Monica Seles

About Monica Seles

Member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame who won nine Grand Slam titles and boldly returned to pro tennis after being stabbed by a frenzied fan of her opponent, Steffi Graf, during a 1993 match.

Monica Seles is a retired professional tennis player, who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. She was born and raised in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia to an ethnic Hungarian family. She became a naturalized American citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007. A former world no. 1, she won nine Grand Slam singles titles, eight of them as a teenager while representing Yugoslavia, and the final one while representing the United States. In 1990, Seles became the youngest ever French Open champion at the age of 16. She went on to win eight Grand Slam singles titles before her 20th birthday and was the year-end world no. 1 in 1991 and 1992. However, on April 30, 1993, she was the victim of an on-court attack, when a man stabbed her in the back with a 9-inch long knife. Seles did not return to tennis for over two years.

Hopman Cup	W (1991), F (2001, 2002)
Highest ranking	No. 16 (April 22, 1991)
Australian Open	W (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996)
Turned pro	1989
US Open	W (1991, 1992)
Highest ranking	No. 1 (March 11, 1991)
Fed Cup	W (1996, 1999, 2000)
US Open	QF (1999)
Wimbledon	QF (1999)
Tour Finals	W (1990, 1991, 1992)
French Open	3R (1990)
Career titles	6
Int. Tennis HoF	2009 (member page)
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed both sides)
French Open	W (1990, 1991, 1992)
Olympic Games	Bronze medal (2000)
Residence	Sarasota, Florida, United States
Retired	2008 (last match in 2003)
Australian Open	SF (1991, 2001)
Height	5 ft 10 in
Career record	89–45
Wimbledon	F (1992)
Career titles	53
Career record	595–122 (82.98%)
Prize money	US$ 14,891,762
Born	December 2, 1973, Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

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Trivia

She won the 1990 French Open at the age of 16, setting a record for the youngest French Open champion ever.

Monica Seles before fame

Her father, renowned cartoonist Karolj Seles, taught her how to play tennis when she was five years old.

Achievement of Monica Seles

When she won the 1990 French Open at the age of 16, she became the youngest French Open winner ever.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$20 Million

Monica Seles family life

In Yugoslavia, she was raised by Karolj and Esther Seles.

Associations of Monica Seles

In 2011, Time Magazine named her one of the"30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present, and Future", alongside Martina Navratilova.

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