Gabriela Sabatini
Sabatini at the USA Embassy in Buenos Aires, 2012. | |
Country (sports) |
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Residence | Buenos Aires and Boca Raton |
Born |
Buenos Aires, Argentina | 16 May 1970
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | January 1985 |
Retired | 1996 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$8,785,850 |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2006 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 632–189 (76.98%) |
Career titles | 27 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (27 February 1989) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994) |
French Open | SF (1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992) |
Wimbledon | F (1991) |
US Open | W (1990) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1988, 1994) |
Olympic Games |
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Doubles | |
Career record | 252–96 |
Career titles | 14 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (6 November 1988) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1989) |
French Open | F (1986, 1987, 1989) |
Wimbledon | W (1988) |
US Open | SF (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1996) |
Last updated on: 4 February 2009. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Women's Tennis | ||
![]() | 1988 Seoul | Singles |
Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (Spanish pronunciation: [gaˈβɾjela saβaˈtini]; born 16 May 1970) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s. She won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1990, the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1988, two Year-End Championships in 1988 and 1994, and a silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games.
Sabatini also won most of the highest level regular events on the women's tour, including Miami and Rome (four times). In the late 1980s, Sabatini launched a line of fragrances after partnering with the German perfume company Muelhens. Her signature scent debuted in 1989.
Early life
Sabatini was born 16 May 1970 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to parents Osvaldo and Beatriz Garofalo Sabatini. She has an elder brother.[1]
Sabatini said that she deliberately lost matches in her youth to avoid reporters and limelights. She made this claim when she was 43, saying her shyness was a major problem and she thought she had to speak after winning a tournament, so she often lost in semifinals.[2][3][4]
Career
Sabatini first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior. She started playing tennis at the age of 6, and won her first tournament at age 8. In 1983, age 13, she became the youngest player to win the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. She won six major international junior titles, including the French Open girls' singles, and was ranked the World No. 1 junior player in 1984.
In 1985, aged 15 years and three weeks, Sabatini became one of the youngest-ever players to reach the semifinals at the French Open, where she lost to Chris Evert. She won her first top-level singles title later that year in Tokyo.
In 1988, Sabatini reached her first Grand Slam singles final at the US Open. She faced Germany's Steffi Graf, who had won the three previous Grand Slam singles events that year and was looking to win a fourth. Graf won the match in three sets.[5] Sabatini was selected to represent Argentina in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul. She also carried the country's flag in the opening ceremony. She went on to win the silver medal in the women's singles competition. In the final, she again faced Graf, who was bidding to turn her Grand Slam into what the media had dubbed a "Golden Slam".[6] Graf won 6–3, 6–3. Sabatini teamed-up with Graf to win the women's doubles title at Wimbledon that year. She also won 1988's year-end WTA Tour Championships.
1990 US Open: Sabatini upsets Steffi Graf
Sabatini's next Grand Slam singles final came in 1990, where she again faced Graf in the final of the US Open. Sabatini beat Graf in two sets. She also beat Graf in a semifinal of the WTA Tour Championships but lost the final to Monica Seles in the event's first-ever five-set final 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2.
1991
Sabatini had a strong start to 1991, winning five tournaments in the first half of the year. She reached her third Grand Slam singles final at Wimbledon and yet again faced Graf who prevailed in three sets, despite the fact that Sabatini served for the match on more than one occasion. Sabatini came close to attaining the World No. 1 ranking in 1991 but was narrowly denied by Graf and then by Monica Seles. All three players' rankings were within a few points of each other for much of the year.
1992: A mixed bag
Although winning 5 tournaments in 1992, Sabatini failed to reach a Grand Slam Final. At the 1992 Australian Open, Sabatini lost to Mary Joe Fernández in the semifinals, 6–1, 6–4. At the 1992 French Open, Sabatini lost a tight match against Seles in the semifinals. In the third and decisive set, Sabatini was leading 4–2, but Seles rallied to beat Sabatini in three sets. At Wimbledon of that year, Sabatini looked to reach a second consecutive Wimbledon Final. And, just as the previous year, Sabatini found Graf standing in her way, this time in the semifinals. But, unlike their 1991 Championship match, Graf beat Sabatini easily 6–3, 6–3. At the 1992 US Open, Sabatini lost once again to Fernández in the Quarterfinals, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6.
