Elena Dementieva was knocked out of the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix after losing 6-0 7-5 to Lisa Raymond. Just three days after winning the Gaz de France Stars tournament in Belgium, she looked out of touch throughout the match in Filderstadt, Germany.
The fifth seed failed to even make a mark on the first set before briefly rallying in a far tighter second.
Lindsay Davenport, trying to overtake Amelie Mauresmo at the top of the WTA rankings,beat Alicia Molik 6-1 6-0.
The US second seed will become the new world number one if she reaches the final at Filderstadt and Mauresmo slips up against Patty Schnyder in her second round match.
Schnyder of Switzerland came through against Croatia's Jelena Kostanic of Croatia 6-3 5-7 6-1.
Elena Bovina, who Dementieva beat in last week's WTA final, defeated Anna-Lena Gronefeld 6-2 6-2 in her opener.
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