[1] At the 1995 Australian Open, unseeded Marianne Werdel defeated fifth-seeded Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina in a first-round match.

Werdel won four consecutive games to close out the match in straight sets, dismissing Sabatini 6–4, 6–4.

After she had disposed of Sabatini, Werdel continued to work her way through the draw beating Park Sung-hee, Elena Makarova, Barbara Paulus and Angélica Gavaldón en route to a semifinal encounter with the top-seed and world No.

In reaching the semifinals, the 1995 Australian Open proved to be the best result Werdel would have in Grand Slam singles competition.

She defeated Sánchez Vicario two months later in the third round of the Lipton Championships in Key Biscayne.