Monica Seles
Yugoslavian tennis player Monica Seles is all smiles as she holds up the winner's cup after defeating Germany's Steffi Graf in three sets (6-2, 3-6, 10-8) in the final of the French Open At Roland-Garros 06 June 1992. Seles is the first woman to win the French Open for the third time consecutively.
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I would never forgive myself if someone jumped over and did a Monica Seles-style attack on a councillor
I really just try to enjoy the game and hope that I can inspire young kids. I started playing tennis because of Monica Seles and I try to promote the sport in the best possible way
It was one of my first big pro tournaments ... I won my first round and then I played Monica Seles for my only time. She was seeded, I thought I played extremely well and then I looked at the score line and it was bad. It was pathetic.More quotes »
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GCCC keeps glass partitions, fearing attack
COUNCILLORS yesterday quashed a proposal to remove glass partitions from the public gallery of the Gold Coast Council chambers, fearing a Monica Seles-style violent attack. The partitions, which separate the public from the councillors, were put up in 20 from Gold Coast Bulletin Read more »
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Special Report: French Open: For Bartoli, There's No Game Without Ties That Bind
Twenty years ago this spring, Monica Seles and Steffi Graf played a classic French Open final on Center Court at Roland Garros, full of cutting-edge baseline power and suspense. Seles prevailed, 10-8, in the third set. The next day, Marion Bartoli, age 7 from International Herald Tribune Read more »
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Seles, Wilander to present French Open trophies
Former French Open champions Monica Seles and Sweden's Mats Wilander will present the trophies to the women's and men's singles champions at this year's renewal the organisers announced on Monday. Yugoslavia-born naturalised American Seles, 38, won the w from SuperSport Read more »
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Monica Seles Was Stabbed During a Tennis Match 19 Years Ago Today
Monica Seles was stabbed on a tennis court 19 years ago today. (Note: The above video doesn’t show the actual attack, just the aftermath.) At just 19 years old, Seles was the most dominant female in the game, but the attack altered the trajectory of her from The Big Lead Read more »
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The Capriati Complex: Jennifer Light, Jennifer Dark
Editor’s note: On the eve of Jennifer’s Capriati’s election into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, here is feature written on the three -time Grand Slam champion in the spring of 2002, right after Capriaiti’s infamous Fed Cup clash with Billie Jean from TennisReporters.net Read more »
