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Flavia Pennetta

ITA Age 44 172 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2002–2015

Flavia Pennetta represented Italy on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 6. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 420–274 and 11 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
6 (Sep 28, 2015)
Elo peak
1985 (92nd percentile)
Singles record
420–274 (60.5%)
Singles titles
11
Prize money
$14,197,886

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Flavia Pennetta's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Agnieszka Radwanska #6 7-6(5) 6-4 W H2H Match data Oct 25, 2015 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Simona Halep #2 0-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Oct 25, 2015 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Maria Sharapova #3 5-7 1-6 L H2H Match data Oct 25, 2015 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Lesia Tsurenko #37 (w/o) L H2H Match data Oct 24, 2015* QF Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Daria Saville #36 6-2 6-4 W H2H Match data Oct 23, 2015* R16 Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

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Flavia Pennetta's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Jelena Jankovic 2 8 10 May 16, 2014 H2H
Roberta Vinci 6 3 9 Sep 13, 2015 H2H
Caroline Wozniacki 1 8 9 Feb 20, 2015 H2H
Klara Koukalova 5 4 9 Aug 21, 2014 H2H
Kaia Kanepi 4 5 9 Feb 20, 2014 H2H

Singles Titles (11)

Flavia Pennetta singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
200422 1 — — — 1 — Sopot
200523 2 — — — 2 — Acapulco, Bogotá Open
200725 1 — — — 1 — Bangkok
200826 2 — — — 2 — Acapulco, Vina Del Mar
200927 2 — — 1 1 — Palermo, Los Angeles
201028 1 — — — 1 — Marbella
201432 1 — 1 — — — Indian Wells Open
201533 1 1 — — — — US Open
Total 11 1 1 1 8 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Flavia Pennetta Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2008 Beijing Olympics First Round 0 1 Kaia Kanepi #47 def. Flavia Pennetta #17 6-2 7-6(6) H2H Match data
2012 London Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Petra Kvitova #6 def. Flavia Pennetta #19 6-3 6-0 H2H Match data

Career Results

Flavia Pennetta career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
20022013425.0%29095
20032118203847.4%9569
20042230225257.7%6938
20052337215863.8%3823
20062429184761.7%2328
20072530245455.6%2839
20082650247467.6%3913
20092752237569.3%1312
20102845236866.2%1224
20112931225358.5%2420
20123021143560.0%2045
20133119203948.7%4531
20143230205060.0%2912
20153327204757.5%128
Career42027469460.5%——

