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Seles

American

[sel-uhs] / ˈsɛl əs /

noun

Monica, born 1973, U.S. tennis player, born in Yugoslavia of Hungarian parentage.

Seles British

/ -lɛʃ, ˈsɛlɛz /

noun

Monica. born 1973, US tennis player, born in Yugoslavia: winner of nine Grand Slam singles titles, including the US Open (1991–93) and the French Open (1990–92); stabbed while on court in an unprovoked attack

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Seles decided to reveal her condition in the hope of using her platform to educate people about the disease, for which there is currently no cure.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025

Seles played her last match in 2003 having won 53 tournaments and spent 178 weeks at number one.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025

Imagine the sounds generated by former tennis great Monica Seles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2024

“Having these youngsters being No. 1,” said Bollettieri, who worked with the Williams sisters, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles and Maria Sharapova, among others, “is going to make a big difference for the tours.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022

Monica Seles won the first of her nine major titles at the French Open a year later.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2022

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