Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta | |||||||||||||
Flavia Pennetta at the 2014 US Open | |||||||||||||
Nation: | Italy | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | February 25, 1982 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 172 cm | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 2000 | ||||||||||||
Resignation: | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 14,197,886 | ||||||||||||
singles | |||||||||||||
Career record: | 582: 365 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 11 WTA , 7 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 6 (September 28, 2015) | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 393: 243 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 17 WTA, 9 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 1 (February 28, 2011) | ||||||||||||
Weeks as No. 1: | 18th | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Flavia Pennetta (born February 25, 1982 in Brindisi , Apulia ) is a former Italian tennis player .
Career
Flavia Pennetta, who preferred hard courts for her game, began playing tennis at the age of five.
On August 17th, 2009 she was 10th (individual) as the first Italian woman in the top ten of the WTA world rankings . She reached her highest position with rank 6 on September 28, 2015 after her US Open victory. In 2011 she even became the first Italian number 1 in the tennis world in doubles.
In the doubles competition of the US Open in 2005 she reached the final with Jelena Dementjewa , in which the two Samantha Stosur and Lisa Raymond lost 2: 6, 7: 5 and 3: 6.
In the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Pennetta went to Italy at the start. In the individual, she was eliminated in the first round against Kaia Kanepi . At the side of Francesca Schiavone , she reached the quarter-finals in doubles, where they lost 1: 6, 6: 3, 5: 7 against sisters Aljona and Kateryna Bondarenko from Ukraine.
In 2010 Pennetta won the WTA tournament in Marbella through her final victory over Carla Suárez . She lost the finals in Auckland and Palermo (both category: international) against Yanina Wickmayer and Kaia Kanepi in two sets. At the hard court tournament in Cincinnati (Premier 5) she was defeated in the semifinals to Kim Clijsters . Also at the tournaments in Paris and San Diego (both category Premier) came the end against Lucie Šafářová and Swetlana Kuznetsova each in the semifinals. At the French Open she was eliminated in the round of 16 against Caroline Wozniacki , in Wimbledon and at the US Open she reached the third round.
The year 2010 was much more successful for her in doubles. At the side of Gisela Dulko , she won seven WTA tournaments: Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, Bastad, Montreal, Moscow and the Masters in Doha.
In 2011 she and Dulko defeated the pairing Asaranka / Kirilenko in the final of the Australian Open with 2: 6, 7: 5 and 6: 1; so she was the first Italian player ever to win a title at this Grand Slam tournament . In Roland Garros, Pennetta / Dulko failed because of the later finalists Sania Mirza and Jelena Wesnina . At Wimbledon, Pennetta lost to Marion Bartoli in three sets in the third round . In Båstad , Sweden , she reached the quarter-finals ( seeded as number 2). At the tournament in Beijing she moved into the quarterfinals with victories over Peng Shuai , Daniela Hantuchová and Dominika Cibulková and also defeated the world number one Wozniacki in the tie-break of the third set. In the semifinals she then lost to Agnieszka Radwańska 2: 6, 4: 6.
In the 2012 season she remained without a title win. She had an operation and fell out of the top 100 due to the tournament break.
In 2013, it slowly increased again over the course of the season. The surprising entry into the semifinals of the US Open , in which she lost in two sets to Asaranka, was her greatest success in singles up to then. In doubles, she managed to win another tournament after a long time, with Kristina Mladenovic she won the WTA tournament in Osaka .
The Fed Cup won Pennetta with the Italian team in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013. In their quarter-final match against France in 2009 they however caused a scandal when they insulted the chair umpire during the second set and it even the middle finger pointing . She was given a warning and fined $ 2,000. Her defeated opponent Amélie Mauresmo described this as insufficient and demanded the cancellation of the match. Pennetta won in three sets, Mauresmo had missed her only match point with a double fault.
