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Monica Seles

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Monica Seles is a Yugoslav-born American former professional tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the early 1990s with a distinctive two-handed grip on both forehand and backhand. She won multiple Grand Slam singles titles as a teenager before a 1993 on-court stabbing by a spectator interrupted her career; she later returned to competition and continued winning titles.

Facts
Birth Year
1973 1
Birth Date
1973-12-02 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA for 178 weeks. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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Tennis, Sports
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Sources
1. Wikipedia, Monica Seles
Wikipedia
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Seles lead, birth-date clause
    born December 2, 1973
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Seles lead, birth-year clause
    born December 2, 1973
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Seles lead, representation clause
    represented Yugoslavia and the United States
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Seles lead, world-number-one sentence
    She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA for 178 weeks
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a former professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States.
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