1993
At the start of the 1993 season, Sabatini continued to advance deep into Grand Slam singles events. At the Australian Open of that year, she reached the semifinals but lost to eventual champion Seles 2–6, 1–6. Later that year, at the French Open, Sabatini was defeated by Fernández in a quarterfinal clash. Sabatini had raced out to a commanding 6–1, 5–1 lead and appeared poised for the easy victory. However, Mary Joe saved five match points en route to winning a second set tiebreak. Finally, after 3 and a half hours, Fernández eliminated Sabatini by a final score of 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 10–8. Despite the setback at the French Open, Sabatini reached the quarterfinals at 1993 Wimbledon, facing Jana Novotná, a player she had beaten in six consecutive matches. But this time Novotná defeated Sabatini in straight sets. At the 1993 US Open, Sabatini had hoped to end the year on a high note, but she would first have to get past Graf in the quarterfinals. In their four previous meetings, Graf had beaten Sabatini, but Sabatini looked to change those recent results. After losing the first set 2–6, Sabatini raised the level of her game in the second set, winning 7–5 to even the match at one set apiece. However, in the third and deciding set, Graf dismantled Sabatini 6–1 to win the match. Sabatini was the only player to abstain from voting against Seles having her ranking preserved following her stabbing.[7]
1994
After winning five tournaments in 1992, Sabatini had a 29-month drought in which she failed to win a title. At the 1994 Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, Sabatini reached her first singles final in nearly a year, as she faced Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. It was also a rematch of the 1993 Bausch & Lomb final, where Sánchez Vicario disposed of Sabatini. One year later, both players were looking to end streaks without a singles title: Sabatini was winless in 32 consecutive tournaments while Sánchez Vicario's streak had reached 15 tournaments. This time around Sánchez Vicario beat Sabatini in convincing fashion for the sixth time in their last seven meetings.
Sabatini finally brought her winless streak to an end in November, defeating Lindsay Davenport in the final of the 1994 WTA Tour Championships. Also in 1994, the Great American Doll Company created a doll in Sabatini's likeness, dressed in tennis clothes.[8] That same year, Sabatini published a motivational book entitled My Story (ISBN 1-886612-00-5) , providing a look at her background and the inspirations that led her to become a tennis player.
1995
Sabatini started the 1995 season by reaching the semifinals in Sydney, where she faced Mary Joe Fernández in what was a rematch of the previous year. At the 1994 Sydney tournament, Fernández put Sabatini away in straight sets in a semifinal encounter. This time, Sabatini won in straight sets, snapping a three match losing streak against Mary Joe. She then defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final in two sets, the last singles title of Sabatini's career. At the 1995 Australian Open, Sabatini, seeded 5th, was dismissed by Marianne Werdel in the first round. In the semifinals of the Lipton Championships in Key Biscayne, Sabatini was leading Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-1, 5-1. Sabatini then squandered three match points and double faulted 18 times, as Date rallied to beat Sabatini, 1–6, 7–6, 7–6. It turned out to be a repeat performance of the 1993 French Open quarterfinals, where Sabatini lost an identical lead of 6-1, 5-1 against Mary Joe Fernández. At the 1995 French Open, Sabatini looked to put that memory behind her when she faced second seeded Steffi Graf in the quarterfinals. However, Graf proved too strong for Sabatini and won in straight sets. Later that summer at Wimbledon, Sabatini, seeded 8th, lost to defending champion and third-seeded Conchita MartÃnez of Spain in the quarterfinals. MartÃnez had clearly turned the tables against Sabatini in their rivalry, beating Sabatini four out of their last five meetings. At the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, Sabatini beat Martina Hingis in the round of 16. She then defeated Mary Joe Fernández in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Graf. With the victory, Graf had now got the best of Sabatini in eight consecutive matches. The match against Graf also marked the 40th and final time the two would meet since their rivalry began in 1985, with Graf winning 29 of the matches.
