H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Simona Halep vs Flavia Pennetta H2H: 2-4

Flavia Pennetta holds a 4–2 lead over Simona Halep in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Flavia Pennetta leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2015 WTA Finals round-robin match 6-0 6-3.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main draw meetings
Flavia Pennetta
ITA Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 25, 2015 WTA Finals WTA Finals RR Hard Simona Halep #2 6-0 6-3 Flavia Pennetta #8 Match data
Sep 12, 2015* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard Flavia Pennetta #26 6-1 6-3 Simona Halep #2 Match data
Mar 27, 2015* Miami WTA 1000 R16 Hard Simona Halep #3 6-3 7-5 Flavia Pennetta #28 Match data
Sep 3, 2013* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Flavia Pennetta #83 6-2 7-6(3) Simona Halep #19 Match data
Jul 19, 2013* Bastad WTA 250 R16 Clay Flavia Pennetta #103 4-6 7-5 2-0 (ret.) Simona Halep #23 Match data
Apr 10, 2010* Marbella WTA 250 QF Clay Flavia Pennetta #16 6-4 7-6(4) Simona Halep #166 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
Simona Halep #873 #1 8,290 2,111 446 197 69.4% 2 10 1 2 9 24
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 Simona Halep Flavia Pennetta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,592 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2012 23–23 50.0% #47 1,699 0 0 2002 1–3 25.0% #95 1,482 0 0
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,004 0 6 2003 18–20 47.4% #69 1,559 0 0
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,969 0 8 2004 30–22 57.7% #38 1,670 0 1
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,929 0 11 2005 37–21 63.8% #23 1,777 0 3
24 2016 41–14 74.5% #4 1,997 0 14 2006 29–18 61.7% #28 1,729 0 3
25 2017 44–18 71.0% #1 1,973 0 15 2007 30–24 55.6% #39 1,768 0 4
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,005 1 18 2008 50–23 68.5% #13 1,900 0 6
27 2019 39–16 70.9% #4 1,938 2 19 2009 52–23 69.3% #12 1,902 0 8
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,056 2 22 2010 45–23 66.2% #24 1,847 0 9
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 1,949 2 22 2011 31–22 58.5% #20 1,785 0 9
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 1,986 2 24 2012 19–13 59.4% #45 1,735 0 9
31 — — — — — — — 2013 19–20 48.7% #31 1,745 0 9
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,913 2 24 2014 30–20 60.0% #12 1,780 0 10
33 2025 0–1 0.0% #873 1,887 2 24 2015 27–20 57.4% #8 1,823 1 11