Career Results by Surface

Flavia Pennetta career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200220 0110.0%12333.3%———————— 13425.0%
200321 9101947.4%881650.0%12333.3%———— 18203847.4%
200422 8111942.1%2082871.4%23540.0%———— 30225257.7%
200523 13122552.0%2062676.9%31475.0%12333.3% 37215863.8%
200624 1071758.8%1682466.7%32560.0%0110.0% 29184761.7%
200725 15112657.7%13112454.2%22450.0%———— 30245455.6%
200826 29164564.4%2062676.9%12333.3%———— 50247467.6%
200927 30134369.8%1882669.2%42666.7%———— 52237569.3%
201028 24143863.2%1762373.9%22450.0%21366.7% 45236866.2%
201129 23153860.5%551050.0%32560.0%———— 31225358.5%
201230 871553.3%1041471.4%33650.0%———— 21143560.0%
201331 891747.1%891747.1%32560.0%———— 19203948.7%
201432 24143863.2%44850.0%22450.0%———— 30205060.0%
201533 22143661.1%54955.6%0220.0%———— 27204757.4%
Career—22315437759.2%1658925465.0%29275651.8%34742.9%42027469460.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Flavia Pennetta career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200220 00——00——11250.0%0220.0% 13425.0%
200321 0220.0%26825.0%9112045.0%71887.5% 18203847.4%
200422 11250.0%0660.0%14132751.9%1521788.2% 30225257.7%
200523 25728.6%45944.4%1782568.0%1431782.4% 37215863.8%
200624 0110.0%27922.2%1692564.0%911090.0% 27184560.0%
200725 11250.0%26825.0%12162842.9%1311492.9% 28245253.8%
200826 381127.3%931275.0%2483275.0%1041471.4% 46236966.7%
200927 691540.0%45944.4%2873580.0%1221485.7% 50237368.5%
201028 27922.2%1061662.5%20103066.7%12012100.0% 44236765.7%
201129 42666.7%851361.5%14122653.8%43757.1% 30225257.7%
201230 0440.0%41580.0%1351872.2%44850.0% 21143560.0%
201331 23540.0%461040.0%8101844.4%51683.3% 19203948.7%
201432 45944.4%751258.3%1592462.5%41580.0% 30205060.0%
201533 571241.7%45944.4%1372065.0%51683.3% 27204757.4%
Career 30558535.3%606612647.6%20412633061.8%1142614081.4% 40827368159.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 681/694 (98.1%) of Flavia Pennetta's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Flavia Pennetta performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200321 6/38 2.2 5.2 54.6% 66.1% 35.6% 50.8% 40.2% 52.0% 42.7%
200422 3/52 6.0 7.3 56.1% 59.9% 40.0% 56.8% 55.2% 52.0% 44.4%
200523 10/58 2.0 5.3 51.6% 60.9% 43.9% 51.3% 58.3% 52.4% 46.6%
200624 26/47 2.8 4.0 59.6% 62.9% 44.7% 53.3% 52.6% 55.4% 48.6%
200725 37/54 1.9 3.8 60.1% 60.3% 42.7% 50.3% 54.4% 53.1% 45.3%
200826 62/74 3.2 3.2 55.9% 68.7% 49.3% 58.7% 50.8% 60.1% 47.6%
200927 72/75 2.6 3.7 54.7% 67.6% 49.8% 57.2% 52.1% 59.5% 47.8%
201028 64/68 3.0 2.4 56.2% 67.7% 51.7% 59.1% 54.0% 60.4% 47.8%
201129 48/53 3.2 3.5 55.4% 66.5% 47.2% 53.0% 53.7% 57.9% 45.8%
201230 30/35 2.4 2.8 55.3% 61.9% 47.5% 54.7% 49.4% 55.4% 48.6%
201331 29/39 3.0 4.5 50.3% 65.8% 43.0% 56.2% 50.5% 54.5% 45.8%
201432 44/50 4.3 3.2 52.7% 66.2% 47.7% 50.5% 47.8% 57.4% 45.2%
201533 32/47 2.4 3.9 59.5% 64.2% 48.1% 55.2% 48.8% 58.0% 42.1%
Career 463/694 2.9 3.5 55.7% 65.7% 47.6% 55.2% 51.7% 57.6% 46.6%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 463/694 (66.7%) of Flavia Pennetta's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Flavia Pennetta advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
2002 20 1482 97.1 — — — — — +32 — 25.0% -1.75 — — — +0.08
2003 21 1560 125.7 -1.72 -0.40 0.890 47.5% -2 +37 +49 47.1% -0.14 6–5 (55%) 3–5 (38%) 102.7 -0.68
2004 22 1667 125.4 -0.89 -0.43 0.926 48.4% -112 +146 -120 56.5% +0.58 8–7 (53%) 8–9 (47%) 101.4 +1.32
2005 23 1759 135.2 -1.62 +0.86 0.979 50.0% -112 +116 -120 61.9% +0.86 9–11 (45%) 6–6 (50%) 97.0 +2.09
2006 24 1726 134.6 -0.56 +2.99 1.089 51.9% -60 +108 -17 59.4% +0.78 11–5 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 105.5 +1.64
2007 25 1769 130.8 -2.24 +0.74 0.966 49.2% +6 -52 -58 55.5% +0.31 5–8 (38%) 5–7 (42%) 95.1 -0.31
2008 26 1896 147.8 +4.16 +3.17 1.193 53.8% -2 -55 -237 61.8% +0.96 19–9 (68%) 6–6 (50%) 105.6 +0.68
2009 27 1906 151.5 +3.26 +3.55 1.179 53.4% -12 +6 -184 67.1% +1.28 12–10 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.2 -0.05
2010 28 1859 153.2 +4.15 +3.92 1.206 54.0% +19 +34 -152 66.7% +1.29 4–6 (40%) 6–6 (50%) 95.0 +0.55
2011 29 1815 145.0 +2.35 +1.96 1.088 51.7% +51 -18 -89 57.3% +0.54 11–9 (55%) 6–1 (86%) 102.7 +1.12
2012 30 1764 131.0 +0.55 +3.40 1.090 51.9% +27 +80 -36 62.7% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 4–3 (57%) 98.7 +0.83
2013 31 1738 133.4 -0.46 +1.75 1.006 50.1% +45 -19 -24 50.0% +0.03 4–10 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 91.2 -1.59
2014 32 1780 151.1 +1.60 +1.73 1.061 51.3% +46 -53 -75 58.3% +0.70 8–7 (53%) 3–6 (33%) 96.7 +2.58
2015 33 1842 148.4 +1.04 +1.52 1.004 50.2% +50 -127 — 55.0% +0.31 12–7 (63%) 7–3 (70%) 106.4 -0.87
Career 1985 146.6 +1.84 +2.56 1.099 52.0% +2 +30 -88 59.1% +0.70 115–99 (54%) 70–64 (52%) 100.9 +1.07

