Flavia Pennetta | Player Stats & More

Father introduced her to tennis at age 5 ... Both parents and older sister, Giorgia, played recreational tennis ... Won sole Grand Slam singles title at 2015 US Open (d. Vinci in F), her 49th career Grand Slam appearance; defeated consecutive Top 5 opponents to reach final ... Won 2011 Australian Open (w/Dulko) and two-time US Open finalist (2005 w/Dementieva; 2014 w/Hingis) ... Throughout career, winner of 11 career singles titles from 25 finals and 17 doubles titles from 34 finals. Seven-time finalist at Acapulco, winning two titles (2005, 2008) ... Also reached final three times in Palermo (with one title) and twice in Auckland ... Became first Italian woman to reach Top 10 in singles on August 17, 2009. Won WTA Finals in doubles in 2010 (w/Dulko) and named WTA Doubles Team of the Year; spent 18 weeks as WTA Doubles World No.1, ascending to top spot in February 2011 ... Married ATP player Fabio Fognini in June 2016 and they have three children: son Federico, born in May 2017 and daughters Farah (December 2019) and Flaminia (November 2021).

Plays

Right-Handed

Career High

Height

5' 7 3/4" (1.72 m)

Birthday

Feb 25, 1982 February 25, 1982

Birthplace

Brindisi, Italy

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (11): 2015 - US Open; 2014 - Indian Wells; 2010 - Marbella; 2009 - Palermo, Los Angeles; 2008 - Viña del Mar, Acapulco; 2007 - Bangkok; 2005 - Bogotá, Acapulco; 2004 - Sopot.
Finalist (14): 2014 - Sofia; 2012 - Auckland, Acapulco; 2010 - Auckland, Palermo; 2009 - Acapulco; 2008 - Los Angeles, Zürich; 2007 - Acapulco; 2006 - Gold Coast, Bogotá, Acapulco; 2004 - Acapulco, Palermo.

DOUBLES
Winner (17): 2014 - Wuhan, Moscow (both w/Hingis); 2013 - Osaka (w/Mladenovic); 2011 - Australian Open (w/Dulko); 2010 - Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, Bastad, Montréal, Moscow, WTA Finals (all w/Dulko); 2009 - Hobart, Bastad (both w/Dulko), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Errani); 2008 - Estoril (w/Kirilenko); 2006 - Bogotá (w/Dulko); 2005 - Los Angeles (w/Dementieva).
Finalist (17): 2014 - Eastbourne, US Open (both w/Hingis); 2013 - Bastad (w/Dulgheru); 2012 - Auckland (w/Goerges), Barcelona (w/Schiavone); 2011 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Cibulkova), Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Beijing (both w/Dulko); 2010 - Madrid, Beijing (both w/Dulko); 2009 - Bogotá, Stuttgart (both w/Dulko); 2008 - Montréal (w/Kirilenko); 2007 - Bogotá (w/Vinci), Barcelona (w/Domínguez Lino); 2006 - Berlin (w/Dementieva); 2005 - US Open (w/Dementieva).

ADDITIONAL
Italian Fed Cup Team, 2003, 2005-13, 2015; Italian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012.