Flavia loses
Palermo Final
19th July 2010
 Flavia
lost 4-6 3-6 to #5 seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the final of
Palermo.
After the match, Flavia said: "I want to congratulate Kaia.
She played a fantastic match. Now I'm going to prepare for the
hardcourt season coming up. I am hoping I can defend my results
from last year." |
Flavia into
Palermo Final
17th July 2010
 Flavia
had a dominating 6-0 6-4 win over the #8 seed, Julia Goerges of
Germany to reach the final in Palermo . Flavia won the first
eight games of the match before Goerges finally got on the
board, but Flavia was too strong - she broke one last time for a
5-4 second set lead and served it out at 15, hitting two aces in
the process.
After the win, Flavia said:
"Tomorrow will be my second final in a row here and I
hope to win again like last year. I like Palermo a lot.
It helps me prepare or the hardcourt season - I'm playing in San
Diego in the coming weeks."
In the final, Flavia will play #5 seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia,
they have played 5 times before and Flavia leads the series 3-2. |
Flavia into
Palermo last 4
16th July 2010
Flavia scored a 6-4 6-2 win over Nuria Llagostera Vives in
the feature night match to advance to the semis in Palermo.
Flavia saved her first ace of the match for match point.
In the semis
Flavia will face #8 seed Julia Goerges of Germany on Saturday.
Flavia has never played the German before. |
Flavia into
Palermo Quarters
11th July 2010
Flavia won her seventh match in a row in Palermo under the
lights as she crushed Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic 6-0
6-3. It looked even more crushing as Flavia raced out to a 6-0
5-0 lead, but the defending champion lost her serve at love at
that point, the first of three games in a row that went to
Voracova; Flavia closed it out in the next game to move into the
quarterfinals
Next up for Flavia is qualifier Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain,
they have played 4 times before and Flavia leads the series 4-0. |
Flavia wins
first match in Palermo
13th July 2010
 Flavia
was in top form in the first match of her title defense in
Palermo on Tuesday, cruising past Kathrin Woerle of Germany 6-3
6-1.
Flavia, who won this title last year without losing a set and is
the No.1 seed this year, won a routine first set then dropped
just 10 points in a 25-minute second set for a one-hour,
three-minute win over the 148th-ranked Woerle.
After the win Flavia said: "It was really hot today, so I'm
happy I was able to win quickly. Playing in Palermo is
fantastic for me for a lot of reasons. In particular the
supporters have always been fantastic to me." |
Palermo News
11th July 2010
 The
draw for the Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo in
Palermo, Italy has been released and Flavia is the top seed and
will play Kathin Woerle of Germany in the 1st round.
Flavia has never played the German before. The 1st seed
Flavia can meet is #6 seed Shuai Peng of China in the quarters.
Palermo is Flavia's final event on European clay before the
hardcourt season in the US starts in August.
Flavia is the defending champion here. |
Flavia into the
semis in Bastad
10th July 2010
 Flavia
won the 10th doubles title of her career and the 4th of the year
at the Collector Swedish Open in Bastad. Flavia and Gisela
Dulko of Argentina defeated
Renata Voracova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech
Republic 7-6 6-0 to defend their title from last year.
Congratulations Flavia and Gisela. |
Flavia loses to
her doubles partner in Bastad
9th July 2010
 Flavia's
Bastad singles campaign is over as she lost 3-6 1-6 to #4 seed
Gisela Dulko of Argentina in the semis.
In the doubles, Flavia and Dulko are in the final after
defeating #4 seeds Nathalie Grandin and Vladimira Uhlirova 6-2
6-1. In the final to be played on Saturday, they will play
#2 seeds Renata Voracova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the
Czech Republic. |
Flavia into the
semis in Bastad
8th July 2010
 It
took Flavia exactly 2 hours to grind out a 6-4 6-4 victory over
Jill Craybas of the United States to advance to the semis of the
Collector Swedish Open in Bastad.
Flavia will be back in action on Friday against her doubles
partner #4 seed Gisela Dulko of Argentina. They have
played 5 times before and Dulko leads 3-2. Dulko has won
the only 2 matches that they have played on clay. The
match will begin at 12.00 local time on Center Court and after
the other semi they will team up to play in doubles. |
Flavia through
to Bastad Quarters
7th July 2010
 Flavia
dropped only 2 games on her way to the quarters at the Collector
Swedish Open in Bastad. Flavia defeated Sloane Stephens of
the United States 6-1 6-1.
In the quarters to be played on Thursday, Flavia will play Jill
Craybas of the United States. Flavia has played Craybas 3
times before and leads the series 3-0. |
Flavia wastes
little time in Bastad
6th July 2010
 Flavia
was on court for only 47 minutes in her 1st round match at the
Collector Swedish Open in Bastad. Flavia defeated wildcard
Anna Brazhnikova of Sweden 6-2 6-0.
Flavia will play another wildcard in the 2nd round: Sloane
Stephens of the United States. Flavia has never played
Stephens before. |
Bastad draw
released
3rd July 2010
 The
draw for the Collector Swedish Open in Bastad, Sweden has been
released and Flavia is the top seed and will play Swedish
wildcard
Anna Brazhnikova in the 1st round. Flavia has never played
Brazhnikova before. The 1st seed Flavia can meet is #7
seed Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden in the quarters.
Bastad is played on clay and is an International $220K event.
Flavia has played here once before and reached the semis last
year. |
Flavia knocked
out of Wimbledon
26th June 2010
 Flavia's
Wimbledon campaign is over as she was knocked out 2-6 3-6 to
unseeded Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic in the 3rd
round. |
Flavia eases
through in Wimbledon
24th
June 2010
 Flavia
is through to the 3rd round at Wimbledon after she defeated
Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-1 6-1.
On Saturday, Flavia will be up against Klara Zakopalova of the
Czech Republic. Flavia has played Zakopalova 5 times
before and leads the series 4-1 (4 of the meetings have been on
clay, none on grass). |
Flavia wins
opening Wimbledon match
22nd June 2010
 Flavia
defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4 6-0 in her opening match at
Wimbledon.
Flavia will play Monica Niculescu of Romania in the 2nd round on
Thursday. Flavia has never played Niculescu before. |
Wimbledon draw
released
18th
June 2010
 The
draw for the 3rd Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon has been
released and Flavia is seeded #10 and will play Anabel Medina
Garrigues of Spain in the 1st round. They have played 6
times before and the series is tied 3-3. The 1st seed
Flavia can meet is #18 seed Aravane Rezai of France in the 3rd
round.
Flavia has played Wimbledon 9 times before and her best result
was reaching the 4th round in 2005 and 2006. Last year
Flavia reached the 3rd round. |
Flavia knocked
out of Eastbourne
15th June 2010
Flavia lost in the 1st round of Eastbourne to Ekaterina
Makarova of Russia. Flavia lost 6-7 1-6 |
Eastbourne draw
released
13th
June 2010
 The
draw for the AEGON Interntional has been released and Flavia is
seeded #6 and will play a qualifier in the first round.
Eastbourne is a Premier $600K event played on grass and this
will be Flavia's 1st appearance on the grasscourts of Devonshire
Park.
In the doubles Flavia will play with Shahar Peer of Israel for
the first time and they will play #2 seeds Kveta Peschke of the
Czech Republic and Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia in the 1st
round. |
Flavia's
Wimbledon dress
9th June 2010
 Flavia
will be wearing a white adidas for the 3rd Grand Slam of the
year at Wimbledon on grass which begins on June 24th.
For the US Open, Flavia will be wearing a pink/purple version
the dress.
Click here to see both
dresses. |
Flavia knocked
out of Roland Garros
30th
May 2010
 Flavia
suffered a heartbreaking 6-7 7-6 2-6 loss to #3 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the 4th round of Roland Garros.
The match lasted exactly 3 hours. |
Flavia through
to last 16 at Roland Garros
28th May 2010
 Flavia
is through to the 4th round at Roland Garros for the 2nd time after she defeated
Polona Hercog of Slovenia 6-3 6-0. On her road to the 4th
round Flavia has lost a total of only 9 games.
In the 4th round to be played on Sunday, Flavia will be up
against #3 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. Flavia has
played Wozniacki twice before and trails the series 0-2.
The 2 matches were played last year in Bastad on clay and New
Haven on hardcourts. |
Flavia
continues Roland Garros run
26th
May 2010
 Flavia
is into the 3rd round at Roland Garros after she defeated
Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-1 6-1 in 57 minutes. In reaching
the 3rd round Flavia has lost only 6 games.
In the 2nd round to be played on Friday, Flavia will play Polona
Hercog of Slovenia. Flavia has never played Hercog before. |
Flavia into
Paris 2nd Round
23rd May 2010
 Flavia
was an early winner on the first day of action at Roland Garros
in Paris. In the first round, Flavia defeated Anne
Keothavong of Great Britain in 1 hour and 4 minutes.
In the 2nd round, Flavia will play Roberta Vinci of Italy. |
Roland Garros
draw released
21st
May 2010
 The
draw for the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros in
Paris has been released and Flavia is seeded #14 and will play
Anne Keothavong of Great Britain in the 1st round. Flavia
has played Keothavong twice before and the series is tied 1-1 -
but both matches were in challengers and the last match was in
2002.
The 1st seed that Flavia can meet is #24 seed Lucie Safarova of
the Czech Republic in the 3rd round.
Flavia has played Roland Garros 7 times before and her best
result was reaching the 4th round in 2008. Last year
Flavia was injured and she lost in the 1st round. |
Flavia's
doubles run ends
15th May 2010
 Flavia
and Gisela Dulko's run of 3 tournament wins came to an end at
the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open in Madrid. They lost 2-6
5-7 to #1 seeds Serena and Venus Williams of the United States
in the final.
Flavia will now take a week off to prepare for the 2nd Grand
Slam of the year in Roland Garros which begins on the 23rd May. |
Flavia out of
Madrid
12th
May 2010
 Flavia's
suffered an early loss in Madrid as she went down 6-7 3-6 to
Andrea Petkovic of Germany in the 2nd round of the mandatory
event.
Flavia is still in the doubles here and with Gisela Dulko they
will be going for their 4th straight title. |
Flavia wins
first match in Madrid
10th May 2010
Flavia defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 1-6 6-1 in 1 hour and 30
minutes to advance to the 2nd round at the Mutua Madrilena
Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain.
In the 2nd round, Flavia will play Andrea Petkovic of Germany.