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Flavia Pennetta Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
200321 R128R32R64R128 3–4 (43%)
200422 R128R128R128R128 0–4 (0%)
200523 R128R32R16R128 5–4 (56%)
200624 R32R32R16— 7–3 (70%)
200725 R128R128R128R64 1–4 (20%)
200826 R64R16R64QF 9–4 (69%)
200927 R32R128R32QF 8–4 (67%)
201028 R64R16R32R32 8–4 (67%)
201129 R16R128R32QF 9–4 (69%)
201230 R128R32R128— 2–3 (40%)
201331 —R128R16SF 8–3 (73%)
201432 QFR64R64QF 10–4 (71%)
201533 R128R16R128W 10–3 (77%)
W-L 13–12
(52%)		18–13
(58%)		18–13
(58%)		31–10
(76%)		 80–48
(62%)

WTA 1000

Flavia Pennetta WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge BEICINDOHDUBIWMADMIAITASDGPANBERCANCHAMOSWUHZUR W-L
Win %
200321 ————R64—R32R32———————— 4–3 (57%)
200422 ————R64——R16———————R16 4–3 (57%)
200523 ————R64—R32R32R32—R32QF—R16—QF 10–8 (56%)
200624 ————R32——QFR16—R64R32———— 7–5 (58%)
200725 ————R64—R128R64——R64R32R64——— 1–6 (14%)
200826 ————R32—R32R32—R16—R32—QF—— 7–6 (54%)
200927 R16SF——R16R64R32R16—R64—R32———— 12–8 (60%)
201028 R64QF—R16R32R32R64R32—R16—R16———— 12–9 (57%)
201129 SFR32—SFR32R64R64R64—R64—R32———— 11–9 (55%)
201230 ——R32—R32—R32QF———R32———— 6–5 (55%)
201331 R64R64——R128R64R64R64—R32—R32———— 3–8 (27%)
201432 R32R16R64—WR64R32R16———R64——R64— 12–8 (60%)
201533 R16R32—QFQFR64R16R64———R32———— 12–8 (60%)
W-L 9–6
(60%)		11–6
(65%)		1–2
(33%)		9–3
(75%)		18–12
(60%)		1–6
(14%)		10–11
(48%)		16–13
(55%)		3–2
(60%)		4–5
(44%)		1–3
(25%)		12–11
(52%)		0–1
(0%)		3–2
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		3–2
(60%)		 101–86
(54%)

