H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Flavia Pennetta vs Jie Zheng H2H: 3-3

Flavia Pennetta and Jie Zheng are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Flavia Pennetta leads 3–2 on hard courts, while Jie Zheng leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jie Zheng won the 2012 ASB Classic final 2-6 6-3 2-0 RET.

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Flavia Pennetta
ITA Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main-draw meetings
Jie Zheng
CHN Age 43 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jie Zheng #48 2-6 6-3 2-0 (ret.) Flavia Pennetta #20 Match data Jan 8, 2012* F ASB Classic International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Flavia Pennetta #15 6-2 6-2 Jie Zheng #45 Match data Feb 24, 2011* R32 Qatar Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Flavia Pennetta #18 6-4 6-2 Jie Zheng #23 Match data Aug 11, 2010* R64 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jie Zheng #49 6-2 6-3 Flavia Pennetta #19 Match data May 6, 2006* SF Estoril Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Flavia Pennetta #29 4-6 6-3 6-3 Jie Zheng #50 Match data Sep 16, 2005* R16 Bali Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Jie Zheng #132 6-3 6-2 Flavia Pennetta #67 Match data Sep 11, 2003* R32 Bali Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

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
Jie Zheng #961 #15 2,745 1,906 218 196 52.7% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Jie Zheng
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2002 1–1 50.0% #185 1,506 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2003 7–8 46.7% #84 1,535 0 0
20 2002 1–3 25.0% #95 1,482 0 0 2004 10–18 35.7% #79 1,546 0 0
21 2003 18–20 47.4% #69 1,559 0 0 2005 24–15 61.5% #44 1,702 0 1
22 2004 30–22 57.7% #38 1,667 0 1 2006 25–16 61.0% #33 1,777 0 3
23 2005 37–21 63.8% #23 1,758 0 3 2007 7–10 41.2% #163 1,689 0 3
24 2006 29–18 61.7% #28 1,725 0 3 2008 22–11 66.7% #25 1,845 0 3
25 2007 30–24 55.6% #39 1,768 0 4 2009 27–21 56.2% #35 1,782 0 3
26 2008 50–24 67.6% #13 1,895 0 6 2010 23–18 56.1% #26 1,762 0 3
27 2009 52–23 69.3% #12 1,906 0 8 2011 18–23 43.9% #48 1,705 0 3
28 2010 45–23 66.2% #24 1,859 0 9 2012 25–24 51.0% #26 1,652 0 4
29 2011 31–22 58.5% #20 1,815 0 9 2013 17–17 50.0% #53 1,687 0 4
30 2012 21–14 60.0% #45 1,763 0 9 2014 12–13 48.0% #91 1,670 0 4
31 2013 19–20 48.7% #31 1,738 0 9 2015 0–1 0.0% #962 1,648 0 4
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 Jie Zheng
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
20 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2003 9 10 19 47.4% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — —
22 2004 8 11 19 42.1% 20 8 28 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2006 12 9 21 57.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2005 13 12 25 52.0% 20 6 26 76.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 2 4 6 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 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% 2008 15 9 24 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
25 2007 15 11 26 57.7% 13 11 24 54.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2009 19 13 32 59.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
26 2008 29 16 45 64.4% 20 6 26 76.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2010 16 12 28 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2009 30 13 43 69.8% 18 8 26 69.2% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 15 14 29 51.7% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 2010 24 14 38 63.2% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2012 17 15 32 53.1% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
29 2011 23 15 38 60.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 12 12 24 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2012 8 7 15 53.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
31 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2015 0 1 1 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% — 143 126 269 53.2% 48 44 92 52.2% 24 22 46 52.2% 3 4 7 42.9%

