Seles

American  

[sel-uhs] / ˈsɛl əs /

noun

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

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Seles British  

/ -lɛʃ, ˈsɛlɛz /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

She is 4 for 4 in Grand Slam finals, a feat achieved in the Open era only by Monica Seles on her way to nine total championships and Roger Federer on his way to 20.

From New York Times

Sweeping her first four Grand Slam finals put her alongside only Monica Seles and Roger Federer in the Open era, a factoid she found “definitely something crazy to hear.”

From Washington Post

The victims include 17 nationalities and 14 Grand Slam champions, from the great Monica Seles to the exhilarating Ashleigh Barty, who was a year old when Williams began playing Grand Slams.

From Washington Post

Open in her tournament debut and the first since Monica Seles in 1990 to lift the trophy in only her fourth Grand Slam appearance.

From Washington Times

Others, such as Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Monica Seles, stood eagerly on the periphery as they awaited their time in the spotlight.

From The Guardian