WTA 500

Flavia Pennetta WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge BEIDOHDUBEASPARSDGSHAPORAMECARPORLINLOSMERMOSNEWSYDZUR W-L
Win %
200321 ——————R32——————————— 0–1 (0%)
200422 R32————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
200523 R32———R32—————QF—R64————— 2–4 (33%)
200624 ————R32———R32———R32———R32— 0–4 (0%)
200725 ————————R64——R32R64————— 0–3 (0%)
200826 ———————R32———QFF——R16—F 12–5 (71%)
200927 ———————SF————W—R32SF—— 12–3 (80%)
201028 ———R32SF——R32—————SFR32QFQF— 9–7 (56%)
201129 —QF———R64—————————R32QF— 4–4 (50%)
201230 ——R16——————————————— 1–1 (50%)
201331 ———R32—————R32———————— 0–2 (0%)
201432 ——QFR16———R16——————R16R16—— 5–5 (50%)
201533 —R16—R32——————————QFR32R32— 2–5 (29%)
W-L 0–2
(0%)		3–2
(60%)		3–2
(60%)		1–4
(20%)		2–3
(40%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		4–4
(50%)		0–2
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		2–2
(50%)		11–4
(73%)		3–1
(75%)		1–4
(20%)		7–6
(54%)		4–4
(50%)		4–1
(80%)		 47–45
(51%)

WTA 250

Flavia Pennetta WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ACOASBBADBARCINESTHERMADMRKKORSTOJAPBADBALBANBIRBOGBOLBUDCANCASGOLMORGUAHELHOBHYDKOLLINLUXMARMEMMODMONJAPPALSOPSTRTASTIAVIN W-L
Win %
200220 ———————————————————————————————R32———R32R16———— 1–3 (25%)
200321 QF—————R32R32—————R32——QFR32—QF————R32—SF——R32——————R16—R16—— 11–12 (48%)
200422 F———QFR16R16———R32——R16—R32R32—SFQFR16——R16———————R32———FW———— 26–14 (65%)
200523 W————R32———————QF——W————QF——————————SF——SF————— 20–5 (80%)
200624 F————SFR32—————————F————F—————————————R32————— 15–6 (71%)
200725 F——SF—R16QF——SF—SFR32—W—SF————————R32—QF———————QF————— 28–11 (72%)
200826 W————R16R32——————QF——R32————R16———SF—————————SF—QF——W 22–8 (73%)
200927 F—SFR16——QF—————————R32————————R16——SF————R16—W————— 20–8 (71%)
201028 —FSF———————————————————————————W————F————— 16–3 (84%)
201129 ——QF———R16—————————————————————R16R32—————SF————— 7–5 (58%)
201230 FF—R16——R16—————————————————————————————————— 10–4 (71%)
201331 R32—SF—————R16———————R16—————————————————R32R32—SF——— 8–7 (53%)
201432 —————————————————————————————————R32——————— 0–1 (0%)
201533 ——————————————————————QF————————————————R32— 2–2 (50%)
W-L 32–7
(82%)		8–2
(80%)		11–4
(73%)		5–3
(62%)		2–1
(67%)		6–5
(55%)		7–8
(47%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		5–4
(56%)		5–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		15–7
(68%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		4–2
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		7–3
(70%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		4–3
(57%)		3–1
(75%)		2–1
(67%)		4–2
(67%)		0–2
(0%)		5–0
(100%)		0–2
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		24–9
(73%)		7–2
(78%)		5–2
(71%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		5–0
(100%)		 186–89
(68%)

WTA Finals

Flavia Pennetta WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge TOUWTA W-L
Win %
201432 F— 3–2 (60%)
201533 —RR 1–2 (33%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)		1–2
(33%)		 4–4
(50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
6
Career-high date
Sep 28, 2015
First Top 100
Sep 23, 2002
First Top 50
Aug 16, 2004
First Top 20
Jan 9, 2006
First Top 10
Aug 17, 2009

