H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Serena Williams vs Flavia Pennetta H2H: 7-1

Serena Williams holds a 7–1 lead over Flavia Pennetta in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 6–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2015 Toronto third round 2-6 6-3 6-0.

USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
7 1
8 main draw meetings
ITA Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 13, 2015* Toronto WTA 1000 R32 Hard Serena Williams #1 2-6 6-3 6-0 Flavia Pennetta #26 Match data
Sep 4, 2014* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Serena Williams #1 6-3 6-2 Flavia Pennetta #12 Match data
Aug 15, 2014* Cincinnati WTA 1000 R16 Hard Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-2 Flavia Pennetta #14 Match data
Mar 20, 2013* Miami WTA 1000 R64 Hard Serena Williams #1 6-1 6-1 Flavia Pennetta #103 Match data
May 19, 2012* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Serena Williams #6 4-0 (ret.) Flavia Pennetta #21 Match data
Sep 10, 2009* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Serena Williams #2 6-4 6-3 Flavia Pennetta #10 Match data
Mar 27, 2008* Miami WTA 1000 R32 Hard Serena Williams #8 6-7(6) 6-3 6-2 Flavia Pennetta #28 Match data
Aug 15, 2005 Toronto WTA 1000 R16 Hard Flavia Pennetta #30 (w/o) Serena Williams #7 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
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,405 825 170 82.9% 23 23 5 17 3 71
Flavia Pennetta #15 #6 3,621 1,982 418 272 60.6% 1 1 0 6 3 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 Serena Williams Flavia Pennetta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0
17 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 2002 1–3 25.0% #95 1,482 0 0
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 2003 18–20 47.4% #69 1,559 0 0
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 2004 30–22 57.7% #38 1,670 0 1
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 2005 37–21 63.8% #23 1,777 0 3
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 2006 29–18 61.7% #28 1,729 0 3
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 2007 30–24 55.6% #39 1,768 0 4
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 2008 50–23 68.5% #13 1,900 0 6
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 2009 52–23 69.3% #12 1,902 0 8
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2010 45–23 66.2% #24 1,847 0 9
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2011 31–22 58.5% #20 1,785 0 9
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 2012 19–13 59.4% #45 1,735 0 9
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 2013 19–20 48.7% #31 1,745 0 9
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62 2014 30–20 60.0% #12 1,780 0 10
33 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67 2015 27–20 57.4% #8 1,823 1 11
34 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69
35 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,172 23 70
36 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,078 23 70
37 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,052 23 70
38 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 1,991 23 71
39 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,950 23 71
40 2022 3–4 42.9% #320 1,891 23 71
44 2026 0–1 0.0% #320 23 71