Venus Williams #9 def. Flavia Pennetta #17

7-6(1) 6-2

Venus Williams defeated Flavia Pennetta 7-6(1) 6-2 in the 2008 Zurich final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVenus WilliamsFlavia Pennetta
Aces60
Double faults24
First serve %6659
First serve points won %8262
Second serve points won %5759
Break points saved %50
Break points converted %50
Service points won %7461
Return points won %3926
Total points won %5743

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsFlavia Pennetta
Country USA ITA
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Feb 25, 1982
Age2826
Height185 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)917
Ranking points (entering)2,2471,480
Elo (entering)2,0511,896
Current career W-L782–299420–274
Current career earnings$43,194,440$14,197,886
Pre-match H2H

Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ana Ivanovic #44-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2008SF
Francesca Schiavone #236-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2008QF
Alona Bondarenko #336-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 17, 2008R16

Venus Williams's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Flavia Pennetta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anabel Medina Garrigues #306-3 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2008SF
Katarina Srebotnik #217-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2008QF
Jelena Jankovic #15-7 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 17, 2008R16
Nadia Petrova #136-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 2008R32