Career finals
Discipline Type Won Lost Total WR[ a] Singles Grand Slam 1 2 3 0.33 Summer Olympics 0 1 1 0.00 WTA Finals[ b] 2 2 4 0.50 WTA 1000[ c] 13 9 22 0.59 WTA 500[ d] 7 10 17 0.41 WTA 250[ e] 3 1 4 0.75 Virginia Slims 1 3 4 0.25 Total 27 28 55 0.49 Doubles Grand Slam 1 3 4 0.25 Summer Olympics – – – – WTA Finals[ b] – – – – WTA 1000[ c] 4 6 10 0.40 WTA 500[ d] 2 3 5 0.40 WTA 250[ e] 1 0 1 1.00 Virginia Slims 6 4 10 0.60 Total 14 16 30 0.47 Total 41 44 85 0.48
This is a list of the main career statistics of Argentian former professional tennis player Gabriela Sabatini .
Sabatini at the USA Embassy in Buenos Aires
Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
Doubles
Significant finals
Grand Slams
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)
Women's doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)
Olympics
Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)
WTA Finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups) Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 1987 Virginia Slims Championships , United States Carpet Steffi Graf 6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 4–6 Win 1988 Virginia Slims Championships, United States Carpet Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 Loss 1990 Virginia Slims Championships, United States Carpet Monica Seles 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 Win 1994 Virginia Slims Championships, United States Carpet Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 55 (27 titles, 28 runner–ups) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–2) Finals (2–2) Olympic Games (0–1) WTA 1000 (Tier I) (13–9) WTA 500 (Tier II) (7–10) WTA 250 (Tier III / Tier IV / Tier V) (3–1) Virginia Slims (1–3)
Surfac Hard (9–7) Grass (0–1) Clay (11–13) Carpet (7–7)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 1. 8 April 1985 Hilton Head Island Virginia Slims Clay Chris Evert-Lloyd 4–6, 2–6 Win 1. 14 October 1985 Tokyo Virginia Slims Hard Linda Gates 6–3, 6–4 Loss 2. 4 November 1985 Tampa Virginia Slims Hard Stephanie Rehe 4–6, 7–6(7–4) , 5–7 Loss 3. 28 April 1986 Indianapolis Virginia Slims Clay Steffi Graf 6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 4–6 Win 2. 1 December 1986 Buenos Aires Category 1 Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–1 Loss 4. 4 May 1987 Rome Category 3 Clay Steffi Graf 5–7, 6–4, 0–6 Win 3. 14 September 1987 Tokyo Category 4 Carpet Manuela Maleeva 6–4, 7–6(8–6) Win 4. 19 October 1987 Brighton Category 4 Carpet Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–4 Loss 5. 16 November 1987 Virginia Slims Championships Finals Carpet Steffi Graf 6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 4–6 Win 5. 30 November 1987 Buenos Aires Category 1 Clay Isabel Cueto 6–0, 6–2 Win 6. 7 March 1988 Boca Raton Category 5 Hard Steffi Graf 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 Loss 6. 4 April 1988 Hilton Head Island Category 5 Clay Martina Navratilova 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 Loss 7. 11 April 1988 Amelia Island Category 5 Clay Martina Navratilova 0–6, 2–6 Win 7. 2 May 1988 Rome Category 3 Clay Helen Kelesi 6–1, 6–7(4–7) , 6–1 Loss 8. 8 August 1988 Los Angeles Category 5 Hard Chris Evert 6–2, 1–6, 1–6 Win 8. 15 August 1988 Montreal Category 5 Hard Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–2 Loss 9. 29 August 1988 US Open Grand Slam Hard Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 Loss 10. 19 September 1988 Seoul Olympics Hard Steffi Graf 3–6, 3–6 Win 9. 14 November 1988 Virginia Slims Championships Finals Carpet Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 Win 10. 