Monica Seles (Hungarian: Szeles Mónika, Serbian: Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš, pronounced [/sɛlɛʃ/], born December 2, 1973) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) to Hungarian parents and became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994. According to published reports in Canadian and Hungarian news media (including two newspapers of record[1]), she also received Hungarian citizenship[2] [3] in June 2007.[4] [5] [6] She won nine Grand Slam singles titles, winning eight of them while a citizen of Yugoslavia and one while a citizen of the United States.
She became the youngest-ever champion at the 1990 French Open at the age of 16. She was the World No. 1 player in the women's game during 1991 and 1992, but in 1993, she was forced out of the sport for two years following an on-court attack in which a German spectator stabbed her in the back with a 10 inch long knife.[7]
Seles played her last professional match at the 2003 French Open, but her official retirement announcement was not issued until February 2008.
Category: SportsShe became the youngest-ever champion at the 1990 French Open at the age of 16. She was the World No. 1 player in the women's game during 1991 and 1992, but in 1993, she was forced out of the sport for two years following an on-court attack in which a German spectator stabbed her in the back with a 10 inch long knife.[7]
Seles played her last professional match at the 2003 French Open, but her official retirement announcement was not issued until February 2008.
