Factbox: Elena Dementieva
ByReuters
Updated 29/10/2010 at 20:32 GMT
Factbox on Russia's Elena Dementieva, who retired from tennis on Friday.
Elena Dementieva of Russia holds her gold medal during the medal ceremony after winning the women's singles final tennis match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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* 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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