Dinara Mubinovna Safina is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. Safina was runner-up in singles at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and the 2009 French Open, falling to Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, respectively. She had success at Grand Slam events in women's doubles by winning the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Safina retired in 2014 after a lengthy absence from the tour since 2011 due to an ongoing back injury. She is the younger sister of former world No. 1 men's player Marat Safin. The brother–sister pair are the first to both achieve No. 1 rankings in singles.
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian former professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top-ten female singles player on 17 August 2009 and the first Italian to be ranked world No. 1 in doubles, on 28 February 2011. She is a major champion, having won the 2011 Australian Open women's doubles title with Gisela Dulko, and the 2015 US Open singles title over childhood friend Roberta Vinci in the first all-Italian major final.
The 2008 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 21st edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy, from 7 July until 13 July 2008.
The 2009 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 22nd edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, and is part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy, from 13 July until 19 July 2009. First-seeded Flavia Pennetta won the singles title.
The 1996 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 15 July until 21 July 1996. Fourth-seeded Barbara Schett won the singles title.
The 1997 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held from 14 July until 20 July 1997. Second-seeded Sandrine Testud won the singles title.
The 1995 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 10 July until 16 July 1995. Second-seeded Irina Spîrlea won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $17,500 first-prize money.
The 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 July until 19 July 1998. First-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $17,700 first-prize money.
The 2010 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 23rd edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy, from 12 July until 18 July 2010.
The 2011 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a professional women's tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA International category of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 11 and 18 July 2011. Fifth-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues won the singles title.
The 2012 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 25th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 9 July and 15 July 2012. First-seeded Sara Errani won the singles title.
The 1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and took place from 12 July until 18 July 1999. Qualifier Anastasia Myskina won the singles title.
The 2005 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA Tier IV category of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 18 and 24 July 2005. Third-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues won her second consecutive singles title at the event, and third in total, and earned $22,000 first-prize money.
The 2007 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, and was part of the WTA Tier IV tournaments of the 2007 WTA Tour. It was held in Palermo, Italy, from 16 July until 22 July 2007. Eighth-seeded Ágnes Szávay won the title.
The 2000 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and took place from 10 July until 16 July 2000. Unseeded Henrieta Nagyová won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.
The 2001 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier V category of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and took place from 9 July until 15 July 2001. Ninth-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.
The 2002 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier V category of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and took place from 8 July until 14 July 2002. Sixth-seeded Mariana Díaz Oliva won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.
The 2004 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier V category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and took place from 19 July until 25 July 2004. Second-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.
The 2006 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and took place from 17 July until 23 July 2006. Second-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues won the singles title, her third consecutive at the event and fourth in total, and earned $22,900 first-prize money.
Defending champion Kimberley Zimmermann and her partner, Anna Bondár, defeated Amina Anshba and Panna Udvardy in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo. It marked Zimmermann's second career WTA Tour doubles title and Bondár's first in either discipline.
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