There she was up against Pam Shriver – who had stunned Steffi Graf in the last four – though Sabatini eased her way to a 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 triumph. Graf was a five-time winner of the WTA Finals ...

Aged only 16, Graf’s legendary career sparked into life ... she then battled past fourth seed Pam Shriver in the quarter-finals – though was beaten by Martina Navratilova in their semi-final.