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

Taylor Townsend vs Flavia Pennetta H2H: 0-2

Flavia Pennetta holds a 2–0 lead over Taylor Townsend 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 2014 Cincinnati Open round of 32 6-4 6-3.

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Taylor Townsend
United States Age 30 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Flavia Pennetta
ITA Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Flavia Pennetta #14 6-4 6-3 Taylor Townsend #125 Match data Aug 14, 2014* R32 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Flavia Pennetta #21 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 Taylor Townsend #337 Match data Mar 8, 2014* R64 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Taylor Townsend #96 #46 1,267 1,886 74 88 45.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Taylor Townsend Flavia Pennetta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2013 1–3 25.0% #365 1,502 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2014 5–6 45.5% #104 1,573 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2015 2–5 28.6% #309 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2016 1–3 25.0% #135 1,570 0 0 2002 1–3 25.0% #95 1,482 0 0
21 2017 5–7 41.7% #94 1,624 0 0 2003 18–20 47.4% #69 1,559 0 0
22 2018 5–7 41.7% #90 1,633 0 0 2004 30–22 57.7% #38 1,667 0 1
23 2019 7–8 46.7% #81 1,683 0 0 2005 37–21 63.8% #23 1,758 0 3
24 2020 1–3 25.0% #89 1,627 0 0 2006 29–18 61.7% #28 1,725 0 3
25 — — — — — — — 2007 30–24 55.6% #39 1,768 0 4
26 2022 1–4 20.0% #133 1,647 0 0 2008 50–24 67.6% #13 1,895 0 6
27 2023 8–7 53.3% #81 1,741 0 0 2009 52–23 69.3% #12 1,906 0 8
28 2024 15–16 48.4% #68 1,785 0 0 2010 45–23 66.2% #24 1,859 0 9
29 2025 9–8 52.9% #117 1,828 0 0 2011 31–22 58.5% #20 1,815 0 9
30 2026 14–11 56.0% #96 1,881 0 0 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 Taylor Townsend 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 %
17 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2014 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2015 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2016 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
21 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 9 10 19 47.4% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2004 8 11 19 42.1% 20 8 28 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
23 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2005 13 12 25 52.0% 20 6 26 76.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — — — —
26 2022 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 29 16 45 64.4% 20 6 26 76.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2023 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 30 13 43 69.8% 18 8 26 69.2% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 2024 13 10 23 56.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 24 14 38 63.2% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2025 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 23 15 38 60.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
30 2026 12 7 19 63.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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 — 58 61 119 48.7% 14 20 34 41.2% 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — 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 158/162 of Taylor Townsend'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 Taylor Townsend 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%
17 2013 4/4 2.0 4.8 55.2% 55.1% 39.1% 39.3% 39.0% 48.0% 35.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2014 11/11 2.3 5.2 62.4% 59.8% 43.5% 56.2% 39.8% 53.7% 39.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2015 7/7 3.6 3.0 62.4% 59.1% 54.6% 50.0% 26.1% 57.1% 33.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2016 4/4 1.5 2.3 60.1% 65.5% 43.4% 60.0% 41.7% 56.1% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2017 12/12 1.8 2.3 69.4% 58.5% 44.9% 49.7% 44.3% 54.2% 43.2% 2003 6/38 2.2 5.2 54.6% 66.1% 35.6% 50.8% 40.2% 52.0% 42.7%
22 2018 12/12 2.7 2.6 65.7% 59.6% 46.9% 66.8% 43.8% 55.4% 39.2% 2004 3/52 6.0 7.3 56.1% 59.9% 40.0% 56.8% 55.2% 52.0% 44.4%
23 2019 15/15 3.3 2.3 64.6% 64.5% 49.1% 59.2% 49.1% 59.0% 39.5% 2005 10/58 2.0 5.3 51.6% 60.9% 43.9% 51.3% 58.3% 52.4% 46.6%
24 2020 4/4 3.8 3.3 69.3% 63.5% 43.9% 70.8% 49.1% 57.2% 37.6% 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 2022 5/5 2.6 2.6 63.4% 62.4% 50.1% 59.4% 52.6% 58.0% 40.7% 2008 62/74 3.2 3.2 55.9% 68.7% 49.3% 58.7% 50.8% 60.1% 47.6%
27 2023 15/15 4.7 1.7 66.0% 68.3% 53.2% 57.1% 39.3% 63.1% 41.2% 2009 72/75 2.6 3.7 54.7% 67.6% 49.8% 57.2% 52.1% 59.5% 47.8%
28 2024 31/31 5.9 2.6 64.3% 67.6% 46.1% 48.8% 39.3% 59.9% 41.2% 2010 64/68 3.0 2.4 56.2% 67.7% 51.7% 59.1% 54.0% 60.4% 47.8%
29 2025 14/17 5.1 2.6 68.8% 67.3% 47.7% 59.6% 41.0% 61.5% 40.8% 2011 48/53 3.2 3.5 55.4% 66.5% 47.2% 53.0% 53.7% 57.9% 45.8%
30 2026 24/25 4.4 1.8 65.5% 67.6% 48.3% 60.0% 46.1% 61.0% 42.9% 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 — 158/162 4.0 2.6 65.1% 64.5% 47.5% 56.2% 42.3% 58.6% 40.5% — 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 Taylor Townsend 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
17 2013 1502 104.1 -0.84 -1.79 0.678 42.7% +26 — — 22.2% -2.89 1–0 1–0 — -0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2014 1574 128.6 -0.80 -1.58 0.859 47.1% -6 +13 — 42.3% -0.58 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2015 1557 114.7 -0.50 -1.91 0.784 45.4% +10 — — 29.4% -1.29 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.9 -0.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2016 1571 109.8 +0.84 -0.72 0.888 46.9% — — — 33.3% -1.11 0–1 — — +0.05 2002 1482 97.1 — — — — — +32 — 25.0% -1.75 — — — +0.08
21 2017 1625 115.8 -1.20 -0.43 0.943 48.6% +23 — — 42.9% -0.57 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.49 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 2018 1634 117.5 -0.54 -2.71 0.880 47.3% -7 -71 — 42.9% -0.78 2–2 (50%) — — -0.28 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 2019 1684 129.6 +1.95 -1.49 0.963 49.3% -20 -103 — 50.0% -0.34 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 101.7 -0.42 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 2020 1627 106.3 +0.06 -1.17 0.878 47.6% -7 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.01 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
26 2022 1647 115.1 +0.27 -1.15 0.969 49.3% +6 — — 33.3% -0.92 0–2 — — +0.05 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 2023 1741 131.8 +3.65 -0.47 1.118 51.9% -39 -60 — 55.6% +0.61 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.2 +0.21 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 2024 1786 139.0 +2.59 -0.84 1.026 50.1% +32 -149 — 48.6% +0.10 6–6 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 100.9 -0.68 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 2025 1829 135.5 +2.83 -0.68 1.059 51.0% +19 — — 52.6% -0.08 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.55 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 2026 1882 146.3 +3.98 +1.42 1.101 51.8% +41 -197 — 55.2% +0.40 4–4 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 102.5 -1.62 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 1887 139.3 +1.70 -0.76 0.978 49.4% +13 -107 — 46.8% -0.25 27–31 (47%) 27–17 (61%) 105.7 -2.84 — 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.