Elena Dementieva defeated Dinara Safina 2-1 in an all-Russian final to win the women's singles tennis gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday.

Dementieva scored a 3-6, 7-5 and 6-3 victory for the top honour.

Earlier, Vera Zvonareva ensured a clean sweep of medals for Russia by beating Chinese Li Na 6-0 and 7-5 in the bronze medal match.

(Xinhua News Agency August 17, 2008)