Made professional debut at Boca Raton aged 14 years, 3 months, defeating Kelesi before falling to No. 3 Evert

reached 2r at Miami (lost to Sabatini) and SF of New Orleans (defeating McNeil before retiring in SF vs. A. Smith)

following that tournament (October 10) debuted on rankings at No. 88

Finished at No. 6 in first full year on Tour; as a 15-year-old unranked wildcard, won Houston (defeating No. 4 Evert in final)

returned to rankings at No. 23 with that victory (briefly fell off between March and May due to insufficient play)

in only sixth professional event, reached Roland Garros SF (defeating world No. 5 Garrison and No. 7 Manuela Maleeva before losing to No. 1 Graf in 3 sets)

ranking improved to No. 14; reached 4r at Wimbledon and US Open, and afterwards (September 11) broke into Top 10 for first time, the fifth youngest to do so (15 years, 9 months, 9 days) and less than a year after debuting on rankings

runner-up at Dallas (defeating world No. 4 Sanchez-Vicario; lost to No. 2 Navratilova) and Brighton (lost to Graf)

semifinalist at Washington and Zurich

finished season qualifying for debut season-ending Championships, lost to world No. 2 Navratilova 7-5 third set after trailing 6-3, 5-1

Finished at No. 2

won 36 straight singles matches and six titles in winning Miami, San Antonio, Houston, Italian Open (defeating world No. 2 Navratilova 6-1,6-1), German Open (defaeting No. 1 Graf 6-4,6-3) and first Grand Slam event at Roland Garros (defeating Graf again, saving four set points in first set tie-break; youngest champion there at 16 years, 6 months)

streak snapped in Wimbledon QF (lost to world No. 5 Garrison 9-7 in the third set)

improved ranking from No. 6 to No. 3 during that run

also won Los Angeles (defeating Navratilova 7-6 in the third set), Oakland and became youngest winner of season-ending Championships (defeating Sabatini in 5 sets, first five-set women's match since 1902 US Championships)

First season-ending No. 1 ranking

won 74 matches and 10 titles, including Grand Slam titles at Australian Open (saving 1 match point vs. MJ. Fernandez in SF), Roland Garros and US Open

missed Wimbledon due to shin splints

is one of only four players in Open Era to capture Australian and Roland Garros titles in same calendar year (others are Court, Graf and Capriati)

on March 11, ended Graf's record 186 consecutive week reign at No. 1, becoming fifth world No. 1 since computer rankings began in November 1975

at the time was youngest No. 1 at 17 years, 3 months, 9 days (Hingis became youngest on March 31, 1997, at age 16 years, 6 months, 1 day)

at the US Open, the 17-year, one-month age gap between finalists Seles (17 years, 9 months) and Navratilova (34 years, 10 months) was widest in a Grand Slam final in Open Era

reclaimed No. 1 ranking from Graf after US Open win and would hold position without interruption until June 1993

at San Diego played youngest final in Open Era (combined age of 33 years) when she lost 7-6 in the third set to Capriati

won 20 titles before 18th birthday, just three weeks older than Tracy Austin's record in 1980

Second season-ending No. 1

won 70 matches and 10 titles including three Grand Slams for second straight year

reached final of all four Grand Slams, winning second Australian Open, third successive Roland Garros (becoming first woman to do so since Hilde Sperling in 1935-37) and second US Open

reached final of Wimbledon (defeating Navratilova in 3 sets before losing 6-2,6-1 to Graf)

won third straight season-ending Championships in November over Navratilova

won six other singles titles

25th title came at Barcelona aged 18 years, 4 months, breaking Tracy Austin's record by four months

compiled streak of 21 consecutive finals, tying her for second with Graf, from October 3, 1990 (lost to Frazier in Tokyo [Nichirei] QF) to March 18, 1992 (lost to Capriati in Miami QF); Navratilova holds record of 23 consecutive finals from June 12 , 1983-November 25, 1984

youngest player to win 30 titles before 19th birthday

Won Australian Open (defeating world No. 3 Sabatini in SF and No. 2 Graf in final), her seventh Grand Slam title out of last eight entered

won Chicago (defeating Navratilova in final), but it was Navratilova who halted her 34-match win streak, winning a third-set tie-break to win Paris Indoors

a viral infection forced her out of Indian Wells, Miami, Hilton Head and Barcelona

returned at Hamburg where, on April 30, 1993, during a change-over in QF vs. Magdalena. Maleeva at 6-4,4-3 in Seles' favor, she was stabbed in back (just below left shoulder blade) by 38-year-old German Guenter Parche, a fanatical fan of Graf's who wanted to see Graf return to No. 1

