7 Quotes & Sayings By Monica Seles

Monica Seles was born in Kranj, Slovenia in 1976, and began playing tennis at the age of 6. She won the junior US Open title in 1991, and became the youngest-ever top-ranked female player in the world after winning her first of 22 WTA titles at Wimbledon in 1992. Seles retired from professional tennis in 1998 with a record of 45–5. She won four Grand Slam singles titles (three at Wimbledon and one at the US Open) and two Grand Slam doubles titles (in 1994 and 1998) Read more

Seles won a total of eight Grand Slam singles titles, nine Grand Slam doubles titles, and 62 WTA singles titles during her career. Monica is one of only three women who have won all four Grand Slam singles titles twice. She is also one of just two women to have won all four Grand Slam doubles titles twice, along with Virginia Wade.

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I never really did Christmas before. Christmas Day? I mean - what's that? What's it all about? I was always flying on Christmas Day. Monica Seles
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Did you know that Christmas Day is absolutely the best day to fly? It is. No crowded airports and crowded planes. I always flew to Australia. That's what Christmas was for me - a plane journey to the next tournament. Monica Seles
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For me, the biggest thing with money has always been independence - just the biggest. Monica Seles
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I am lucky to have advisers whom I trust. Monica Seles
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That's the key to success, isn't it? It has to be fun. Monica Seles
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I lost my dad way too early and it was agonisingly awful. I missed him so much and I hated knowing that I could never again pick up the phone to tell him about my day. Monica Seles