Kim Clijsters vs Elena Dementieva — Indian Wells Semi-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 9 March 2005 ·
hard
Clijsters K.6-4 6-2
Dementieva E.
Clijsters K.
662
Dementieva E.
420
Kim Clijsters defeated Elena Dementieva 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 12–2, defending last year's round of 32. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 13–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kim Clijsters dropped just 6 games past Elena Dementieva.
Head to head
12–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-10 | Madrid | RR | clay | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2006-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2006-05-01 | Warsaw | SF | clay | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2006-02-13 | Antwerp | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 5-7 6-1 6-2 |
| 2005-11-11 | Los Angeles | RR | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2005-11-07 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2005-10-03 | Filderstadt | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 3-6 6-2 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | QF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2003-11-05 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2001-11-11 | Fed Cup WG F: BEL vs RUS | RR | clay | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2001-10-30 | WTA Tour Championships | R16 | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2001-09-24 | Leipzig | SF | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-1 3-6 6-1 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 4-6 6-2 |
| 2000-11-13 | WTA Tour Championships | QF | carpet | Elena Dementieva | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
49%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
77
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
67
Break points won·Slight edge
86
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
80
89
Tiebreaks·Even
71
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast