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Flavia Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta
Personal information
Player nameFlavia Pennetta
CountryItaly
ResidenceVerbier, Switzerland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7.7 in)
Turned proFebruary 25, 2000
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize moneyUS$ 5,097,567
Singles
Career record459-275
Career titles9 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 10 (August 17, 2009)
Current rankingNo. 19 (May 16, 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open4R (2011)
French Open4R (2008, 2010)
Wimbledon4R (2005, 2006)
US OpenQF (2008, 2009)
Doubles
Career record273-169
Career titles14 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (February 28, 2011)
Current rankingNo. 1 (April 18, 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2011)
French OpenQF (2010)
WimbledonSF (2010)
US OpenF (2005)
Major doubles tournaments
[[WTA Tour Championships|WTA Championships]W (2010)

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Flavia Pennetta (born 25 February 1982 in Brindisi, Puglia) is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of February 28, 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 15 in singles and World No. 1 in doubles.

Pennetta has won nine career WTA singles titles, including back-to-back titles in Bogotá and Acapulco in 2005. She and her Italian teammates Mara Santangelo, Francesca Schiavone, and Roberta Vinci beat the Belgium team 3 � 2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin 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 was also a member of their winning team in 2009 and 2010, when they beat the United States on both occasions.

Pennetta has defeated multiple Grand Slam singles champions such as Justine Henin, Mary Pierce, Martina Hingis, Francesca Schiavone, Amélie Mauresmo, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, and former World No. 1 Jelena Janković. Pennetta is also one of only seven women to beat Williams three consecutive times. In doubles, Pennetta won her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Australian Open with partner Gisela Dulko, and also reached the 2005 US Open final partnered with Elena Dementieva. She has also reached the US Open quarterfinals twice in singles.

Pennetta was pronounced a Knight of Order of Merit of the Republic on 24 January 2007 by the President of Italy.

