Seles, Monica

Seles, Monica
born Dec. 2, 1973, Novi Sad, Yugos.

Yugoslav-U.S. tennis player.

She went to the U.S. to train in 1985. She developed quickly and became one of the dominant women stars of the 1990s, achieving multiple wins in all grand-slam tournaments (French Open, 1990–92; Australian Open, 1991–93, 1996; U.S. Open, 1991–92) except Wimbledon, which she lost in 1991 and 1992 to her rival Steffi Graf. In 1993 she stopped competing temporarily after being stabbed by a Graf fan on a court in Hamburg, Ger.

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  • Seleš —   [ sɛlɛʃ] (Seles), Monica, amerikan. Tennisspielerin serb. Herkunft, * Novi Sad 2. 12. 1973; siegte u. a. bei den Australian Open 1991 93 und 1996, bei den US Open 1991 und 1992, bei den French Open 1990 92. Bei einem Anschlag im April 1993 in… …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • Monica Seles — Nationalität: Ungarn 1957 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Monica (given name) — Monica Pronunciation /ˈmɒnɪkə/ Gender Female Origin Word/Name uncertain Meaning to advise, alone, nun …   Wikipedia

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