On May 16th1970, Gabriela Sabatini took birth in the capital city of Argentina, Buenos Aires. She is famous as she is a professional retired tennis player, and she is considered one of the top players of the game from the era of mid-80s and to the mid-90s.
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Greatest Achievement As A Tennis Player
Her greatest achievement in her sports career was winning the US Grand Open singles Slam title in 1999.
Early Life/Childhood
Gabriela belonged the Argentinian descent and was brought up in Buenos Aires alongside her older brother. His father used to work as General Motors Executive. Alongside Argentine, Gabriela also holds an Italian nationality as her great-grandfather used to be an Italian originally before moving and settling in Argentina. Since childhood, she has shown her talents and was all set to reach the professional level. But she often, by her own will, lost many semifinals because she was a shy person and had a phobia to give interviews after winning.
Career Beginnings
He gained the limelight as she was a young, extremely talented prodigy, as she won her very first tennis tournament at the mere age of eight. In 1983, she became the youngest female player to win the Orange Bowl based in Miami, a city in Florida, at only 13. She continued her winning streak and won six junior international tennis titles, becoming the top junior tennis player of the year. At 15, she reaches the French Open semifinals and also in Tokyo.
Becoming Famous
In 1988, Sabatini easily reached the prestigious US Open final, and there she had to play against the great Steffi Graf, who had won the US Open three times before already. Unfortunately, Sabatini lost the match but gained the opportunity to represent Argentina as an athlete in 1988. There she won the silver medal, again losing to Steffi Graf in the final. She played all major four Grand Slams and all the Olympics in her career. She and Steffi teamed up and won the title of Wimbledon title, and at the end of the year, she ended up winning the WTA Championship Tour. She again reached the US Open final and yet to face Steffi Graf again. But, she won this time, beating her, playing aggressively in this match. In the year 1991, she won more than five major tournaments during the middle half of the year and reached the Wimbledon Grand Slam’s final, and was all set to become the topmost player of the world, but she lost to Steffi Graf again. From the next years, her career reached its diminishing end.
The Wealth Of Gabriela Sabatini
According to authoritative sources, it was revealed that Gabriela’s accumulated riches are around 8 million US dollars. As she is into various business endeavors, her wealth will rise even more in the upcoming days.