In 2014 Pennetta reached the quarter-finals in the singles for the first time at the Australian Open , in which she was defeated by the eventual tournament winner Li Na in two sets . The 32-year-old achieved one of her greatest successes in singles when she won the title in Indian Wells . There she defeated Li Na (semifinals) and Agnieszka Radwańska (final) in two sets and thus secured her tenth individual title on the WTA Tour . At the US Open she was also in the quarter-finals, where she had no chance against the eventual winner Serena Williams. Her entry into the finals in women's doubles with her new partner Martina Hingis was also remarkable. At the Premier 5 tournament in Wuhan they then won their first joint title and a few weeks later the tournament in Moscow . Nevertheless, they could not qualify for the WTA Championships. Instead, Pennetta received an invitation to the Tournament of Champions in Sofia, for which she had not qualified athletically. She even reached the final there, which she lost in three sets against Andrea Petković .
In March 2015, the prize money she won exceeded the $ 10 million mark. In September she won the US Open in an all-Italian final against Roberta Vinci . Immediately after winning her only single Grand Slam title, she declared her career over at the end of the season. On October 29, she played her last match on the tour at the WTA Championships in Singapore against Marija Sharapova , which she lost 5: 7 and 1: 6.
Tournament victories
singles
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | August 14, 2004 | Sopot | WTA Tier III | sand | Klára Koukalová | 7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 3 |
2. | February 20, 2005 | Bogotá | WTA Tier III | sand | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 7: 6 4 , 6: 4 |
3. | February 27, 2005 | Acapulco | WTA Tier III | sand | Ľudmila Cervanová | 3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3 |
4th | August 14, 2007 | Bangkok | WTA Tier III | Hard court | Chan Yung-jan | 6: 1, 6: 3 |
5. | February 17, 2008 | Viña del Mar | WTA Tier III | sand | Klára Zakopalová | 6: 4, 5: 4 problem |
6th | March 1, 2008 | Acapulco | WTA Tier III | sand | Alizé Cornet | 6: 0, 4: 6, 6: 1 |
7th | July 19, 2009 | Palermo | WTA International | sand | Sara Errani | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
8th. | August 9, 2009 | los Angeles | WTA Premier | Hard court | Samantha Stosur | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
9. | April 11, 2010 | Marbella | WTA International | sand | Carla Suarez Navarro | 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 3 |
10. | March 16, 2014 | Indian Wells | WTA Premier Mandatory | Hard court | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6: 2, 6: 1 |
11. | September 12, 2015 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard court | Roberta Vinci | 7: 6 4 , 6: 2 |
Double
Career statistics and tournament record
singles
competition
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1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
2015
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total |
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Australian Open
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | AF | 1 | - | VF |
1
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0 |
French Open
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | AF | 1 | AF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
AF
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0 |
Wimbledon
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | AF | AF | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | AF | 2 |
1
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0 |
US Open
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | VF | VF | 3 | VF | - | HF | VF |
S.
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1 |
Tour Championships
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
RR
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0 |
Doha | na or a. K. | - |
na or a. K.
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2 | - | 1 |
a. K.
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0 | ||||||||||||
Dubai | na or a. K. | - | AF | HF |
na or a. K.
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VF
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0 | |||||||||||||
Indian Wells
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | AF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | S. |
VF
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1 |
Miami
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
AF
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0 |
Charleston | not carried out | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | other category | 0 | |||||||||
Rome
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | AF | 2 | VF | 1 | 2 | AF | 2 | 1 | VF | 1 | AF |
1
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0 |
Madrid | na or a. K. | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
1
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0 | |||||||||||
Berlin
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | na or a. K. | 0 | ||||||
San Diego | na or a. K. | - | 2 | AF | - | na or a. K. | 0 | |||||||||||||
Cincinnati | na or a. K. | HF | VF | 2 | - | 1 | AF |
2
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0 | |||||||||||
Montreal / Toronto
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | VF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | AF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
2
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0 |
Tokyo
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | AF | 1 | AF | 1 | - | 2 | a. K. | 0 | |
Wuhan | not carried out | 1 | -
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0 | ||||||||||||||||
Zurich
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | AF | VF | - | - | not carried out | 0 | |||||||
