A No. 6 ranking
On September 28, 2015, Pennetta reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 6.

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Flavia Pennetta represented Italy on the WTA Tour and won the US Open in 2015.
482WTA Tour matches since 20078titles since 20071Grand Slam title since 2007
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Flavia Pennetta was born on February 25, 1982, in Brindisi and represented Italy. She played right-handed with a two-handed backhand and turned pro in 2000. Pennetta won 1 title in 2014, the BNP Paribas Open, and won the US Open in 2015. She retired in 2015.
Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2015: 27-19
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | WTA Finals | Maria Sharapova | L | 5-7, 1-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 27 | WTA Finals | Agnieszka Radwanska | W | 7-6(5), 6-4 | Hard | |
| Oct 25 | WTA Finals | Simona Halep | L | 0-6, 3-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 22 | WTA Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow | Quarterfinal | Lesia Tsurenko | W/O | Walkover | Hard |
| Oct 21 | WTA Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow | Round 2 | Daria Saville | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 13 | WTA Tianjin Open | Round 1 | Lyudmyla Kichenok | L | 3-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 8 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 3 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | L | 6-3, 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 6 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Teliana Pereira | W | 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Han Xinyun | W | 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 12 | US Open | Final | Roberta Vinci | W | 7-6(4), 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 11 | US Open | Semifinal | Simona Halep | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 9 | US Open | Quarterfinal | Petra Kvitova | W | 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
2014: 29-22
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | WTA Garanti Koza Tournament of Champions | Final | Andrea Petkovic | L | 6-1, 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Nov 1 | WTA Garanti Koza Tournament of Champions | Semifinal | Carla Suarez Navarro | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 31 | WTA Garanti Koza Tournament of Champions | Karolina Pliskova | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard | |
| Oct 30 | WTA Garanti Koza Tournament of Champions | Garbine Muguruza | L | 6-0, 1-6, 1-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 28 | WTA Garanti Koza Tournament of Champions | Alize Cornet | W | 6-1, 6-2 | Hard | |
| Oct 15 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Camila Giorgi | L | 6-7(4), 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 30 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Carla Suarez Navarro | L | 1-6, 6-3, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 29 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Christina McHale | W | 7-6(3), 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open | Round 1 | Jarmila Wolfe | L | 1-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 3 | US Open | Quarterfinal | Serena Williams | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 1 | US Open | Round 4 | Casey Dellacqua | W | 7-5, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 3 | Nicole Gibbs | W | 6-4, 6-0 | Hard |
2013: 18-20
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | WTA HP Japan Women's Open Tennis | Round 1 | Vania King | L | 6-3, 5-7, 0-6 | Hard |
| Sep 30 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Ana Ivanovic | L | 6-7(9), 1-6 | Hard |
| Sep 24 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Caroline Wozniacki | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Sep 23 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Daniela Hantuchova | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 6 | US Open | Semifinal | Victoria Azarenka | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 4 | US Open | Quarterfinal | Roberta Vinci | W | 6-4, 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 2 | US Open | Round 4 | Simona Halep | W | 6-2, 7-6(3) | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 3 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | W | 7-5, 6-1 | Hard |
| Aug 29 | US Open | Round 2 | Sara Errani | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Aug 27 | US Open | Round 1 | Nicole Gibbs | W | 6-0, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 13 | WTA Western & Southern Open | Round 1 | Varvara Lepchenko | L | 2-6, 6-2, 2-6 | Hard |
| Aug 7 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 2 | Ana Ivanovic | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
2012: 18-12
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 2 | Chanelle Scheepers | L | 4-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Aug 1 | WTA Shenzen Open | Round 3 | Petra Kvitova | L | 3-6, 0-6 | Hard |
| Jul 30 | WTA Shenzen Open | Round 2 | Tsvetana Pironkova | W | 7-5, 6-1 | Hard |
| Jul 28 | WTA Shenzen Open | Round 1 | Sorana Cirstea | W | 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 | Hard |
| Jun 25 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Camila Giorgi | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Grass |
| Jun 19 | WTA UNICEF Open | Round 2 | Urszula Radwanska | L | 1-6, 1-6 | Grass |
| Jun 17 | WTA UNICEF Open | Round 1 | Olga Govortsova | W | 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 | Grass |
| Jun 1 | French Open | Round 3 | Angelique Kerber | L | 6-4, 3-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| May 30 | French Open | Round 2 | Alexa Glatch | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Clay |
| May 28 | French Open | Round 1 | Su-Wei Hsieh | W | 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2 | Clay |
| May 18 | WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Quarterfinal | Serena Williams | L | 0-4 ret. (ret.) | Clay |
| May 17 | WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Round 3 | Petra Cetkovska | W | 6-0, 6-1 | Clay |
2011: 31-21
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | WTA BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open | Round 1 | Anastasija Sevastova | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 12 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 1 | Elena Vesnina | W | 7-6(4), 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 12 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 2 | Anastasia Rodionova | W/O | Walkover | Hard |
| Oct 8 | WTA Tour China Open | Semifinal | Agnieszka Radwanska | L | 2-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 7 | WTA Tour China Open | Quarterfinal | Caroline Wozniacki | W | 3-6, 6-0, 7-6(2) | Hard |
| Oct 6 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 3 | Dominika Cibulkova | W | 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Daniela Hantuchova | W | 6-2, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Shuai Peng | W | 7-6(6), 7-5 | Hard |
