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 (sĕl′əs), Monica Born 1973.
Yugoslavian-born American tennis player who between 1990 and 1993 won eight Grand Slam championships. She returned to tennis in 1995 after being stabbed on court in 1993 by a spectator.
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Seles

(ˈsɛlɛz; -lɛʃ)
n
(Biography) 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 writes what she knows, providing a fascinating look at the behind-the-scenes business aspects that are a huge part of today's sports scenes.
Apart from Seles, Juliette Kayyem, a lecturer in public policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, has also been called to the board as she brings with her 15 years of experience in national security and foreign policy.
Le samedi, Monica Seles, triple vainqueur du simple dames sur la terre battue parisienne (1990, 1991 et 1992) et ancienne N.1 mondiale, sera aux cotes de Jean Gachassin, le president de la Federation francaise de tennis, pour remettre la Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen a celle qui succedera a la Chinoise Li Na.
I started playing tennis because of Monica Seles and I try to promote the sport in the best possible way," the Gulf News quoted Ivanovic as saying.
The man, described by witnesses as stocky and balding, was wrestled to the ground by guards immediately after he leaned out from the stands and lunged at Seles as she sat on a court-side bench during a break between games.
Seles, who was 19 at the time, had dominated the 1992 season by winning 10 tournaments, a decisive victory over Martina Navratilova that year signalling a change of guard in tennis.
Seles was competing in a tournament in Germany, when a spectator raced up behind her during a rest break and plunged a knife into her back.
In an interview with XPRESS on the sidelines of the Laureus World Sports Awards, Monica Seles, former World No 1 and winner of nine Grand Slams, spoke about the need for increased security measures and the general lack of depth in women's tennis.
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