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Article: SANCHEZ VICARIO SPOILS GRAF'S PLANS COMES BACK TO WIN TITLE IN 3-SET FINAL.(SPORTS)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- September 11, 1994
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Byline: BILL DWYRE Los Angeles Times
NEW YORK Arantxa Sanchez Vicario hurried left and hurried right and scurried her way to the U.S. Open women's singles championship here Saturday, tarnishing in the process Steffi Graf's image of invincibility.
Sanchez Vicario became the first woman from Spain to win this title in its 108-year history. She did it with a 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 victory over No. 1-ranked-and-seeded Graf, the German player so dominant this year that she carried a 57-4 record and seven titles into Saturday's match on a sold-out Stadium Court before 21,045.
The victory brought Sanchez Vicario her third Grand Slam title, adding ...