Elena retires from tennis 28th October 2010 After playing her final match at the WTA Championships in Doha, Elena announced her retirement from tennis.  At her retirement ceremony, she said: "This year in Doha was very special for me because it was my last tournament. I'd first like to thank Stacey Allaster. We're very lucky to have you as the leader of the tour. You do so much to make our tour better, trying to take women's tennis to a different level. It has been a big honor to be a part of the tour for such a long time. I'd like to thank all the people from the WTA - it was so nice to get to know all of you and work with you for so many years. I'm going to miss you so much. Thanks to all the players for the amazing experiences, all the years I spent on the court with you. And thanks to all the people around the world for supporting me, and my fan club, I could feel your support no matter where I was in the world. Thank you for your devotion. Most importantly, thanks to my family, especially my mom. You've been very supportive, encouraging, inspiring... you were always there for me. It was a long way and we did it together. I love you mom. It's so emotional. It's hard to say goodbye. I'm going to miss you so much." Thank Elena for the memories and good luck in whatever is next!

Elena defeats Stosur in Doha 28th October 2010 Elena scored her first win of the WTA Championships in Doha as she defeated Samantha Stosur of Australia 4-6 6-4 7-6.  Even though Elena won today, she is unable to qualify for the semis following Caroline Wozniacki's win over Francesca Schiavone.  In the final round robin match, Elena will play Schiavone on Friday.

WTA Championships Round Robin 1st match interview 26th October 2010 Q. How is your ankle? Having problems? ELENA DEMENTIEVA: No, my ankle is much better. I think the fact that I was not able to practice for a couple of days because I really needed to rest it, you know, really affected the way I was moving today. I feel I was really affected by the weather conditions. I was going for the wrong shots all the time. Usually it's not happening to me very often. But, yeah, I'm sure I will play better next match. It was, you know, quite tough experience today. Caroline played very solid, as usually she does this season. For me, it was not a good match. Click here to read more.

Elena loses easily to Wozniacki at WTA Championships 26th October 2010 Elena's WTA Championships campaign started with a loss as she lost 1-6 1-6 to world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.  The straight sets loss only lasted 53 minutes. Elena still has a chance to qualify for the semis as she has 2 more matches to play in the Maroon group - against Francesca Schiavone of Italy and Samanthat Stosur of Australia.

WTA Championships Pre-Tournament Interview 25th October 2010 Q. How do you rate your year so far? ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I think it's been a good year so far. I had some good moments, especially in the beginning of the season. I think coming to this championship I was playing some good tennis in Tokyo and Beijing, so it feels good so far. Q. I think you've been here ten times. What's the secret to this fantastic record? ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I guess I was pretty consistent during all these years. I feel like I played the Championships in so many different places. Well, it's been great to be able to participate in every Championship. Every time it's a different challenge, but I just feel as exciting as it was ten years ago when I reached my first Championships in New York, Madison Square Garden. It feels great. Click here to read more.

Luxembourg draw released 16th October 2010 The draw for the BGL BNP Paribas Open in Luxembourg has been released and Elena is the top seed and will play Shuai Peng of China in the 1st round.  Elena has played Peng once before in San Diego in 2005 and lost 5-7 4-6. The 1st seed Elena can meet is no.5 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the quarters. Luxembourg is an International $220K event played indoors and Elena's best result was winning the tournament in 2008.  Last year Elena didn't play.

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