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Gabriela Sabatini #9 def. Martina Navratilova #1

7-6 6-1

Match Information

Date May 9, 1987*
Tournament Rome
Category WTA 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner Gabriela Sabatini
Score7-6 6-1
Loser Martina Navratilova

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldGabriela SabatiniMartina Navratilova
Country ARG USA
Birth dateMay 16, 1970Oct 18, 1956
Age1630
Height175173
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)91
Ranking points (entering)66269
Elo (entering)2,0702,557
Career W-L607–1821,427–227
Career earnings$8,785,850$21,626,089
Pre-match H2H
Gabriela Sabatini 0 5 Martina Navratilova

Path

Gabriela Sabatini's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1987QF Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1987R16 Mary Joe Fernandez 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 7, 1987R32 Marie Christine Calleja 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Gabriela Sabatini's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 10, 1987F Steffi Graf 5-7 6-4 0-6LH2HMatch data

Martina Navratilova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1987QF Claudia Kohde Kilsch 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1987R16 Radomira Zrubakova 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 7, 1987R32 Sabrina Goles 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data