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

Sara Errani vs Flavia Pennetta H2H: 2-4

Flavia Pennetta holds a 4–2 lead over Sara Errani in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Flavia Pennetta leads 3–2 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Flavia Pennetta won the 2013 US Open round of 64 6-3 6-1.

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Sara Errani
Italy Age 39 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main-draw meetings
Flavia Pennetta
ITA Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Flavia Pennetta #83 6-3 6-1 Sara Errani #5 Match data Aug 29, 2013* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Sara Errani #36 5-7 7-6(2) 6-0 Flavia Pennetta #29 Match data Mar 4, 2012* F Acapulco International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Flavia Pennetta #16 6-1 6-1 Sara Errani #43 Match data Apr 10, 2010* SF Marbella International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Flavia Pennetta #15 6-1 6-2 Sara Errani #47 Match data Jul 19, 2009* F Palermo International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Sara Errani #60 7-5 6-3 Flavia Pennetta #21 Match data Jul 12, 2008* SF Palermo Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Flavia Pennetta #42 6-2 6-4 Sara Errani #216 Match data Mar 3, 2007* SF 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
Sara Errani #476 #5 5,835 2,005 387 304 56.0% 0 0 0 1 8 9
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 Sara Errani Flavia Pennetta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2006 3–3 50.0% #174 1,529 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2007 10–7 58.8% #69 1,613 0 0 2002 1–3 25.0% #95 1,482 0 0
21 2008 29–22 56.9% #42 1,735 0 2 2003 18–20 47.4% #69 1,559 0 0
22 2009 25–27 48.1% #47 1,655 0 2 2004 30–22 57.7% #38 1,667 0 1
23 2010 36–29 55.4% #43 1,722 0 2 2005 37–21 63.8% #23 1,758 0 3
24 2011 30–26 53.6% #45 1,673 0 2 2006 29–18 61.7% #28 1,725 0 3
25 2012 53–20 72.6% #6 1,897 0 6 2007 30–24 55.6% #39 1,768 0 4
26 2013 46–22 67.6% #7 1,885 0 7 2008 50–24 67.6% #13 1,895 0 6
27 2014 35–23 60.3% #14 1,773 0 7 2009 52–23 69.3% #12 1,906 0 8
28 2015 46–26 63.9% #20 1,751 0 8 2010 45–23 66.2% #24 1,859 0 9
29 2016 21–23 47.7% #49 1,656 0 9 2011 31–22 58.5% #20 1,815 0 9
30 2017 18–16 52.9% #144 1,652 0 9 2012 21–14 60.0% #45 1,763 0 9
31 2018 6–8 42.9% #112 1,767 0 9 2013 19–20 48.7% #31 1,738 0 9
32 2019 2–6 25.0% #198 1,575 0 9 2014 30–20 60.0% #12 1,780 0 10
33 2020 4–3 57.1% #131 1,606 0 9 2015 27–20 57.4% #8 1,842 1 11
34 2021 8–12 40.0% #121 1,574 0 9 — — — — — — —
35 2022 2–5 28.6% #109 1,606 0 9 — — — — — — —
36 2023 3–10 23.1% #105 1,548 0 9 — — — — — — —
37 2024 10–14 41.7% #105 1,693 0 9 — — — — — — —
38 2025 0–2 0.0% #476 1,590 0 9 — — — — — — —

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 Sara Errani 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 %
19 2006 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
21 2008 14 10 24 58.3% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2003 9 10 19 47.4% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 8 11 19 42.1% 20 8 28 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
