Great sport - spectacular and excitingAn occupation that attracts millions of people around the world. Especially if it's about tennis. If you take a biography and a sports career, few people can boast of saturation and drama. But Monica Seles is another case, her life is full of ups and downs.
December 2, 1973 in the city of Novi Sad in the familyanimator Karoy Seles and programmer Esther Seles born daughter. The girl became the second child in the family after the brother of Zoltan. Father very seriously took care of the education of Monica and from the age of 5 introduced the girl to tennis. On a professional coach, the family had no money, and Kara himself begins to train the girl in the parking lot next to the house. The parking lot replaced the court, and instead of the grid, the rope was stretched. As a textbook, there were various magazines on tennis. Then, as a child, the style of playing with both hands was laid. Monica was a very fragile girl, and she did not have enough strength to hold the racket with one hand, so she used two. This feature remained with her throughout his career.
The first children's tournament for Monica was when shewas 9 years - the championship of Yugoslavia among children under 12 years old, Seles then became a champion. The next big victory was won at the children's European Championship next year. In 1984, tennis player Monica Seles won the title of athlete of the year of Yugoslavia. In 1985, Seles went to the Orange Bowl tournament in Florida. There, successful performances attracted the attention of the famous coach Nick Bolletere. Monica's parents were invited to move to Florida, in order to give the development of a small tennis player. Immediately move from the family Selesh failed because of financial problems, but later, in 1986, the move still took place.
At the age of 14, Monica's first victoryprofessional tournament. And from next year tennis player Monika Selesh is confirmed in the rank of professionals. The first defeated tennis champion in the finals was Chris Evert at a tournament held in 1989 in Houston. But Chris Evert took revenge in the same year at the tournament The United States Open Tennis Championships. In the tennis world rumors spread about the emergence of a new star and a possible rival for the invincible Steffi Graf. Further this year was followed by the tournament Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros in France. Here the athlete was able to reach the semifinals and first met with Steffi Graf. More eminent athlete did not let herself be beat. And Monica was defeated. The result of the season was the sixth place in the world ranking
1990 was much more saturated with trophies. At first the victory was won at the Italian tournament of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia over Martina Navratilova. Then the undefeated Steffi Graf was defeated at the Lufthansa Cup. And the most significant event of that year was the victory at the Grand Slam tournament. In the final, Steffi Graf was defeated. The last victory was a new age record of the tournament "Grand Slam", before this title of the youngest winner belonged to the Spanish Aranchu Sanchez-Vicario.
Between 1991 and 1992, Monica Seleswins 6 tourists "Grand Slam". Steffi Graf left only Wimbledon. It is worth noting that in 1991, Monica did not perform at this tournament, and in 1992 reached the finals.
1993 began successfully for Monica. At the Australian Open Tennis Championships in the final was defeated Steffi Graf. In the spring in Hamburg at the Citzen Cup tournament there was a match of the pair: Magdalena Maleeva and Monica Seles. A stab in the back did not let Monica win that game. Since the beginning of the first set, German fans have behaved very aggressively towards Monica. The reason for this was the fact that Seles surpassed their compatriot Graf. And someone Guenther Parche decided to correct the situation in this way. After the attack, the tennis player was immediately hospitalized. Fortunately, the damage did not do much harm to the health of the athlete. But this event put off a heavy emotional imprint on Monica, and after this tournament she stops performing. Emotional tension brought the athlete to the point that she equipped her home with security cameras and a high fence. And all the time she spent in this house, fearing a new attack.
28 months it took Seles torecover. And in 1995 she returns to tennis. In this she was helped by many good people, including: parents and older brother, and once Monica himself visited Muhammad Ali.
Upon returning to the sport, Seles, the world tennisthe association decided to divide the title of the first racket of the world between the Count and Monica. The Association took into account the fact that Monica headed the rating before the tragedy, and the further decline of positions was not due to her fault.
The first tournament after the return was the CanadianRogers Cup, it was won in the final by Amanda Kottser from South Africa. Fans and experts predicted Monica climbing to the previous level, but fate decreed otherwise. The American tournament The United States Open Tennis Championships ended with the defeat of Monica Seles from Steffi Graf. The last victory in the tournament "Grand Slam" was won over Anke Huber.
In 1998, after the death of his father, Monica's career goeson the decline. However, in 2000, the tennis player won bronze at the Olympics in Sydney. Since 2003, Seles has ceased to speak at big tournaments, and in 2008 announces the end of his career.
In April 2009, the book "GettingA Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self, the story of the heavy depression of the tennis player and her return to the sport is being written, the author of the memoir book is Monica Seles herself. "The personal life of the Hungarian tennis player made a sharp turn in 2009, after meeting with billionaire Tomi Golisano.In 2014, the couple announced an engagement.
July 11, 2009 in the list of the international halltennis glory appeared a new name - Monica Seles. The photo of this legendary sportswoman can still be seen on the pages of tennis publications and sports newspapers. And no one will argue, she deserves it.
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