They have played twice before and the series is tied 1-1- both
matches were played this year on hardcourts. |
Madrid News
9th
May 2010
 Flavia's
next tournament is the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open in Madrid,
Spain and she is seeded #14 and will play Sorana Cirstea of
Romania in the 1st round. They have played once before at
New Haven in 2008 and Flavia won in 3 sets. This match
will be played on Monday and is the 2nd match on Court 4.
Madrid is a premier mandatory event and is Flavia's final event
before the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros.
Last year Flavia lost in the 2nd round. |
Flavia and
Gisela win doubles in Rome
8th May 2010
 Flavia
and Gisela Dulko of Argentina are continuing there doubles
tournament win run as they won their 3rd consecutive title at
the Internazionali BNL D'Italia in Rome. In the final they
defeated #2 seeds Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Nuria
Llagostera Vives of Spain 6-4 6-2.
Congratulations Flavia and Gisela! |
Flavia knocked
out in Rome
4th
May 2010
 Flavia
suffered an early loss at the Internazionali BNL D'Italia in
Rome, Italy to Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.
Flavia lost 1-6 2-6 in the 2nd round.
Flavia is still in the doubles with Gisela Dulko of Argentina. |
Flavia wins
first match in Rome
3rd May 2010
 Flavia
is through to the 2nd round in Rome after she defeated qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova 6-2 6-3
to set up a 2nd round clash with Lucie Safarova of the Czech
Republic. Flavia trails the series 0-2 with Safarova but
this will be their first meeting on clay. This match will
be played on Tuesday on the Pietrangeli Court
and is the 3rd match on court and the schedule of play begins at
13.00 local time. |
Rome Update
2nd
May 2010
 Flavia
will play on Monday at the Internazionali BNL D'Italia in Rome,
Italy against qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan.
Flavia has played the Uzbek once before in Kolkata in 2007 and
won in straight sets. The 1st seed Flavia can meet is #8
seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the 3rd round.
Click here for the full
draw.
Flavia has played Rome 8 times before and her best result was
reaching the quarters in 2006. |
Flavia and
Gisela win in Stuttgart
2nd May 2010
 Flavia's
permanent pairing with Gisela Dulko in doubles is proving to be
a good choice as they won their 2nd straight doubles title
together in Stuttgart. In the final they defeated #2 seeds
Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic and Katarina Srebotnik of
Slovenia 3-6 7-6 10-5. Congratulations Flavia and Gisela!
This is Flavia's 8th doubles title and her 5th with Dulko. |
Flavia suffers early loss in Stuttgart
28th
April 2010
 Flavia's
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix run in Stuttgart has come to an end at
the hands of #6 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
Flavia lost 1-6 4-6 in the 1st round. |
Stuttgart draw
released
25th
April 2010
 The
draw for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany has
been released and Flavia will play #6 seed Victoria Azarenka of
Belarus in the 1st round. Flavia has never played Azarenka
before.
Click here to see the
draw.
Last year Flavia achieved her best ever result in reaching the
semis here. Stuttgart is a Premier event played indoors on
clay. |
Italy through
to Fed Cup Final
25th April 2010
 Italy
are through to the Fed Cup final in November after they defeated
Czech Republic 5-0 in Rome on the red clay.
Here are the results of the tie:
Flavia defeated Lucie Hradecka 6-4 7-5
Francesca Schiavone defeated Lucie Safarova 6-0 6-2
Flavia defeated Petra Kvitova 7-6 6-2
Sara Errani defated Lucie Hradecka 6-4 6-2
Errani/Schiavone defeated Hradecka/Peschke 6-2 6-4 |
Flavia signs
with Gatorade
19th
April 2010
 Flavia
has signed as a new face of Gatorade. Flavia will be
promoting the 'natural' range of the sports energy drink.
Click here for photos
from the Gatorade press conference. |
Flavia Pennetta:
2010 Marbella Champion!
11th April 2010
 Flavia
has won the 1st title of 2010 and her 9th overall title at the
Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella, Spain after she
defeated #8 seed Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-2 4-6 6-3 in
the final Congratulations Flavia!
After Flavia's win she said: "I just got the better of her at
the end. I started well then got a bit tired, and Carla
started playing more aggressively. I could have won it in two
sets; I had to start all over again in the third, but from 3-all
I played very well. I think Carla will have many chances to win
this tournament though.
People were telling me how good this tournament is, and they
were right. The organization was perfect and you feel very
relaxed here. I will definitely try to return next year. It's
one of the best tournaments on the circuit." |
Flavia into
Marbella Final
10th
April 2010
 Flavia is through the final
at the Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella after a easy 6-1 6-1 win over
Sara Errani of Italy.
After the win Flavia said:
"I think Sara was more tense than normal, but she's young and
plays well, and will have many more chances to beat me.
Matches against friends are very difficult, especially mentally."
In Sunday's final
to be played at 12.00 local time, Flavia will play #8 seed Carla
Suarez Navarro of Spain. They have played twice before and
the series is tied 1-1 - Flavia won the last meeting in Auckland
earlier this year. |
Flavia into the
semis in Marbella
9th April 2010
 Flavia
is keeping her unbeaten record on red clay going at the
Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella as she through to the
semis. Flavia defeated Simona Halep of Romania 6-4 7-6 to
reach her 3rd semi-final of 2010.
In the semis on Saturday, Flavia will play Sara Errani of Italy,
they have played 3 times before and Flavia leads the series 2-1
- all 3 meetings have been on clay. |
Flavia through
to Marbella Quarters
8th
April 2010
Flavia scored another easy win at the Andalucia Tennis
Experience in Marbella as she defeated Laura Pous Tio of Spain
6-2 6-2 to reach the quarters.
In the quarters to be played on Friday, Flavia will play Simona
Halep of Romania, Flavia has never played Halep before. |
Flavia through
in Marbella
7th April 2010
 Flavia
started her clay season with a win at the Andalucia Tennis
Experience in Marbella, Spain as she defeated Yaroslava
Shvedova of Kazakhstan in the 1st round. Flavia won 6-3
6-1 in 67 minutes.
In the 2nd round to be played on Thursday, Flavia will play
Laura Pous Tio of Spain. Flavia has never played Pous Tio
before. |
Flavia wins the
doubles in Miami
4th
April 2010
 Flavia
and Gisela Dulko of Argentina have won the biggest doubles title
of their career at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. They
defeated #3 seeds Nadia Petrova of Russia and Samantha Stosur of
Australia 6-3 4-6 10-7. This is Flavia's 7th doubles title
and her 4th with Dulko.
Congratuations Flavia and Gisela! |
Marbella draw
released
3rd April 2010
 The
draw for the Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella, Spain has
been released and Flavia is seeded #2 and will play Yaroslava
Shvedova of Kazakhstan in the 1st round. They have played
once before in Rome last year on clay and Flavia won in 3 sets.
The 1st seed Flavia can meet is #6 seed Maria Kirilenko of
Russia in the quarters.
Click here for the full
draw.
Marbella is an International 220K played on clay and this will
be Flavia's 1st appearance there. |
Flavia out of
Miami
25th
March 2010
Flavia is out of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami after she
suffered a 3-6 6-3 0-6 loss to Andrea Petkovic of Germany in the
2nd round. |
Flavia to start
Miami campaign on Thursday
24th March 2010
 Flavia
will open her 2010 Miami campaign against Andrea Petkovic of
Germany on Thursday. Flavia has played the German once
before in Dubai last month and won 6-3 6-3. This match is
the 4th match on Court 1 and the schedule begins at 10.00ET. |
Miami draw
released
22nd
March 2010
 The
draw for the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami has been released and
Flavia is seeded #10 and has a bye in the 1st round.
In the 2nd round Flavia will play either a qualifier or
Andrea Petkovic of Germany. The 1st seed Flavia can meet
is #23 seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany.
Click here for the full
draw.
Miami is a premier mandatory event played on hardcourts.
Flavia has played Miami 6 times before and her best result was
reaching the 3rd round 4 times. |
Flavia out of
Indian Wells
15th March 2010
 Flavia's
2010 Indian Wells campaign is over in the 3rd round.
Flavia lost 6-4 7-6 1-6 to #17 seed Shahar Peer of Israel.
Flavia's next tournament is the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami
which will begin on March 23rd. |
Through to
Indian Wells last 32
13th
March 2010
 Flavia
is through to the 3rd round at Indian Wells after she scored a
comfortable 6-3 6-3 victory over Petra Kvitova of the Czech
Republic.
In the 3rd round to be played on Monday, Flavia will play #17
seed Shahar Peer of Israel. They have played 3 times
before - all on hardcourts and Flavia leads the series 3-0. |
Indian Wells
draw released
8th March 2010
 The
draw for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells has been released
and Flavia is seeded #9 and has a bye in the 1st round. In
the 2nd round Flavia will play either Alberta Brianti of Italy
or Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic on Friday or Saturday.
Flavia has played Brianti twice before - both challengers and
leads the series 2-0 and is 1-0 up on Kvitova. The 1st
seed Flavia can meet is #17 seed Shahar Peer of Israel in the
3rd round.
Flavia has played Indian Wells for 7 straight years and her best
result was reaching the 4th round last year. Indian Wells
is a premier mandatory event played on hardcourts. |
Vote for Flavia
26th February 2010
 The
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour are having a fan vote on favourite
players on and off the court during the 2009 season.
To vote for Flavia
click here.
Voting will end on Sunday, February 28 at 12AM GMT, so be sure
to get your vote in now! The winners will be presented with
their awards at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Wednesday,
March 24. |
Flavia pulls
out of Acapulco
20th February 2010
 Flavia
has pulled out of one of her favourite events in Acapulco due to
the hip strain injury she aggravated in Dubai.
Flavia's next scheduled tournament is the BNP Paribas Open in
Indian Wells which begins on March 10th. Hopefully Flavia
is recovered by then. |
Flavia through
in Dubai
15th
February 2010
 Flavia
swept aside Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-4 6-1 in just 68 minutes
to advance to the 2nd round at the Barclays Dubai Tennis
Championships.
Flavia won't have much time to recover as she will be back on
court on Tuesday against #45 Andrea Petkovic of Germany.
They have never played before. This match is the 2nd match
on Court 3 and the schedule of play begins at 13.30 local time. |
Dubai News
13th February 2010
 The
draw for the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai has
been released and Flavia is the #10 seed and will play Melinda
Czink of Hungary in the first round. This match will be
played on Monday and they have never played before. The
first seed Flavia can meet is the #7 seed Agnieszka Radwanksa of
Poland in the 3rd round.
Click here for the full
draw.
