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**payporanymn** · 02-10-2009, 05:58 PM

I think you have to factor in:
-who they lost to in the grand slam finals and to a lesser degree, the score
-YEC won
-years spent in the top ten
-olympics

For Sabatini she lost both finals to Graf:
USO: 3-6 6-3 1-6
Wimby: 4-6 6-3 6-8
Her one GS title (USO) came after beating Graf in straights.

Won 2 YECS and 2 RU

10 years as Top 10 (consecutive)

Silver medal Seoul '88

Novotna:
Lost GS finals to:
AO to Seles: 7-5 3-6 1-6
Wimby to Graf: 6-7 6-1 4-6
Wimby to Hingis: 6-2 3-6 3-6
Her one GS title (Wimby): beat Tauziat in straights.

Won 1 YEC

Bronze medal Atlanta '96

Finished in the Top 10 7 years (not consecutive)

Martinez:
Lost GS finals:
AO to Hingis: 3-6 3-6
RG to Pierce: 2-6 5-7
Won Wimby against Navratilova in 3 sets.

Never won YEC
No Singles Olympic medals

Finished 9 years in Top 10 (not consecutively)

02-10-2009, 05:58 PM	#3
payporanymn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	I think you have to factor in: -who they lost to in the grand slam finals and to a lesser degree, the score -YEC won -years spent in the top ten -olympics For Sabatini she lost both finals to Graf: USO: 3-6 6-3 1-6 Wimby: 4-6 6-3 6-8 Her one GS title (USO) came after beating Graf in straights. Won 2 YECS and 2 RU 10 years as Top 10 (consecutive) Silver medal Seoul '88 Novotna: Lost GS finals to: AO to Seles: 7-5 3-6 1-6 Wimby to Graf: 6-7 6-1 4-6 Wimby to Hingis: 6-2 3-6 3-6 Her one GS title (Wimby): beat Tauziat in straights. Won 1 YEC Bronze medal Atlanta '96 Finished in the Top 10 7 years (not consecutive) Martinez: Lost GS finals: AO to Hingis: 3-6 3-6 RG to Pierce: 2-6 5-7 Won Wimby against Navratilova in 3 sets. Never won YEC No Singles Olympic medals Finished 9 years in Top 10 (not consecutively)
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