Seles did not play again for two years and three months

season-ending ranking of No. 8 reflects only four tournaments as a result of inability to compete following attack in Hamburg

Did not play. On January 31, 1994, dropped out of Top 10 from No. 8 to No. 18, having not defended her Australian Open title; fell off WTA rankings on February 14

Returned to Tour on August 15 as co-No. 1 (would receive ranking average for first time after six tournaments played, and thereafter would be co-ranked with player who was directly below her average for a further eight tournaments)

won Canadian Open (Toronto) as a wildcard, her first event back on the WTA Tour after a 27-and-a-half-month absence due to stabbing (see 1993 note above); set tournament record for least number of games dropped by the champion throughout the tournament (16); defeating two Top 10 players en route, world No. 10 Huber in QF, No. 8 Sabatini in SF before beating Coetzer 6-0,6-1 in most lopsided final in tournament's history

reached US Open final as No. 2 seed behind Graf, defating world No. 10 A. Huber, No. 5 Novotna, No. 3 C. Martinez (all in straight sets) before falling to Graf 7-6(6),0-6,6-3 after holding set point in first set

withdrew from Oakland and season-ending Championships due to tendonitis in left knee and a sprained right ankle

Won five titles, including first two of season at Sydney (saving match point in final vs. Davenport) and then her ninth Grand Slam title at Australian Open, coming from 5-2 third set deficit to defeat Rubin in SF; defeating A. Huber 6-4,6-1 in final

fell to Majoli in QF of Tokyo [Pan Pacific] and tendonitis of left shoulder kept her out until Madrid in late May

reached Roland Garros QF in her first appearance there since 1992

won her first title on grass at Eastbourne (defaeting MJ. Fernandez in final)

suffered earliest Grand Slam loss of her career, lost to world No. 59 Studenikova in Wimbledon 2r

after reaching QF of Atlanta Olympics (lost to Novotna 8-6 in the third set), defended Canadian Open title (Montreal) in August (defaeting Sanchez-Vicario in final) and reached US Open final (lost to world No. 1 Graf)

won Tokyo [Nichirei], saving match point in SF vs. Date

retired during season-ending Championships 1r vs. Date due to left shoulder pain

Won three titles and reached another four finals

due to a broken right ring-finger sustained during practice in December 1996, was unable to defend her Australian Open crown and kept her out of game until March, resulting in ranking falling out of Top 5 (at No. 6) for first time (while playing) since March 25, 1990

returned at Miami, reaching final there for first time since winning in 1991; at Hilton Head, lost to world No. 1 Hingis 7-6 in the third set in final

extended Hingis to 3 sets again in SF of Roland Garros and her ranking moved up to No. 2 afterwards

won back-to-back titles in Los Angeles (saving match point in final vs. Davenport) and Canadian Open (Toronto), elevating her back to No. 2

14-match win streak was halted in US Open QF where she held match point on Spirlea before falling

Finished at No. 6, winning two titles and reaching two other finals

missed first three months of season due to her father's battle with cancer, returning at Miami (lost in 3r); then at Roland Garros, three weeks after her father's death, reached the final for first time since winning in 1992, defeating world No. 3 Novotna and No. 1 Hingis before falling to Sanchez-Vicario in 3 sets

won titles at Canadian Open (Montreal; defating world No. 1 Hingis and No. 4 Sanchez-Vicario) and Tokyo [Princess Cup] (for third straight year)

also reached QF at Wimbledon, US Open (lost to Hingis) and season-ending Championships (lost to Graf in 3 sets)

passed $10 million mark in career earnings, the fourth to do so

Second No. 6 finish, winning one title and runner-up at two other events

reached Australian Open SF, including her first win over Graf in six years; SF loss to world No. 2 Hingis was first-ever loss at the tournament, and Seles is the only player ever, male or female, to win as many as 33 matches at a Grand Slam tournament without a loss, breaking Lenglen's 73-year-old Wimbledon record of 31; the 33-match win-streak at one Grand Slam is second to Navratilova's overall 41-match win streak at Wimbledon

at Amelia Island, won first clay title in seven years

reached SF at Roland Garros (lost to eventual champion Graf in 3 sets)

withdrew from three summer events with tendonitis in left forearm, but returned at Canadian Open (Toronto) in August where she became the first woman to reach the final six times (lost to Hingis)

suffered right foot stress fracture in late September forcing her out of Linz, Philadelphia and season-ending Championships

