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Monica Seles: the case for the GOAT

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    Monica Seles: the case for the GOAT

    Yugoslavia, USA · Born 2 December 1973, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia · Career 1989–2003

    Yugoslav-born American with ferocious two-handed strokes off both sides, who dominated the early 1990s before being stabbed by a spectator on court in 1993.

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    Why Monica Seles could be the GOAT

    Before the 1993 stabbing, Seles had won eight of the previous eleven majors she entered and was beating Graf in finals. She won eight majors before turning 20, a pace no one has matched. Fans argue that, had her career not been interrupted, she would hold many of the records today.

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    Monica Seles is #15 of 20 in the fan ranking, with a 0–1 head-to-head record from 17 Women's tennis votes. See the full Women's tennis GOAT ranking

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    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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