Flavia Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta (born February 25, 1982) is an Italian tennis player. She won the 2015 US Open; defeating fellow Italian Roberta Vinci in straight sets in the first ever all-Italian final in the Open Era; and announced her retirement from tennis at the end of the 2015 season.

She was the first Italian woman to climb in the WTA singles top ten, on August 17, 2009; and also the first Italian woman to be number one in doubles, on February 28, 2011. Pennetta has a career-high singles ranking of 8 in September 2015 and a high of number one in doubles on Jelena Jankovic's 26th birthday.

Career
Pennetta turned pro on February 25, 2000, her 18th birthday; and also Genie Bouchard's 6th birthday. She entered the top 100 on September 23, 2002.

Trivia

 * She was born a day in the same year before Li Na, also a Grand Slam winner.