Flavia Pennetta’s Successful Tennis Career and Net Worth
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player with a net worth of $7 million. Born in 1982 in Brindisi, Apulia, Italy, Pennetta was introduced to tennis at the age of five by her father. She won the 1999 French Open in girls’ doubles with fellow Italian Roberta Vinci at the age of seventeen. Over the next eight years, Pennetta went on to create a successful career in tennis, winning eleven career WTA singles titles, including the 2014 Indian Wells Premier Mandatory. In doubles, Pennetta won her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Australian Open with partner Gisela Dulko, and reached the 2005 and 2014 US Open finals with Elena Dementieva and Martina Hingis, respectively. She was also a mainstay in the Fed Cup team competition, helping to win all four of Italy’s titles in 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2013.
Pennetta’s biggest achievement came at the 2015 US Open, where she won her first-ever major title by defeating fellow countrywoman Roberta Vinci in the first-ever all-Italian final in the Open Era. After the match, Pennetta announced her retirement at the end of the season. Currently, Pennetta is dating compatriot ATP tennis player Fabio Fognini, but was previously in a relationship with Spanish tennis player Carlos Moya.
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