Flavia Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta at the 2015 French Open
Residence	Brindisi, Italy
Born	(1982-02-25) 25 February 1982 (age 35) Brindisi, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	25 February 2000
Retired	29 October 2015
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 14,197,917
Official website	flaviapennetta.eu
Singles
Career record	582–365 (61.46%)
Career titles	11 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 6 (28 September 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (2014)
French Open	4R (2008, 2010, 2015)
Wimbledon	4R (2005, 2006, 2013)
US Open	W (2015)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	RR (2015)
Olympic Games	3R (2012)
Doubles
Career record	393–243 (61.79%)
Career titles	17 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1 (28 February 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (2011)
French Open	QF (2010, 2015)
Wimbledon	SF (2010, 2012)
US Open	F (2005, 2014)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2010)
Olympic Games	QF (2008)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	W (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013) Record 25–5
Last updated on: 8 February 2016.

Flavia Pennetta (Italian pronunciation: [ˈflaːvja penˈnetta]; born 25 February 1982) is a retired Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top-10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and the first Italian to be ranked world No. 1 in doubles on 28 February 2011. She is a Grand Slam singles champion, winning the 2015 US Open by defeating Roberta Vinci in the first all-Italian Grand Slam final.

Pennetta won ten other WTA singles titles, including the 2014 Indian Wells Masters, in which she defeated the top two seeds, both of whom were ranked in the top 3. She also was a mainstay in the Fed Cup team competition, helping to win four titles for Italy in 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2013. Her highlights in doubles include winning the 2010 WTA Finals and the 2011 Australian Open with partner Gisela Dulko, and reaching the 2005 and 2014 US Open finals, partnering respectively with Elena Dementieva and Martina Hingis.