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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 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.[1]
She also 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 and Venus Williams en-route to her fourth WTA Tour title at the PTT Bangkok Open in October 2007. She also defeated 8th seed Venus Williams in the third round at the 2008 French Open in straight sets, winning 7-5, 6-3, despite being the 26th seed, 18 seeding positions behind Williams.
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.
[edit] Professional titles (25)
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
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