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A Rivalry for the Ages

No champion’s story is complete without a worthy rival. For Graf, that rival was Monica Seles.

In the early 1990s, Seles emerged as a fierce competitor, challenging Graf’s dominance and introducing one of the most compelling rivalries in tennis history. Their matches were intense, emotional, and often unpredictable.

The rivalry was tragically disrupted in 1993 when Seles was stabbed during a match in Hamburg, an incident that shocked the world. Tennis would never be quite the same again.