20 March 1989 Key Biscayne Category 5 Hard Chris Evert 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 Win 11. 10 April 1989 Amelia Island Category 5 Clay Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 Loss 11. 17 April 1989 Tampa Category 3 Clay Conchita Martínez 3–6, 2–6 Win 12. 8 May 1989 Rome Category 5 Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 Loss 12. 15 May 1989 Berlin Category 5 Clay Steffi Graf 3–6, 1–6 Loss 13. 7 August 1989 Los Angeles Category 5 Hard Martina Navratilova 0–6, 2–6 Win 13. 9 October 1989 Filderstadt Category 4 Carpet Mary Joe Fernández 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Win 14. 5 March 1990 Boca Raton Tier II Hard Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 7–5 Win 15. 27 August 1990 US Open Grand Slam Hard Steffi Graf 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Loss 14. 8 October 1990 Zürich Tier II Carpet Steffi Graf 3–6, 2–6 Loss 15. 5 November 1990 Worcester Tier II Carpet Steffi Graf 6–7(5–7) , 3–6 Loss 16. 12 November 1990 Virginia Slims Championships Finals Carpet Monica Seles 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 Win 16. 28 January 1991 Tokyo Tier II Carpet Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 Win 17. 4 March 1991 Boca Raton Tier I Hard Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–6(8–6) Loss 17. 15 March 1991 Key Biscayne Tier I Hard Monica Seles 3–6, 5–7 Win 18. 1 April 1991 Hilton Head Island Tier I Clay Leila Meskhi 6–1, 6–1 Win 19. 8 April 1991 Amelia Island Tier II Clay Steffi Graf 7–5, 7–6(7–3) Win 20. 6 May 1991 Rome Tier I Clay Monica Seles 6–3, 6–2 Loss 18. 24 June 1991 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–3, 6–8 Win 21. 6 January 1992 Sydney Tier III Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–1 Win 22. 27 January 1992 Tokyo Tier II Carpet Martina Navratilova 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 Loss 19. 16 March 1992 Key Biscayne Tier I Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–6, 4–6 Win 23. 30 March 1992 Hilton Head Island Tier I Clay Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–4 Win 24. 6 April 1992 Amelia Island Tier II Clay Steffi Graf 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 Win 25. 4 May 1992 Rome Tier I Clay Monica Seles 7–5, 6–4 Loss 20. 21 September 1992 Tokyo Tier II Carpet Monica Seles 2–6, 0–6 Loss 21. 12 October 1992 Filderstadt Tier II Carpet Martina Navratilova 6–7(1–7) , 3–6 Loss 22. 5 April 1993 Amelia Island Tier II Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2–6, 7–5, 2–6 Loss 23. 3 May 1993 Rome Tier I Clay Conchita Martínez 5–7, 1–6 Loss 24. 10 May 1993 Berlin Tier I Clay Steffi Graf 6–7(3–7) , 6–2, 4–6 Loss 25. 4 April 1994 Amelia Island Tier II Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–6, 4–6 Loss 26. 16 May 1994 Strasbourg Tier III Clay Mary Joe Fernández 6–2, 4–6, 0–6 Win 26. 14 November 1994 Virginia Slims Championships Finals Carpet Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 Win 27. 9 January 1995 Sydney Tier II Hard Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–4 Loss 27. 3 April 1995 Amelia Island Tier II Clay Conchita Martínez 1–6, 4–6 Loss 28. 9 October 1995 Filderstadt Tier II Carpet Iva Majoli 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Doubles: 30 (14 titles, 16 runner–ups) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–3) WTA 1000 (Tier I) (4–6) WTA 500 (Tier II) (2–3) WTA 250 (Tier III / Tier IV / Tier V) (1–0) Virginia Slims (6–4)
