WTA Player
Monica Seles
USA · Born Dec 2, 1973 (age 52) · Left-handed · 178 cm
Career high
#1
Mar 11, 1991 · 178 wks at No. 1
Career W-L
597-122
83.0%
Titles
53
Tour-level
Last season
2003
10-7 W-L
Ranking history
Recent matches
All 725 matches- Lvs Nadia Petrova6-4 6-0Roland Garros 2003 · R128 · opp. rank 76
- Lvs Nadia Petrova6-3 4-1Ret.
- Wvs Myriam Casanova4-6 6-2 6-3
- Lvs Justine Henin6-2 6-4Amelia Island 2003 · QF · opp. rank 4
| Date | Tournament | Round | W/L | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2003 | Roland Garros Grand Slam · Clay | R128 | L | Rank 76 | 6-4 6-0 |
| May 12, 2003 | Rome Tier I · Clay | R32 | L | Rank 88 | 6-3 4-1Ret. |
| May 12, 2003 | Rome Tier I · Clay | R64 | W | Rank 46 | 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
| Apr 14, 2003 | Amelia Island Tier II · Clay | QF | L | Rank 4 | 6-2 6-4 |
Results by tournament
- Won
- Final
- Semis
- Quarters
- Last 16 / RR
- Earlier
- A = did not play
| Event | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | Titles | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||||
| AO (Australian Open) | R64 | SF | QF | A | SF | A | A | W | A | A | W | W | W | A | A | A | 4 / 8 | 43–4 | 91% |
| RG (Roland Garros) | R128 | QF | A | QF | SF | F | SF | QF | A | A | A | W | W | W | SF | A | 3 / 11 | 54–8 | 87% |
| WIM (Wimbledon) | A | QF | A | QF | R32 | QF | R32 | R64 | A | A | A | F | A | QF | R16 | A | 0 / 9 | 30–9 | 77% |
| USO (US Open) | A | QF | R16 | QF | QF | QF | QF | F | F | A | A | W | W | R32 | R16 | A | 2 / 12 | 53–10 | 84% |
| W–L | 1–2 | 17–4 | 7–2 | 12–3 | 16–4 | 14–3 | 11–3 | 17–3 | 6–1 | 7–0 | 27–1 | 21–0 | 13–2 | 11–3 | 9 / 40 | 180–31 | 85% | ||
| Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||||
| ELT (Elite Trophy) | A | QF | A | F | A | A | A | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||
| OLY (Olympics) | · | · | · | SF | · | · | A | QF | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 78% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| IW (Indian Wells) | A | SF | R64 | QF | R16 | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | · | A | A | · | 1 / 5 | 13–4 | 76% |
| MIA (Miami) | A | SF | A | SF | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 2 | 8–2 | 80% |
| CHS (Charleston) | A | R16 | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| CAN (Canada) | A | · | SF | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | · | F | · | A | A | · | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 78% |
| W–L | 9–3 | 3–2 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 9–1 | 1 / 10 | 29–9 | 76% | |||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney (Sydney) | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 2 | 5–1 | 83% |
| Essen (Essen) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | · | A | A | W | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 4–0 | 100% |
| Paris (Paris) | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 78% |
| DOH (Doha) | R16 | W | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 2 | 4–1 | 80% |
| WAS (Washington) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | SF | SF | A | 0 / 2 | 4–1 | 80% |
| DUB (Dubai) | F | SF | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% |
| OKL (Oklahoma City) | · | · | W | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 4–0 | 100% |
| OKL (Oklahoma) | · | · | · | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 | 4–0 | 100% |
| PAL (Palm Springs) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | F | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
| SCO (Scottsdale) | A | A | SF | QF | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | · | · | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| BOC (Boca Raton) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | R16 | A | R32 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| KEY (Key Biscayne) | · | · | · | · | R16 | R32 | F | A | A | A | A | QF | W | W | A | R64 | 2 / 7 | 24–5 | 83% |
| SAN (San Antonio) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | F | W | A | A | 1 / 2 | 8–1 | 89% |
| HIL (Hilton Head) | · | · | · | SF | R16 | SF | F | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 11–4 | 73% |
| AME (Amelia Island) | QF | A | A | W | W | R16 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2 / 4 | 13–2 | 87% |
