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USA: NEW YORK: GABRIELA SABATINI ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

(24 Oct 1996) English/Nat The glamorous Argentinean tennis player Gabriela Sabatini, whose looks as much as her shots have made her fortune, announced her retirement on Thursday. However, it's unlikely to be the last we see of her. Sabatini says she wants to "pursue the development of other activities" - prompting speculation that she intends to follow a singing career. Gabriela Sabatini ended her mostly unfulfilled career in abrupt fashion, Thursday. Sabatini is just as famous for her model looks as for her volleys and serves - yet she is the sixth-biggest earner in women's tennis history. SOUNDBITE: I want to inform you about my decision to remove myself definitely from tennis. The European Indoors in Zurich was the last of a series of more than 250 tournaments in which I gave, I have participated during the 13 years of my life with all my dedication and passion. SUPER CAPTION: Gabriela Sabatini, retiring tennis star Sabatini's one of the most marketed and certainly one of the most photographed female athletes in the world. She has three perfumes, a doll, a rose and a range of ladies' underwear named after her, and recently made a singing commercial. Her departure from tennis has fuelled speculation that she's looking to pursue a career in music. SOUNDBITE: I have made this decision after a long, profound and well-thought-out analysis. I have a strong desire to pursue development of other activities. SUPERCAPTION: Gabriela Sabatini, retiring tennis star Sabatini turned professional at the age of 14, and was hailed as the rival most likely to challenge Steffi Graf for dominance of their sport. But on court she has been one of the great under-achievers. Although she has won 27 titles, only one of them has been at a Grand Slam tournament - the United States Open in 1990. SOUNDBITE: In those years, I have lived moments of immense joy and happiness and I've also experienced moments of sadness, I will always appreciate this sport which has given me the pleasure of making friends, meeting many people as well as also having permitted me the pleasure of knowing so many places in the world. SUPERCAPTION: Gabriela Sabatini, retiring tennis star Motivation problems along with a stomach-muscle injury, which has plagued her for most of this year, are believed to have led to her decision. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...