Surface Hard (6–2) Grass (1–0) Clay (5–8) Carpet (2–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. 18 March 1985 São Paulo Virginia Slims Clay Mercedes Paz Csilla Bartos Neige Dias 7–5, 6–4 Loss 1. 25 March 1985 Palm Beach Gardens Virginia Slims Clay Laura Gildemeister JoAnne Russell Anne Smith 6–1, 1–6, 6–7(4–7) Win 2. 19 August 1985 Monticello Virginia Slims Hard Mercedes Paz Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 Win 3. 4 November 1985 Tampa Virginia Slims Hard Carling Bassett Lisa Bonder Laura Gildemeister 6–0, 6–0 Loss 2. 14 April 1986 Amelia Island Virginia Slims Clay Catherine Tanvier Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 2–6, 7–5, 6–7(7–9) Win 4. 28 April 1986 Indianapolis Virginia Slims Clay Steffi Graf Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–2, 6–0 Loss 3. 26 May 1986 French Open Grand Slam Clay Steffi Graf Martina Navratilova Andrea Temesvári 1–6, 2–6 Win 5. 4 August 1986 Montreal Virginia Slims Hard Zina Garrison Pam Shriver Helena Suková 7–6(7–2) , 5–7, 6–4 Win 6. 6 October 1986 Zürich Virginia Slims Carpet Steffi Graf Lori McNeil Alycia Moulton 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 Loss 4. 13 October 1986 Filderstadt Virginia Slims Carpet Zina Garrison Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–7(5–7) , 4–6 Loss 5. 10 November 1986 Chicago Virginia Slims Carpet Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(5–7) , 3–6 Loss 6. 9 February 1987 San Francisco Category 3 Carpet Zina Garrison Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 6–7(4–7) Win 7. 13 April 1987 Amelia Island Category 4 Clay Steffi Graf Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 Win 8. 4 May 1987 Rome Category 3 Clay Martina Navratilova Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 6–4, 6–1 Loss 7. 25 May 1987 French Open Grand Slam Clay Steffi Graf Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 2–6, 1–6 Win 9. 30 November 1987 Buenos Aires Category 1 Clay Mercedes Paz Jill Hetherington Christiane Jolissaint 6–2, 6–2 Loss 8. 22 February 1988 Washington Category 5 Carpet Helena Suková Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 3–6, 4–6 Win 10. 14 March 1988 Key Biscayne Category 6 Hard Steffi Graf Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 Loss 9. 4 April 1988 Hilton Head Island Category 5 Clay Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Martina Navratilova Lori McNeil 4–6, 3–6 Win 11. 20 June 1988 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass Steffi Graf Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 1–6, 12–10 Loss 10. 31 October 1988 Worcester Category 5 Carpet Helena Suková Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 Loss 11. 29 May 1989 French Open Grand Slam Clay Steffi Graf Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 4–6, 4–6 Win 12. 30 July 1990 Montreal Tier I Hard Betsy Nagelsen Helen Kelesi Raffaella Reggi 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 Loss 12. 13 August 1990 Los Angeles Tier II Hard Mercedes Paz Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná 3–6, 5–7 Loss 13. 2 May 1994 Rome Tier I Clay Brenda Schultz Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 1–6, 3–6 Loss 14. 7 November 1994 Philadelphia Tier I Carpet Brenda Schultz Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 Win 13. 6 February 1995 Chicago Tier II Carpet Brenda Schultz Marianne Werdel Tami Whitlinger 5–7, 7–6(7–4) , 6–4 Loss 15. 15 May 1995 Berlin Tier I Clay Larisa Neiland Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui 6–4, 6–7(3–7) , 2–6 Loss 16. 7 August 1995 Los Angeles Tier II Hard Larisa Neiland Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 5–7, 7–6(7–2) , 5–7 Win 14. 14 August 1995 Toronto Tier I Hard Brenda Schultz Martina Hingis Iva Majoli 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
