H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Flavia Pennetta vs Nadia Petrova H2H: 5-1

Flavia Pennetta holds a 5–1 lead over Nadia Petrova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Flavia Pennetta leads 3–0 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Flavia Pennetta won the 2009 Los Angeles fourth round 6-3 6-3.

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Flavia Pennetta
ITA Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Nadia Petrova
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 7, 2009* Los Angeles WTA 500 R16 Hard Flavia Pennetta #14 6-3 6-3 Nadia Petrova #10 Match data
May 1, 2009* Stuttgart WTA 500 R16 Clay Flavia Pennetta #14 6-2 6-2 Nadia Petrova #10 Match data
Oct 16, 2008* Zurich WTA 500 R32 Hard Flavia Pennetta #17 6-1 6-1 Nadia Petrova #13 Match data
Aug 31, 2008* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Flavia Pennetta #19 4-6 6-4 6-3 Nadia Petrova #21 Match data
Jun 23, 2004* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass Nadia Petrova #13 6-3 2-6 6-4 Flavia Pennetta #77 Match data
May 13, 2004* Rome WTA 1000 R32 Clay Flavia Pennetta #71 1-6 7-6(4) 6-4 Nadia Petrova #6 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Flavia Pennetta #15 #6 3,621 1,982 418 272 60.6% 1 1 0 6 3 11
Nadia Petrova #578 #3 3,882 2,077 441 276 61.5% 0 3 1 7 2 13

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 Nadia Petrova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1998 2–2 50.0% #145 1,536 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1999 3–5 37.5% #93 1,568 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2000 12–15 44.4% #60 1,624 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2001 20–21 48.8% #39 1,682 0 0
20 2002 1–3 25.0% #95 1,482 0 0 2002 7–5 58.3% #112 1,758 0 0
21 2003 18–20 47.4% #69 1,559 0 0 2003 36–20 64.3% #12 1,924 0 0
22 2004 30–22 57.7% #38 1,670 0 1 2004 39–24 61.9% #12 1,880 0 0
23 2005 37–21 63.8% #23 1,777 0 3 2005 56–25 69.1% #9 1,945 0 1
24 2006 29–18 61.7% #28 1,729 0 3 2006 48–19 71.6% #6 1,990 0 6
25 2007 30–24 55.6% #39 1,768 0 4 2007 37–18 67.3% #14 1,931 0 7
26 2008 50–23 68.5% #13 1,900 0 6 2008 47–24 66.2% #11 1,923 0 9
27 2009 52–23 69.3% #12 1,902 0 8 2009 30–21 58.8% #20 1,821 0 9
28 2010 45–23 66.2% #24 1,847 0 9 2010 32–20 61.5% #15 1,828 0 9
29 2011 31–22 58.5% #20 1,785 0 9 2011 25–21 54.3% #29 1,781 0 10
30 2012 19–13 59.4% #45 1,735 0 9 2012 37–18 67.3% #12 1,917 0 13
31 2013 19–20 48.7% #31 1,745 0 9 2013 9–13 40.9% #104 1,718 0 13
32 2014 30–20 60.0% #12 1,780 0 10 2014 1–5 16.7% #362 1,648 0 13
33 2015 27–20 57.4% #8 1,823 1 11 — — — — — — —