Elena Dementieva is a Real Cutie Pie

A sweet facial pictorial of the Russian beauty Elena Dementieva at the press conference in Warsaw Poland yesterday.

Wow, what a pretty face,


Excertps from her bio on Wikipedia,
Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva (pronounced: de-MENT-ye-vuh Russian: Елена Вячеславовна Дементьева (help·info)); born October 15, 1981, Moscow), 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 entered the top 100 in 1999.

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, U.S.$1.5 million 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 Ivanović, 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 Janković. 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. Her ranking then dropped to World No. 9.

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 flatten it out. However, her serve is very inconsistent and considered one of the worst on the WTA Tour, especially in tight situations.

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