Dubai is a $2M Premier event played on hardcourts and this will
be Flavia's 1st ever appearance here. |
Paris
Semi-Final Interview
13th
February 2010
 Q.
Flavia, the match started out well for you when you won the first set.
What happened after that?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: It was a really good game. We both played great, it was
really some very top level tennis. It's true that I started out well in
the first set, but in the second set, I couldn't grab both opportunities
I had. But she really played very well. You have to know how to be
humble.
To read more
click here. |
Flavia
out of Paris
13th February 2010
The
draw for the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai has
been released and Flavia is the #10 seed and will play Melinda
Czink of Hungary in the first round. This match will be
played on Monday and they have never played before. The
first seed Flavia can meet is the #7 seed Agnieszka Radwanksa of
Poland in the 3rd round.
Click here for the full
draw.
Dubai is a $2M Premier event played on hardcourts and this will
be Flavia's 1st ever appearance here. |
Paris
Semi-Final Interview
13th
February 2010
Q.
Flavia, the match started out well for you when you won the first set.
What happened after that?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: It was a really good game. We both played great, it was
really some very top level tennis. It's true that I started out well in
the first set, but in the second set, I couldn't grab both opportunities
I had. But she really played very well. You have to know how to be
humble.
To read more
click here. |
Flavia
out of Paris
13th February 2010
 Flavia
is out of the Open GDF Suez in Paris at the semi-final stage.
Flavia lost 6-4
3-6 4-6 to Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. |
Paris
Quarter-Final Interview
12th
February 2010
 Q.
Flavia, it
looked like an easy match, especially in the first set.
FLAVIA PENNETTA: It was easy on paper but there was a
lot of tension on the court. It might not have been that obvious
because we try to hide it, but I was stressing out a little. In
the beginning and the end. It's never easy to play against a
friend, but I'm happy with the way it turned out.
Q.
Your serve
worked very nicely today.
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Yes, I served pretty well today and on Wednesday, as
well. I hope it I can keep it up.
To read more
click here. |
Flavia storms
into Paris semis
12th February 2010
 Flavia's Paris campaign is gaining real momentum as she
scored another straight set victory. Flavia defeated
Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-1 6-3 to reach her 2nd semi-final of
2010.
In the semis, Flavia will play Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic
on Centre Court at 13.30 local time.
They have played once before in the Gold Coast final in 2006 and Safarova won 6-3 6-4. |
Flavia through
to Paris Quarters
10th
February 2010
 Flavia
is through to the quarters of the Open GDF Suez in Paris, France
as she defeated Alisa Kleybanova of Russia 7-6 6-1 in 1 hour and
26 minutes. This is Flavia's first win at this
tournament after 2 previous 1st round losses.
In the quarters to be played on Friday, Flavia will face
Tathiana Garbin of Italy. They have played each
other 5 times before and Flavia leads the series 3-2. The
last meeting was in Palermo in 2009 which Flavia won 6-1 6-1. |
Paris draw
released
7th February 2010
 The
draw for the Open GDF Suez in Paris, France has been released
and Flavia is seeded #2 and has a bye in the 1st round. In
the 2nd round Flavia will play either Alisa Kleybanova of Russia
or Julie Coin of France. The 1st seed Flavia can meet is
#8 seed Elena Vesnina of Russia in the quarters.
Click here for the full
draw.
Paris is a Premier $600K event played indoors and Flavia has
played here twice before in 2005 and 2006 and lost in the 1st
round both times. |
Italy into
Semis!
7th
February 2010
 Italy won their World Group quarter-final today as they
defeated Ukraine. Flavia was first up for the Italian team
as she defeated Alona Bondarenko 7-5 7-6 then Francesca
Schiavone defeated Kateryna Bondarenko 2-6 6-1 6-1 to give Italy the win.
In the semis they will play the Czech Republic in April. |
Flavia levels
the tie for Italy
6th February 2010
 Flavia was 2nd on court today in Italy's World Group
Quarter-final against Ukraine and she defeated Kateryna
Bondarenko 7-5 6-3 in 1 hour and 39 minutes to level the tie
1-1. Earlier on Francesca Schiavone lost 1-6 4-6 to Alona
Bondarenko.
On Sunday, there will be 2 singles matches and a doubles match,
for Italy to advance to the semis, they need to win 2 of the
matches. |
Flavia teams up
with Adidas
5th
February 2010
 Adidas
is proud to announce the signing of Italian tennis star and
current world No. 12 Flavia Pennetta. Flavia will be wearing
apparel and footwear of the adidas adilibria tennis range
starting tomorrow at the first round of the World Group Fed Cup
tie between Italy and Ukraine.
“I have always respected adidas’ values as well as its
dedication to quality and performance. Clearly, as an elite
athlete, it is essential to be supported with the excellent
products. adidas’ innovations and technologies really help us
reach our full potential and to play at our highest level. I am
very excited about this partnership and looking forward to
representing adidas in the future,” commented Flavia.
For the Fed Cup tie between Italy and Ukraine, Flavia
will wear a ton-sur-ton jacquard white top with a matching dark
grey skirt from the spring/summer adilibria range. Both items
feature feminine details such as small darts on the top carré
and on the skirt. The adilibria tennis apparel range features
ClimaCool® technology to ensure sweat quickly evaporates from
the skin, keeping the body at its maximum performance
temperature. |
Fed Cup weekend
schedule
5th February 2010
 Italy
will begin the defence of their Fed Cup title against Ukraine
over the weekend. The tie will be played in Kharkiv,
Ukraine on a hardcourt indoors.
There will be 2 singles matches on Saturday and Francesca
Schiavone will open up proceedings against Alon Bondarenko at
13.30 local time, Flavia will conclude the day's play against
Kateryna Bondarenko. On Sunday, the reverse singles will
be played and a doubles match. The team that wins 3 of the
5 matches will win the tie to advance to the semis to be played
in April. |
Flavia out of
Australian Open
20th January 2010
 Flavia
is out of the Australian Open in Melbourne in the 2nd round
after she suffered a 6-7 1-6 loss to Yanina Wickmayer of
Belgium.
The first set was close with Wickmayer taking the tie-break 7-2,
but Flavia faded away in the second set as she only only won 1
more game. |
Flavia through
in Melbourne
18th January 2010
 In
a match with numerous rain delays, Flavia battled through to the
2nd round of the Australian Open. Flavia defeated Anna
Chakvetadze of Russia 6-3 3-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Flavia will play Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium.
They have played twice before and Flavia trails the series 0-2. |
Australian Open
draw released
15th January 2010
 The
draw for the 1st Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open
has been released and Flavia is seeded #12 and will play Anna
Chakvetadze of Russia in the 1st round. Flavia has played
Chakvetadze 3 times before and leads the series 3-0 but they
have never played before on hardcourts. This match will be
played on Monday or Tuesday. The 1st seed Flavia can meet
is #18 seed Virginie Razzano of France in the 3rd round.
Click here for the full
draw.
This is Flavia's 8th appearance here and her best result was
reaching the 3rd round in 2006 and 2009. |
Flavia out of
Sydney
13th January 2010
Flavia is out of Sydney in a surprisingly one-sided loss.
Flavia 3-6 0-6 to Aravane Rezai of France in the quarters.
Flavia's next tournament will the Australian Open which begins
on Monday. |
Flavia through
to Sydney Quarters
12th January 2010
 Flavia
is through to the quarters at Sydney after she defeated Na Li of
China 6-2 7-6 in 1 hour and 24 minutes.
In the quarters to be played on Wednesday, Flavia will play
Aravane Rezai of France, they have played twice before both
times in Palermo on clay and Flavia won both matches. |
Sydney 1st
Round interview
11th January 2010
 Q.
Flavia, just take us through the match.
FLAVIA PENNETTA: I'm really happy. You know, she's a very good
player. Difficult to play when somebody play home. You know, all
the crowd is for her.
I was a little bit nervous in the beginning, but she also was
nervous. I think she didn't felt so well today. She was feeling
too much the pressure, and I just take the chance all the time
she give to me.
To read more
click here. |
Flavia through
in Sydney
11th January 2010
 Flavia won her 1st match at the Medibank International in
Sydney as she defeated Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-3 6-1 in
hour and 3 minutes.
In the 2nd round, Flavia will play #17 Na Li of China.
Flavia has played Li 3 times before and she trails the series
1-2. the last meeting was at Sydney in 2006 which Li won in
straight sets. |
Sydney draw
released
9th January 2010
 The
draw for the Medibank International in Sydney, Australia has
been released and due to the strong field, Flavia is unseeded
and will play Samantha Stosur of Australia in the 1st round.
Flavia has played Stosur once before in the final in Los Angeles
last year and won in straight sets. The 1st seed Flavia
can meet is #4 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the 2nd
round.
Click here for the full
draw.
Sydney is Flavia's final warm-up before the 1st Grand Slam of
the year at the Australian Open and is played on hardcourts.
Sydney is a Premier $600K event and Flavia has played it twice
before and has yet to win a match. |
Flavia loses
Auckland Final
9th January 2010
 Flavia lost the final of her 1st tournament of 2010 at the
ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. Flavia lost 3-6 2-6
to #3 seed Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium in 1 hour and 14 minutes.
Flavia was up a break in the 1st set but from when she lost the
break she wasn't the same player while Wickmayer raised her game
but still a good tournament for Flavia in reaching the final |
Flavia into
Auckland Final
8th January 2010
 Flavia defeated #4
seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-3 6-0 to reach her first
final of 2010 at the ASB Classic in Auckland. The match
lasted 56 minutes and Flavia was in total control against an
erratic opponent.
In Saturday's final, Flavia will be up against Yanina Wickmayer
of Belgium, they have played once before in Linz last year and
Wickmayer won. The match will begin at 14.45 local time. |
Through to
Auckland
Semis
7th January 2010
 Flavia
continued her billing as top seed as she advanced to the
quarters of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.
Flavia defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-1 6-2 in just over an hour.
In the semis to be played on Friday, Flavia will play #4 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy,
they have played 5 times before and Flavia trails the series
1-4, but won the last meeting in Bastad last year in straight
sets. |
Flavia into
Auckland Quarters
6th January 2010
 Flavia
is through to the quarters in Auckland after she defeated Carla
Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-2 6-2 in 1 hour and 18 minutes.
In the quarters to be played on Thursday, Flavia will play
Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. They have played 3 times
before and Flavia leads the series 2-1, winning their last
meeting in Linz in 2008 in straight sets. |
Flavia wins 1st
match of 2010
4th January 2010
 Flavia
won her 1st match of 2010 at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New
Zealand as she defeated Jill Craybas of the United States 6-2
6-4 in 1 hour and 7 minutes.
