H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Flavia Pennetta vs Raluca Olaru H2H: 2-0

Flavia Pennetta holds a 2–0 lead over Raluca Olaru in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Flavia Pennetta leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Flavia Pennetta won the 2009 Linz Open quarterfinal 7-5 6-2.

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Flavia Pennetta
ITA Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Raluca Olaru
ROU Age 37 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Flavia Pennetta #11 7-5 6-2 Raluca Olaru #76 Match data Oct 17, 2009* QF Linz Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Flavia Pennetta #10 6-1 6-2 Raluca Olaru #54 Match data Aug 27, 2009* R32 New Haven Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Raluca Olaru #1,233 #53 1,109 1,622 37 57 39.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Raluca Olaru
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2006 0–3 0.0% #262 1,467 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2007 14–10 58.3% #59 1,583 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2008 6–13 31.6% #123 1,532 0 0
20 2002 1–3 25.0% #95 1,482 0 0 2009 12–15 44.4% #72 1,593 0 0
21 2003 18–20 47.4% #69 1,559 0 0 2010 5–15 25.0% #182 1,515 0 0
22 2004 30–22 57.7% #38 1,667 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 2005 37–21 63.8% #23 1,758 0 3 — — — — — — —
24 2006 29–18 61.7% #28 1,725 0 3 — — — — — — —
25 2007 30–24 55.6% #39 1,768 0 4 2014 0–1 0.0% #863 1,501 0 0
26 2008 50–24 67.6% #13 1,895 0 6 — — — — — — —
27 2009 52–23 69.3% #12 1,906 0 8 — — — — — — —
28 2010 45–23 66.2% #24 1,859 0 9 — — — — — — —
29 2011 31–22 58.5% #20 1,815 0 9 — — — — — — —
30 2012 21–14 60.0% #45 1,763 0 9 — — — — — — —
31 2013 19–20 48.7% #31 1,738 0 9 — — — — — — —
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 Raluca Olaru
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 9 6 15 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 6 8 14 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2009 2 5 7 28.6% 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 2003 9 10 19 47.4% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2010 1 4 5 20.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2004 8 11 19 42.1% 20 8 28 71.4% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 10 7 17 58.8% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2007 15 11 26 57.7% 13 11 24 54.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2014 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2008 29 16 45 64.4% 20 6 26 76.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 30 13 43 69.8% 18 8 26 69.2% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 24 14 38 63.2% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 23 15 38 60.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 18 25 43 41.9% 17 26 43 39.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 69/90 of Raluca Olaru'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 Raluca Olaru
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 12/24 2.3 3.8 60.0% 60.1% 48.3% 56.2% 51.8% 55.2% 45.4%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 15/19 1.6 4.6 59.9% 55.8% 41.3% 56.3% 44.5% 50.5% 40.2%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 25/27 2.1 4.1 62.0% 61.5% 43.2% 50.0% 35.9% 54.4% 40.4%
21 2003 6/38 2.2 5.2 54.6% 66.1% 35.6% 50.8% 40.2% 52.0% 42.7% 2010 17/20 2.1 5.9 57.2% 61.1% 42.8% 50.2% 32.9% 53.3% 40.0%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 69/94 2.0 4.6 60.0% 59.9% 43.6% 52.5% 39.8% 53.4% 41.1%

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 Raluca Olaru
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1468 99.8 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.62 0–2 1–0 — -0.17
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1584 122.0 -0.90 +0.38 1.013 50.3% +2 -27 — 55.6% +0.39 4–4 (50%) 0–2 — +0.80
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1532 108.1 -3.09 -1.93 0.812 45.6% +52 -44 — 32.6% -1.40 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 97.4 -0.57
20 2002 1482 97.1 — — — — — +32 — 25.0% -1.75 — — — +0.08 2009 1594 110.9 -0.97 -1.87 0.886 47.4% -11 -12 — 40.6% -0.91 8–2 (80%) 3–2 (60%) 108.7 -0.02
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 2010 1515 103.7 -2.14 -2.43 0.855 46.5% +14 +7 +46 31.3% -1.46 3–5 (38%) 0–2 — -0.34
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2014 1502 97.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.01
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2016 1487 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1623 112.8 -1.71 -1.63 0.882 47.3% +18 -13 +46 39.7% -0.86 18–15 (55%) 4–11 (27%) 98.5 -0.31

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.