Monica Seles

Quick Facts

Full Name	Monica Seles
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1973(1973-12-02)
Age	51
Birthplace	Novi Sad
Country	Serbia
Birth City	South Bačka District
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Monica Seles Biography

Monica Seles is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on December 2, 1973 in Novi Sad, South Bačka District, Serbia. She is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and won nine Grand Slam titles. After being attacked by a fan of her opponent, Member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame who won nine Grand Slam titles and bravely returned to pro tennis after being stabbed during a 1993 match by a crazed fan of her opposition, Steffi Graf., she bravely returned to tennis.

In 2011, Time Magazine named her and She and Martina Navratilova were both named as “30 Legends of Women’s Tennis: Past, Present and Future” by Time Magazine in 2011. as the “30 Legends of Women’s Tennis Past, Present, and Future”.

Seles had many coaches through the years. These included: Karoly Seleš (1979–1996), Jelena Genčić (1980–1986), Nick Bollettieri (1986–1990), Sven Groeneveld (1991–1992), Gavin Hopper (1997–1998), Bobby Banck (1999–2001), Mike Sell (2001–2002), and David Nainkin (2003).

Seles was born in Yugoslavia into an ethnic Hungarian family. Her parents are Ester and Karolj (Eszter and Károly in Hungarian) and she has an older brother, Zoltán. She began playing tennis at age five, coached by her father, a professional cartoonist employed for decades at the Dnevnik and Magyar Szó newspapers, who drew pictures for her to make her tennis more fun. He is responsible for developing her two-handed style for both the forehand and backhand. Later, her coach was Jelena Genčić. In 1985, at the age of 11, she won the Junior Orange Bowl tournament in Miami, Florida, catching the attention of tennis coach Nick Bollettieri. In early 1986, Seles and her brother Zoltán moved from Yugoslavia to the United States, and Seles enrolled at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, where she trained for two years and continued to practice until March 1990. Nine months after their arrival at the Academy, Seles’ mother and father joined her and Zoltán in Florida.

She was born in Yugoslavia, to Karolj Seles and Esther Seles.

Monica Seles Net Worth

Monica Seles is one of the richest Tennis Player from Serbia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Monica Seles 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She started playing tennis at the age of five under the tutelage her father Karolj Seles (a professional cartoonist).

At 16 years old, she won the 1990 French Open. This was a record for youngest French Open champion.

Monica Seles (/ˈ s ɛ l ə s / ; Hungarian: Szeles Mónika, pronounced [ˈsɛlɛʃ ˈmoːnikɒ] ; Serbian: Моника Селеш , Monika Seleš; born December 2, 1973) is a retired professional tennis player, who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. An ethnic Hungarian, she was born and raised in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). She became a naturalized American citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007. A former world no. 1, she won nine Grand Slam singles titles, eight of them as a teenager while representing Yugoslavia, and the final one while representing the United States.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Monica Seles Dating?

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From January 1991 through February 1993, Seles won 22 titles and reached 33 finals out of the 34 tournaments she played. She compiled a 159–12 win-loss record (92.9% winning percentage), including a 55–1 win-loss record (98%) in Grand Slam tournaments. In the broader context of her first four years on the circuit (1989–1992), Seles had a win-loss record of 231–25 (90.2%) and collected 30 titles. She once again ended the year as the #1 ranked player in the world.

Facts & Trivia

Monica Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Serbia. Monica Seles celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

1992 was an equally dominant year. Seles successfully defended her titles at the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. She also reached her first-ever final at Wimbledon, but lost to Graf. During Wimbledon, Seles encountered difficulty because of her habit of grunting or shrieking loudly when hitting shots. Her quarterfinal opponent Nathalie Tauziat was the first to complain to the chair umpire about it. During the third set of her semi- final match against Martina Navratilova, Navratilova also complained to the chair umpire about the grunting after Seles went up a break at 4–2. Seles ended up losing the game and the break, but broke back and closed out the match.

Top Facts about Monica Seles

1. Monica Seles was born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (now Serbia).
2. She turned professional at age 14.
3. Seles won her first Grand Slam title at the 1990 French Open.
4. She became the youngest-ever French Open champion at age 16.
5. Seles won a total of nine Grand Slam singles titles.
6. Her career was interrupted when she was stabbed on court in 1993.
7. Seles returned to tennis two years later and reached the US Open final in 1995.
8. She retired from professional tennis in 2008 with a record of 53 singles titles.
9. Seles was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009.
10. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time.

Is Monica Seles still married?

Seles is married to businessman Tom Golisano , who is 32 years her senior.

What did the attacker do to Monica Seles?

Maleeva held a towel over her face as she looked on with fear and anxiety. Seles was then helped to her feet and taken off the court on a stretcher. She had been stabbed.

What is Monica Seles doing now?

Seles post-retirement Since then, Seles has remained busy with a variety of pursuits. In 2009, she published a well-received memoir titled Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self. She later wrote two young adult novels as well. Seles has also done a lot of work within the world of mental health advocacy.

Where is Steffi Graf now?

Although she now lives in Las Vegas , Stefanie Maria Graf was born in Mannheim, West Germany on June 14, 1969. She would later become the world’s number one female tennis player.

How old is Monica Seles today?

48 years (December 2, 1973)