Monica Seles

Monika Seles

Seles at the 1991 U.S. Women's Hardcourt Championships
Kintra	Yugoslavie (1988–1991) Yugoslavie (1992–1994) Unitit States (1994–2008)
Residence	Sarasota, Florida, Unitit States
Born	(1973-12-02) 2 December 1973 Novi Sad, SR Serbie, SFR Yugoslavie
Hicht	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1989
Retired	2008 (last match 2003)
Plays	Left-haundit (twa-haundit baith sides)
Prize money	US$ 14,891,762
Int. Tennis HOF	2009 (member page)
Singles
Career record	595–122
Career titles	53
Heichest rankin	No. 1 (Mairch 11, 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	W (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996)
French Open	W (1990, 1991, 1992)
Wimbledon	F (1992)
US Open	W (1991, 1992)
Ither toornaments
Tour Finals	W (1990, 1991, 1992)
Olympic Gemmes	Bronze medal (2000)
Doubles
Career record	89–45
Career titles	6
Heichest rankin	No. 16 (Aprile 22, 1991)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1991, 2001)
French Open	3R (1990)
Wimbledon	QF (1999)
US Open	QF (1999)
Team competeetions
Fed Cup	United States W (1996, 1999, 2000)
Hopman Cup	Yugoslavie W (1991) United States F (2001, 2002)
Medal record Weemen's tennis Representin Unitit States Olympic Gemmes 2000 Sydney Singles

Monica Seles (Hungarian: Szeles Mónika, [Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš] , pronounced [ˈsɛlɛʃ], born December 2, 1973) is an umwhile Yugoslav warld no. 1 professional tennis player an a member o the Internaitional Tennis Haw o Fame. An ethnic Hungarian, she wis born an raised in Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavie. She acame a naituralised American ceetizen in 1994 an an aa received Hungarian ceetizenship in June 2007. She wan nine Grand Slam singles teetles, aicht o them while a ceetizen o Yugoslavie an the final as a ceetizen o Unitit States o Americae. In 1990, Seles acame the youngest-ever French Open champion at the age o 16. She went on tae win aicht Grand Slam singles teetles afore her 20t birthday an wis the year-end Warld No. 1 in 1991 an 1992. Houever, on Aprile 30, 1993, she wis the victim o an on-coort attack, when a man stabbed her in the back wi a 9-inch (23 cm) lang knife; Seles did nae return tae tennis for ower twa years. Tho she enjoyed some success efter rejynin the tour in 1995, includin a fowert Australian Open teetle in 1996, she wis unable tae conseestently reproduce her best form. She played her last professional match at the 2003 French Open, but did nae offeecially retire till Februar 2008.