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Posted Jul 15, 2006 3:25 AM
http://www.tennis.com/news/news.aspx?id=35376
The Hall is Calling
Photo By Bob Martin/Getty Images
(TENNIS.com News) Outside of Australia and Argentina neither Pat Rafter nor Gabriela Sabatini would be considered tennis legends. But they are both Grand Slam champions and both will be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Rafter is a former No. 1 and two-time U.S. Open Champion (1997–’98), he holds a career singles record of 358-191, and he won 11 titles. He is the 24th Australian to be inducted to the Hall of Fame.
Gabriela Sabatini is the first woman and only the second player from Argentina to be inducted, joining Guillermo Vilas. Sabatini was the 1990 U.S. Open champion and captured 27 singles titles in during her 13-year career. She was ranked in the Top 10 for ten straight years (1986–’95) and finished her career with a singles record of 632-189.
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