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

Lucie Safarova vs Flavia Pennetta H2H: 4-1

Lucie Safarova holds a 4–1 lead over Flavia Pennetta in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Lucie Safarova leads 2–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2014 Madrid Open round of 64 1-6 6-0 6-3.

Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
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5 main-draw meetings
ITA Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #25 1-6 6-0 6-3 Flavia Pennetta #13 Match data May 7, 2014* R64 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Flavia Pennetta #15 4-6 6-3 6-4 Lucie Safarova #35 Match data Feb 25, 2011* R16 Qatar Open Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lucie Safarova #35 6-1 6-2 Flavia Pennetta #16 Match data May 5, 2010* R32 Italian Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Lucie Safarova #46 4-6 6-3 6-4 Flavia Pennetta #12 Match data Feb 13, 2010* SF Paris Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Lucie Safarova #47 6-3 6-4 Flavia Pennetta #23 Match data Jan 8, 2006* F Gold Coast 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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7
Flavia Pennetta #15 #6 3,621 1,985 420 274 60.5% 1 1 0 1 8 11

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 Lucie Safarova Flavia Pennetta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 2002 1–3 25.0% #95 1,482 0 0
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 2003 18–20 47.4% #69 1,559 0 0
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2004 30–22 57.7% #38 1,667 0 1
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2005 37–21 63.8% #23 1,758 0 3
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2006 29–18 61.7% #28 1,725 0 3
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2007 30–24 55.6% #39 1,768 0 4
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5 2008 50–24 67.6% #13 1,895 0 6
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2009 52–23 69.3% #12 1,906 0 8
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2010 45–23 66.2% #24 1,859 0 9
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7 2011 31–22 58.5% #20 1,815 0 9
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7 2012 21–14 60.0% #45 1,763 0 9
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7 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 Lucie Safarova Flavia Pennetta
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 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 9 10 19 47.4% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 8 11 19 42.1% 20 8 28 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2005 13 12 25 52.0% 20 6 26 76.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 10 7 17 58.8% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 15 11 26 57.7% 13 11 24 54.2% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2008 29 16 45 64.4% 20 6 26 76.9% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2009 30 13 43 69.8% 18 8 26 69.2% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 2010 24 14 38 63.2% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2011 23 15 38 60.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2012 8 7 15 53.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 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 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 223 154 377 59.2% 165 89 254 65.0% 29 27 56 51.8% 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 526/627 of Lucie Safarova's and 463/690 of Flavia Pennetta'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 Lucie Safarova Flavia Pennetta
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 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% —/—
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% —/—
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% —/—
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% 2003 6/38 2.2 5.2 54.6% 66.1% 35.6% 50.8% 40.2% 52.0% 42.7%
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% 2004 3/52 6.0 7.3 56.1% 59.9% 40.0% 56.8% 55.2% 52.0% 44.4%
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% 2005 10/58 2.0 5.3 51.6% 60.9% 43.9% 51.3% 58.3% 52.4% 46.6%
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2006 26/47 2.8 4.0 59.6% 62.9% 44.7% 53.3% 52.6% 55.4% 48.6%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2007 37/54 1.9 3.8 60.1% 60.3% 42.7% 50.3% 54.4% 53.1% 45.3%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2008 62/74 3.2 3.2 55.9% 68.7% 49.3% 58.7% 50.8% 60.1% 47.6%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2009 72/75 2.6 3.7 54.7% 67.6% 49.8% 57.2% 52.1% 59.5% 47.8%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2010 64/68 3.0 2.4 56.2% 67.7% 51.7% 59.1% 54.0% 60.4% 47.8%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2011 48/53 3.2 3.5 55.4% 66.5% 47.2% 53.0% 53.7% 57.9% 45.8%
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% 2012 30/35 2.4 2.8 55.3% 61.9% 47.5% 54.7% 49.4% 55.4% 48.6%
31 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4% 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 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0% 463/694 2.9 3.5 55.7% 65.7% 47.6% 55.2% 51.7% 57.6% 46.6%

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 Lucie Safarova Flavia Pennetta
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 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 103.2 -0.78
19 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 -1.14
20 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 96.2 -1.99 2002 1482 97.1 +32 25.0% -1.75 +0.08
21 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +1.17 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
22 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) 97.7 -0.32 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 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) 100.0 -2.46 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 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 102.4 -0.94 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 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) 101.5 +0.27 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
26 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) 98.2 +0.73 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 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 99.4 -2.02 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
28 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) 93.5 -0.85 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 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) 100.1 +0.56 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 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88 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 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 90.8 -1.01 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
37 2024 1732 98.6
Career 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27 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

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.