Flavia Pennetta
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"Flavia Pennetta" (born 25 February 1982 in Brindisi, Apulia; ) is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top-10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first Italian tennis player to be ranked no. 1 in doubles on 28 February 2011.

Pennetta has won ten career Women's Tennis Association/WTA tennis terminology#S/singles titles, including the 2014_BNP_Paribas_Open_–_Women's_Singles/2014 Indian Wells Premier Mandatory, during which she defeated the top two seeds, both of whom were ranked in the top 3. She has also been a mainstay in the Fed Cup team competition, helping to win all four of Italy's titles (2006, 2009–10, 2013).

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She had me running all day ... she played a smart game.

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When you get beat like that in the first set you know you have to give it everything you have to stay in the tournament.

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I thought I could do it after that second set, but no final is easy.

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