23 2010 21 16 37 56.8% 11 10 21 52.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2005 13 12 25 52.0% 20 6 26 76.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2011 14 16 30 46.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2006 10 7 17 58.8% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2012 23 14 37 62.2% 28 3 31 90.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2007 15 11 26 57.7% 13 11 24 54.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2013 22 15 37 59.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2008 29 16 45 64.4% 20 6 26 76.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2014 13 14 27 48.1% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2009 30 13 43 69.8% 18 8 26 69.2% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 2015 22 17 39 56.4% 22 7 29 75.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 24 14 38 63.2% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2016 13 14 27 48.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 23 15 38 60.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
30 2017 7 6 13 53.8% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 8 7 15 53.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
31 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
32 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2014 24 14 38 63.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
33 2020 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 22 14 36 61.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
34 2021 2 6 8 25.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 1 3 4 25.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 4 6 10 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 178 160 338 52.7% 188 115 303 62.0% 15 26 41 36.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — 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 593/692 of Sara Errani'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 Sara Errani 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%
19 2006 1/6 0.0 1.0 76.4% 33.3% 38.5% 50.0% 16.7% 34.5% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 12/17 0.8 2.3 66.1% 56.1% 48.0% 41.1% 52.6% 53.4% 44.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 34/51 0.5 2.7 64.2% 57.6% 46.0% 48.1% 45.8% 53.2% 45.7% 2003 6/38 2.2 5.2 54.6% 66.1% 35.6% 50.8% 40.2% 52.0% 42.7%
22 2009 44/52 0.3 2.5 69.2% 55.6% 44.7% 50.9% 45.1% 52.5% 44.6% 2004 3/52 6.0 7.3 56.1% 59.9% 40.0% 56.8% 55.2% 52.0% 44.4%
23 2010 59/65 0.4 1.5 75.4% 56.2% 44.0% 55.5% 51.2% 53.4% 47.7% 2005 10/58 2.0 5.3 51.6% 60.9% 43.9% 51.3% 58.3% 52.4% 46.6%
24 2011 53/56 0.4 1.9 76.2% 57.7% 47.2% 52.0% 48.6% 55.0% 47.1% 2006 26/47 2.8 4.0 59.6% 62.9% 44.7% 53.3% 52.6% 55.4% 48.6%
25 2012 63/73 0.3 1.1 76.1% 60.2% 49.9% 54.1% 56.5% 57.5% 51.5% 2007 37/54 1.9 3.8 60.1% 60.3% 42.7% 50.3% 54.4% 53.1% 45.3%
26 2013 57/68 0.1 1.1 82.1% 57.9% 48.5% 52.4% 51.1% 56.1% 50.4% 2008 62/74 3.2 3.2 55.9% 68.7% 49.3% 58.7% 50.8% 60.1% 47.6%
27 2014 54/58 0.1 1.2 81.3% 56.1% 45.3% 52.4% 50.1% 54.1% 48.1% 2009 72/75 2.6 3.7 54.7% 67.6% 49.8% 57.2% 52.1% 59.5% 47.8%
28 2015 54/72 0.1 1.4 83.3% 54.9% 50.0% 49.2% 55.4% 54.2% 49.7% 2010 64/68 3.0 2.4 56.2% 67.7% 51.7% 59.1% 54.0% 60.4% 47.8%
29 2016 38/45 0.1 1.2 85.4% 52.9% 43.6% 51.6% 52.4% 51.5% 48.0% 2011 48/53 3.2 3.5 55.4% 66.5% 47.2% 53.0% 53.7% 57.9% 45.8%
30 2017 31/34 0.1 1.3 78.7% 52.5% 41.2% 40.6% 54.1% 50.3% 49.6% 2012 30/35 2.4 2.8 55.3% 61.9% 47.5% 54.7% 49.4% 55.4% 48.6%
31 2018 14/14 0.1 2.9 81.3% 57.5% 36.7% 41.9% 45.6% 53.8% 46.0% 2013 29/39 3.0 4.5 50.3% 65.8% 43.0% 56.2% 50.5% 54.5% 45.8%
32 2019 8/8 0.1 8.0 61.0% 51.0% 28.4% 30.1% 44.3% 42.3% 46.0% 2014 44/50 4.3 3.2 52.7% 66.2% 47.7% 50.5% 47.8% 57.4% 45.2%
33 2020 7/7 0.0 4.6 77.6% 54.9% 39.2% 58.2% 57.5% 51.3% 51.3% 2015 32/47 2.4 3.9 59.5% 64.2% 48.1% 55.2% 48.8% 58.0% 42.1%
