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Elena Dementieva Bio
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- Coached by mother, Vera, who travels with her
- Supported by Foundation for the Development of Tennis in Russia
- Father, Viatcheslav, is an electrical engineer; mother is a teacher; older brother, Vsevolod, is university student
- Enjoys skiing
- Loves animals, and has a Yorkshire terrier named Patrick
- Graduated from Special Language School (French) in 1998; took English lessons in 2000
- Most memorable experience was observing Australian animals in the wild
- Tennis player most admired is Martina Hingis because she plays like chess on court
- Goal is to get as close to the top as possible.
Biographical information from WTA. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.
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