Monica Seles got stabbed when she was leading Steffi Graf 6-4 4-3, when a deranged 38-year old came out with a knife and stabbed her . That left her a 1.5cm deep wound, which forced her to take a break from tennis for 28 months.
2007-02-15 13:36:40
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answered by canadiangeoguy 2
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Player: Monica Seles.
Date: April 30, 1993.
Event: During a quarterfinal match with Magdalena Maleeva in Hamburg that Seleš was leading in 6-4, 4-3, a 38-year-old deranged fan of Graf, Günter Parche, ran from the middle of the crowd to the edge of the court during a break between games and plunged a steak knife between Seleš's shoulder blades. She let out a piercing scream and was quickly rushed to a hospital. Her physical injuries took a few weeks to heal, but the psychological scars from this incident left a much deeper impression on Seles. She did not return to competitive tennis for over two years. Parche was charged following the incident but was not jailed because he was found to be psychologically abnormal and was instead sentenced to two years' probation and psychological treatment.
Seles returned to the tour in August 1995 and won her first comeback tournament, the Canadian Open, beating Amanda Coetzer in the final 6-1, 6-0. Many believed that she would soon be dominating the circuit again in the way she was before the 1993 stabbing incident. The following month at the U.S. Open, Seles lost the final to Graf 7-6, 0-6, 6-3, after having held set-point in the first set.
2007-02-16 00:50:58
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answered by vin 2
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Monica Seles was stabbed by Gunter Parche, a deranged fan of Steffi Graf, on April 30 1993
2007-02-15 21:38:16
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answered by Fuzzy Wuzzy 6
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Monica Seles.(former Yougoslavia)
she was stabbed by Gunter Parche a mentally ill Steffi Graf (Germany) fan during a quarterfinal match against Magdalena Maleeva (Bulgaria) in Hamburg, 1993, April 30.
2007-02-16 10:40:22
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answered by Anonymous
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Monica Seles
2007-02-16 13:21:41
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answered by C L 5
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Monica Seles
2007-02-16 04:20:35
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answered by Anonymous
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Monica Seles
2007-02-15 23:02:04
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answered by Jamie D 2
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Monica Seles
2007-02-15 21:27:53
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answered by irish eyes 5
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Monica Seles
2007-02-15 21:27:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Monica Seles
2007-02-15 21:27:03
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answered by V-Train 2
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