In the 2nd round, Flavia will play Carla Suarez Navarro
of Spain. They have played once before at Roland Garros in
2008 and Suarez Navarro won in straight sets. This match
will be played on Wednesday. |
Auckland draw
out
2nd January 2010
 The
draw for Flavia's 1st tournament of 2010 is out. Flavia
will be playing the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand and she
is the top seed and will face #76 Jill Craybas of the United
States in the 1st round. Flavia has played Craybas twice
before and she leads the series 2-0, the last meeting was in
Monterrey last year and Flavia dropped only 1 game. The
1st seed Flavia can meet is #7 seed Aravane Rezai of France in
the quarters.
Click here for the full
draw.
Auckland is an International $220K event played on hardcourts
and Flavia has played here once before in 2003 and she reached
the final round of qualifying. Flavia has no points to
defend this week as she played the Hopman Cup last year. |
Flavia in
Auckland
1st January 2010
 Flavia
was at the New Zealand Christmas Carnival race meeting at the
Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.
Click here to see all
the photos. |
Flavia in Chi
Magazine
12th December 2009
 Flavia
was featured in Italian gossip magazine 'Chi'. There are 3
scans of Flavia in the magazine plus an interview.
Click here to see the
scans. |
Flavia at the
Gala del Tennis
11th December 2009
 Flavia
was at the Gala del Tennis in Rome last night to celebrate a
magnificent year for Italian tennis. Along with Flavia's
great year, there was the 2nd Fed Cup victory for Italy.
Click here to see all
the photos. |
Flavia in
French Tennis Magazine
8th December 2009
 Flavia
is in November issue of French Tennis Magazine. There are
some photos of Flavia on the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week and
she also has an interview with the magazine.
Click here to see
the scans. |
Flavia loses
Ciney final
6th December 2009
 Flavia
lost the final at the exhibition in Ciney, Belgium. Flavia
lost 4-6 4-6 to former world #1 Justine Henin of Belgium.
Even though Flavia lost, you can't read too much into the result
as it is only an exhibition.
Flavia will be back in action for her first tournament of 2010
at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand which will begin on
January 4th. |
Flavia into
Ciney Final
5th December 2009
Flavia is through to the final of the exhibition in Ciney,
Belgium after she defeated Alize Cornet of France 6-4 6-0.
In Sunday's final, Flavia will face former world #1 Justine
Henin of Belgium who is playing her first event of her comeback
from retirement. Flavia has played Henin 3 times before
and trails the series 1-2, the meeting she won was in
Filderstadt in 2005. |
Ciney Schedule
5th December 2009
 Flavia
back in action this weekend in an exhibition in Ciney, Belgium.
Flavia will play Alize Cornet of France at 21.00 local time.
They have played 3 times before and Flavia leads the series 3-0.
The other semi-final is a battle of 2 Belgians: Justine Henin vs
Kirsten Flipkens. |
Photos from Sky
Sport Ad
2nd December 2009
 Flavia
took part in a TV commercial for the Italian channel 'Sky Sport'
and
12 photos from the shoot have been added to the photo gallery.
Click here to see the photos. |
Flavia on the
cover of Il Tennis Italiano
29th November 2009
 Following
Italy's stunning win over the United States in the Fed Cup,
Flavia is on the cover of Italy's tennis magazine 'Il Tennis Italiano'.
Click here to see Flavia
on the cover.
If there is anyone out there that could send the site a copy of
the magazine, e-mail
jo7@sympatico.ca
and we can sort payment out. |
Flavia to play
Sydney
19th November 2009
Flavia
will play her 2nd tournament of the Australian Open series at
the Medibank International in Sydney. Sydney will run from
January 10-16 and is played on hardcourts and Flavia will be
making her 3rd appearance here.
Sydney is a very strong event with many top 10 players entered
and is a $600K Premier event. |
Flavia starts
2010 in Auckland
18th November 2009
Flavia
will start 2010 at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand
which will run from January 4th - 9th and is played on
hardcourts.
This will be Flavia 2nd appearance here as she reached the final
round of qualifying in 2003.
Other players who are committed for the International $220K
event include Na Li of China and Elena Vesnina of Russia.
As it stands Flavia is currently the highest ranked player in
the draw.
Click here to go the
Auckland website. |
Flavia on
Chiambretti Night
11th November 2009
 Flavia
and her Fed Cup teammates Francesca Schiavone, Roberta Vinci and
Sara Errani appeared on the Italian TV show Chiambretti Night
Click here to see photos
from the appearance. |
Flavia finishes
the year #12
9th November 2009
 The
final WTA matches have been played and Flavia will finish the
year #12 which is her highest year end ranking. This year
Flavia was the first Italian woman to reach the top 10.
Highlights of Flavia's year include winning Los Angeles and
Palermo, reaching the final at Acapulco and the semis at
Stuttgart, Cincinnati, New Haven and Linz. Flavia's best
Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarters at the US Open. |
Italy win Fed
Cup!
8th November 2009
 Flavia had her moment of glory at the Fed Cup final against
the United States as she defeated Melanie Oudin 7-5 6-2in 1 hour
and 28 minutes to give Italy the one win they needed to take
home the Fed Cup for the 2nd time after previously winning in
2006. This time was more special as they won the title at
home on clay in Reggio Calabria. Congratulations Italy!
After the win Flavia said: "It's a very nice feeling. We worked
hard to get to this point and finally we make it. In the
beginning of the week everyone expects so many things, and we
were very nervous. But now we are three-love and we can enjoy." |
Flavia gives
Italy a perfect start
7th November 2009
 Flavia gave Italy
a perfect start in the Fed Cup final at the Circolo del
Tennis "Rocco Polimeni" in Reggio Calabria against USA
as she avenged her Roland Garros loss to Alexa Glatch.
Flavia won 6-3 6-1 in 1 hour and 5 minutes on the clay courts in
southern Italy.
Flavia was broken just once in the opening game of the second
set, but recuperated to play some sparkling and aggressive
tennis.
Francesca Schiavone won the 2nd singles match as she defeated
Melanie Oudin 7-6 6-2. Italy need to win only 1 more match
on Sunday to be the champions. |
Fed Cup final draw
released
6th November 2009
 The
draw for the Fed Cup final between Italy and the USA has been
released and is as follows:
Saturday 7 November – 11:00 start
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) vs Alexa Glatch (USA)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs Melanie Oudin (USA)
Sunday 8 November – 11:00 start
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) vs Melanie Oudin (USA)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs Alexa Glatch (USA)
Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (ITA) vs Liezel Huber/Vania King (USA)
Italy need to win 3 of the 5 matches to win the final. The
tie is played on clay at the Circolo del
Tennis "Rocco Polimeni" in Reggio Calabria. |
Flavia retires
injured in Moscow
21st October 2009
 Flavia had to
retire with a calf injury in her 1st round match against Agnes
Szavay of Hungary at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Flavia won
the 1st set 6-4 and retired when Szavay was leading 3-0 in the
2nd set.
This is Flavia's final WTA event of 2009 and she
will next play the Fed Cup final against the United States the
weekend of November 7th and 8th. |
Moscow draw
released
17th October 2009
 The
draw for the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia has been released and
Flavia is the #4 seed and will play Agnes Szavay of Hungary in
the 1st round. They have played 4 times before and Flavia
leads the series 3-1 and she won the last meeting in Cincinnati
in August. The 1st seed Flavia can meet is #7 seed
Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the quarters.
Click here for the full
draw.
Moscow is a Premier $1M tournament played indoors. Flavia
has played here twice before and her best result was reaching
the quarters last year. |
Flavia out of
Linz
17th October 2009
 Flavia
is out of the Generali Ladies Linz in the semis after she lost 6-7 3-6 to
#3 seed Yanina Wickmayer of
Belgium.
After a tight 1st set which could have gone either way,
Wickmayer took control of the match in the 2nd set by dropping
only 3 games |
Flavia reaches
Linz last 4
16th October 2009
 Flavia
is through to the semis in Linz after she defeated Ioana Raluca
Olaru of Romania. Flavia won 7-5 6-2 to reach her 8th
semi-final of 2009.
In the semis to be played on Saturday, Flavia will play #3 seed
Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium. They have never played
before. |
Flavia through
to Linz Quarters
15th October 2009
 Flavia
needed 3 sets to complete her 2nd round win over Anna-Lena
Groenefeld of Germany as she was the last player into the
quarters at Linz. Flavia won 6-3 4-6 6-2 in 1 hour and 55
minutes.
Flavia will be back in action on Friday against Ioana Raluca
Olaru of Romania. They have played once before at New
Haven in August and Flavia won 6-1 6-2. |
Flavia
comfortably through in Linz
13th October 2009
 Flavia
played her 1st round match at the Generali Ladies Linz and she
wasted no time in reaching the 2nd round. Flavia defeated
Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States 6-1 6-1 in 1 hour and
10 minutes.
In the 2nd round, Flavia will play Anna-Lena Groenefeld of
Germany, they have played once before in the final in Acapulco
in 2006 and Groenefeld won in 3 sets. |
Flavia at Linz
player party
12th October 2009
 Flavia
and many other players at the Generali Ladies Linz took part in
the tournament's player party. All of the player wore
traditional Austrian dresses.
Click here to see photos
of Flavia at the party. |
Flavia plays
rooftop tennis in Linz
11th October 2009
 Flavia
and Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium played rooftop tennis in front
of the Hoehenrausch in Linz. This is one of Sony Ericsson
many stunts where 2 players play in places that you wouldn't
expect.
Click here to see
photos. |
Linz draw
released
10th October 2009
 The
draw for the Generali Ladies Linz in Linz, Austria has been
released and Flavia is the top seed and will play Meghann
Shaughnessy of the United States in the 1st round. They
have played twice before and Flavia trails the series 0-2.
The 1st seed Flavia can play is #6 seed Sorana Cirstea of
Romania in the quarters.
Click here for the full
draw.
Linz is a $220K International event played indoors. Flavia
has played here twice before and her best result was reaching
the quarters last year. |
Flavia out of
Beijing
8th October 2009
 Flavia is out of
the China Open in the 3rd round after she suffered a 3-6 7-5 5-7
loss to #7 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia. Flavia was down
2-5 in the 3rd set and managed to level it 5-5 but it wasn't
enough as she lost the next 2 games for Zvonareva to get the
win.
Flavia's next tournament will be Linz which begins on Monday. |
Flavia into
Beijing last 16
6th October 2009
 Flavia defeated Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine 3-6 7-5
6-3 in 2 hours and 4 minutes to reach the 3rd round in Beijing.
