Gabriela Sabatini
biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2007) Gabriela Sabatini Country  Argentina Residence Buenos Aires and Boca Raton Date of birth 16 May 1970 (1970-05-16) (age 40) Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro January 1985 Retired 1996 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Career prize money $8,785,850 Int. Tennis HOF 2006 (member page) Singles Career record 632–189 Highest ranking No. 3 (27 February 1989) Grand Slam results Australian Open SF (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994) French Open SF (1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992) Wimbledon F (1991); SF (1986, 1990, 1992) US Open W (1990); F (1988); SF (1989, 1994, 1995) 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) Last updated on: 4 February 2009. Olympic medal record Women's Tennis Silver 1988 Seoul Singles Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (born 16 May 1970 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former professional Argentine 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 WTA Tour Championships in 1988 and 1994, and a silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. She also won most of the highest level regular events on the women's tour, including Miami and Rome (four times), and she scored wins over every reigning number one ranked player she had to play during her career. Known affectionately as the Pearl of the Pampas, also as The Divine Argentine, her versatile stylish game and attractiveness brought her a wide following..