1996 and into retirement

Sabatini's last professional singles match was on 14 October 1996, when she lost to Jennifer Capriati 6–3, 6–4. (Capriati's first loss on the WTA tour was to Sabatini in 1990). Sabatini played her last professional match on 19 October 1996, in the doubles semifinals in Zürich with Lori McNeil. Sabatini retired from the professional tour in 1996, having won 27 singles titles and 14 doubles titles. She reached her highest ranking of World No. 3 in 1989. In 2001 she won the Diamond Konex Award as the most relevant Sportman of the decade in Argentina. Sabatini was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on 15 July 2006.
Personal life
On 22 May 2003, Sabatini was able to obtain Italian citizenship "jus sanguinis", because her paternal great-grandfather David Sabbatini was born in Potenza Picena in the Marche region, and emigrated to Argentina at the end of the nineteenth century, like many other Santesi, in Roldán, in the Province of Santa Fe, with his wife Rosa Vivani, married on February 12, 1899 in Potenza Picena.[9] Since retiring at the age of 26, Sabatini has promoted her lines of perfumes and worked with organizations to help children and the poor. She works on campaigns for UNICEF, UNESCO and the Special Olympics, and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006.[10]
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners–up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1988 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Winner | 1990 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up | 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–8 |
Women's doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners–up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1986 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1987 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 12–10 |
Runner-up | 1989 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Olympics
Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)
Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Silver medal | 1988 | Seoul | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Year-End Championships finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners–up)
Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1987 | New York City | Carpet | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1988 | New York City | Carpet | ![]() | 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1990 | New York City | Carpet | ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1994 | New York City | Carpet | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 55 (27–28)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 8 April 1985 | Hilton Head Island | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 14 October 1985 | Tokyo | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 4 November 1985 | Tampa | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 5–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 28 April 1986 | Indianapolis | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1 December 1986 | Buenos Aires | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 4. | 4 May 1987 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–4, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | 14 September 1987 | Tokyo | Carpet | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Winner | 4. | 19 October 1987 | Brighton | Carpet | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 16 November 1987 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 30 November 1987 | Buenos Aires | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 7 March 1988 | Boca Raton | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 4 April 1988 | Hilton Head Island | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 11 April 1988 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 7. | 2 May 1988 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 8. | 8 August 1988 | Los Angeles | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 8. | 15 August 1988 | Montreal | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 9. | 29 August 1988 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 19 September 1988 | Seoul | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 14 November 1988 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 20 March 1989 | Key Biscayne | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 11. | 10 April 1989 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 11. | 17 April 1989 | Tampa | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 12. | 8 May 1989 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 15 May 1989 | Berlin | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 7 August 1989 | Los Angeles | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 13. | 9 October 1989 | Filderstadt | Carpet | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 5 March 1990 | Boca Raton | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 15. | 27 August 1990 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up | 14. | 8 October 1990 | Zürich | Carpet | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 5 November 1990 | Worcester | Carpet | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 12 November 1990 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 16. | 28 January 1991 | Tokyo | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 17. | 4 March 1991 | Boca Raton | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up | 17. | 15 March 1991 | Key Biscayne | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 18. | 1 April 1991 | Hilton Head Island | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 19. | 8 April 1991 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Winner | 20. | 6 May 1991 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 18. | 24 June 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–8 |