In the 3rd round, Flavia will play #7 seed Vera Zvonareva of
Russia, they have played 3 times before and Flavia leads the
series 2-1. Both of Flavia's wins were on hardcourts this
year. |
Flavia through
in Beijing
3rd October 2009
 Flavia
was the first winner on the first day of action at the China
Open in Beijing. Flavia defeated Chinese wildcard Xinyun
Han 7-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Flavia will play either Maria Kirilenko of
Russia or Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine. |
Beijing draw
released
2nd October 2009
 The
draw for the China Open in Beijing, China has been released and
Flavia is the #10 seed and will play Xinyun Han of China in the
1st round, they have never played before.
The 1st seed Flavia can meet
is #7 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia in the 3rd round.
Flavia is seeded to meet top seed Dinara Safina of Russia in the
quarters.
Flavia is also in the doubles event here and will play with
compatriot Sara Errani and they play Klaudia Jans and Alicja
Rosolska of Poland in the 1st round
Click here for the full
draw.
Beijing is a premier mandatory event which means all the players
that qualify have to play. It is played on hardcourts and
Flavia is making her debut here. |
Flavia suffers
early loss in Tokyo
27th September 2009
 Flavia
was one of a handful of seeded players to be knocked out on the
first day at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan.
Flavia was upset by Roberta Vinci of
Italy in the 1st round. Flavia lost 1-6 2-6 in 56 minutes.
Flavia will now head west to play the mandatory event at the
China Open in Beijing which will begin on Saturday. This
will be Flavia's last stop in Asia before playing Linz and
Moscow. |
Flavia on the
cover of Il Tennis Italiano
26th September 2009
 Following
Flavia's magnificent run on the hardcourts in the US by becoming
the first Italian woman to reach the top 10, winning Los Angeles
and reaching the quarters at the US Open, Flavia is on the cover
of Italy's tennis magazine 'Il Tennis Italiano'.
Click here to see Flavia
on the cover.
If there is anyone out there that could send the site a copy of
the magazine, e-mail
jo7@sympatico.ca
and we can sort payment out. |
Tokyo draw
released
25th September 2009
 The
draw for the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan has been
released and Flavia is seeded #9 and will play Roberta Vinci of
Italy in the 1st round. They have played 6 times before
and the series is tied 3-3. Flavia won the last meeting in
Palermo on clay in straight sets in July and they have never
played before on hardcourts. This match will be played on
Sunday.
The 1st seed Flavia can meet
is #7 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the 3rd round.
Click here for the full
draw.
Tokyo is a Premier 5 event played on hardcourts outdoors.
Flavia has played this event once before and last year she
reached the 2nd round |
Flavia at Milan
Fashion Week
23rd September 2009
 Flavia
was on the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week and was displaying some
swimwear from part of the Pin-Up stars Spring/Summer 2010
women's collection.
Milan is one of the 'big 4' fashion weeks of the year with New
York, London and Paris. Fashion weeks lets the industry
know what's "in" and what's "out" for the season.
Click here to see photos
of Flavia. |
Flavia back in
Italy
18th September 2009
 Flavia
arrived back in Italy to a hero's welcome following her
outstanding run on the hardcourts in the US and being the first
Italian woman ever to be in the top 10.
We have added photos of Flavia at the airport and at a reception
that her hometown of Brindisi hosted.
Click here to see the
photos. |
Flavia's next
tournaments
9th September 2009
 After
Flavia's fantastic run in America, she will take a break and
will be back in action on September 27th to play the Toray Pan
Pacific Open in Tokyo and that is a Premier 5 event.
Flavia will then play the China Open in Beijing the following
week and that is a Premier Mandatory event. Both these
events are played on hardcourt outdoors.
Flavia will then travel back to Europe to play the Generali
Ladies Linz in Linz, Austria the week of October 12th and the
following week will play the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Both
events are played indoors.
Flavia has a very good chance of qualifying for the Sony
Ericsson WTA Tour Championships in Doha which features the best
8 players of the year. If Flavia doesn't qualify she will
be playing the Commonwealth Bank Tour of Champions in Bali which
is a level below Doha. |
US Open
Quarter-Final Interview
8th September 2009
 Q.
You played with tremendous heart out there tonight, and the
crowd really responded. It was a very electric match. I know it
wasn't the result that maybe you wanted, but what do you come
away from that match and this tournament knowing about yourself
and your heart?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Well, you know, I'm really happy about this
tournament, about the season, everything. It's going to be very
good. I think today was very great match. I didn't have a lot of
chance. I have just two, and I didn't make it.
But she was playing really great, really aggressive. When you
play with this player, you have to play always on the best
tennis and you cannot make mistake. Today I make few mistake in
important point, and she just take the chance to close the
match.
But I think I give everything on the court tonight, you know. I
was like running and fight until the end. It's the only ‑‑ it's
the only way to win against this kind of player. And I was
there, but tonight was not my night.
Click here
to read more. |
Flavia's US
Open dream over
8th September 2009
 Flavia's
2009 US Open campaign is over at the hands of defending champion
and #2 seed Serena Williams of the United States. Flavia
lost 4-6 3-6 in 1 hour and 15 minutes in the quarters.
Flavia was broken in each of the 2 sets and that decided the
outcome of the match. Flavia was playing a player who was
serving well and was consistent on the baseline but she was
fighting until the conclusion of the match. Flavia had
chances to break Williams serve at the beginning of the 2nd set
but it was too tough to break one of the best serves in women's
tennis.
Flavia can be proud of her run on the American hardcourts,
having won a title in Los Angeles, 2 semis in Cincinnati and New
Haven and a quarter-final appearance here. |
US Open 4th
Round Interview
6th September 2009
 Q.
As you played so many match points in this crucial game in the
second set, did it get easier? Harder? Same? What was that like?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Well, in the beginning I -- when they told me
like I had six match point I was just thinking like three or
four. Not too many. I didn't take the count when I was playing.
But in that point I just was playing very aggressive. Just
anyway the match, it's almost over, so it's better to play
aggressive and not wait. I just was thinking on that.
Click here
to read more. |
Flavia saves 6
matchpoints at US Open
6th September 2009
 It
looked like Flavia was out of the US Open at the end of the 2nd
set against #7 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia in the 4th round of
the US Open but on each of the 6 matchpoints she saved she
fought valiantly. Flavia saved 4 matchpoints at 5-6 and 2
in the tie-break which she won 8-6. After saving the
matchpoints, Flavia took the initative while Zvonareva
self-destructed by taking the 3rd set 6-0. The match took
a total of 2 hours and 27 minutes.
This will be Flavia's 2nd appearance in a Grand Slam
quarter-final having reached this stage here last year.
Flavia will be up against defending champion and #2 seed Serena
Williams of the United States on Tuesday. They have played
once before, last year in Miami on hardcourts and Williams won
in 3 sets. |
US Open 3rd
Round Interview
4th September 2009
 Q. You are playing extremely well right now.
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Yeah, I think I play very good match today, also.
I'm really happy, you know. Still my serve doesn't work in the way I
would like to, but I'm really happy.
Q. Could you talk about
your tournament run so far? I mean, all three matches, doing great.
FLAVIA PENNETTA: I think it's the court. Maybe because I like that
court. I don't know, really.
I just was focused on my game. I was talking with my coach
before the match, and they told me to be very aggressive, to
just focus, run in the way I always run. Everything's going
perfect.
Click here
to read more.
|
Flavia into
last 16 in NYC
4th September 2009
 Flavia has lost only 6 games in her first 3 matches at the
US Open as she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada 6-1 6-1 in
52 minutes to be the first player to advance to the 4th round.
On Sunday,
Flavia will play #7 seed Vera Zvonareva for a place in the
quarter-finals. They have played twice before and the
series is tied 1-1, Flavia won the last meeting in straight sets
in the quarters in Los Angeles last month. |
Flavia cruises
past Mirza in New York
2nd September 2009
 Flavia put on a dominating display at the US Open as she
destroyed Sania Mirza of India to advance to the 2nd round.
Flavia didn't drop a game as she romped to a 6-0 6-0 win in 50
minutes over the Indian. Every aspect of Flavia's game was
working as she had 20 winners to 10 errors compared to Mirza's
6-28 ratio.
In the 3rd round to be played on Friday, Flavia will play
Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada. They have played once before
in Los Angeles last year and Flavia only dropped 1 game. |
Flavia wins 1st
match at US Open
31st August 2009
 Flavia
started her 2009 US Open campaign with a win today as she
defeated Edina Gallovits of Romania. Flavia won 6-0 6-4 in
1 hour and 12 minutes on the Grandstand court.
On Wednesday, Flavia will play Sania Mirza of India.
Flavia has played Mirza 5 times before and leads the series 3-2
and won the only 3 matches they have played on hardcourts. |
New Haven
Semi-Final Interview
28th August 2009
 Q.
Can you talk about the whole experience of playing indoors like
that. It was kind of weird?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: It was different. It is. But I think was the
same for everyone today. Today was difficult day for everyone,
for us, for the tournament director, for the crowd. You know,
it's not easy when you have to handle this kind of thing. And
also for us was better to play today because we have to go to
New York.
When they asked me if I want to play indoor, I said yes, because
for me was much better. Because if you win, you can stay. If you
lose, tomorrow you can go to New York.
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Flavia out of
New Haven
28th August 2009
 Flavia's semi-final match at New Haven against #2 seed
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was delayed all day because of
rain so the tournament decided to play the match indoors.
Flavia lost 4-6 1-6.
The match was supposed to be on TV or streamed online.
There wasn't even live scores for the match. Yes,
the tournament didn't have much choice but what effort would it
have taken to get live scores or maybe some cameras to the court
for people that wanted to see it? |
New Haven
Quarter-Final Interview
27th August 2009
Q. Can you talk about your play this week. You're going
deep into the draw, straight sets.
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Well, no, I'm really happy about this week. I
starting play very good. And today was very good match for me. I
didn't make a lot of mistakes. Everything was working very good.
I play my best tennis in this tournament in U.S. so I hope to
stay going the same way next week.
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here to read more. |
Flavia through
to the semis in New Haven
27th August 2009
Flavia is through to her 7th semi-final of 2009 at New Haven
after she defeated Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-2 6-2 in 1
hour and 6 minutes.
In the semis to be played on Friday, Flavia will play #2 seed
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. They have played once
before this year in July in Bastad on clay and Wozniacki won in
3 sets. |
US Open draw
released
27th August 2009
 The
draw for the 4th and final Grand Slam of the year at the US Open
has been released and Flavia is seed #10 and will play Edina
Gallovits of Romania in the 1st round on Monday or Tuesday.
