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Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a former world No. 1 tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. She won nine major singles titles, eight of them as a teenager while representing Yugoslavia, and the final one while representing the United States.
It was the dawn of a 2 ½ year reign in women’s tennis, one the sport has not often witnessed. In 1990, at 16 years, 6 months old, Seles became the then-youngest major champion in history, winning the French Open by staving off four set points in the first set tiebreaker to defeat Steffi Graf, 7-6, 6-4.
Dec 2, 2023 · Happy 50th Birthday, Monica Seles. From her explosive groundstrokes to her inspiring story, nine-time Grand Slam champion left an indelible mark on the game.
Jun 8, 2024 · Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia [now in Serbia]) is a Yugoslavian-born retired American professional tennis player who dominated her sport and was nearly unbeatable during the height of her career in the early 1990s.
Aug 18, 2020 · Monica Seles had to overcome the most traumatic event any athlete could imagine. She had to overcome a severe eating disorder. She had to overcome the death of her father.
Biography. But for a crazed German fan of Steffi Graf, a nine-inch knife, and lax tournament security, many tennis experts feel Monica Seles might have become the greatest female tennis player of all-time. Seles was born in Novi Sad, in what was then Yugoslavia.
Jan 12, 2022 · Monica Seles: The Woman to Play for the Earth. In part two of our out-of-this-world series, the former world No. 1 is tasked with putting her famed mental strength to the ultimate test.
Jun 6, 2018 · Monica Seles proved unstoppable at the US Open, going back-to-back in Flushing Meadows with trophy-clinching victories over Martina Navratilova and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario.
Sep 22, 2015 · Get the latest Player Stats on Monica Seles including her videos, highlights, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website.
Jul 13, 2009 · Monica Seles was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on July 11 in Newport, R.I. Here's a look back her career, which Seles described as having ''a lot...
