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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 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

Now set for a 64th week as world number one she has only ever lost twice on the Roland Garros clay, and is the youngest woman to reach three French Open finals since Monica Seles.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2022

She also became the seventh player to reach two finals in Rome before turning 21 after Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Gabriela Sabatini, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis and Venus Williams.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2022

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