They have played 4 times before - all on clay and Flavia leads
the series 3-1.
The first seed Flavia can meet is #18 seed Amelie Mauresmo of
France in the 3rd round.
Click here for the full
draw.
Flavia has played the US Open 6 times before and her best result
was reaching the quarters last year. |
Flavia into New
Haven Quarters
26th August 2009
Flavia scored a 7-6 6-4 win over Iveta Benesova of the Czech
Republic to reach the quarters in New Haven. Flavia will
play Magdalena Rybarikova of
Slovakia in the quarters on Thursday. They have
played once before in Hobart earlier this year and Rybarikova
won in straight sets. |
Into 2nd round
at New Haven
25th August 2009
Flavia scored a 6-1 6-2 victory over Ioana Raluca Olaru to
advance to the 2nd round at New Haven. It took Flavia 71
minutes to record the straight set win.
Flavia will play Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic in the 2nd
round. Flavia has played Benesova 6 times before and the
series is tied 3-3 and won their only meeting on hardcourts in
Zurich in 2005 in straight sets. |
Flavia and
Wozniacki play on the big stage
24th August 2009
 Flavia
and Caroline Wozniacki played a short exhibition match in the
62,000-seat Yale Bowl in what was billed as the world's largest
tennis court which took up the entire length and width of the
football field. The ball and racquets they used were also
much larger than normal.
Click here for photos
from the exhibition match. |
Flavia to play
Olaru in New Haven
24th August 2009
On Tuesday, Flavia will begin her New Haven campaign against
qualifier Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania. They have never
played before. |
New Haven draw
released
22nd August 2009
 The
draw for the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven has been released and
Flavia is seeded #3 and will play a qualifier in the 1st round.
The 1st seed Flavia can meet is #6 seed Marion Bartoli of France
in the quarters.
Click here for the full
draw.
Flavia has played New Haven 3 times before and her best result
was reaching the 2nd round last year. Just 2 years ago
Flavia was playing qualifying here now she is one of the top
seeds. |
Flavia out of
Toronto
18th August 2009
Flavia is out of Toronto after she lost 3-6 1-6 to Virginie
Razzano of France in the 2nd round. |
Flavia defeats
Kirilenko in 1st match in Toronto
18th August 2009
 Flavia
scored a straight sets victory over qualifier Maria Kirilenko of
Russia in the 1st round in Toronto. Flavia triumphed 6-3
6-3.
In the 2nd round Flavia will be up against Virginie Razzano of
France, they have played 3 times before and Flavia trails the
series 0-3 - all 3 meeting have been played on hardcourts.
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Flavia to play
Kirilenko in Toronto
16th August 2009
The qualifiers have been placed in Toronto and Flavia will be
against Maria Kirilenko of Russia. They have played 3
times before and Flavia trails the series 1-2 but won the last
meeting in Miami earlier this year. They will play on
Tuesday. |
Toronto News
15th August 2009
 Flavia's
next tournament will be the Rogers Cup in Toronto which begins
on Monday, Flavia is the #14 seed and will play a qualifier in
the 1st round. The first seed, Flavia can meet is #6 seed
Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in the 3rd round.
Flavia has played this event 3 times before and her best result
was reaching the quarters in 2005. |
Cincinnati
Semi-Final Interview
15th August 2009
 Q.
You looked like you didn't have much left today; is that
accurate?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Well, no, I think she was playing very great,
very good. She didn't make mistake at all, so she was very
focused on her game.
Too much power today for me.
Q. This was your 11th match in 13 days, I believe. What toll,
what's the greatest toll that kind of activity takes on you?
Where do you feel it the most?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: After the final in L.A. I was really tired,
because always when you finish a tournament it's like everything
is going down. You know, all the tension and these things you
feeling all week, it's going completely down.
So Monday I was pretty tired. But I think I recovered pretty
good, because I played three or four matches, pretty high
intensity against Venus, and already yesterday was very tough
for me.
But today she was playing much better of me. I was a little bit
tired, of course, but I didn't lose for that. In front was like
No. 1 in the world, and she was playing unbelievable.
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Flavia out of
Cincinnati
15th August 2009
 Flavia's
run in Cincinnati has come to end as she lost 2-6 0-6 to #1 seed
Dinara Safina of Russia in the semis.
Even though Flavia lost today, she has had a brilliant week and
when the new WTA rankings are released on Monday she will be the
first Italian female in the top 10. |
Cincinnati
Quarter-Final Interview
14th August 2009
 Q.
You'll move into the top 10 with this. Has that been a goal of
yours, and what does it mean to you?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Well, it means a lot. Everyone expect something
like that from the beginning of the year because I was No. 11 in
February. So everyone like talk about it all the time.
You know, it's dream come true for me. I always hope to be one
of the best players in the world, and now I'm there. So it's
crazy.
Q. Now you get to play the No. 1 player. What do you think
about tomorrow's match?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Well, about tomorrow match, you know, I play
already her a few times. I always lose against her. She's a good
player. Today I think she played a very good match, and also
yesterday.
In the beginning of the week she didn't play very well, but
she's starting to play much better match after match. So I think
it's gonna be really tough tomorrow.
But, you know, I go tomorrow I think in the court and just
really enjoy this moment. I don't have nothing
to lose. |
Flavia becomes
the first Italian female to reach the top 10
14th August 2009
 Flavia's
fabulous streak is still going in Cincinnati and she has
extended her winning record to 15th straight matches and became
the first ever Italian female player to reach the top 10 as she
scored a 6-3 6-3 victory over Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia to
reach the semis.
Flavia had this to say about reaching the top 10:
"It's a dream
come true. I always hoped to be one of the best players in
the world and now I'm there so it's crazy. It really means
a lot. Everyone expected something like this from the beginning
of the year because I was number 11 in February. I have
only spoken with my mum so far. I've already received I don't
know how many SMS's so I think it's going to be crazy.
Maybe it's better for me to be here (for now). I can be more
focused. Then after this long trip of tournaments I'll go there
and really enjoy this moment."
In the semis to be played on Saturday, Flavia will play
world #1 Dinara Safina of Russia, they have played 6 times
before and Flavia trails the series 0-6. The last meeting
was in Stuttgart on clay earlier this year which Safina won in 3
sets. |
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Cincinnati 3rd
Round Interview
13th August 2009
 Q.
What are your thoughts on your performance and win this
afternoon?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: What I think about that? Well, I'm really,
really happy. I'm really excited, because in the beginning, this
morning when I wake up I was a little bit tired.
But when I went to the court, I just was focused on my game and
everything was working very well. So I'm really happy about
that.
Q. Last week you won the tournament in L.A., and this week
you're just flowing through the draw right now. How are you
feeling about your confidence?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Of course my confidence now it's perfect, you
know. It's always when you win a lot of matches like this you
believe more in yourself.
When I get in the court today, I was just believing in myself
and just believe I can beat her again, so...
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here to read more. |
Flavia beats
Venus Williams in Cincinnati!
13th August 2009
 Flavia is through to the quarters in Cincinnati after she defeated
#3 seed Venus Williams of the United States for the 4th time in
her career. Flavia won 7-6 6-4 in 1 hour and 42 minutes to
record her 14th consecutive win.
In the quarters to be played on Friday, Flavia will play Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.
Flavia has played Hantuchova once before way back in 2005 in
Filderstadt and Hantuchova won in straight sets. This
match will be played on Centre Court and is the 3rd match on and
the schedule begins at 12.00ET. |
Flavia through
to Cincinnati 3rd round
12th August 2009
 Flavia is into the 3rd round in Cincinnati after she defeated
Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-2 6-4 in 1 hour and 39 minutes.
Flavia is not on a 13 match winning streak, the longest number
of matches she has won consecutively.
In the 3rd round to be played on Thursday, Flavia will play #3
seed Venus Williams of the United States. Flavia has
played Williams 6 times before and the series is tied 3-3.
They have played 4 times on hardcourts and it is tied 2-2.
This match will be played on Centre Court at 12.00ET. |
Flavia
continues her unbeaten streak in Cincinnati
11th August 2009
 Flavia has extended her winning streak to 12 matches as won her
1st round match in Cincinnati. Flavia had no problems to
defeat the Japanese qualifier Ayumi Morita. Flavia won 6-2
6-2 in 57 minutes.
Flavia will be up against Agnes Szavay of Hungary in the 2nd
round on Wednesday. Flavia has played Szavay 3 times
before and leads the series 2-1. This match will be played
on Court 4 and will begin at 11.00ET.
Click here for Cincinnati photos |
Flavia to play
on Tuesday
10th August 2009
Flavia will play
her 1st round match in Cincinnati on Tuesday against Ayumi
Morita of Japan. They have played once before in Seoul in
2007 and Flavia won in straight sets. This match will be
played on Court 3 and is the 3rd match on court and the schedule
of play begins at 11.00ET (8.00PT & 17.00CET). |
Flavia on
Yahoo!
10th August 2009
 Flavia
is in the top searches of Yahoo! today.
Click here to see it.
Scroll down to the bottom of the homepage and you will see that
Flavia is #6 in today's searches.
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Cincinnati News
9th August 2009
 Flavia's
next tournament will be the Western & Southern Financial Group
Women's Open in Cincinnati. Cincinnati is one of the
biggest events on the WTA calendar with prize money of $2M.
Flavia is the #14 seed and will play Ayumi Morita of Japan in
the 1st round. Flavia has played Morita once before in
Seoul in 2007 and won in straight sets. The 1st seed
Flavia can meet is #3 seed Venus Williams of the United States
in the 3rd round. This match will be played on Tuesday
Click here
for the full draw.
Flavia has played Cincinnati once before in 2004 when it was a
lower level event and reached the quarters. |
Los Angeles
Quotes
9th August 2009
 Talking
about the win and playing Stosur:
"This is my first big title. I am really happy because it was
tough for me to beat her. I was afraid of her serve. This
tournament is something different for me. It is the first time
for me to win a tournament like this."
About how she won the match:
"My serve was very good. I was very aggressive and I went to the
net a few times and every time I went there, I won the point.
That was a big step to improve my game."
About being better on hardcourts:
"I started to play better on hardcourt two years ago. I
was just playing clay court all the time. My serve is much
better now, also my forehand." |
Flavia: 2009 Los
Angeles Champion!
9th August 2009
 Flavia has won the biggest title of her career today at the LA Women's
Tennis Championships as she defeated #13 seed Samantha Stosur of
Australia 6-4 6-3 in 1 hour and 21 minutes. Congratulations Flavia!
