Monica Seles

Monica Seles is a former No. 1-ranked women's tennis player with nine Grand Slam titles.

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Profession :

Tennis Player

Birthday :

December 2, 1973

Star Sign :

Sagittarius

Age :

51

Birthplace :

Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

Monica Seles, born in 1973 in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, is a former professional tennis player considered one of the all-time greats. She claimed nine Grand Slam singles titles, including four Australian Opens, three French Opens, and two US Opens. Seles was part of the Yugoslav and later American teams that triumphed in the Fed Cup in 1990 and 1996. She also won the WTA Tour Championships twice and held the world No. 1 ranking for 178 weeks.

Aside from her tennis accomplishments, Seles made a cameo in the 1994 film “The Interns,” appearing as herself alongside Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, and Roscoe Tanner. She is an author, speaker, and participated in Dancing with the Stars in 2008.

Seles began her professional career at just 14 years old and quickly gained prominence, winning the French Open at 16. Tragically, her rise to becoming the greatest female tennis player was halted when a fan of Steffi Graf attacked her on-court. Despite this, Seles remains an iconic figure in tennis history. Notably, she was a teenage prodigy who won eight grand slams and was on track to break records until the shocking attack.