Gabriela Sabatini Statistics

Gabriela Sabatini

Carrer Highlights

Singles	Doubles
1985 -- Winner: Japan Open Finalist: Hilton Head, Tampa	1985 -- Winner Canadian Open (w/ Garrison), European Indoors (w/ Graf), Tampa (w/ Bassett Seguso), Argentinian Open (w/ Paz)
1986 -- Winner: Argentinian Open Finalist: U. S. Clay Courts	1986 -- Winner: U. S. Clay Courts (w/ Graf) Finalist : Roland Garros (w/ Graf)
1987 -- Winner: Grighton, Pan Pacific, Argentinian Open Finalist: Virginia Slims Championships, Italian Open	1987 -- Winner: Italian Open (w/ Navratilova), Amelia Island (w/ Graf) Finalist : Roland Garros (w/ Graf), San Francisco (w/ Garrison)
1988 -- Winner: Virginia Slims Championships, Boca Raton, Italian Open, Canadian Open Finalist: U. S. Open, Los Angeles, Hilton Head, Amelia Island, Olympics	1988 -- Winner: Wimbledon (w/ Graf), Lipton (w/ Graf) Finalist : Washington D. C. (w/ Sukova), New England (w/ Sukova), Hilton Head (w/ Kodhe-Kilsch)
1989 -- Winner: Lipton, Amelia Island, Italian Open, Filderstadt Finalist: Los Angeles, Tampa, German Open	1989 -- Finalist : Roland Garros (w/ Graf), San Francisco (w/ Garrison)
1990 -- Winner: U. S. Open, Boca Raton Finalist: Virginia Slims Championships, European Indoors, New England	1990 -- Winner: Canadian Open (w/ Nagelsen) Finalist : Los Angeles (w/ Paz)
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	1994 -- Finalist : Italian Open (w/ B. Schultz), Philadelphia (w/ B. Schultz)
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	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 -- Quarterfinalist: Lipton	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

Quick Facts

First appeared on computer at No.72 in October 1984
Ranked No. 1 on ITF World Junior list for 1984; won a total of six junior titles
Ranked No. 1 in South America and Argentina 1985 - 95
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Launched her own perfume, Gabriela Sabatini, in May 1989; Later launched Magnetic and Cascaya perfumes
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
First tennis player ever to have a doll produced in her likeness, by Great American Doll Company
Appeared in U. S. national milk ad in 1995
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

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