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Gabriela Sabatini Statistics


Carrer Highlights

Singles

1985
Winner: Japan Open
Finalist: Hilton Head, Tampa

1986
Winner: Argentinian Open
Finalist: U. S. Clay Courts

1987
Winner: Grighton, Pan Pacific, Argentinian Open
Finalist: Virginia Slims Championships, Italian Open

1988
Winner: Virginia Slims Championships, Boca Raton, Italian Open, Canadian Open
Finalist: U. S. Open, Los Angeles, Hilton Head, Amelia Island, Olympics

1989
Winner: Lipton, Amelia Island, Italian Open, Filderstadt
Finalist: Los Angeles, Tampa, German Open

1990
Winner: U. S. Open, Boca Raton
Finalist: Virginia Slims Championships, European Indoors, New England

1991
Winner: Pan Pacific, Boca Raton, Hilton Head, Amelia Island, Italian Open
Finalist: Wimbledon, Lipton

1992
Winner: Sydney, Pan Pacific, Hilton Head, Amelia Island, Italian Open
Finalist: Lipton, Tokyo, Filderstadt

1993
Finalist: Amelia Island, Italian Open, German Open

1994
Winner: Virginia Slims Championships
Finalist: Amelia Island, Strasbourg

1995
Winner: Sydney
Finalist: Amelia Island, Filderstadt
SemiFinalist: Chicago, Lipton, Canadian Open, U.S. open, Tokyo
QuarterFinalist: Roland Garros, Wimbledon, WTA Tour Champioships, Los Angeles, Philadelphia

1996
Quarterfinalist: Lipton


Double

1985
Winner: Canadian Open (w/ Garrison), European Indoors (w/ Graf), Tampa (w/ Bassett Seguso), Argentinian Open (w/ Paz)

1986
Winner: U. S. Clay Courts (w/ Graf)
Finalist: Roland Garros (w/ Graf)

1987
Winner: Italian Open (w/ Navratilova), Amelia Island (w/ Graf)
Finalist: Roland Garros (w/ Graf), San Francisco (w/ Garrison)

1988
Winner: Wimbledon (w/ Graf), Lipton (w/ Graf)
Finalist: Washington D. C. (w/ Sukova), New England (w/ Sukova), Hilton Head (w/ Kodhe-Kilsch)

1989
Finalist: Roland Garros (w/ Graf), San Francisco (w/ Garrison)

1990
Winner: Canadian Open (w/ Nagelsen)
Finalist: Los Angeles (w/ Paz)

1994
Finalist: Italian Open (w/ B. Schultz), Philadelphia (w/ B. Schultz)

1995
Winner: Chicago (w/ Schultz-McCarthy), Canadian Open (w/ Schultz-McCarthy)
Finalist: German Open (w/ Neiland), Los Angeles (w/ Neiland)
SemiFinalist: Winbledon (w/ Schultz-McCarthy), Hilton Head (w/ Neiland), Tokyo (w/ Pierce)

1996
Semifinalist: Sydney (w/ Raymond), Pan Pacific (w/ Raymond)
Quarterfinalist: Australian Open (w/ Raymond)


Corel WTA Tour Ranking (Season ending, singles)

1996 -- 29
1995 -- 7
1994 -- 7
1993 -- 5
1992 -- 3
1991 -- 3
1990 -- 5
1989 -- 3
1988 -- 4
1987 -- 6
1986 -- 10
1985 -- 11
1984 -- 74


Chronology

• 1970 Born May 16, in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1983 Joins the world junior tennis circuit
• Was youngest player ever to capture the Orange Bowl 18s when, in 1983, she did so at 13 years, seven moths and one week of age
• Ranked No. 1 on ITF World Junior list for 1984; won a total of six junior titles
• First appeared on computer at No.72 in October 1984
• Ranked No. 1 in South America and Argentina 1985 - 95
• Named rookie of the year by Tennis magazine in 1985
• At 1985 Hilton Head, upset three top 10 players -- Zina Garrison (No. 9) Pam Shiver (No. 8) and Manuela Maleeva (No. 5) -- to reach final, losing to Chris Evert; Ranking jumoed from No. 33 to No. 18 after event
• Formerly youngest semifinalist ever at Roland Garros; in 1985 she was 15-year and 3-week old when she lost to Chris evert in final-four
• Defeated Chris Evert in semifinal match at 1988 Boca Raton, first defeat of Evert in six meetings; went on to defeat Graf in final, for first time defeat of Graf in 12 meetings
• Captured Silver Medal in singles at 1988 Olympics Games in Seoul
• Ranked fifth in the world in 1988
• Launched her own perfume, Gabriela Sabatini, in May 1989; Later launched Magnetic and Cascaya perfumes
• At 1990 U. S. Open, knocked out Steffi Graf 6-2, 7-6(7-4) in final to win first Grand Slam ecent in career
• Extended Monica Seles 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 before losing in the first-ever five-set Virginia Slims Championships final in 1990
• In 1991, signed a multi-million dollar contract with Pepsi, becoming the first female athlete to do so
• Recipient of 1991 Corel WTA Tour Most Improved Player Award; named 1985 Corel WTA Tour Most Impressive Newcomer; Named honarary chairperson of special Olympics/WTA Players Association program in March 1993
• In 1992, a fiery orange-red rose was named in her honor "Gabriela Sabatini Rose" marking the first time in history thta a rose has been named after tennis player; other celebrity-named roses include: Ingrid Bergman, Queen Elizabeth, Princess de Monaco, Audery Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, John F. Kennedy, Picasso and Cary Grant
• At 1994 Virginia Slims Championships, ended Martina Navratilova's career with first-round upset
• Surpassed $8 million mark in career earning following 1995 Lipton, becoming fifth woman to cross that milestone
• After 42-tournament title drought, earned back-to-back titles begining with 1994 Virginia Slims Championships, followed by 1995 Sydney; defeated Lindsay Davenport in finals of both events
• Appeared in U. S. national milk ad in 1995
• First tennis player ever to have a doll produced in her likeness, by Great American Doll Company
• 1996 Plays at the Summer Olympic Games, losing in quarterfinals; retires as professional tennis player


Sources:

http://homepage.uab.edu/yangzw/gabysta.html

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