Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony - Rome

Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony - Rome

Flavia Pennetta attending Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony. Rome, December 20, 2025, Rai Auditorium, final evening of the television dance competition "Dancing with the Stars". Photo by Stefano Colarieti / LaPresse / ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony - Rome

Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony - Rome

Flavia Pennetta attending Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony. Rome, December 20, 2025, Rai Auditorium, final evening of the television dance competition "Dancing with the Stars". Photo by Stefano Colarieti / LaPresse / ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony - Rome

Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony - Rome

Flavia Pennetta attending Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony. Rome, December 20, 2025, Rai Auditorium, final evening of the television dance competition "Dancing with the Stars". Photo by Stefano Colarieti / LaPresse / ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony - Rome

Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony - Rome

Flavia Pennetta attending Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony. Rome, December 20, 2025, Rai Auditorium, final evening of the television dance competition "Dancing with the Stars". Photo by Stefano Colarieti / LaPresse / ABACAPRESS.COM

Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony - Rome

Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony - Rome

Flavia Pennetta attending Dancing with the Stars Awards Ceremony. Rome, December 20, 2025, Rai Auditorium, final evening of the television dance competition "Dancing with the Stars". Photo by Stefano Colarieti / LaPresse / ABACAPRESS.COM

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

MFW Photocall Emporio Armani MP

Flavia Pennetta attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2026, on September 25, 2025 in Milan (Italy), Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/Abacapress.com

TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Internazionali BNL d'Italia

TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Flavia Pennetta

Japan Women's Open

Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - China's Zhang Shuai (front) and Australia's Samantha Stosur play against France's Kristina Mladenovic and Italy's Flavia Pennetta in the Japan Women's Open doubles final at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2013. The Mladenovic-Pennetta pair won the title 6-4, 6-3.

Japan Women's Open

Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - France's Kristina Mladenovic (facing) and Italy's Flavia Pennetta celebrate after defeating Samantha Stosur of Australia and Zhang Shuai of China in the Japan Women's Open doubles final at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2013. The Mladenovic-Pennetta pair won the title 6-4, 6-3.

Japan Women's Open

Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - France's Kristina Mladenovic (R) and Italy's Flavia Pennetta hold the winner's trophies after their victory in the Japan Women's Open doubles final against Samantha Stosur of Australia and Zhang Shuai of China at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2013. The Mladenovic-Pennetta pair won the title 6-4, 6-3.

U.S. Open tennis

U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus reacts after beating Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4, 6-2 in a women's singles semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 6, 2013. Azarenka advanced to the final.

U.S. Open tennis

U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Flavia Pennetta of Italy shake hands after their women's singles semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 6, 2013. Azarenka won 6-4, 6-2 and advanced to the final.

U.S. Open tennis

U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus battles Flavia Pennetta of Italy in a women's singles semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 6, 2013. Azarenka won 6-4, 6-2 and advanced to the final.

U.S. Open tennis

U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus battles Flavia Pennetta of Italy in a women's singles semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 6, 2013. Azarenka won 6-4, 6-2 and advanced to the final.

Sharapova loses in U.S. Open 3rd round

Sharapova loses in U.S. Open 3rd round

NEW YORK, United States - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays a shot against Flavia Pennetta of Italy in a women's singles third round match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 2, 2011. Sharapova lost to Pennetta 3-6, 6-3, 4-6.

Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pair Kimiko Date Krumm (L) and Ayumi Morita lose to Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the women's doubles first round at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010.

Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pair Kimiko Date Krumm (front) and Ayumi Morita play against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the women's doubles first round at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010. Dulko and Pennetta won 6-2, 7-5.

Sharapova struggles past Pennetta at Wimbledon

Sharapova struggles past Pennetta at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot from Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their fourth round match in the Women's Singles at Wimbledon on July 3. Sharapova won 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Sharapova struggles past Pennetta at Wimbledon

Sharapova struggles past Pennetta at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot from Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their fourth round match in the Women's Singles at Wimbledon on July 3. Sharapova won 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. (Kyodo)

Flavia Pennetta wins U.S. Open in straight sets

Flavia Pennetta wins U.S. Open in straight sets

Flavia Pennetta of Italy (R), the winner of the women's final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, and her compatriot Roberta Vinci, the runner-up of the tournament, pose with their trophies in New York on Sept. 12, 2015. Penneta beat Vinci 7-6(7-4), 6-2 in the women's singles final to grab her first Grand Slam title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Flavia Pennetta wins U.S. Open in straight sets

Flavia Pennetta wins U.S. Open in straight sets

Flavia Pennetta of Italy celebrates after beating compatriot Roberta Vinci in the women's final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 12, 2015. Penneta won 7-6(7-4), 6-2 to grab her first Grand Slam title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Flavia Pennetta wins U.S. Open in straight sets

Flavia Pennetta wins U.S. Open in straight sets

Roberta Vinci of Italy returns a shot to compatriot Flavia Pennetta during the women's final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 12, 2015. Penneta won 7-6(7-4), 6-2 to grab her first Grand Slam title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Serena Williams defeated in U.S. Open semifinal

Serena Williams defeated in U.S. Open semifinal

Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot during a U.S. Open semifinal against Roberta Vinci of Italy in New York on Sept. 11, 2015. Vinci beat Williams 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the final against Flavia Pennetta of Italy on Sept. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Serena Williams defeated in U.S. Open semifinal

Serena Williams defeated in U.S. Open semifinal

Serena Williams of the United States drops her eyes after losing a point during a U.S. Open semifinal against Roberta Vinci of Italy in New York on Sept. 11, 2015. Vinci beat Williams 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the final against Flavia Pennetta of Italy on Sept. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Serena Williams defeated in U.S. Open semifinal

Serena Williams defeated in U.S. Open semifinal

Serena Williams of the United States (R) shakes hands with Roberta Vinci of Italy after losing a U.S. Open semifinal in New York on Sept. 11, 2015. Vinci beat Williams 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the final against Flavia Pennetta of Italy on Sept. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pennetta advances to U.S. Open final

Pennetta advances to U.S. Open final

Flavia Pennetta of Italy (L) shakes hands with Simona Halep of Romania after their U.S. Open semifinal in New York on Sept. 11, 2015. Pennetta beat Halep 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the final against Roberta Vinci of Italy on Sept. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pennetta beats Kvitova to reach U.S. Open semifinal

Pennetta beats Kvitova to reach U.S. Open semifinal

Italy's Flavia Pennetta returns a shot in her U.S. Open quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in New York on Sept. 9, 2015. Pennetta beat Kvitova 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach her second U.S. Open semifinal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pennetta beats Kvitova to reach U.S. Open semifinal

Pennetta beats Kvitova to reach U.S. Open semifinal

Flavia Pennetta of Italy celebrates after winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 against fifth-seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in a U.S. Open quarterfinal match in New York on Sept. 9, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sharapova loses in U.S. Open 3rd round

Sharapova loses in U.S. Open 3rd round

NEW YORK, United States - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays a shot against Flavia Pennetta of Italy in a women's singles third round match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 2, 2011. Sharapova lost to Pennetta 3-6, 6-3, 4-6. (Kyodo)

Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pair Kimiko Date Krumm (front) and Ayumi Morita play against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the women's doubles first round at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010. Dulko and Pennetta won 6-2, 7-5. (Kyodo)

Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pair Kimiko Date Krumm (L) and Ayumi Morita lose to Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the women's doubles first round at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010. (Kyodo)