break before defeating fourth-seeded [[Serena Williams]] in the quarterfinals 3–6, 6–4, 6–3. She then defeated compatriot Zvonareva in the semifinals and Safina in the three set final to win the gold medal. At the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Dementieva was one of six players with the opportunity to be ranked World No. 1 upon completion of the tournament. Dementieva defeated Schnyder in the quarterfinals but lost to Jankovic in the semifinals 6–4, 6–4. Dementieva was up a break in each set but committed 42 unforced errors and lost each of her last five service games. Nevertheless, her ranking improved to World No. 4 for the first time since 2004.

At the Tier I [[Toray Pan Pacific Open]] in Tokyo, Dementieva was seeded third and qualified for the year-ending [[Sony Ericsson Championships]] with a second-round victory against [[Alizé Cornet]]. However, she was upset in the quarterfinals by [[Katarina Srebotnik]]. At the Tier II [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] in [[Stuttgart]], Dementieva was seeded fourth. She easily won her first match by defeating [[Sybille Bammer]] 6-1, 6-4, but was upset in the quarterfinals by [[Victoria Azarenka]] 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-1. Defending her title at the [[Kremlin Cup]] in [[Moscow]] which is a '''Tier I''' Event, Dementieva was seeded third. As a top Seed, Elena received a bye in the first round. She defeated [[Katarina Srebotnik]] of [[Slovenia]] in the Second Round and [[Nadia Petrova]] of [[Russia]] in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals she faced [[Jelena Jankovic]]. She won the first set easily 6-0 but only managed to win one game after that, losing the match 0-6, 6-1, 6-0. She committed 31 unforced errors in the second and third set.

==Playing style==

Dementieva is a fast, powerful and aggressive baseliner known for her outstanding offensive and defensive abilities off the ground. Her forehand in particular is a fearsome weapon due to the power and placement of the shot and her ability to hit extremely flat. Her movement and court coverage is a particular strength. However, her serve is very inconsistent and considered one of the worst on the [[WTA Tour]], especially in tight situations. However, 2008 has seen more consistency on the serve and fewer double faults that has coincided with her rise in the rankings. She is one of the best fighters on the tour and is considered to be mentally tough, however she can also squander her chances in matches, especially when in a dominating position.

Also, Dementieva is a good doubles player. She had a partnership with [[Janette Husarova]] in 2002 season whom she won her doubles title in the season-ending championship with. Recently Dementieva focus on her singles match. Last few players who had longer partnership with Dementieva are Japanese [[Ai Sugiyama]] and Italian [[Flavia Pennetta]].

==Grand Slam singles finals==
===Runner-ups (2)===

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|-
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|width="175"|'''Championship
|width="175"|'''Opponent in Final
|width="100"|'''Score in Final
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| 2004 || [[French Open]] || {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Anastasia Myskina]] || 6–1, 6–2
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| 2004 || [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]] || {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] || 6–3, 7–5
|}

