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Flavia Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta (born February 25 1982 in Brindisi, Puglia) is an Italian professional tennis player.

She has won six career Women's Tennis Association singles titles, all but one on clay courts, including back-to-back titles in Bogotá and Acapulco in 2005. Her maiden title came in 2004, when she won the title in Sopot, beating Czech Klára Koukalová in the final in three sets. She and her Italian team mates Mara Santangelo, Francesca Schiavone and Roberta Vinci beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin-Hardenne had to retire in the fifth and final match due to an injury in her right knee, which let Italy win their first Fed Cup trophy.

She has had several notable wins in her career, namely beating former world number ones and multiple Grand Slam champions Justine Henin at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in 2005, Martina Hingis in Gold Coast at the beginning of the 2006 season, Amelie Mauresmo at the 2008 U.S. Open en-route to her first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal and Venus Williams, who she has a 3–1 winning record against.

In doubles, she reached the 2005 U.S. Open final with her partner and good friend Elena Dementieva. Pennetta is the former girlfriend of Carlos Moya, whom she split up with after Wimbledon 2007.

Professional titles (25)

Singles (13)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Tour Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (6)
Tier IV (0)
ITF Circuit (7)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. March 28 1999 Cagliari, Italy Clay Andrea Masaryková 7–5, 7–5
2. June 20 1999 Grado, Italy Clay Martina Sucha 1–6, 6–4, 7–5
3. February 3 2002 Ortisei, Italy Carpet Angelika Bachmann 7–6, 3–6, 6–3
4. March 24 2002 Roma Lanciani, Italy Clay Alexandra Kravets 6–4, 6–0
5. September 8 2002 Fano, Italy Clay Mara Santangelo 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
6. September 22 2002 Biella, Italy Clay Sandra Kleinova 6–3, 6–2
7. July 11 2004 Cuneo, Italy Clay Alice Canepa 6–4, 6–1
8. August 14 2004 Sopot, Poland Clay Klára Koukalová 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
9. February 20 2005 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino 7–6, 6–4
10. February 27 2005 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Ludmila Cervanova 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
11. October 14 2007 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Chan Yung-jan 6–1, 6–3
12. February 17 2008 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Klara Zakopalova 6–4, 5–4 ret.
13. March 1 2008 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Alize Cornet 6–0, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles (12)

Legend (Doubles)
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Tour Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (1)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV (1)
ITF Circuit (9)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score
1. April 12 1998 Brindisi, Italy Clay Roberta Vinci Alena Paulenková / Gabriela Voleková 6–4, 7–6
2. May 10 1998 Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy Grass Roberta Vinci Giana Gutierrez / Galina Misiuriova 6–3, 6–0
3. March 28 1999 Cagliari, Italy Clay Roberta Vinci Dawn Buth / Rebecca Jensen 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
4. August 22 1999 Alghero, Italy Carpet Roberta Vinci Sabina Da Ponte / Valentina Sassi 6–2, 6–1
5. March 24 2002 Roma Lanciani, Italy Clay Claudia Ivone Caroline Ann Basu / Margit Ruutel 6–3, 6–4
6. August 4 2002 Brindisi, Italy Clay Andreea Vanc Lubomira Kurhajcova / Lenka Nemeckova 6–3, 6–2
7. August 18 2002 Bronx, United States Hard Maret Ani Shinobu Asagoe / Nana Miyagi 6–4, 6–1
8. September 8 2002 Fano, Italy Clay Andreea Vanc Gulnara Fattakhetdinova / Darya Kustava 7–5, 6–3
9. September 15 2002 Bordeaux, France Clay Andreea Vanc Sarah Stone / Samantha Stosur 6–3, 7–5
10. August 14 2005 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Elena Dementieva Angela Haynes / Bethanie Mattek 6–2, 6–4
11. February 26 2006 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Gisela Dulko Agnes Szavay / Jasmin Wöhr 7–6, 6–1
12. April 19, 2008 Estoril, Portugal Clay Maria Kirilenko Mervana Jugic-Salkic / Ipek Senoglu 6–4, 6–4

References

External links

  • http://www.flavia-pennetta.com
  • http://www.flaviapennetta.net
  • http://www.dementieva-pennetta.tk

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