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3.82 min. | 3.88 user rating		 Watch what happened behind the scenes of our new global advertising campaign Strong is Beautiful. Featured players: Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Vera Zvonareva, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Li Na, Aravane Rezai, Flavia Pennetta, Rebecca Marino, Francesca Schiavone, Ana Ivanovic, Heather Watson, Sabine Lisicki, Yanina Wickmayer, Andrea Petkovic, Alisa Kleybanova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Daniela Hantuchova, Zheng Jie, Gisela Dulko. Also featuring: Billie Jean King
2.60 min. | 4.90 user rating		 Tennis stars work out and train hard on the practice courts. WTA players featured include: Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, Sam Stosur, Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva, Maria Kirilenko, Victoria Azarenka, Gisela Dulko, Flavia Pennetta, Jelena Jankovic, Kaia Kanepi, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Andrea Petkovic, Yanina Wickmayer, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Dushevina, Alicja Rosolska, Ekaterina Makarova & Sara Errani.
2.08 min. | 4.94 user rating		 It's my first work with Movie Maker and I think video effects are terrible, but she is fantastic and this photos are really nice...
3.25 min. | 4.61 user rating		 Some of the biggest stars of the WTA pay tribute to Olympic Gold Medallist Elena Dementieva after the Russian announced her retirement from professional tennis. In the video, Vera and Victoria provide messages to Elena in Russian. The translations are below: Vera: Lenok, You've made such a huge contribution to Russian tennis, not just to tennis but to sports in Russia in general We will indeed miss you more than you know. I want to wish you luck in you're the second chapter of your life and hope that everything goes well in the future. You will always be remembered as an amazing player, as an amazing champion and most importantly, as an amazing person. Good luck with everything and thank you for all you've done for us as players. Victoria: Elena, Thank you so much for everything you've done for our sport and for us. You were an amazing person to train with and to talk to and a nice person with whom it was always a privilege to be around. Your success put tennis on the right path in Russia, especially for the young kids. I hope that the next chapter of your life is as colorful as your career was on the court. Good luck and good health to you, your mom and your future family. Wish you the very best in the future. Players in the video: Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Jankovic, KvÄta Peschke, Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters, Rennae Stubbs, Sam Stosur, Katarina Srebotnik, Lisa Raymond, Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka, Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta.
10.07 min. | 4.98 user rating
Flavia bellissima e molto...dark!
2.65 min. | 4.69 user rating		 Milan Fashion Week, la bella tennista Flavia Pennetta sfila al Pin Up Stars di Milano insieme a Belen Rodriguez ea Laura Torrisi. In bikini due pezzi per la stagione primavera estate 2009/2010, la Pennetta quindi ha avuto modo di mostrarsi anche per quanto riguarda il suo fisico scultoreo. Reduce da una serie di successi tennistici, la bella Flavia può anche diventare modella alloccasione. Insieme a lei due pin up di eccezione: Belen Rodriguez e Laura Torrisi. Guarda le foto di Flavia Pennetta che sfila insieme a Belen al Pin Up Stars.
9.85 min. | 4.74 user rating		 Chaiselongue The Tongue a Quelli che il calcio....
1.55 min. | 4.46 user rating		 Flavia Pennetta insulta a la árbitro con el dedo.
2.13 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Serena Williams defeats Flavia Pennetta and will play against Kim Clijsters in the SF.
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Sania Mirza in French Open finals - Keeda of Sports Tweet this news
Keeda of Sports--Having stunned the top seeded duo of Gisela Dulko and -Flavia Pennetta- in straight sets in the quarterfinals, the Indo-Russian pair had the first set wrapped up inside 30 minutes. However inability to hold serve eventually cost them the - Date : Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:47:18 GMT+00:00
ITF champions dinner does not disappoint - World Tennis Magazine Tweet this news
World Tennis Magazine--Gisela Dulko, and -Flavia Pennetta- arrive and for a minute no one one recognises them! They look fabulous.. Dulko in a black jumpsuit and Pennetta in a white pants suit. The photographers swarm, they pose, then move inside for the - Date : Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:40:45 GMT+00:00
Sania Mirza - Elena Vesnina defeats Gisela Dulko - Flavia Pennetta - Live Tennis Guide Tweet this news
Live Tennis Guide--The top seeds, Gisela Dulko and -Flavia Pennetta- were defeated by Sania Mirza and her partner Elena Vesnina by 6-0, 7-5 to take the spot in the women's doubles semifinals in the French Open on Monday. The seventh seed, Indo-Russia - Date : Tue, 31 May 2011 11:10:57 GMT+00:00
Dulgheru/ Gajdosova upset Dulko/ Pennetta in the quarterfinal of ... - bettor.com (blog) Tweet this news
bettor.com (blog)--Romanian Australian pair of Alexandra Dulgheru and Jarmila Gajdosova upset Argentine Italian pair of Gisela Dulko and -Flavia Pennetta- in straights sets 7-6(8), 6-4 in the quarterfinal of Internazionali BNL d'Italia at the Foro It - Date : Sun, 15 May 2011 08:34:08 GMT+00:00
Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeats Flavia Pennetta in the first round of the ... - bettor.com (blog) Tweet this news
bettor.com (blog)--To the dismay of the local crowd at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, -Flavia Pennetta- lost to the 38 th ranked American, Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the opening round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Tuesday. The world number 21 - Date : Wed, 11 May 2011 09:53:43 GMT+00:00
Late Finishes No Good for Tennis - 10sBalls Tweet this news
10sBalls--Due to hold-ups and other matches taking longer than expected, the American's match with -Flavia Pennetta- on Tuesday eventually commenced only a couple of hours before midnight despite being scheduled for early evening. Mattek-Sands won th - Date : Thu, 12 May 2011 16:05:58 GMT+00:00
Russia favourite in Fed Cup semis against Italy - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Without French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and regular Fed Cup partner -Flavia Pennetta-, two-time defending champion Italy is vulnerable to its first loss in more than three years. "It will be difficult for us without Franc - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:20:21 GMT+00:00
Marion Bartoli defeats Arantxa Parra Santonja in the opening round of ... - bettor.com (blog) Tweet this news
bettor.com (blog)--“She just beat -Flavia Pennetta- and Andrea Petkovic last week, so she's very dangerous on clay. She also plays two-handed on both sides just like me, so it was tricky,” said Bartoli about her opponent after winning the match, - Date : Tue, 10 May 2011 06:09:44 GMT+00:00
Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova advance at Madrid Open; Flavia Pennetta out - The Canadian Press Tweet this news
The Canadian Press--Arantxa Parra Santonja ousted former top-10 player -Flavia Pennetta- of Italy 6-3, 7-5. The unseeded Spaniard hit eight aces on her way to saving eight break points and breaking her opponent four times. In other women's first-roun - Date : Sun, 01 May 2011 20:00:00 GMT+00:00
Dulko/ Pennetta defeat Vives/ Santonja in the second round of the Mutua Madrid ... - bettor.com (blog) Tweet this news
bettor.com (blog)--Top seeded pair of Gisela Dulko of Argentina and -Flavia Pennetta- of France outshined the Spanish duo of Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja in the second round of the doubles category of the Mutua Madrid Open at Madrid, - Date : Wed, 04 May 2011 10:35:03 GMT+00:00