Winner | 21. | 6 January 1992 | Sydney | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 22. | 27 January 1992 | Tokyo | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 19. | 16 March 1992 | Key Biscayne | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 23. | 30 March 1992 | Hilton Head Island | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 24. | 6 April 1992 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 25. | 4 May 1992 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 20. | 21 September 1992 | Tokyo | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 12 October 1992 | Filderstadt | Carpet | ![]() |
6–7(1–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 22. | 5 April 1993 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 23. | 3 May 1993 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 24. | 10 May 1993 | Berlin | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 25. | 4 April 1994 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 26. | 16 May 1994 | Strasbourg | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 26. | 14 November 1994 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 27. | 9 January 1995 | Sydney | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 27. | 3 April 1995 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 9 October 1995 | Filderstadt | Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 30 (14–16)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 18 March 1985 | São Paulo | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 25 March 1985 | Palm Beach Gardens | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 2. | 19 August 1985 | Monticello | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 4 November 1985 | Tampa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 April 1986 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, 6–7(7–9) |
Winner | 4. | 28 April 1986 | Indianapolis | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | 26 May 1986 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 4 August 1986 | Montreal | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 6 October 1986 | Zürich | Carpet | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 13 October 1986 | Filderstadt | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 10 November 1986 | Chicago | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 February 1987 | San Francisco | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 7. | 13 April 1987 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | 4 May 1987 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 7. | 25 May 1987 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 9. | 30 November 1987 | Buenos Aires | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | 22 February 1988 | Washington | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 10. | 14 March 1988 | Key Biscayne | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 9. | 4 April 1988 | Hilton Head Island | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 11. | 20 June 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, 12–10 |
Runner-up | 10. | 31 October 1988 | Worcester | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 11. | 29 May 1989 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 12. | 30 July 1990 | Montreal | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 12. | 13 August 1990 | Los Angeles | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 13. | 2 May 1994 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 7 November 1994 | Philadelphia | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 13. | 6 February 1995 | Chicago | Carpet | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 15. | 15 May 1995 | Berlin | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 7 August 1995 | Los Angeles | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–2), 5–7 |
Winner | 14. | 14 August 1995 | Toronto | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | SR | W–L | |||||||||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | NH | A | A | SF | 3R | QF | SF | SF | SF | 1R | 4R | 0 / 8 | 30–8 | |||||||||
French Open | A | SF | 4R | SF | SF | 4R | 4R | SF | SF | QF | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 11 | 43–11 | |||||||||
Wimbledon | A | 3R | SF | QF | 4R | 2R | SF | F | SF | QF | 4R | QF | A | 0 / 11 | 43–11 | |||||||||
US Open | 3R | 1R | 4R | QF | F | SF | W | QF | QF | QF | SF | SF | 3R | 1 / 13 | 52–12 | |||||||||
Win–Loss | 2–1 | 7–3 | 11–3 | 13–3 | 14–3 | 14–4 | 17–4 | 19–4 | 19–4 | 17–4 | 13–4 | 13–4 | 5–2 | 1 / 43 | 168–42 | |||||||||
Year-End Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championships | A | A | 1R | F | W | SF | F | SF | SF | 1R | W | QF | A | 2 / 10 | 22–8 | |||||||||
Tier I Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tokyo | Not Tier I | A | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||
Boca Raton | Not Tier I | Tier II | W | QF | Tier II | NH | 1 / 2 | 7–1 | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | Not Held | T III | Tier II | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Miami | NH | Not Tier I | 4R | W | QF | F | F | SF | QF | SF | QF | 1 / 9 | 37–8 | |||||||||||
Hilton Head | Not Tier I | A | W | W | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2 / 6 | 13–4 | ||||||||||||||
Rome | Not Tier I | SF | W | W | F | 2R | 3R | A | 2 / 6 | 18–4 | ||||||||||||||
Berlin | Not Tier I | A | F | 3R | 3R | A | F | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 6 | 13–6 | ||||||||||||
Montreal / Toronto | Not Tier I | SF | SF | A | 3R | QF | SF | 3R | 0 / 6 | 14–6 | ||||||||||||||
Zürich | Not Tier I | T IV | T III | Tier II | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
Philadelphia | Not Held | Tier II | QF | SF | QF | T II | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | ||||||||||||||||
Year End Ranking | 74 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | NA |
Doubles
Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | NH | A | A | SF | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 0 / 5 |
French Open | A | 1R | F | F | SF | F | A | SF | A | A | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 8 |
Wimbledon | A | 2R | A | 3R | W | QF | QF | A | A | A | 1R | SF | A | 1 / 7 |
US Open | A | 1R | SF | SF | SF | SF | 3R | A | A | A | SF | 2R | SF | 0 / 9 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 29 |
Year End Ranking | 128 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 55 | NR | NR | 14 | 13 | NR |
- NH = tournament not held.