Enjoyed most consistent season since 1992, reaching QF or better in all 16 events contested (reached six finals, winning three titles)

in completed matches, did not lose to anyone other than Hingis, Davenport, V. Williams or Pierce

after falling to No. 14 in February (lowest ranking while playing since June 1989), returned to Tour at Oklahoma City after five-month lay-off due to right-foot stress fracture; defeating Dechy in Oklahoma City final, C. Martinez in Amelia Island final and Mauresmo in Italian Open final (first Tier I title since 1998 Toronto and first in Rome in 10 years)

moved back to No. 3

runner-up at season-ending Championships (first final there since winning last of three titles in 1992), lost to Hingis 6-7(5),6-4,6-4 after leading 4-2 second set

also runner-up at San Diego and New Haven (lost to V. Williams each time)

earned a Bronze Medal in singles at Sydney Olympics (defeating Dokic in play-off)

member of winning US Fed Cup team, avenging 1998 SF loss to Spain in final

No. 4 season-finish was best since 1996

Reached six finals, winning four titles

began by reaching QF of Sydney and ending Williams sisters' 22-match win-streak in doubles w/Hingis; at Australian Open, lost to eventual winner Capriati in QF after leading 7-5,4-2; in doubles (w/Hingis) defeating reigning champions Raymond/Stubbs in 1r before falling to Williams sisters in SF

defended Oklahoma City title (defeating Capriati in final)

suffered right-foot stress reaction after Indian Wells and caused her to withdraw from six tournaments, including Roland Garros and Wimbledon

returned at Stanford, ending three-match losing streak, reaching SF and at San Diego put together best results since 1998 in defeating world No. 2 Capriati 6-3,6-3 and No. 1 Hingis 6-3,6-4 (first win in eight meetings vs. Hingis) before falling to V. Williams in final

her victories over the Top 2 were the most decisive since Austin d. Evert 6-3,7-5 and Navratilova 6-2,6-0 on successive days to win 1979 Filderstadt

at Los Angeles, saved 6 match points vs. S. Williams in titanic 6-2,3-6,7-6(2) QF win, her first victory over one of the Williams sisters in nine attempts; in SF, d. Hingis in 3 sets and lost to Davenport in final

accepted wildcard into Canadian Open (Toronto), defeating Dokic and Henin before falling to eventual champion S. Williams

despite earliest loss in 11 years at US Open (4r to Bedanova), captured consecutive titles in Bahia, Japan Open (becoming eighth woman in Open Era to win 50 career titles) and Shanghai

chose not to play season-ending Championships in Munich, Germany

Season's Tour debut came at Australian Open; ranked No. 10, ended V. Williams's 24-match win-streak and bid for third successive Grand Slam title with three set QF win (first win over V. Williams in seven meetings); lost to world No. 4 Hingis in 3 sets

reached final at Tokyo [Pan Pacific], defeating Stevenson 7-6(9),7-6(9) (saving three set points in first set and eight in second) before falling to top seed Hingis in 3 sets

at Paris Indoors, defeating No. 2 seed Henin in QF but fell to Dokic for first time in SF in 3 sets

won 52nd career title at Doha as No. 1 seed (defeating Tanasugarn in final)

at Dubai, fell in SF to No. 3 seed and eventual champion Mauresmo

at Indian Wells, reached SF (lost to No. 2 seed Hingis)

at Miami, came from 5-7,4-2 down to defeat C.Martinez 2r and No. 5-ranked Clijsters 4-6,6-3,6-3 before falling to No. 1 Capriati 4-6,6-3,7-6(4) in SF (after holding 2 match points)

withdrew from Amelia Island due to a right foot injury

at Charleston, was upset by world No. 109 qualifier Foretz in 3r, her first loss to a player ranked outside Top 100 since No. 134 Lucic (1999 Wimbledon 3r) and first loss before SF in first eight events of 2002

representing USA in Fed Cup vs. Austria, lost to world No. 75 Schwartz but won other singles and a doubles matches in US team's 3-2 loss

withdrew from Italian Open with a stomach virus

won Madrid, her second title of the year, 53rd of her career and first title in Spain since 1992 (Barcelona)

quarterfinalist at Roland Garros (never lost before QF there in 10 appearances to date), falling to world No. 2 V. Williams

following tournament moved up to world No. 4, her highest since April 2001

reached QF at Wimbledon falling to world No. 6 Henin for first time in five meetings

in Fed Cup, won two singles matches (13th and 14th Fed Cup singles wins) in USA's win over Israel to secure spot in 2003 World Group

seeded No. 3 at Stanford, defeating Tanasugarn in 3 sets in 2r and was upset by Raymond in QF

withdrew from San Diego with inflammation of the right foot arch

withdrew from Los Angeles due to the right foot injury

quarterfinalist at US Open for a ninth time, recovering from 6-1,4-3 deficit (and later two points from defeat) to avenge April Fed Cup loss to Schwartz 1-6,7-6(5),6-2 in 2r; defaeting world No. 8 Hingis in 4r before losing to V. Williams; only fourth player after Novotna-1998; Davenport-1998 and Graf-1999 to defeat V. Williams and Hingis at a Grand Slam during a season; first time in 10 years to reach QF or better at all four GS

