Although Flavia Pennetta made it clear that she would retire at the end of her season, the time came last week as she fell to Maria Sharapova in Singapore. Pennetta was a class act on the WTA tour, and the legacy she leaves is an important one to share.
As noted in our Little Tennis Stars series, Pennetta was introduced to tennis by her father at the age of five. The girl went on to bring unprecedented glory to Italian women's tennis, and here are some of the things for which we will remember her.