Elena Dementieva vs Kim Clijsters — WTA Tour Championships Quarter-final

WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 November 2000 ·
carpet
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dementieva E.
6-4 2-6 6-4
Clijsters K.
Dementieva E.
6262
Clijsters K.
4641

Elena Dementieva defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the WTA Tour Championships quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 13–1. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 13–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-11-10MadridRRclayKim Clijsters6-4 6-0
2006-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetKim Clijsters6-4 6-0
2006-05-01WarsawSFclayKim Clijsters7-5 6-4
2006-02-13AntwerpSFhardKim Clijsters5-7 6-1 6-2
2005-11-11Los AngelesRRhardKim Clijsters6-2 6-3
2005-11-07WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetKim Clijsters6-2 6-3
2005-10-03FilderstadtQFhardElena Dementieva6-3 3-6 6-2
2005-03-23MiamiQFhardKim Clijsters6-2 6-1
2005-03-09Indian WellsSFhardKim Clijsters6-4 6-2
2003-11-05WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetKim Clijsters6-2 6-2
2001-11-11Fed Cup WG F: BEL vs RUSRRclayKim Clijsters6-0 6-4
2001-10-30WTA Tour ChampionshipsR16carpetKim Clijsters6-3 7-6
2001-09-24LeipzigSFcarpetKim Clijsters6-1 3-6 6-1
2001-08-27US OpenR16hardKim Clijsters7-5 4-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
Dementieva E.Clijsters K.
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
49%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.2
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Clijsters K.
Clutch Rating·Even
79
77
Break points saved·Slight edge
67
76
Break points won·Slight edge
93
86
Deciding sets·Slight edge
89
80
Tiebreaks·Even
71
71

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw