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.

Elena Dementieva of Russia returns the ball to her compatriot Dinara Safina during their women's singles final tennis match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 17, 2008. [Agencies]

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.