| Sep 24 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Kaia Kanepi | L | 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 8 | US Open | Quarterfinal | Angelique Kerber | L | 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 | Hard |
| Sep 4 | US Open | Round 4 | Shuai Peng | W | 6-4, 7-6(6) | Hard |
| Sep 2 | US Open | Round 3 | Maria Sharapova | W | 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 | Hard |
2010: 43-21
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Elena Vesnina | L | 4-6, 6-2, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Petra Kvitova | L | 6-7(4), 1-6 | Hard |
| Sep 28 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 3 | Elena Dementieva | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Maria Kirilenko | W | 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 25 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Christina McHale | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 3 | US Open | Round 3 | Shahar Peer | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 1 | US Open | Round 2 | Agnes Szavay | W | 6-1, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 1 | Irina Falconi | W | 6-2, 6-1 | Hard |
| Aug 26 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale | Quarterfinal | Caroline Wozniacki | W/O | Walkover | Hard |
| Aug 25 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale | Round 2 | Olga Govortsova | W | 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 24 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale | Round 1 | Alisa Kleybanova | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 19 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 3 | Caroline Wozniacki | L | 6-4, 3-6, 1-6 | Hard |
2009: 52-23
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Agnes Szavay | L | 6-4, 0-3 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Oct 17 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Semifinal | Yanina Wickmayer | L | 6-7(5), 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 16 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Quarterfinal | Raluca Olaru | W | 7-5, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 15 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 2 | Anna-Lena Groenefeld | W | 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 13 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 1 | Meghann Shaughnessy | W | 6-1, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 8 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 3 | Vera Zvonareva | L | 3-6, 7-5, 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 6 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Kateryna Volodko | W | 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Han Xinyun | W | 7-6(2), 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Roberta Vinci | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 8 | US Open | Quarterfinal | Serena Williams | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Sep 6 | US Open | Round 4 | Vera Zvonareva | W | 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-0 | Hard |
| Sep 4 | US Open | Round 3 | Aleksandra Wozniak | W | 6-1, 6-1 | Hard |
2008: 49-22
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Quarterfinal | Ana Ivanovic | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 23 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 2 | Dominika Cibulkova | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 22 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 1 | Agnes Szavay | W | 6-1, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 19 | WTA Zurich Open | Final | Venus Williams | L | 6-7(1), 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 18 | WTA Zurich Open | Semifinal | Anabel Medina Garrigues | W | 6-3, 7-6(6) | Hard |
| Oct 17 | WTA Zurich Open | Quarterfinal | Katarina Srebotnik | W | 7-5, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 16 | WTA Zurich Open | Round 2 | Jelena Jankovic | W | 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 15 | WTA Zurich Open | Round 1 | Nadia Petrova | W | 6-1, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 10 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Quarterfinal | Jelena Jankovic | L | 6-7(6), 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 9 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Ekaterina Makarova | W | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 7 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Venus Williams | W | 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 30 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Round 1 | Kateryna Volodko | L | 6-4, 2-6, 1-6 | Hard |
2007: 31-24
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 | WTA Mondial Australian Womens Hardcourts | Round 1 | Timea Bacsinszky | W | 6-4, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 24 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 1 | Nicole Vaidisova | L | 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(4) | Hard |
| Oct 14 | WTA PTT Bangkok Open | Final | Yung-Jan Chan | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 13 | WTA PTT Bangkok Open | Semifinal | Venus Williams | W | 6-4, 7-6(8) | Hard |
| Oct 12 | WTA PTT Bangkok Open | Quarterfinal | Shahar Peer | W | 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 10 | WTA PTT Bangkok Open | Round 2 | Casey Dellacqua | W | 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 9 | WTA PTT Bangkok Open | Round 1 | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | W | 6-0, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour AIG Japan Open | Semifinal | Virginie Razzano | L | 6-4, 5-7, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour AIG Japan Open | Quarterfinal | Sania Mirza | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour AIG Japan Open | Round 2 | Abigail Spears | W | 6-4, 7-6(2) | Hard |
| Oct 1 | WTA Tour AIG Japan Open | Round 1 | Ahsha Rolle | W | 7-5, 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 28 | WTA Tour Hansol Korea Open | Semifinal | Venus Williams | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Hard |
On September 28, 2015, Pennetta reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 6.
In 2009, Pennetta won 2 titles, the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and the LA Women's Tennis Championships.
In 2008, Pennetta won 2 titles, the Cachantun Cup and the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC.
Jan 1, 2007: lost to Maria Kirilenko 1-6, 2-6WTA Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, on hard
Oct 29, 2015: lost to Maria Sharapova 5-7, 1-6WTA Finals, on hard court
The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Last: Feb 19, 2015, WTA Dubai Duty Free Quarterfinal, lost
Last: May 15, 2014, WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia Round 3, lost
Last: Feb 18, 2014, WTA Dubai Duty Free Round 1, won
Last: May 15, 2012, WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia Round 1, won
Last: Sep 12, 2015, US Open Final, won
Last: Feb 20, 2014, WTA Dubai Duty Free Quarterfinal, lost
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:07 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.