Beijing | na or a. K. | AF | 1 | HF | - | 1 | 2 |
AF
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0 | |||||||||||
Moscow
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | AF | - | - | VF | other category | 0 | ||||||
Olympic games
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not carried out | -
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not carried out | -
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not carried out |
1
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not carried out |
AF
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not carried out
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0 | ||||||||||
Fed Cup
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- | - | - | - | - | - | VF | - | PO | S. | F. | PO | S. | S. | HF | - | - | - |
PO
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3 |
Tournament participation
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4th | 8th | 12 | 18th | 18th | 23 | 26th | 27 | 24 | 18th | 28 | 26th | 25th | 24 | 22nd | 14th | 21st | 20th | 20th
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378 |
Finals reached
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0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1
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34 |
Title won
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
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18th |
Hard court wins / defeats
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0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 5: 9 | 5: 6 | 18:13 | 10:13 | 14:14 | 10: 8 | 15:12 | 29:17 | 32:13 | 30:14 | 25:14 | 8: 7 | 9:10 | 27:14 | 22:13
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261: 179 |
Sand victories / defeats
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2: 3 | 7: 7 | 17: 8 | 11:15 | 9: 9 | 33:10 | 8:10 | 27:10 | 20: 6 | 19: 9 | 17:12 | 20: 5 | 21: 9 | 19: 6 | 5: 5 | 10: 4 | 11: 9 | 4: 4 | 6: 4
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266: 145 |
Turf wins / defeats
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0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 6: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 3: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 2
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37:33 |
Carpet victories / defeats
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0-0 | 0-0 | 8: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0
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18: 8 |
Overall wins / losses
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2: 4 | 9: 8 | 25:10 | 15:19 | 14:18 | 49:19 | 27:26 | 39:26 | 39:23 | 32:20 | 36:27 | 50:24 | 57:24 | 51:22 | 33:21 | 21:14 | 22:21 | 33:20 | 28:19
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582: 365 |
World ranking points
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -
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N / A |
Year-end position
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895 | 659 | 251 | 297 | 289 | 95 | 69 | 38 | 23 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 20th | 45 | 31 | 13 | 8th
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N / A |
Explanation of symbols: S = tournament victory; F, HF, VF, AF = entry into the final / semi-finals / quarter-finals / round of 16; 1, 2, 3 = elimination in the 1st / 2nd / 3rd main round; RR = Round Robin (group stage); na = not carried out; a. K. = other category; PO (playoff) = promotion and relegation round in the Fed Cup; K1, K2, K3 = participation in continental groups I, II, III in the Fed Cup.
Note : These statistics take into account all results individually, as stated on the WTA page. Only WTA tournaments of the category Tier I (until 2008) and the WTA tournaments of the categories Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 (since 2009) are shown.
Performing in Grand Slam tournaments in doubles
competition | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Career |
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Australian Open | 1 | 1 | 2 | AF | AF | VF | AF | VF | S. | AF | - | 2 | AF | S. |
French Open | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | AF | VF | VF | AF | 2 | AF | VF | VF |
Wimbledon | 1 | 2 | 1 | AF | 2 | 2 | 1 | HF | 1 | HF | 2 | AF | VF | HF |
US Open | 1 | AF | F. | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | VF | AF | - | AF | F. | HF | F. |
WTA Tour Championships | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | S. | HF | - | - | - | - | S. |
Personal
She has been married to Fabio Fognini since June 11, 2016 . On May 19, 2017, the two parents of a son named Federico.
Awards
Web links
- WTA profile Flavia Pennetta (English)
- ITF profile Flavia Pennetta (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Flavia Pennetta (English)
- Flavia Pennetta in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Flavia Pennetta website (English, Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ First Italian in the top 10 - Pennetta writes Italian tennis history
- ↑ "Pennetta could trip over her middle finger"
- ↑ 1st Grand Slam title at 33 - Flavia Pennetta wins Italian final and resigns , tennisnet.com from September 13, 2015, accessed on September 13, 2015
- ↑ Flavia Pennetta announces goodbye to tennis after the greatest triumph , tennisnet.com from September 13, 2015, accessed on September 13, 2015
- ↑ “Ciao Bella!” - Maria Sharapova sends Flavia Pennetta into tennis retirement. October 29, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Flavia and Fabio - dream wedding in Italy! In: tennisnet.com. June 13, 2016, accessed June 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Björn Walter: Baby happiness with Flavia and Fabio. In: spox.com. May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pennetta, Flavia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brindisi , Apulia, Italy |