Question 1

True or false: Monica Seles was born in Serbia and later became a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Accepted Answer

True. Born in Novi Sad, Serbia (then Yugoslavia), she moved to the U.S. and became a citizen in 1994.

Question 2

True or false: Monica Seles was stabbed by a fan during a match in Hamburg in 1993.

Accepted Answer

True. A deranged fan of Steffi Graf stabbed Seles in the back during a changeover, causing a two-year hiatus from tennis.

Question 3

True or false: Seles was the first woman to earn over $1 million in prize money in a single season.

Accepted Answer

False. Martina Navratilova was the first woman to earn over $1 million in a season, doing so in 1982. Seles later surpassed that mark in the early 1990s.

Question 4

True or false: Seles grunted louder than any other female tennis player in history.

Accepted Answer

False. While Seles was known for loud grunting, Maria Sharapova's grunt was recorded at over 100 decibels—far louder than any measurement attributed to Seles.

Question 5

True or false: Seles never won a Grand Slam tournament after returning from her stabbing.

Accepted Answer

False. She won the 1996 Australian Open, her ninth major, proving she could still triumph post-attack.

Question 6

True or false: Seles played left-handed because her right hand was injured in a childhood accident.

Accepted Answer

False. She was naturally left-handed and used a two-handed forehand and backhand, not due to an injury.

Question 7

True or false: Seles won her first Grand Slam title at age 16, defeating Martina Navratilova.

Accepted Answer

False. Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam at the 1990 French Open, defeating Steffi Graf, not Martina Navratilova.

Question 8

True or false: Seles once won a match without losing a single point.

Accepted Answer

False. No professional tennis match has ever been won without losing a single point; a golden match remains unprecedented. Seles never achieved this.

Monica Seles Trivia Questions