==WTA Tour finals==
===Singles (23)===
====Wins (10)====

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| valign=top width=33% align=left |
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''Legend'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| Grand Slam (0)
|- bgcolor="#FF6666"
| WTA Championships (0)
|- bgcolor="gold"
| Olympic Gold (1)
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| Tier I (2)
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| Tier II (4)
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| Tier III (3)
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
| Tier IV (0)
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| valign=top width=33% align=left |
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''Titles by Surface'''
|-
| Hard (6)
|-
| Grass (0)
|-
| Clay (2)
|-
| Carpet (2)
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|}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''No.'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Tournament'''
|'''Surface'''
|'''Opponent in Final'''
|'''Score in Final'''
|- bgcolor= "#ccccff"
| 1.
| 14 April 2003
| [[Bausch & Lomb Championships|Amelia Island, Florida]], [[U.S.A]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]
| 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
|- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC"
| 2.
| 8 September 2003
| [[Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic|Bali, Indonesia]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chanda Rubin]]
| 6–2, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 3.
| 15 September 2003
| [[Shanghai, China]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin
| 6–3, 7–6(6)
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 4.
| 27 September 2004
| [[Gaz de France Stars|Hasselt]], Belgium
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Bovina]]
| 0–6, 6–0, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5.
| 5 February 2006
| [[Toray Pan Pacific Open|Tokyo, Japan]]
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]]
| 6–2, 6–0
|- bgcolor= "#ccccff"
| 6.
| 13 August 2006
| [[East West Bank Classic|Los Angeles, California, U.S.A]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Jankovic]]
| 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 7.
| 26 May 2007
| [[Istanbul Cup|Istanbul, Turkey]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Aravane Rezai]]
| 7–6(5), 3–0 retired
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 8.
| 14 October 2007
| [[Kremlin Cup|Moscow, Russia]]
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]
| 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 9.
| 1 March 2008
| [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai, United Arab Emirates]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
|- bgcolor="gold"
| 10.
| 17 August 2008
| [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics, Beijing, China]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]]
| 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
|}

====Runner-ups (13)====

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''Legend'''
|- bgcolor="Silver"
| Olympic Silver (1)
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| Grand Slam (2)
|- bgcolor="#FF6666"
| WTA Championships (0)
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| Tier I (6)
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| Tier II (1)
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| Tier III (2)
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
| Tier IV (0)
|}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''No.'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Tournament'''
|'''Surface'''
|'''Opponent in Final'''
|'''Score in Final'''
|- bgcolor="Silver"
| 1.
| 1 October 2000
| [[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], [[Sydney, Australia]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2.
| 4 March 2001
| [[Acapulco, Mexico]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Amanda Coetzer]]
| 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3.
| 7 October 2001
| [[Moscow, Russia]]
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|SCG}} [[Jelena Dokic]]
| 6–3, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 4.
| 22 June 2002
| [['s-Hertogenbosch]], Netherlands
| Grass
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Eleni Daniilidou]]
| 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5.
| 4 April 2004
| [[Miami, Florida]], [[U.S]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]
| 6–1, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| 6.
| 3 June 2004
| [[French Open]], Paris
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Myskina]]
| 6–1, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| 7.
| 11 September 2004
| [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]], New York City
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]
| 6–3, 7–5
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 8.
| 17 October 2004
| [[Moscow, Russia]]
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Myskina
| 7–5, 6–0
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 9.
| 17 April 2005
| [[Charleston, South Carolina]], U.S
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]]
| 7–5, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 10.
| 6 November 2005
| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amelie Mauresmo]]
| 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 11.
| 18 March 2006
| [[Indian Wells, California]], U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]]
| 6–1, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 12.
| 11 May 2008
| [[Berlin, Germany]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]]
| 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 13.
| 19 May 2008
| [[Istanbul, Turkey]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwanska]]
| 6–3, 6–2
|}

===Doubles (13)===
====Wins (6)====
{| width=68%
| valign=top width=33% align=left |
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''Legend'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| Grand Slam (0)
|- bgcolor="#FF6666"
| WTA Championships (1)
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| Tier I (2)
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| Tier II (2)
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| Tier III (1)
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
| Tier IV (0)
|}
| valign=top width=33% align=left |
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''Titles by Surface'''
|-
| Hard (2)
|-
| Grass (1)
|-
| Clay (1)
|-
| Carpet (2)
|}
|}

