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[Blwe_torch]

Our eternal favorite!







































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[tombaan]

she was the best any ideas what she does now

[fineleg]

Love gaby.

[Blwe_torch]

Biography

Born on the 16 of May 1970, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Currently resides in Buenos Aires & Boca Raton, Florida
- Family is made of her father Osvaldo, mother Beatriz, Brother Osvaldo Jr. Married to Catherine Fulop and has two daughters Oriana Gabriela, and Tiziana.
-Gabriela announced her retirement on the 23 of October 1996 in Madison Square Garden, New York. Home to her three major titles: US Open 90' & The Virginia Slims Championships 88', 94'.
-Gabriela had turned pro at the age of 14 on 1/1/1985. After 11 years of professional tennis, for the first time in June 96' she dropped out of the top ten (she joined the top 10 on 4/8/1985) for not participating in the Roland Garros, due to injuries. Only four months before announcing her retirement.

-Number 1 in Argentina and South America since 1985 till the day she retired.
-The youngest player to win the Orange Bowl Trophy at 13 years old.
-Is a member of the Olympic family.
-Was the very first female athlete to sign a multimillion-dollar deal with Pepsi.
-In 1992 became the very first athlete to have a rose named after her, A red orange fiery rose was named
-The Gabriela Sabatini Rose



-The Great American Doll Company created a doll in her liking in 1994.
-Launched her line of perfumes in 1989 starting with "Gabriela Sabatini," "Cascaya," "Magnetic," "Bolero" in '98, "Wild Wind" for men & Women in '99 and her latest Summer in '00 with the German Company Muelhens. All achieving great success.
-Signed a deal with Warner Latin America, Did "Warner Break" (a show for kids).
-Produced a line of linens "Estrada" and "Activity" with Veritex. -Wrote "My Story" a motivationnal book for children, published in 1994.
-"Dancing On the Court" by Yukkihiko Shima , an artist with the camera presented Gaby in many different beautiful ways on the court in his book, published in 1997.
-Chosen as an ambassador for Argentina to Promote the Argentine beef and wine by the Argentinan ex-president De La Rua in May 1999.
-Took the Best Athlete of The Century Award ( Konex) in Argentina in October, 1999.

[fineleg]

thx for the info.

[Sahir]

she was the best any ideas what she does now

She became a professional model in Argentina

[Sahir]

Dang it blwe,
When you said not for viewing from the office, I got all excited expecting to see a nude Sabatini!   Still pretty dang good-- Kournikova and Sharapova still don't hold a flame to the greatest tennis beauty of all!

[Blwe_torch]

You are right Sahir!
btw...it was a ploy to lure some unsuspecting visitors!

[Blwe_torch]

Photos added.

[fineleg]

Photos added.

God bless you, applause.

[Blwe_torch]

Thank you fineleg!

[Blwe_torch]

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