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Tue, Sep 22
Aside from that, the likes of Svetlana Kusnetsova, Elena Dementieva and, in particular, world #1 Dinara Safina have all failed to perform on the big stage. Â The pressure of being world #1 despite never having won a grand slam is something which has clearly hindered Safina, and has riled so...
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45 - Serena Williams, USA 45 - Dinara Safina, RUS 45 - Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS 45 - Elena Dementieva, RUS 45 - Venus Williams, USA 45 - Jelena Jankovic, SRB 25 - Nadia Petrova, RUS 22 - Ana Ivanovic, SRB 18 - Agnieszka Radwanska, POL 5 - Flavi Pennetta, ITA 4 - Maria Sharapova, RUS
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The Decade's Best: Players #6-10 
source: WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker
6. Jennifer Capriati, USA 8. Amelie Mauresmo, FRA 9. Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS 15. Elena Dementieva, RUS 16. Martina Hingis, SUI 19. Dinara Safina, RUS 22. Jelena Jankovic, SRB 25. Patty Schnyder, SUI Kim Clijsters Justine Henin Maria Sharapova Serena Williams Venus Williams
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Wk.42- And 2009's "Ms.Backspin"-to-Be is...? 
source: WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker
4...Dinara Safina (May, 2-2) 2...Elena Dementieva (January, 2-0) 2...Venus Williams (February, 2-0) 2...Flavia Pennetta (July/August, 2-0) 2...Shahar Peer (September, 2-0) 2...Svetlana Kuznetsova (May, 1-1) 2...Caroline Wozniacki (August/September, 1-1) 2...Dinara Safina (January/February, 0-2)
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The Decade's Best: Players #11-15 
source: WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker
15. Elena Dementieva, RUS 16. Martina Hingis, SUI 18. Mary Pierce, FRA 19. Dinara Safina, RUS 20. Daniela Hantuchova, SVK 21. Ana Ivanovic, SRB 22. Jelena Jankovic, SRB 23. Ai Sugiyama, JPN 24. Anastasia Myskina, RUS 25. Patty Schnyder, SUI HONORABLE MENTION- Martina Navratilova, USA
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The Decade's Best: Players #21-25 
source: WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker
Jennifer Capriati Kim Clijsters Lindsay Davenport Elena Dementieva Daniela Hantuchova Justine Henin Martina Hingis Liezel Huber Svetlana Kuznetsova Amelie Mauresmo Mary Pierce Lisa Raymond Dinara Safina Maria Sharapova Paola Suarez Serena Williams Venus Williams
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Dementieva, Wozniacki eliminated at Pan Pacific Open 
source: People's Daily Online
Third seed Elena Dementieva of Russia was upset by Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open here on Tuesday. The Olympic champion was beaten 6-2, 6-7, 6-1 to join first, second and fourth seeds at the tournament. Former world number one Maria Sharapova reac...
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Now we can stop counting… Elena Dementieva of Russia and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark have quickly joined a bunch of top players in their early Pan Pacific Open exit. Third seed Elena Dementieva was beaten 6-2 6-7(3) 6-1 by Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round, and was soon after accom...
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source: TSN.ca
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