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''No.'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Tournament'''
|'''Surface'''
|'''Partner'''
|'''Opponents in Final'''
|'''Score in Final'''
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1.
| 12 May 2002
| [[Qatar Telecom German Open]], Berlin
| Clay
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Janette Husarova]]
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Daniela Hantuchova]] &<br> {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Arantxa Sanchez Vicario]]
| 0–6, 7–6(3), 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 2.
| 4 August 2002
| [[Acura Classic]], [[San Diego, California]], U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Janette Husarova
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Daniela Hantuchova &<br> {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Ai Sugiyama]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3.
| 6 October 2002
| [[Kremlin Cup]], [[Moscow, Russia]]
| Carpet
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Janette Husarova
| {{flagicon|SCG}} [[Jelena Dokic]] &<br> {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Nadia Petrova]]
| 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7)
|- bgcolor="#FF6666"
| 4.
| 11 November 2002
| [[WTA Tour Championships|Home Depot Championships]], Los Angeles
| Carpet
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Janette Husarova
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] &<br> {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]]
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 5.
| 21 June 2003
| [[Ordina Open]], [['s-Hertogenbosch]], [[Netherlands]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Lina Krasnoroutskaya]]
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Nadia Petrova &<br> {{flagicon|France}} [[Mary Pierce]]
| 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 6.
| 14 August 2005
| [[JPMorgan Chase Open]], Los Angeles
| Hard
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Flavia Pennetta]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bethanie Mattek]] &<br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Angela Haynes]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|}

====Runner-ups (7)====
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|'''Legend'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| Grand Slam (2)
|- bgcolor="#FF6666"
| WTA Championships (0)
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| Tier I (3)
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| Tier II (2)
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| Tier III (0)
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
| Tier IV (0)
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
| '''No.'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Tournament'''
| '''Surface'''
| '''Partner'''
| '''Opponents in Final'''
| '''Score in Final'''
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1.
| 1 October 2001
| [[Kremlin Cup]], [[Moscow, Russia]]
| Carpet
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Lina Krasnoroutskaya]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anna Kournikova]] &<br> {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]]
| 7–6(1), 6–3
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 2.
| 4 February 2002
| [[Open Gaz de France]], Paris
| Carpet
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Janette Husarova]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Dechy]] &<br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Meilen Tu]]
| walkover
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3.
| 4 March 2002
| [[Pacific Life Open]], [[Indian Wells, California]], U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husarova
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] &<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]]
| 7–5, 6–0
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| 4.
| 26 August 2002
| [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husarova
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Virginia Ruano Pascual]] &<br> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Paola Suarez]]
| 6–2, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 5.
| 10 January 2005
| [[Medibank International]], [[Sydney, Australia]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Sugiyama]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bryanne Stewart]] &<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]
| walkover
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| 6.
| 29 August 2005
| US Open
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Flavia Pennetta]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond &<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur
| 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 7.
| 8 May 2006
| [[Qatar Telecom German Open]], Berlin
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yan Zi]] &<br> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Jie]]
| 6–2, 6–3
|}

==Singles performance timeline==
''To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or when the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the [[Kremlin Cup]] in Russia, the tournament will end on 12 October 2008.''
<!--if you can't understand the italicized note, it just means WAIT until she exits in the tournament, either with a win or a loss so an editor can do it in just one go. and in updating numbers, include the update of tournaments played, finals reached and won, surface win-loss, overall win-loss, and these numbers in the career column, as well as the win-loss in the footnote. -->
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Tournament !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! Career SR !! Career Win-Loss
|-
| colspan="17" | '''Grand Slam Tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Australian Open]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Australian Open - Women's Singles|2R]]<sup>1</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Australian Open - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Australian Open - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Australian Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 Australian Open - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Australian Open - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Australian Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Australian Open - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Australian Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Australian Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 10
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|20–10
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[French Open]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 French Open - Women's Singles|2R]]<sup>2</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 French Open - Women's Singles|2R]]<sup>3</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 French Open - Women's Singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 French Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 French Open - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[2004 French Open - Women's Singles|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 French Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 French Open - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 French Open - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2008 French Open - Women's Singles|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 10
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|25–10
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|1R]]<sup>4</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2006 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 10
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|24–11
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#f0f8ff;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2000 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[2004 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|F]]<sup>5</sup>
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2005 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2006 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2008 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 11
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|35–11
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|SR
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 0
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 0
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 0
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 1
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 41
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|N/A
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Win-Loss
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|11–6
|align="center"|8–3
|align="center"|8–4
|align="center"|10–4
|align="center"|6–4
|align="center"|11–4
|align="center"|14–4
|align="center"|10–4
|align="center"|9–4
|align="center"|17–4
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|104–42
|-
| colspan="17" | '''Olympic Games'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center"|A
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Held
|align="center" bgcolor="D8BFD8"|[[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's Singles|F]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Held
|align="center" bgcolor="00ff00"|'''[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's Singles|W]]'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''1 / 3
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|11–2
|-
| colspan="17" | '''Year-End Championship'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[WTA Tour Championships]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2000 WTA Tour Championships|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 WTA Tour Championships|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 WTA Tour Championships|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 WTA Tour Championships|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 WTA Tour Championships|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 WTA Tour Championships|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 WTA Tour Championships|RR]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 7
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|3–14
|-
| colspan="17" | '''Current WTA Tier I tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Qatar Total Open|Doha]]
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Held
|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Tier I
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 0
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0–0
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells]]
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not<br>Tier I
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 6
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|20–6
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Sony Ericsson Open|Key Biscayne, Florida]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|LQ<sup>6</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 9
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|24–9
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Family Circle Cup|Charleston]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 6
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|13–6
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Qatar Telecom German Open|Berlin]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|LQ<sup>6</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 8
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|12–8
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R<sup>7</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 7
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|8–7
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Montreal / Toronto]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|LQ<sup>6</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 8
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|7–8
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Toray Pan Pacific Open|Tokyo]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''1 / 7
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|11–6
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Kremlin Cup|Moscow]]
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not<br>Held
|align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not<br>Tier I
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R<sup>1</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R<sup>1</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R<sup>1</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''1 / 12
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|33–11
|-
| colspan="17" | '''Former WTA Tier I tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Acura Classic|San Diego]]
|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Tier I
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not<br>Held
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|9–4
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Zürich Open|Zürich]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R<sup>1</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not<br>Tier I
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 9
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|8–9
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Advanta Championships Philadelphia|Philadelphia]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Tier I
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 0
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0–0
|-
| colspan="17" | '''Career Statistics'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Tournaments played
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|27
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|235
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Finals reached
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|26
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Tournaments Won
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|13
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Hardcourt Win-Loss
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|6–1
|align="center"|5–0
|align="center"|9–5
|align="center"|19–9
|align="center"|25–11
|align="center"|17–12
|align="center"|13–11
|align="center"|24–13
|align="center"|26–14
|align="center"|27–14
|align="center"|21–11
|align="center"|19–10
|align="center"|23–6
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|N/A
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|235–118
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Clay Win-Loss
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|6–3
|align="center"|10–5
|align="center"|13–7
|align="center"|8–4
|align="center"|8–4
|align="center"|11–8
|align="center"|10–6
|align="center"|8–5
|align="center"|12–4
|align="center"|9–5
|align="center"|12–4
|align="center"|11–3
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|N/A
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|118–59
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| Grass Win-Loss
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|2–2
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|2–2
|align="center"|7–2
|align="center"|7–3
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|3–2
|align="center"|6–2
|align="center"|3–2
|align="center"|7–2
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|N/A
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|37–19
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Carpet Win-Loss
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|3–1
|align="center"|8–1
|align="center"|7–3
|align="center"|7–6
|align="center"|8–4
|align="center"|6–6
|align="center"|8–3
|align="center"|5–3
|align="center"|3–2
|align="center"|11-3
|align="center"|7–2
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|N/A
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|77–36
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Overall Win-Loss
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|8–3
|align="center"|14-4
|align="center"|27-11
|align="center"|41-21
|align="center"|40-22
|align="center"|35-22
|align="center"|37-27
|align="center"|49-25
|align="center"|39-23
|align="center"|45-22
|align="center"|47-21
|align="center"|41–18
|align="center"|43–12
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|467–232<sup>8</sup>
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Year End Ranking
|align="center"|None
|align="center"|624
|align="center"|355
|align="center"|182
|align="center"|62
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|19
|align="center" style="background:#EEE8AA;"|8
|align="center" style="background:#EEE8AA;"|6
|align="center" style="background:#EEE8AA;"|8
|align="center" style="background:#EEE8AA;"|8
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|N/A
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|N/A
|}
*A = did not participate in the tournament.
*SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
*LQ = lost in the qualifying tournament.
*<sup>1</sup> Won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw.
*<sup>2</sup> Won two and lost one qualifying match to reach the main draw before losing in the second round.
*<sup>3</sup> Defaulted her second round match, which is classified as a walkover and does not count as a loss on her official record.
*<sup>4</sup> Won two and lost one qualifying match to reach the main draw before losing in the first round.
*<sup>5</sup> Her third round opponent defaulted, which is classified as a walkover and does not count as a win on her official record.
*<sup>6</sup> Lost in the second round of the qualifying tournament.
*<sup>7</sup> Won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw.
*<sup>8</sup> Her win-loss record includes all matches listed on the [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com WTA website], including challenger and [http://www.fedcup.com/teams/player.asp?player=20008434 Fed Cup] matches.

== Record against other top players ==

The following are Dementieva's records against the other top 10 player as of 11 October 2008.

{{div col|cols=2}}
*[[Ana Ivanovic]] 4–0
*[[Vera Zvonareva]] 4–1
*[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] 4–5
*[[Jelena Jankovic]] 3–6
*[[Dinara Safina]] 3–5
*[[Agnieszka Radwanska]] 1–2
*[[Serena Williams]] 2–4
*[[Venus Williams]] 2–6
*[[Maria Sharapova]] 2–8
{{div col end}}

==Fed Cup==
Dementieva is the most successful Russian [[Fed Cup]] player. As of 29 April 2007, she is 19–5 in singles and 3–3 in doubles. Her record includes singles victories over [[Venus Williams]] (her first win over a top 10 player), [[Mary Pierce]], [[Amelie Mauresmo]], and [[Kim Clijsters]].


==References==
==References==
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{{Cornwall}}
==External links==
{{Commonscat|Elena Dementieva}}
*[http://www.elena-dementieva.net Elena Dementieva Website]
*{{wta|id=40289|name=Elena Dementieva}}
*[http://eng.dementieva.ru Official website]
*{{imdb name|id=1902022|name=Elena Dementieva}}

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| after = [[Justine Henin]]
| title = [[WTA Awards #Most Improved Player|WTA Most Improved Player]]
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Saltash Tunnel
The Eastern portal of the Saltash Tunnel.
Overview
LocationBefore the Tamar Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall, UK
StatusActive
Operation
OwnerHighways Agency
OperatorHighways Agency
Technical
Line length410m
Operating speed30mph
The Western portal

The Saltash Tunnel is a road tunnel on the A38 at Saltash in Cornwall, UK.

Opened in 1988, it is the only 3-lane road tunnel in Europe.[1] The central lane operates as a reversible lane to cope with holiday traffic and the speed limit is 30mph.[2] The tunnel is used by more than 38,000 motorists per day and is 410m long.[3] It was designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson, built by Balfour Beatty, and has a design life of at least 100 years.[4]

Construction

During construction of the tunnel a problem was encountered with flooding due to the saturation of the surrounding rocks. The resultant flow of water was channeled through the tunnel, hidden by a decorative cladding. Within a few months this cladding had begun to crack and water entered the part of the tunnel reserved for traffic; although no structural problems were found the water staining on the cladding gave the impression of a poorly built tunnel.[5] This was commented upon in parliament by the local MP, Colin Breed, and a £7.4 million renovation project was contracted to Skanska to provide for a new tunnel lining and improvements to the electric system.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ FDSL renovation project entry
  2. ^ Devon and Cornwall Safety Camera Partnership news article
  3. ^ BBC news article on tunnel
  4. ^ Hansard text of tunnel debate
  5. ^ Hansard record of parliamentary debate
  6. ^ Skanska renovation project entry

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