H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Flavia Pennetta vs Iveta Benesova H2H: 2-4

Iveta Benesova holds a 4–2 lead over Flavia Pennetta in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Iveta Benesova leads 3–1 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Iveta Benesova won the 2011 Miami Open round of 64 6-3 6-0.

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Flavia Pennetta
ITA Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main-draw meetings
Iveta Benesova
CZE Age 43 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Iveta Benesova #46 6-3 6-0 Flavia Pennetta #17 Match data Mar 23, 2011* R64 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Flavia Pennetta #10 7-6(1) 6-4 Iveta Benesova #36 Match data Aug 28, 2009* R16 New Haven Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Flavia Pennetta #15 6-3 6-3 Iveta Benesova #34 Match data Feb 28, 2009* SF Acapulco International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Iveta Benesova #132 6-2 6-2 Flavia Pennetta #27 Match data Apr 18, 2008* R16 Estoril Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Iveta Benesova #60 1-6 6-3 6-4 Flavia Pennetta #82 Match data Apr 16, 2004* R16 Estoril Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Iveta Benesova #99 7-6(5) 6-4 Flavia Pennetta #100 Match data Mar 7, 2004* F Acapulco Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Flavia Pennetta #15 #6 3,621 1,985 420 274 60.5% 1 1 0 1 8 11
Iveta Benesova #671 #25 1,811 1,762 178 223 44.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Flavia Pennetta Iveta Benesova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 2002 6–9 40.0% #82 1,564 0 0
20 2002 1–3 25.0% #95 1,482 0 0 2003 9–19 32.1% #132 1,478 0 0
21 2003 18–20 47.4% #69 1,559 0 0 2004 25–20 55.6% #36 1,646 0 1
22 2004 30–22 57.7% #38 1,667 0 1 2005 21–27 43.8% #55 1,610 0 1
23 2005 37–21 63.8% #23 1,758 0 3 2006 17–21 44.7% #58 1,592 0 1
24 2006 29–18 61.7% #28 1,725 0 3 2007 6–14 30.0% #116 1,521 0 1
25 2007 30–24 55.6% #39 1,768 0 4 2008 21–18 53.8% #43 1,652 0 1
26 2008 50–24 67.6% #13 1,895 0 6 2009 29–25 53.7% #38 1,647 0 1
27 2009 52–23 69.3% #12 1,906 0 8 2010 18–24 42.9% #59 1,637 0 2
28 2010 45–23 66.2% #24 1,859 0 9 2011 16–24 40.0% #54 1,626 0 2
29 2011 31–22 58.5% #20 1,815 0 9 2012 10–17 37.0% #81 1,579 0 2
30 2012 21–14 60.0% #45 1,763 0 9 — — — — — — —
31 2013 19–20 48.7% #31 1,738 0 9 2014 0–5 0.0% #671 1,519 0 2
32 2014 30–20 60.0% #12 1,780 0 10 — — — — — — —
33 2015 27–20 57.4% #8 1,842 1 11 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Flavia Pennetta Iveta Benesova
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 4 2 6 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2003 4 5 9 44.4% 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2003 9 10 19 47.4% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2004 11 13 24 45.8% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2004 8 11 19 42.1% 20 8 28 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2005 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2005 13 12 25 52.0% 20 6 26 76.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2006 11 11 22 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2006 10 7 17 58.8% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2007 15 11 26 57.7% 13 11 24 54.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 8 8 16 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2008 29 16 45 64.4% 20 6 26 76.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2009 30 13 43 69.8% 18 8 26 69.2% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 10 14 24 41.7% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2010 24 14 38 63.2% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2011 13 15 28 46.4% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2011 23 15 38 60.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2012 9 9 18 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2012 8 7 15 53.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2014 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2014 24 14 38 63.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 22 14 36 61.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 223 154 377 59.2% 165 89 254 65.0% 29 27 56 51.8% 3 4 7 42.9% — 103 116 219 47.0% 65 79 144 45.1% 5 18 23 21.7% 5 10 15 33.3%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 463/690 of Flavia Pennetta's and 5/5 of Iveta Benesova's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Flavia Pennetta Iveta Benesova
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
21 2003 6/38 2.2 5.2 54.6% 66.1% 35.6% 50.8% 40.2% 52.0% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 3/52 6.0 7.3 56.1% 59.9% 40.0% 56.8% 55.2% 52.0% 44.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 10/58 2.0 5.3 51.6% 60.9% 43.9% 51.3% 58.3% 52.4% 46.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 26/47 2.8 4.0 59.6% 62.9% 44.7% 53.3% 52.6% 55.4% 48.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2007 37/54 1.9 3.8 60.1% 60.3% 42.7% 50.3% 54.4% 53.1% 45.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2008 62/74 3.2 3.2 55.9% 68.7% 49.3% 58.7% 50.8% 60.1% 47.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 72/75 2.6 3.7 54.7% 67.6% 49.8% 57.2% 52.1% 59.5% 47.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 64/68 3.0 2.4 56.2% 67.7% 51.7% 59.1% 54.0% 60.4% 47.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 48/53 3.2 3.5 55.4% 66.5% 47.2% 53.0% 53.7% 57.9% 45.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 30/35 2.4 2.8 55.3% 61.9% 47.5% 54.7% 49.4% 55.4% 48.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 29/39 3.0 4.5 50.3% 65.8% 43.0% 56.2% 50.5% 54.5% 45.8% 2014 5/5 0.4 3.8 54.8% 59.9% 41.2% 42.8% 35.2% 51.1% 36.5%
32 2014 44/50 4.3 3.2 52.7% 66.2% 47.7% 50.5% 47.8% 57.4% 45.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 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% — 5/401 0.4 3.8 54.8% 59.9% 41.2% 42.8% 35.2% 51.1% 36.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Flavia Pennetta Iveta Benesova
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1564 116.6 — — — — +44 -100 — 47.4% -0.47 2–6 (25%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -0.65
20 2002 1482 97.1 — — — — — +32 — 25.0% -1.75 — — — +0.08 2003 1479 107.1 — — — — +105 -55 — 38.2% -0.94 4–8 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 95.1 +0.69
21 2003 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 1647 128.5 — — — — -23 +14 — 53.9% +0.09 9–5 (64%) 4–4 (50%) 106.0 +0.27
22 2004 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 1610 122.9 — — — — -28 +68 — 43.2% -0.50 13–9 (59%) 2–7 (22%) 99.0 -0.22
23 2005 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 1592 112.3 — — — — +38 +5 -151 40.9% -0.93 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 -0.26
24 2006 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 1521 104.5 — — — — +85 -42 — 34.1% -1.25 3–3 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 97.1 -0.37
25 2007 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 1652 126.5 — — — — -4 -18 — 50.5% +0.30 9–6 (60%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 -0.69
26 2008 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 1647 132.9 — — — — +22 +22 -131 50.9% +0.18 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 109.1 +1.09
27 2009 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 1637 121.1 — — — — +2 +1 — 44.7% -0.61 4–6 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 99.9 +0.03
28 2010 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 1627 135.9 — — — — +26 -37 — 40.2% -0.68 3–5 (38%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 -2.20
29 2011 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 1579 127.8 — — — — +90 -3 -125 33.9% -1.08 5–2 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 102.9 -1.52
30 2012 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 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 1520 96.7 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +94 — — 0.0% -2.70 — 0–2 — -0.26
32 2014 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 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 — 1763 127.5 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +22 -6 -135 44.0% -0.47 71–55 (56%) 35–44 (44%) 101.5 -1.02

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.