WTA Tour career earnings Year Grand Slam titles[ f] WTA titles[ f] Total titles[ f] Earnings ($) Money list rank 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 Archived 3 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine 3 1992 0 5 5 1,207,565 4 1993 0 0 0 957,680 Archived 3 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine 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
Record against other top players
Top 10 wins
Longest winning streaks
First 16–match singles winning streak (1989) # Tournament Category Start date Surface Rd Opponent Rank Score GSR – Virginia Slims of Florida , United States Category 5 13 March 1989 Hard 3R Terry Phelps 39 2–6, 6–7 3 1 Miami Open , United States Category 5 20 March 1989 Hard 1R Elly Hakami 75 6–0, 6–3 3 2 2R Catherine Suire 149 6–0, 6–0 3 3R Belinda Cordwell (23) 36 6–2, 6–1 4 4R Ann Grossman 54 6–4, 7–6 5 QF Isabelle Demongeot (25) 38 6–1, 7–5 6 SF Helena Suková (3) 5 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 7 F Chris Evert (2) 4 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 – Amelia Island Championships , United States Category 5 10 April 1989 Clay 1R bye 3 8 2R Mercedes Paz 47 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 9 3R Jana Pospíšilová 52 6–3, 6–3 10 QF Angeliki Kanellopoulou 72 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 11 SF Martina Navratilova (2) 2 6–3, 6–2 12 F Steffi Graf (1) 1 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 13 Eckerd Open , United States Category 3 17 April 1989 Clay 1R Bettina Fulco 30 7–5, 6–2 3 14 2R Isabel Cueto 32 6–1, 6–1 15 QF Linda Ferrando 62 6–2, 6–3 16 SF Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) 18 6–4, 6–4 – F Conchita Martínez (8) 25 3–6, 2–6
Second 16–match singles winning streak (1991) # Tournament Category Start date Surface Rd Opponent Rank Score GSR – Miami Open , United States Tier I 18 March 1991 Hard F Monica Seles (2) 1 3–6, 5–7 4 – Family Circle Cup , United States Tier I 1 April 1991 Hard 1R bye 4 1 2R Linda Harvey-Wild 94 6–0, 6–0 2 3R Helen Kelesi (10) 19 6–3, 6–2 3 QF Helena Suková (7) 13 6–0, 6–1 4 SF Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) 7 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 5 F Leila Meskhi (9) 17 6–1, 6–1 – Amelia Island Championships , United States Tier II 8 April 1991 Clay 1R bye 4 6 2R Federica Bonsignori 40 6–1, 6–0 7 3R Luanne Spadea (Q) 243 6–0, 6–1 8 QF Helena Suková (5) 13 6–2, 6–1 9 SF Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) 5 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 10 F Steffi Graf (1) 2 7–5, 7–6 – Italian Open , Italy Tier I 6 May 1991 Clay 1R bye 3 11 2R Amanda Coetzer 103 6–2, 6–2 12 3R Nathalie Tauziat (9) 15 6–0, 6–1 13 QF Jennifer Capriati (7) 12 6–0, 6–2 14 SF Conchita Martínez (5) 8 6–1, 6–0 15 F Monica Seles (1) 1 6–3, 6–2 – German Open , Germany Tier I 13 May 1991 Clay 1R bye 3 16 2R Naoko Sawamatsu 57 6–1, 6–0 – 3R Anke Huber (14) 22 5–7, 3–6
See also Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final Graf–Sabatini rivalry
Notes ^ Winning rate ^ a b Formerly known as: Virginia Slims Championships (until 1995) WTA Tour Championships (until 2014) ^ a b Formerly known as: Category 4 & 5 & 6 (until 1990) Tier I (until 2009) WTA Premier Mandatory and 5 (until 2021) ^ a b Formerly known as: Category 3 (until 1990) Tier II (until 2009) WTA Premier (until 2021) ^ a b Formerly known as: Category 1 & 2 (until 1990) Tier III & IV & V (until 2009) WTA International (until 2021) ^ a b c Includes singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.
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