34 2021 19/20 0.1 2.9 78.4% 52.1% 36.1% 52.3% 55.8% 48.5% 49.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 7/7 0.0 1.9 80.7% 52.1% 33.4% 39.3% 47.1% 48.4% 45.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 13/13 0.0 1.5 79.1% 47.8% 31.7% 36.6% 49.8% 44.5% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 23/24 0.1 1.5 77.5% 52.4% 42.3% 41.1% 47.1% 49.8% 44.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 2/2 0.0 1.5 82.0% 53.3% 47.6% 49.5% 75.0% 52.2% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 593/692 0.2 1.7 77.3% 55.8% 44.9% 49.9% 51.1% 53.3% 47.9% — 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 Sara Errani 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
19 2006 1529 107.3 -2.72 -1.03 0.604 36.7% — +41 — 46.2% -0.39 1–0 1–0 — -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 1614 121.3 -0.77 +0.04 0.953 49.0% -56 +20 — 55.0% +0.43 4–2 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 103.4 -0.20 2002 1482 97.1 — — — — — +32 — 25.0% -1.75 — — — +0.08
21 2008 1735 135.4 -1.78 +1.64 0.976 49.4% -49 -6 -147 53.8% +0.34 10–7 (59%) 4–5 (44%) 102.2 -1.64 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 1655 132.5 -2.62 +1.07 0.938 48.6% +1 +49 -81 50.9% +0.04 5–7 (42%) 6–3 (67%) 100.5 +0.75 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 1723 134.3 -2.26 +3.11 1.025 50.6% +16 -53 -104 56.5% +0.29 6–11 (35%) 12–6 (67%) 100.8 +1.24 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 1673 134.0 -0.30 +3.09 1.047 51.0% -6 +66 -54 54.0% +0.26 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) 97.1 -1.90 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 1898 155.0 +1.80 +6.73 1.210 54.4% -78 +149 -273 69.0% +1.52 11–5 (69%) 7–3 (70%) 107.8 -1.43 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 1886 156.0 +1.16 +6.37 1.149 53.2% -27 +186 — 62.2% +0.85 10–5 (67%) 6–5 (55%) 103.2 -0.44 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 1774 140.1 -1.37 +3.74 1.048 51.1% -49 +280 — 58.0% +0.40 9–10 (47%) 10–6 (63%) 95.0 +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 1752 137.5 -3.26 +7.03 1.083 52.0% -25 +216 -179 58.6% +0.66 18–11 (62%) 12–6 (67%) 104.0 +3.08 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 1657 128.4 -3.45 +3.74 0.989 49.8% +7 +192 -112 49.5% -0.14 5–8 (38%) 8–5 (62%) 94.9 +0.33 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 1652 117.1 -4.83 +3.87 0.998 49.9% +19 +108 — 53.3% +0.13 5–4 (56%) 6–2 (75%) 103.4 +0.62 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 1767 125.7 -0.84 +2.69 0.996 50.0% +17 -5 — 48.5% -0.21 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) 96.4 -1.13 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 2019 1575 92.5 -7.16 -0.74 0.798 44.2% — +37 — 31.6% -1.74 1–2 (33%) — — +0.92 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 2020 1607 122.5 -2.17 +3.15 1.053 51.1% — +33 — 55.6% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.05 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
34 2021 1575 114.0 -4.44 +2.94 0.966 49.1% -11 +76 — 39.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 1607 109.2 -3.27 +0.30 0.881 46.5% — +45 — 35.7% -0.64 1–1 0–1 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 1548 97.8 -6.59 -1.63 0.755 43.4% -51 +75 -7 24.1% -2.07 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 1693 123.6 -4.63 +1.30 0.884 47.1% -121 +82 — 37.7% -0.94 5–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) 106.5 -1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 1590 105.5 -0.55 +0.36 0.771 45.0% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2006 138.5 -1.81 +3.71 1.026 50.6% -25 +106 -122 54.6% +0.29 105–95 (53%) 85–59 (59%) 104.5 -0.06 — 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.