semifinalist at Bahia, lost to Daniilidou

withdrew from Zurich with a right foot injury

returned to Tour at season-ending Championships, her 12th time to qualify and ninth appearance; seeded No. 6, saved 7 match points to defeat Davenport in 1r 3-6,7-6(6),6-3, her first win over Davenport in last 10 meetings and first since 1997 Los Angeles final (has saved match point in all three career wins over Davenport to date); lost in QF to world No. 2 V. Williams 75 64 after leading 4-1 first set

First non-Top 10 finish (of years competed) since 1988 in injury-plagued season

in Australian Open 2r vs. qualifier Koukalova, twisted left ankle near end of first set and lost match 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-3, having never lost there prior to QF in seven previous appearances (only other Grand Slam loss as early was 1996 Wimbledon 2nd round)

runner-up for second consecutive year at Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (lost to Davenport in 3 sets)

as No. 1 seed and defending champion at Doha, lost opening match (after 1st round bye) to world No. 96 Krasnoroutskaya

ranking fell to No. 11, first time out of Top 10 in three years

at Dubai, reached final and held championship point before falling to No. 1 seed Henin-Hardenne 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5

afterwards (February 24), returned to Top 10 at No. 10

withdrew from Indian Wells, Miami and Charleston due to a left foot injury

as No. 6 seed, returned at Amelia Island and fell in QF to Henin-Hardenne

retired with left foot injury in 2nd round match at Rome vs. Petrova and then fell 6-4, 6-0 to Petrova (world No. 76) in 1st round at Roland Garros, her worst loss there in 11 appearances

withdrew from all following tournaments because of continuing left foot injury

Planned to return to Tour at Strasbourg and Roland Garros following a one-year injury layoff but withdrew due to ongoing foot injury.

Played exhibition series against Martina Navratilova in New Zealand at Auckland (February 1) and Christchurch (February 3), losing both singles matches.

In 2002, received inaugural Sanex Hero of the Year Award (tallied from votes cast on the Tour's official Web site by over 20,000 people from more than 90 different countries)

Awarded the 'Commitment to Community' Award by the Florida Times-Union in 1999

named the 1999 Family Circle Cup Player Who Makes a Difference

named 1998 Female Pro Athlete of the Year by the Florida Sports Hall of Fame

recipient of the 1995 and 1998 WTA Tour Comeback Player of the Year Award

voted by fans as 1995 and 1997 Most Exciting Player

chosen No Nonsense American Woman of the Month in September 1995 by the No Nonsense American Woman Council on Women's Issues

named one of People magazine's Most Intriguing People of 1995

1995 TENNIS Magazine Comeback Player of the Year

1992 WTA Tour Player of the Year by acclamation; also 1991 WTA Tour Player of the Year and 1990 WTA Tour Most Improved Player

1991 and 1992 ITF Women's World Champion

1991 and 1992 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year

recipient of first Ted Tinling Diamond Award in 1990 for enhancing the sport of women's tennis and embodying grace and style

presented with 1990 Rado Topspin Award for overall sportsmanship and dedication to game

named 1989 TENNIS Magazine/Rolex Watch Female Rookie of the Year

In 2000, one of five female tennis players named to Forbes magazine's Power 100 in Fame and Fortune list at No. 66; no other female athletes made list; received the 2000 Flo Hyman Memorial Award from Women's Sports Foundation as an outstanding female athlete who exemplifies dignity, spirit and commitment to excellence

A member of the winning US Fed Cup teams in 1996, 1999 and 2000

Elected to the 1998/99 Sanex WTA Tour Players' Council

Released book From Fear to Victory in June 1996

Father, Karolj, who coached her to the No. 1 ranking, passed away in May 1998; mother's name is Ester...Has a Yorkshire terrier named Ariel...Became a U.S. citizen in Miami, Florida, on March 16, 1994...Was a very good ice skater when younger...Outside interests include modeling (has appeared in Vogue, Elle, Seventeen and on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Shape), horseback riding, basketball, guitar (is a Jimi Hendrix & Madonna fan), reading autobiographies, hiking, swimming and working with Special Olympics athletes...Learning to speak French...Collects stuffed animals...Partner in the All-Star Cafe, a sports restaurant chain, with athletes Andre Agassi, Tiger Woods, Shaquille O Neal, Joe Montana, Wayne Gretzky and Ken Griffey, Jr...Released book "From Fear to Victory" in June 1996...Would like to attend college one day and work with children.