NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following is the path to the US Open women's championship for Italy's Flavia Pennetta:

Flavia Pennetta (Italy)

1st rd: bt Jarmila Gajdosova (Australia) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1

2nd rd: bt Monica Niculescu (Romania) 6-1, 6-4

3rd rd: bt Petra Cetkovska (Czech Republic) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4

4th rd: bt Samantha Stosur (Australia) 6-4, 6-4

QF: bt Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

SF: bt Simona Halep (Romania) 6-1, 6-3

F: bt Roberta Vinci (Italy) 7-6 (7/4), 6-2