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
WTA Tour career earnings
Year | Grand Slam singles titles | WTA singles titles | Total singles titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
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1984–85 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 398,784 | n/a |
1986 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 264,139 | 8 |
1987 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 465,933 | 6 |
1988 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 995,399 | 3 |
1989 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 580,801 | 3 |
1990 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 975,490 | 4 |
1991 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1,168,561 | 3 |
1992 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1,207,565 | 4 |
1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 957,680 | 5 |
1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 874,470 | 6 |
1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 718,978 | 6 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178,050 | 37 |
Career | 1 | 27 | 27 | 8,785,850 | 24 |
Record against other top players
Sabatini's win-loss record against certain players who have been ranked World No. 10 or higher is as follows:
Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 12–11
Lindsay Davenport 7–3
Dominique Monami 1–0
Martina Hingis 1–1
Chris Evert 3–6
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Karina Habšudová 2–0
Mary Joe Fernández 13–10
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Helena Suková 12–6
Jennifer Capriati 11–5
Steffi Graf 11–29
Nathalie Tauziat 10–1
Zina Garrison 10–3
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Jana Novotná 10–3
Conchita MartÃnez 9–6
Katerina Maleeva 8–1
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Natasha Zvereva 8–1
Amanda Coetzer 7–1
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Manuela Maleeva 7–2
Pam Shriver 7–5
Kathy Rinaldi 6–0
Julie Halard-Decugis 6–1
Chanda Rubin 6–3
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Martina Navratilova 6–15
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 5–0
Sylvia Hanika 5–1
Lori McNeil 5–2
Mary Pierce 4–1
Kimiko Date-Krumm 4–3
Anke Huber 4–3
Bettina Bunge 3–0
Jo Durie 3–0
Dianne Fromholtz 3–1
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 3–2
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Monica Seles 3–11
Kathy Jordan 2–0
Catarina Lindqvist 2–0
Sandrine Testud 2–0
Carling Bassett-Seguso 2–1
Lisa Bonder 2–1
Kathleen Horvath 2–1
Barbara Paulus 2–1
Irina Spîrlea 2–2
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Hana MandlÃková 2–5
Tracy Austin 1–0
Ai Sugiyama 1–0
Andrea Temesvári 1–0
Wendy Turnbull 1–0
Barbara Potter 1–1
Iva Majoli 1–2
Stephanie Rehe 1–2
Bonnie Gadusek 0–1
Magdalena Maleeva 0–1
See also
- Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
- Graf–Sabatini rivalry
References
- ↑ "Web bio". Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Gabriela Sabatini deliberately lost tennis matches to avoid reporters!". sports.ndtv. 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ↑ "Sabatini lost matches on purpose to avoid reporters". sify. 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ↑ "Sabatini lost matches to avoid reporters". timesofindia. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ↑ Miller, Stuart (2006). The 100 Greatest Days in New York Sports. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-618-57480-3. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ Woolum, Janet (1998). Outstanding women athletes (2 ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-57356-120-4. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1630170-gaby-sabatiniahora-disfruto-de-todo-lo-que-no-hice-cuando-jugaba
- ↑ New York Media, LLC (9 November 1992). "Why Sabatini Is Every Inch a Doll". New York Magazine 25 (44): 18. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ Onofri, Paolo (3 December 2011). "Gabriela Sabatini, ex campionessa internazionale di tennis, cittadina onoraria di Potenza Picena ….. e non solo" (in Italian). I Santesi. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "ESPN – Gabriela Sabatini Simply Supurb". Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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- Gabriela Sabatini at the Women's Tennis Association
- Gabriela Sabatini at the International Tennis Federation
- Gabriela Sabatini at the Fed Cup
- Gabriela Sabatini at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
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Preceded by Ricardo Ibarra |
Flagbearer for ![]() Seoul 1988 |
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