NOW YOU KNOW
Elena Dementieva and Anastasia Myskina are the first pair of Russian women to reach a Grand Slam semifinal in the same year. Here is how the previous semifinalists have fared in the open era (1968-present):
* 2003 French Open -- Nadia Petrova, lost semifinal to Kim Clijsters.
* 2000 U.S. Open -- Elena Dementieva, lost semifinal to Lindsay Davenport.
* 1997 Wimbledon -- Anna Kournikova, lost semifinal to Martina Hingis.
* 1975 French Open -- Olga Morozova, lost semifinal to Chris Evert.
* 1975 Australian Open -- Natasha Chmyreva, lost semifinal to Martina Navratilova.
* 1974 Wimbledon -- Olga Morozova, lost final to Chris Evert.
* 1974 French Open -- Olga Morozova, lost final to Chris Evert.
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