Ranking History Matrix

Flavia Pennetta ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199715———————867875901895898
199816893891883900824732704741656659661672
199917670664669554560527314300305255252248
200018248253229238213220264278262294299298
200119295297286311348341400302291293290290
200220288215222216173159121127102969495
200321817562646555615874696969
200422729280836077644440373838
200523352529313634253229232323
200624162019201919181921292828
200725384245476763718362403939
200826343028293023181915141313
200927131515141415151010111212
201028121113151510132122232424
201129161517201921232523202020
201230222926242017191823454545
2013315765103107122166858329313131
201432222112131312141216151212
20153312162826282627266888
2016348111212101515—————

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Flavia Pennetta's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Patty Schnyder SUI #7 1,984 845 495 350 58.6% $8,570,479 11 0 1 1995–2018 Rivalries Match log
Marion Bartoli FRA #7 1,993 669 402 267 60.1% $11,055,114 8 1 0 2001–2013 Rivalries Match log
Roberta Vinci ITA #7 1,921 610 320 290 52.5% $11,808,215 10 0 0 2001–2018 Rivalries Match log
Anna Chakvetadze RUS #5 2,066 318 183 135 57.5% $3,909,793 8 0 1 2004–2012 Rivalries Match log
Daniela Hantuchova SVK #5 1,968 826 461 365 55.8% $10,436,407 7 0 2 1999–2017 Rivalries Match log
Nicole Vaidisova CZE #7 2,006 240 155 85 64.6% $2,778,619 6 0 0 2004–2015 Rivalries Match log
Sara Errani (active player) ITA #5 2,005 691 387 304 56.0% $18,263,851 9 0 0 2006–2025 Rivalries Match log
Francesca Schiavone ITA #4 1,965 815 445 370 54.6% $11,324,245 8 1 0 1999–2018 Rivalries Match log
Carla Suárez Navarro ESP #6 2,031 596 343 253 57.6% $11,920,116 2 0 1 2008–2021 Rivalries Match log
Lucie Safarova CZE #5 1,930 627 354 273 56.5% $12,656,891 7 0 0 2005–2018 Rivalries Match log
Samantha Stosur AUS #4 2,072 804 459 345 57.1% $20,070,126 9 1 0 2002–2022 Rivalries Match log
Chanda Rubin USA #6 2,042 577 345 232 59.8% $4,470,180 7 0 0 1990–2006 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Flavia Pennetta?
Flavia Pennetta is 44 years old, born on February 25, 1982.
Which country does Flavia Pennetta represent?
Flavia Pennetta represents Italy in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Flavia Pennetta?
Flavia Pennetta is 172 cm / 5'8".
Does Flavia Pennetta use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Flavia Pennetta uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Flavia Pennetta left-handed or right-handed?
Flavia Pennetta plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Flavia Pennetta won?
Flavia Pennetta has won 1 Grand Slam singles title. The most recent was US Open in 2015.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Flavia Pennetta won?
TennisDB groups 1 of Flavia Pennetta's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category. That title was won under a documented predecessor category name and is shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Indian Wells in 2014.
How many WTA titles has Flavia Pennetta won?
Flavia Pennetta has won 11 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was US Open in 2015.
What is Flavia Pennetta's highest WTA ranking?
Flavia Pennetta's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 6, first achieved on September 28, 2015.
What is Flavia Pennetta's career win-loss record?
Flavia Pennetta has a career WTA singles record of 420 wins and 274 losses (60.5%).
How much career prize money has Flavia Pennetta earned?
Flavia Pennetta has earned at least $14,197,886 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Flavia Pennetta's career appear in TennisDB?
Flavia Pennetta appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2002 through 2015.
On which surface does Flavia Pennetta have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Flavia Pennetta's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 65.0% (165–89).
Who has Flavia Pennetta faced most often?
Flavia Pennetta's most frequent opponent is Jelena Jankovic, with a head-to-head record of 2–8 across 10 meetings.