Factbox: Elena Dementieva
ByReuters
Updated 29/10/2010 at 20:32 GMT
Factbox on Russia's Elena Dementieva, who retired from tennis on Friday.
* Born October 15, 1981 in Moscow, Russia.
TITLES
* Won 16 Tour titles after turning professional in 1998.
* Describes winning gold medal at 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as best moment of her career.
* Never won a Grand Slam but finished runner-up twice in 2004 at the French and US Opens.
CAREER
* Has been ranked inside the top 20 since April 2003.
* Reached career-high third in world rankings last season.
* Made 10th appearance at season-ending WTA Championships in 2010 where she retired after losing to Italy's Francesca Schiavone on Friday.
* Earned more than $14 million (£8.74m) in prize-money.
FAMILY
* Coached by mother Vera, a former schoolteacher.
* Father Viatcheslav is electrical engineer.
* Has one older brother, Vsevold.
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