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 286/397 of Jie Zheng'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 Jie Zheng
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%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/28 0.2 3.2 67.1% 53.1% 34.7% 39.7% 34.3% 47.4% 39.7%
21 2003 6/38 2.2 5.2 54.6% 66.1% 35.6% 50.8% 40.2% 52.0% 42.7% 2005 3/39 0.3 1.7 73.6% 54.5% 45.8% 58.2% 43.9% 52.9% 38.8%
22 2004 3/52 6.0 7.3 56.1% 59.9% 40.0% 56.8% 55.2% 52.0% 44.4% 2006 24/41 0.5 2.0 72.3% 57.7% 47.0% 48.1% 46.4% 54.3% 46.5%
23 2005 10/58 2.0 5.3 51.6% 60.9% 43.9% 51.3% 58.3% 52.4% 46.6% 2007 16/17 0.5 1.8 71.3% 62.6% 45.3% 56.9% 44.4% 57.9% 45.5%
24 2006 26/47 2.8 4.0 59.6% 62.9% 44.7% 53.3% 52.6% 55.4% 48.6% 2008 24/33 1.2 2.0 64.9% 62.6% 48.5% 56.7% 50.6% 57.3% 47.3%
25 2007 37/54 1.9 3.8 60.1% 60.3% 42.7% 50.3% 54.4% 53.1% 45.3% 2009 44/48 0.6 2.2 70.2% 61.5% 47.3% 51.4% 52.7% 57.3% 45.8%
26 2008 62/74 3.2 3.2 55.9% 68.7% 49.3% 58.7% 50.8% 60.1% 47.6% 2010 39/41 0.5 2.8 69.7% 57.6% 43.9% 55.1% 47.7% 53.4% 45.3%
27 2009 72/75 2.6 3.7 54.7% 67.6% 49.8% 57.2% 52.1% 59.5% 47.8% 2011 36/41 0.3 2.5 73.5% 57.0% 40.0% 48.0% 48.8% 52.5% 42.9%
28 2010 64/68 3.0 2.4 56.2% 67.7% 51.7% 59.1% 54.0% 60.4% 47.8% 2012 38/49 0.5 2.4 68.6% 60.5% 46.7% 49.0% 51.9% 56.3% 44.8%
29 2011 48/53 3.2 3.5 55.4% 66.5% 47.2% 53.0% 53.7% 57.9% 45.8% 2013 33/34 0.4 2.7 70.4% 56.4% 44.3% 47.0% 46.9% 52.9% 44.4%
30 2012 30/35 2.4 2.8 55.3% 61.9% 47.5% 54.7% 49.4% 55.4% 48.6% 2014 23/25 0.3 2.0 70.5% 57.6% 42.9% 53.2% 57.7% 53.1% 44.0%
31 2013 29/39 3.0 4.5 50.3% 65.8% 43.0% 56.2% 50.5% 54.5% 45.8% 2015 1/1 0.0 3.0 64.7% 48.5% 27.8% 61.5% 14.3% 41.2% 37.9%
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% — 286/414 0.5 2.3 70.1% 58.9% 44.8% 51.2% 49.4% 54.7% 44.9%

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 Jie Zheng
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1507 104.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 1–1 — +0.03
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1536 113.8 — — — — +24 — — 51.6% +0.06 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.41
20 2002 1482 97.1 — — — — — +32 — 25.0% -1.75 — — — +0.08 2004 1547 127.3 -2.88 -1.53 0.755 43.6% +22 +39 -34 39.7% -0.48 2–5 (29%) 2–0 — +0.21
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 2005 1702 131.1 -0.46 -1.44 0.823 45.8% -19 -40 — 55.4% +0.42 11–5 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 107.3 -0.22
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 2006 1778 132.0 -1.03 +1.40 1.019 50.5% -50 -22 -207 58.9% +0.37 7–8 (47%) 8–3 (73%) 103.8 -0.42
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 2007 1690 124.7 +1.30 +1.45 1.082 51.4% -13 +33 — 45.9% -0.08 0–3 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 91.7 -0.24
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 2008 1845 147.4 +1.86 +3.35 1.109 52.4% -68 -101 -119 59.7% +1.01 7–1 (88%) 2–3 (40%) 107.4 -2.42
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 2009 1782 142.7 +1.41 +2.49 1.073 51.6% +25 -47 -70 54.5% +0.39 10–6 (63%) 6–6 (50%) 104.2 -0.17
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 2010 1763 139.6 -1.89 +1.53 0.971 49.4% +49 -45 -75 52.6% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 7–0 (100%) 106.1 +0.54
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 2011 1705 120.3 -2.95 -0.51 0.903 47.7% +56 -98 -88 43.9% -0.58 9–9 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 95.0 +0.59
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 2012 1653 131.5 +0.57 +1.44 1.024 50.6% +36 -75 +52 49.5% -0.10 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 100.4 -0.25
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 2013 1688 126.6 -2.38 +0.84 0.941 48.5% -1 -50 — 47.5% -0.36 8–4 (67%) 5–3 (63%) 107.5 +0.29
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 2014 1670 119.0 -1.86 +0.63 0.939 48.7% -33 -52 +57 46.2% -0.42 2–2 (50%) 5–1 (83%) 101.8 -0.53
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 2015 1648 95.9 -0.62 -1.23 0.644 39.3% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.16
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 — 1906 137.9 -0.68 +1.30 0.991 49.8% +7 -35 -39 50.9% +0.03 73–58 (56%) 47–31 (60%) 109.8 -0.49

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.