| Tampa (Tampa) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | W | A | A | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% |
| Houston (Houston) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | A | W | W | A | W | A | 3 / 3 | 13–0 | 100% |
| BAR (Barcelona) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 | 4–0 | 100% |
| Hamburg (Hamburg) | · | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | F | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% |
| ROM (Rome) | R32 | A | A | W | A | R16 | R16 | A | A | A | A | F | F | W | A | A | 2 / 7 | 21–5 | 81% |
| BER (Berlin) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | · | · | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% |
| MAD (Madrid) | A | W | R16 | A | A | A | F | SF | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 4 | 8–2 | 80% |
| TOK (Tokyo) | F | F | A | SF | F | W | W | W | A | · | · | · | · | · | A | · | 3 / 9 | 26–6 | 81% |
| EAS (Eastbourne) | A | A | A | A | R16 | A | QF | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 3 | 5–2 | 71% |
| Chicago (Chicago) | · | · | · | · | · | · | QF | SF | A | A | W | A | A | R32 | A | A | 1 / 4 | 7–3 | 70% |
| STA (Stanford) | A | QF | SF | SF | A | SF | QF | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 62% |
| SD (San Diego) | A | A | F | F | A | SF | F | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 15–5 | 75% |
| LOS (Los Angeles) | A | A | F | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | F | · | · | A | A | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 78% |
| MAN (Manhattan Beach) | · | · | · | · | A | SF | W | A | A | A | A | · | W | W | · | · | 3 / 4 | 16–1 | 94% |
| CAN (Canadian Open) | · | · | · | · | F | W | W | W | W | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 / 5 | 24–1 | 96% |
| Atlanta (Atlanta) | · | · | · | · | · | · | QF | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| NEW (New Haven) | A | A | A | F | SF | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% |
| Bahia (Bahia) | · | SF | W | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 2 | 6–1 | 86% |
| Dallas (Dallas) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | F | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
| TOK (Tokyo Nichirei) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | W | W | · | · | · | 2 / 2 | 8–0 | 100% |
| TOK (Tokyo Dentsu) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | QF | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Milan (Milan) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | W | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 4–0 | 100% |
| JAP (Japan Open) | A | A | W | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 4–0 | 100% |
| NEW (New Orleans) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | SF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| SHA (Shanghai) | A | A | W | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% |
| FIL (Filderstadt) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| ZUR (Zurich) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| KRE (Kremlin Cup) | · | · | · | · | A | F | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| BRI (Brighton) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
| Oakland (Oakland) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | F | A | A | A | W | F | W | A | A | 2 / 4 | 14–2 | 88% |
| PHI (Philadelphia) | A | · | · | A | A | SF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | W | · | · | · | 1 / 3 | 8–2 | 80% |
| VIR (Virginia Slims Championships) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | W | W | W | QF | A | 3 / 4 | 13–1 | 93% |
| WTA (WTA Tour Championships) | A | A | A | A | A | QF | R16 | R16 | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| W–L | 9–5 | 19–5 | 30–6 | 29–6 | 17–6 | 28–10 | 34–10 | 23–3 | 5–0 | 10–2 | 34–3 | 53–6 | 41–4 | 22–5 | 5–3 | 43 / 122 | 362–76 | 83% | |
Season by season
Full stats| Season | W-L | Titles | YE rankYear-end rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10-7 | 0 | 60 |
| 2002 | 49-14 | 2 | 7 |
| 2001 | 40-10 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000 | 57-13 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 38-13 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 | 46-13 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 | 45-13 | 3 | 5 |
| 1996 | 48-8 | 5 | 2 |