Gabriela Sabatini career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of Argentian former professional tennis player Gabriela Sabatini.

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
Sabatini at the USA Embassy in Buenos Aires

Performance timelines edit

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 edit

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 SR W–L Win%
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 17–3 19–4 19–4 17–4 13–4 13–4 5–2 1 / 43 168–42  – 
Year-end championship
WTA Finals A A 1R F W SF F SF SF 1R W QF A 2 / 10 21–9  – 
WTA 1000 + former tournaments
Miami Open NMS 4R 4R W QF F F SF QF SF QF 1 / 10 40–9  – 
Italian Open NH/NMS W SF W W F 2R 3R A 3 / 7 23–4  – 
Canadian Open NMS QF W SF SF SF A 3R QF SF 3R 1 / 9 24–8  – 
Pan Pacific Open NMS W A QF NMS A 2R A 1R 1 / 4 6–3  – 
Berlin Open NMS A A F 3R 3R A F 3R 3R A 0 / 6 12–6  – 
Charleston Open NMS SF F A A W W SF 2R 2R 2R 2 / 8 20–6  – 
Zürich Open NMS A NMS A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1  – 
Philadelphia Championships NH/NMS QF SF QF NMS 0 / 3 6–3  – 
Virginia Slims of Florida NMS SF W 3R NMS W QF NH/NMS 2 / 5 16–3  – 
Ameritech Cup NMS NMS QF A A NH/NMS 0 / 1 1–1  – 
Silicon Valley Classic NMS NMS SF A NMS 0 / 1 3–1  – 
Virginia Slims of Washington NMS NMS SF A NH/NMS 0 / 1 3–1  – 
Amelia Island Championships NMS SF F W NMS 1 / 3 12–2  – 
Eastbourne International NMS QF QF A NMS 0 / 2 6–2  – 
Stuttgart Open NMS NMS 1R W NMS 1 / 2 5–1  – 
LA Championships NMS SF F F NMS 0 / 3 11–3  – 
Brighton International NMS W A A NH/NMS 1 / 1 5–0  – 
Virginia Slims of New England NMS SF SF SF NH/NMS 0 / 3 9–3  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 32–8 38–10 38–6 10–4 24–3 17–2 18–6 10–7 10–6 5–5 13 / 70 202-57  – 
Career statistics
Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 5 19 22 19 18 16 16 16 17 18 18 17 10 Career total: 211
Year-end ranking 74 12 9 6 4 3 5 3 3 5 7 7 56 $8,785,850

Doubles edit

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 SR
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
Win–loss 1 / 29
Year-end championship
WTA Finals A A A SF SF SF A A A A A QF A 1 / 29
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 128 54 9 5 3 19 29 55 NR NR 14 13 NR

Significant finals edit

Grand Slams edit

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1988 US Open Hard   Steffi Graf 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 1990 US Open Hard   Steffi Graf 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1991 Wimbledon Grass   Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–3, 6–8

Women's doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1986 French Open Clay   Steffi Graf   Martina Navratilova
  Andrea Temesvári
1–6, 2–6
Loss 1987 French Open Clay   Steffi Graf   Martina Navratilova
  Pam Shriver
2–6, 1–6
Win 1988 Wimbledon Grass   Steffi Graf   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 1–6, 12–10
Loss 1989 French Open Clay   Steffi Graf   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 4–6

Olympics edit

Singles: 1 (1 silver medal) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Silver 1988 Seoul Hard   Steffi Graf 3–6, 3–6

WTA Finals edit

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups) edit

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 edit

Singles: 55 (27 titles, 28 runner–ups) edit

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) edit

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 edit

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 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

Record against other top players edit

Top 10 wins edit

Longest winning streaks edit

First 16–match singles winning streak (1989) edit

# 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) edit

# 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 edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Winning rate
  2. ^ a b Formerly known as:
    • Virginia Slims Championships (until 1995)
    • WTA Tour Championships (until 2014)
  3. ^ a b Formerly known as:
    • Category 4 & 5 & 6 (until 1990)
    • Tier I (until 2009)
    • WTA Premier Mandatory and 5 (until 2021)
  4. ^ a b Formerly known as:
    • Category 3 (until 1990)
    • Tier II (until 2009)
    • WTA Premier (until 2021)
  5. ^ a b Formerly known as:
    • Category 1 & 2 (until 1990)
    • Tier III & IV & V (until 2009)
    • WTA International (until 2021)
  6. ^ a b c Includes singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.

References edit

External links edit