| 1973 |
Born December 2, 1973, in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, to Ester and Karoly Seles |
| 1980 |
Begins playing tennis; plays in first tournament in the spring and wins |
| 1982 |
Ranked no. 1 junior player in Yugoslavia |
| 1985 |
Wins the Orange Bowl in Miami, meets coach Nick Bollettieri and moves to Florida from Yugoslavia to train |
| 1987 |
Ranked no. 1 junior player in the world |
| 1988 |
Competes in the Virginia Slims tournament in Boca Raton, Florida (competes as an amateur) |
| 1989 |
Turns professional at the age of 15 |
| 1989 |
Wins her first professional tournament at the Virginia Slims in Houston in April |
| 1990 |
Wins her first Grand Slam event—the French Open |
| 1991 |
Becomes youngest tennis professional tennis player in history to be ranked no. 1 in the world |
| 1991 |
Wins the French Open, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open |
| 1992 |
Withdraws from Wimbledon due to shin splints |
| 1992 |
Wins the French Open, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open |
| 1993 |
Wins Australian Open |
| 1993 |
Stabbed in the back on April 30th in the quarterfinals of the Citizen Cup in Hamburg, Germany (she will be away from tennis for almost two years) |
| 1994 |
Becomes a naturalized U.S. Citizen |
| 1995 |
Makes her comeback on July 29 and rejoins WTA in August |
| 1995-96 |
Named to Federation Cup Team |
| 1996 |
Releases book "From Fear to Victory" in June 1996 |
| 1996 |
Member of U.S. Olympic Tennis Team |
| 1996 |
Publishes her autobiography, Monica: From Fear to Victory |
| 1996 |
Wins the Australian Open |
| 1997 |
Wins her 40th title in August |
| 1998 |
Wins the Tokyo Princess Cup with Anna Kournikova |
| 1998-2000 |
Again named to Federation Cup Team |
| 2000 |
Member of U.S. Olympic Tennis Team |
| 2001 |
Ends season with a thirteen-match winning streak |
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