Flavia Pennetta

Retired Italian tennis champion · age 44

Flavia Pennetta photo

life in chapters

7 milestones from birth to now, with Flavia's age at every one.

1980s

  1. Birth

    Born February 25, 1982

2000s

  1. age ~27 Career milestone

    Becomes first Italian woman ranked in the WTA singles top ten

    player

    Pennetta broke into the top ten of the WTA singles rankings, a first for an Italian woman.

2010s

  1. age ~29 Career milestone

    Reaches world No. 1 in doubles

    player

    She became the first Italian player, male or female, to top the WTA doubles rankings.

  2. age ~32 Career milestone

    Wins the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells

    champion

    Pennetta captured the Indian Wells title, one of the biggest singles wins of her career.

  3. age 33 Award

    Wins the 2015 US Open women's singles title

    champion

    Pennetta defeated compatriot Roberta Vinci in an all-Italian final to claim her first Grand Slam singles title.

  4. age 33 Career milestone

    Retires from professional tennis

    player

    After announcing her decision at the US Open, Pennetta played her final professional matches at the end of the 2015 season.

  5. age ~34 Marriage

    Marries Fabio Fognini

    spouse

    Pennetta married fellow Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini in June 2016.

age 44 now

Still going