Australian Open women's doubles champions

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton * (1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton * (1971) Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court * (1972) Kerry Harris / Helen Gourlay Cawley * (1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade * (1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel * (1975) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel * (1976) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley * (1977 (Jan)) Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat / Helen Gourlay Cawley * (1977 (Dec)) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley & Mona Schallau Guerrant / Kerry Melville Reid * (1978) Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová * (1979) Judy Connor Chaloner / Diane Evers Brown * (1980) Martina Navrátilová / Betsy Nagelsen * (1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith * (1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1989) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková * (1991) Patty Fendick / Mary Joe Fernandez * (1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková * (1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario * (1996) Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario * (1997) Martina Hingis / Natalia Zvereva * (1998) Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić * (1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova * (2000) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs * (2001) Serena Williams / Venus Williams * (2002) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova * (2003) Serena Williams / Venus Williams * (2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez * (2005) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik * (2006) Zi Yan / Jie Zheng * (2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber * (2008) Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko * (2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams * (2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

WTA Year-end championships winners doubles

(1971) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King * (1973) Rosemary Casals / Margaret Court * (1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King * (1979) Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve * (1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová * (1981) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1986 (1)) Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull * (1986 (2)) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1989) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1990) Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie * (1991) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková * (1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1994) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva * (1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario * (1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández * (1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná * (1998) Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva * (1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova * (2000) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova * (2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs * (2002) Elena Dementieva / Janette Husárová * (2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez * (2004 Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy * (2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur * (2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur * (2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber * (2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber * (2009) Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez

World rankings * Top ten tennis players as of 12 July 2010

ATP singles
# ES Rafael Nadal # RS Novak Djokovic # CH Roger Federer # GB Andy Murray # SE Robin Söderling # RU Nikolay Davydenko # AR Juan Martín del Potro # CZ Tomáš Berdych # US Andy Roddick # ES Fernando Verdasco
ATP doubles
WTA singles
WTA doubles

WTA: Top ten Italian female singles tennis players as of July 5, 2010

1. Lombardy Francesca Schiavone (8 (-)) * 2. Apulia Flavia Pennetta (12 (-)) * 3. Emilia-Romagna Sara Errani (34 ) * 4. Apulia Roberta Vinci (55 (-)) * 5. Veneto Tathiana Garbin (61 (-))
6. Emilia-Romagna Alberta Brianti (77 (-)) * 7. Bern Romina Oprandi (92 (+)) * 8. Veneto Maria Elena Camerin (127 (-)) * 9. Anna Floris (145 (+)) * 10. Tuscany Corinna Dentoni (176 (+))



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