Flavia has won back-to-back titles in Palermo and here and currently a 11
match winning streak.
Flavia broke Stosur in the 7th game of the 1st set on her 2nd breakpoint
with a forehand winner. The next games were held on serve
and Flavia won the set 6-4 in 34 minutes when Stosur hit a shot long.
Flavia broke Stosur to lead 2-1 when Stosur hit a shot into the net.
Stosur broke Flavia to get the match back on serve but Flavia broke back
and served out the match and won it on a forehand winner.
Flavia will be #12 in the new rankings released on Monday. |
Los Angeles Update
9th August 2009
 Flavia
is having another brilliant run in Los Angeles this year and she is in
the final. Last night Flavia battled back from 3-1 down in the 3rd
set against Maria Sharapova of Russia to win 6-2 4-6 6-3 to score her
first win over the Russian.
In the final to be played at 14.00 local time, Flavia will play #13 seed
Samantha Stosur of Australia. They have never played before.
|
Flavia out of Roland
Garros
26th May 2009
 Flavia
suffered a shock loss in the 1st round at Roland Garros as she lost 1-6
1-6 to Alexa Glatch of the United States.
Flavia is still in the doubles with Maria Kirilenko and they play
Caroline Wozniacki and Sorana Cirstea. |
Roland Garros draw
released
22nd May 2009
 The
draw for the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros has been
released and Flavia is the #14 seed and will play Alexa Glatch of the
United States in the 1st round. Flavia has never played Glatch
before. The 1st seed Flavia can meet is #24 seed Aleksandra
Wozniak of Canada in the 3rd round.
Click here for the full draw.
Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam of the year played on clay and last
year Flavia reached the 4th round. |
Flavia out of Madrid
10th May 2009
Flavia is out of Madrid
after she lost 3-6 7-6 2-6 to Agnes Szavay of Hungary. |
Flavia out of Rome
6th May 2009
 Flavia
is out of Rome in the 3rd round after she lost 3-6 6-3 0-6 to #7 seed
Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.
Flavia's next tournament will be in Madrid which begins on Saturday. |
Flavia through to last
16 meeting with Kuznetsova
5th May 2009
 Flavia
is into the last 16 in Rome after she defeated Yaroslava Shvedova of
Kazakhstan 6-3 6-7 6-1
in 2 hours and 9 minutes.
In the 3rd round to be played on Wednesday, Flavia will play #7 seed
Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, they have played twice before and
Kuznetsova leads the series 2-0. |
Flavia through to 2nd
round in Rome
4th May 2009
 Flavia
is through to the 2nd round in Rome after she defeated Tsvetana
Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-7 6-4 6-1. After Flavia's win in singles
and doubles in Stuttgart, she didn't have a day off after playing the
doubles final yesterday.
Flavia will be busy tomorrow as she will play singles and doubles.
In the 2nd
round Flavia will play Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan.
Flavia has never played Shvedova before. |
Rome news
4th May 2009
The
draw for the Internazionali BNL D'Italia in Rome, Italy has been
released and Flavia is seeded #12 and will play Tsvetana Pironkova of
Bulgaria in the 1st round. They have never played before.
Flavia is seeded to meet #7 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in the
3rd round.
Last year Flavia reached the 2nd round here and her best result was
reaching the quarters 3 years ago. |
Flavia out of Stuttgart
2nd May 2009
 Flavia's
run in Stuttgart came to run at the hands of world #1 Dinara Safina of
Russia. Flavia lost 6-3 5-7 0-6. Even though Flavia lost she
had a good week in beating 2 top 10 players (Petrova and Jankovic).
Despite today's loss Flavia is in the doubles final with Gisela Dulko.
They play Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Nadia Petrova. |
Flavia into Stuttgart
semis!
1st May 2009
 Flavia
scored a second consecutive win over world #3 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia
to reach the semis in Stuttgart. Flavia won 2-6 6-4 6-4 to score
her 2nd top 10 win of 2009.
In the semis, Flavia will play #1 seed Dinara Safina of Russia.
Flavia is 0-5 in the series but hopefully the 0 will change to a 1. |
Stuttgart draw released
26th April 2009
The
draw for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Germany has been released and
Flavia is unseeded and will play Anna Chakvetadze of Russia in the 1st
round. Flavia has played the Russian twice before and leads the
series 2-0, the most recent meeting being in Fed Cup this weekend which
Flavia won 6-4 6-0.
Click here for the full draw.
This event will be played on red clay and will be the first ever WTA tournament played on clay indoors.
The event previously has been played on hardcourts and Flavia lost
in the 1st round last year. |
Italy into Fed Cup final!
26th April 2009
 Italy
is through to it's 3rd Fed Cup final in 4 years as the defeated
defending champions Russia 3-1.
After winning both singles matches on Saturday, all Italy needed to
do was win 1 of the 3 matches today. Flavia couldn't get the
crucial win as she was defeated by Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 4-6 6-2 but
Francesca Schiavone got the win by defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
7-6 4-6 6-2. Well done Italy! |
Flavia defeats
Chakvetadze to give Italy lead
25th April 2009
 Flavia
has given Italy a perfect start in its Fed Cup by BNP Paribas semifinal
clash with Russia in Castellaneta Marina. Flavia overwhelmed Anna
Chakvetadze 64 60 to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Flavia needed only 67 minutes to defeat her opponent, dropping only nine
points in a one-sided second set. |
Fed Cup draw released
24th April 2009
 Flavia
will play a leading role in the Fed Cup semi-final against
Russia. Flavia will play 2 singles matches against Svetlana
Kuznetsova and Anna Chakvetadze. Flavia will open the
semi-final on Saturday against Chakvetadze. They have played once
before way back in a challenger in Italy in 2004 and Flavia won in 3
sets.
The tie will be played in Castellaneta Marina on clay in Italy and
Russia need to win 3 of the 5 matches to get to the final against the
Czech Republic or the United States. |
Flavia out of Miami
29th March 2009
 Flavia
is out of Miami in the 3rd round after she lost 6-7 6-2 6-2 to Amelie
Mauresmo of France. Flavia scored a win over her doubles partner
Maria Kirilenko of Russia in the 2nd round. |
Miami draw released
23rd March 2009
The
draw for the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami has been released and Flavia is
the #15 seed and has a bye in the 1st round. In the 2nd round,
Flavia will play either Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine or Maria
Kirilenko of Russia. Flavia has played Kirilenko twice before and
trails the series 0-2 and has played Bondarenko twice before and the
series is tied 1-1. The 1st seed Flavia can meet is #20 seed
Amelie Mauresmo of France in the 3rd round.
Click here for the full draw.
Miami is a premier mandatory event played on hardcourts and
Flavia's best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2003, 2005 and 2008. |
Flavia through to last
16 meeting with Ivanovic
15th March 2009
 Flavia
is into the last 16 at Indian Wells for the 1st time after she defeated
qualifier Angela Haynes of the United States 4-6 6-4 6-1.
In the 4th round, Flavia will play #5 seed and defending champion Ana
Ivanovic of Serbia, they have played once before at Linz last year which
Ivanovic won in straight sets. |
Flavia through at
Indian Wells
15th March 2009
 Flavia
is through to the 3rd round at Indian Wells after she defeated Sania
Mirza of India 6-3 6-3.
In the 3rd round to be played on Monday, Flavia will play Angela Haynes
of the United States, they have never played before. |
Indian Wells News
11th March 2009
The
draw for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells has been released and
Flavia is the #12 seed and has a bye in the 1st round. In the 2nd
round to be played on Saturday, Flavia will play either Sania Mirza of
Indian or Mariya Koryttseva of the Ukraine. The 1st seed Flavia
can meet is #20 seed Ai Sugiyama of Japan in the 3rd round.
Click here for the full draw.
Indian Wells is a premier mandatory event played on hardcourts and
Flavia's best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2006 and 2008. |
Flavia out of Monterrey
6th March 2009
Flavia is out of Monterrey in the 2nd round after she lost to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the
Czech Republic. Flavia lost 6-7 6-2 4-6. |
Flavia into Monterrey
2nd round
4th March 2009
Flavia scored a very comfortable 1st round win over Jill Craybas of the
United States 6-1 6-0 to advance to the 2nd round in Monterrey. In
the 2nd round, Flavia will play Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the
Czech Republic, they have played once before on clay in 2005 and Flavia
won in straight sets. |
Monterrey News
1st March 2009
 The
draw for the Abierto Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico has been released
and Flavia is the #3 seed and will play Jill Craybas of the United
States in the 1st round. Flavia has played Craybas once before at
Roland Garros in 2005 and won in straight sets. The 1st seed
Flavia can meet is #6 seed Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic in the
quarters.
Click here for the full draw.
Monterrey is a $220,000 International event played on hardcourts and
this is the 1st year of the event. |
Flavia loses Acapulco final
28th February 2009
 In
just over an hour Flavia lost her Acapulco title to #1 seed Venus
Williams of the United States 1-6 2-6.
After playing well for most of the tournament, Flavia couldn't bring
her good form of the week in this match unfortunately. |
Flavia through to 1st final of 2009
27th February 2009
 Flavia
is through to her 1st final of 2009 as she defeated #4 seed Iveta
Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-3 6-3 in Acapulco.
In Flavia's 6th straight Acapulco final she will play #1 seed Venus
Williams of the United States. They have played 5 times before and
Flavia leads the series 3-2. Flavia won their only meeting on clay
last year at Roland Garros. The final should start around 18.30
local time.
|
Flavia continues Acapulco run
26th February 2009
 Flavia
is continuing her love affair with Acapulco as she is through to the
semis. Flavia defeated Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic 2-6
6-3 6-0. In the semis to be played on Saturday, Flavia will play
#4 seed Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic. Flavia has played
Benesova 5 times before and trails the series 2-3. |
Flavia into Australian Open last 32
22nd January 2009
 Flavia
is defeated local favourite Jessica Moore to reach the 3rd round at the
Australian Open. Flavia won 6-4 6-1 in 1 hour and 16 minutes.
In the 3rd round to be played on Saturday, Flavia will play #21 seed
Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain. They have played 5 times before
and Flavia leads the series 3-2 and she won the last meeting in Zurich
at the end of last year. |
Flavia wins 1st match in Australia
20th January 2009
 Flavia
is through to the 2nd round of the Australian Open after she defeated
Mara Santangelo of Italy. Flavia won 6-2 5-7 6-2. In
the 2nd round to be played on Thursday, Flavia will play Jessica Moore
of Australia, they have never played before. |
No Flavia in Quebec
City
27th October 2008
Flavia had to pull of Quebec City over the weekend due to personal
reasons. |
Quebec City draw
released
25th October 2008
 The
draw for the Challenge Bell in Quebec City, Canada has been released and
Flavia is the #2 seed and will play US junior Melanie Oudin, Flavia has
never played Oudin before. The 1st seed Flavia can meet is #6 seed
Bethanie Mattek of the United States in the quarters.
Flavia is currently #11 in the race rankings behind Agnieszka
Radwanksa but there are not enough points to catch her. Flavia is
currently ahead of Nadia Petrova in the race to be the 2nd reserve to go
to the WTA Championships in Doha, and needs to either have the same or
better result in Quebec City as Petrova is top seed. |
Flavia to play Hopman Cup
25th October 2008
 Flavia
will partner Simon Bolleli at this year’s Hyundai Hopman Cup which
begins on January 3rd 2009. Italy becomes the sixth team confirmed for
this year’s event along with Australia, Russia, Germany, Slovakia and
France.
The Hopman Cup is a mixed team event of 8 teams of 1 male and female
player. The teams are spilt into 2 groups of 4. Each country plays
each other once (1 men's singles, 1 women's singles and a mixed doubles)
and the top 2 teams of each group play in the final.
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Flavia out of Linz
24th October 2008
 Flavia
is out of Linz after she lost 4-6 4-6 to top seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia
in the quarters.
Flavia will now travel to Quebec City and that tournament will begin on
Monday. |
Flavia keeps going in
Linz
23rd October 2008
Flavia defeated Dominika
Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-3 6-1 to advance to the quarters in Linz.
Flavia won in just over an hour to set up a meeting with #1 seed Ana
Ivanovic of Serbia, Flavia has never played Ivanovic before.
Flavia has lost just 7 games in reaching the quarters.
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Flavia through in Linz
22nd October 2008
 Flavia
is through to the 2nd round in Linz after she defeated Agnes Szavay of
Hungary 6-1 6-2 in 54 minutes.
In the 2nd round to be played on Thursday, Flavia will play Dominika
Cibulkova of Slovakia, they have played twice before and the series is
tied 1-1. |
Linz draw released
19th October 2008
The
draw for the Generali Ladies Linz in Linz, Austria has been released and
Flavia is the #7 seed and will play Agnes Szavay of Hungary in the 1st
round. They have played once before in 2005 on clay in Bogota and
Flavia won in straight sets. The 1st seed Flavia can meet is #1
seed Ana Ivanovic in the quarters.
Click here for the full draw.
Flavia has played Linz once before last year and she lost in the 1st
round to Nicole Vaidisova. |
Flavia
loses Zurich final
19th October 2008
 Flavia
lost her 2nd tier 2 final in Zurich today as she lost 6-7 2-6 to #3 seed
Venus Williams of the United States in 1 hour and 31 minutes.
Despite the loss, Flavia had one of the best weeks of her career by
reaching the final and defeating the world #1 Jelena Jankovic.
Flavia played an excellent first 12 games and was never threatened on
her serve and did have some chances on Williams serve but the set was
decided by a tie-break which proved to be a turning point which Williams
won 7-1. Williams gained momentum in the 2nd set and Flavia lost
her level from the 1st set as Flavia lost the set 6-2.
Flavia will now rise to a career high of #14 when the new WTA rankings
are released on Monday. |
Flavia
into Zurich final!
18th October 2008
 Flavia
is through to her 4th final of 2008 after she defeated her good friend
Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-3 7-6. Flavia won the match in
a tie-break 8-6 when Medina Garrigues hit a forehand long.
In the final Flavia will play #3 seed Venus Williams of the United States.
Flavia has played Williams 4 times before and leads the series 3-1, and
won the last meeting in Zurich last week in 3 sets. The final will
start at 13.30 Zurich time. |
Flavia
continues winning run in Zurich
17th October 2008
 Flavia
is through to the semis in Zurich after she defeated Katarina Srebotnik
of Slovenia 7-5 6-2 in 1 hour and 20 minutes.
In the semis to be played on Saturday, Flavia will play unseeded Anabel
Medina Garrigues of Spain. They have played 4 times before and the
series is tied 2-2. |
Flavia
ends Jankovic's winning streak in Zurich
16th October 2008
 Flavia defeated world #1
Jelena Jankovic 5-7 6-3 6-3 in 2 hours and 28 minutes to reach the
quarters in Zurich. Flavia took one of the best wins of her career
with an ace on matchpoint. After the match, Flavia said: "Last week I didn't have a
lot of luck and today I was more aggressive."
In the quarters, Flavia will play Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia, Flavia
has played Srebotnik 4 times before and the series is tied 2-2.
Incidentally 2 of those matches were in Zurich in 2004 and 2005 and both
had a win each. |
Flavia
destroys Petrova in Zurich
15th October 2008
 Flavia
destroyed Nadia Petrova of Russia in the 1st round of Zurich.
Flavia won 6-1 6-1 in only 54 minutes.
In the 2nd round to be played on Thursday, Flavia will be up against #1
seed Jelena Jankovic. |
Flavia in Zurich
charity run
13th October 2008
 Flavia,
Anna Chakvetadze, Rennae Stubbs and Stefania Boffa
took part in the
Pink Ribbon Charity Walk of Women on Sunday in Zurich. As many of
you are aware October is 'National Breast Cancer Awareness Month'. |
Zurich draw released
11th October 2008
 The
draw for the Tennis.com Zurich Open in Zurich, Switzerland has been
released and Flavia is unseeded and will play Nadia Petrova of Russia in
the 1st round. Flavia has played Petrova 3 times before and leads
the series 2-1, the last meeting was at the US Open in September which
Flavia won in 2 easy sets. Top seed would be Flavia's next
opponent if she wins this match.
Flavia only played the doubles here last year and her best result
was reaching the quarters in 2005. |
Flavia
out of Moscow
10th October 2008
 Flavia
is out of Moscow after she lost 6-7 3-6 to #1 seed Jelena Jankovic of
Serbia.
Flavia is still in the doubles with Maria Kirilenko and on Saturday they
play the top seeds: Cara Black and Liezel Huber. |
Flavia
sets up Moscow meeting with Jankovic
9th October 2008
 Flavia will play #1 seed
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the quarters in Moscow after she defeated
Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 3-6 6-4 6-4. Flavia will play #1 seed
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia who is on a 9 match winning streak after
winning Beijing and Stuttgart. Can Flavia be the one to stop her? |
Flavia
into Moscow doubles semis
8th October 2008
 Flavia
and Maria Kirilenko of Russia are through to the doubles semis after
they defeated Ekaterina Makarova and Galina Voskoboeva 6-7 6-1 10-5.
Maybe picked up a few tips in today's match on how to play Makarova in
tomorrow's singles. |
Flavia defeats Venus
Williams again!
7th October 2008
 Flavia scored her 3rd consecutive win over Venus Williams today in
Moscow as she won 6-4 2-6 6-4 to advance to the 2nd round. In the
2nd round, Flavia will play Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, they have
never played before. |
Moscow draw released
6th October 2008
 Flavia's
next indoor tournament will be the Kremlin Cup in Moscow and she is
unseeded and will play #6 seed Venus Williams of the United States.
Flavia has played the Wimbledon champion 3 times before and leads the
series 2-1, they have never played indoors. Moscow is the biggest
indoor event of the season as it has tier 1 status. |
Stuttgart draw released
28th September 2008
The
draw for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany has been
released and Flavia is unseeded and will face a qualifier in the 1st
round.
Click here for the full draw.
Stuttgart is a tier 2 event played indoors and Flavia has never played
here before. |
Flavia out of Tokyo
18th September 2008
Flavia is out of Tokyo in the 2nd round after she lost 2-6 1-6 to #1
seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. |
Flavia through to
meeting with Jankovic
16th September 2008
Flavia is through to the 2nd round in Tokyo after she defeated Shahar
Peer of Israel 6-4 6-4. In the 2nd round to be played on Wednesday,
Flavia will play #1 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. They have
played 3 times before and Jankovic leads the series 3-0. |
Tokyo draw released
14th September 2008
The
draw for Tokyo has been released and due to a strong field Flavia is
unseeded and will face Shahar Peer of Israel in the 1st round.
They have played once before in Bangkok last year and Flavia won in 3
sets.
If Flavia can win her 1st round match, she will play #1 seed Jelena
Jankovic of Serbia in the 2nd round. Flavia has never played this
event before and it is a tier 1 played on hardcourts outdoors. |
Flavia out of Bali
12th September 2008
 Flavia
is out of
Bali at the quarter-final stage after she lost 6-4 0-6 2-6 to Tamira
Paszek of Austria. |
Flavia into Bali
quarters
11th September 2008
 Flavia
is through
to the quarters in Bali after she defeated Anastasia Rodionova of Russia
in a heated match 6-3 7-5. In the quarters to be played on Friday,
Flavia will play Tamira Paszek of Austria. They have played once
before in Los Angeles in August and Flavia won in 3 sets. |
Flavia dethrones King
in Bali
9th September 2008
 Flavia
is won her
1st round match in Bali after she defeated Vania King of the United
States 7-6 6-1. In the 2nd round, Flavia will play Anastasia
Rodionova of Russia, Flavia leads the series 1-0. |
Bali draw released
7th September 2008
 The
draw for Bali has been released and Flavia is the #3 seed and will play
Vania King of the United States in the 1st round, they have never played
before. Flavia didn't play in Bali last year and her best result
was reaching the quarters in 2005. |
Flavia out of the US
Open
3rd September 2008
 Flavia
is out of
the US Open after she lost 2-6 3-6 to #6
seed Dinara Safina in the quarters. Even though Flavia lost she
had a great tournament in reaching the quarters.
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Fabulous Flavia
through to US Open Quarters
1st September 2008
 Flavia
is through to her first ever
quarter-final at Grand Slam level after she defeated #32 seed Amelie
Mauresmo of France 6-3 6-0. In the quarters Flavia will play #6
seed Dinara Safina in the quarters on Wednesday, they have played 4
times before and Safina leads 4-0. |
Flavia through to US
Open last 16
30th August 2008
 Flavia
is through to the 4th round at the US Open after she defeated #19 Nadia
Petrova of Russia 4-6 6-4 6-3. In the 4th round to be played
on Monday, Flavia will play #32 seed Amelie Mauesmo of France, they have
played once before at the Fed Cup in 2006 and Mauresmo won in straight
sets. |