Monica Seles career statistics

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 13 finals (9 titles, 4 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1990	French Open	Clay	Steffi Graf	7–6, 6–4
Win	1991	Australian Open	Hard	Jana Novotná	5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Win	1991	French Open	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–4
Win	1991	US Open	Hard	Martina Navratilova	7–6, 6–1
Win	1992	Australian Open	Hard	Mary Joe Fernández	6–2, 6–3
Win	1992	French Open	Clay	Steffi Graf	6–2, 3–6, 10–8
Loss	1992	Wimbledon	Grass	Steffi Graf	2–6, 1–6
Win	1992	US Open	Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–3
Win	1993	Australian Open	Hard	Steffi Graf	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	1995	US Open	Hard	Steffi Graf	6–7, 6–0, 3–6
Win	1996	Australian Open	Hard	Anke Huber	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1996	US Open	Hard	Steffi Graf	5–7, 4–6
Loss	1998	French Open	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–7, 6–0, 2–6

Year-End Championships finals

Singles: 4 finals (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Tier I finals

Singles: 18 finals (9 titles, 9 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1990	Miami Open	Hard	Judith Wiesner	6–1, 6–2
Win	1990	Italian Open	Clay	Martina Navratilova	6–1, 6–1
Win	1990	German Open	Clay	Steffi Graf	6–4, 6–3
Win	1991	Miami Open	Hard	Gabriela Sabatini	6–3, 7–5
Loss	1991	Italian Open	Clay	Gabriela Sabatini	3–6, 2–6
Loss	1992	Italian Open	Clay	Gabriela Sabatini	5–7, 4–6
Loss	1992	Canadian Open	Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	1995	Canadian Open	Hard	Amanda Coetzer	6–0, 6–1
Win	1996	Canadian Open	Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 7–6
Loss	1997	Miami Open	Clay	Martina Hingis	2–6, 1–6
Loss	1997	Charleston Open	Clay	Martina Hingis	6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win	1997	Canadian Open	Hard	Anke Huber	6–2, 6–4
Win	1998	Canadian Open	Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–2
Loss	1998	Kremlin Cup	Carpet	Mary Pierce	6–7, 3–6
Loss	1999	Canadian Open	Clay	Martina Hingis	4–6, 4–6
Win	2000	Italian Open	Hard	Amelie Mauresmo	6–2, 7–6
Loss	2002	Pan Pacific Open	Carpet	Martina Hingis	6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	2003	Pan Pacific Open	Carpet	Lindsay Davenport	7–6, 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 4 finals (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1990	Italian Open	Clay	Helen Kelesi	Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa	6–3, 6–4
Win	1991	Italian Open	Clay	Jennifer Capriati	Nicole Bradtke Elna Reinach	7–5, 6–2
Win	1992	Italian Open	Clay	Helena Suková	Katerina Maleeva Barbara Rittner	6–1, 6–2
Loss	1999	Miami Masters	Hard	Mary Joe Fernández	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6–0, 4–6, 6–7

Career finals

Singles: 85 (53 titles, 32 runners-up)

Result No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score Win 1. April 1989 Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, U.S. Clay Chris Evert 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 Loss 1. September 1989 Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, U.S. Carpet Martina Navratilova 6–7, 3–6 Loss 2. October 1989 Brighton International Brighton, UK Carpet Steffi Graf 5–7, 4–6 Win 2. March 1990 Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. Hard Judith Wiesner 6–1, 6–2 Win 3. April 1990 Post Cereals U.S. Hardcourt Championships San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Hard Manuela Maleeva 6–4, 6–3 Win 4. April 1990 Eckerd Open Tampa, Florida, U.S. Clay Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 6–0 Win 5. May 1990 Italian Open Rome Clay Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–1 Win 6. May 1990 Lufthansa Cup German Open Berlin Clay Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–3 Win 7. June 1990 French Open Paris Clay Steffi Graf 7–6, 6–4 Win 8. August 1990 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles Hard Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 Win 9. November 1990 Virginia Slims of California Oakland, California, U.S. Carpet Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6 Win 10. November 1990 Virginia Slims Championships New York City Carpet Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 Win 11. January 1991 Australian Open Melbourne Hard Jana Novotná 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 Loss 3. February 1991 Virginia Slims of Palm Springs Palm Springs, U.S. Hard Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–7 Win 12. March 1991 Lipton International players Championships Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. Hard Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 7–5 Loss 4. March 1991 Connecticut Open San Antonio, U.S. Hard Steffi Graf 4–6, 3–6 Win 13. April 1991 Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, U.S. Clay Mary Joe Fernández 6–4, 6–3 Loss 5. April 1991 Citizen Cup Hambourg, Germany Clay Steffi Graf 5–7, 7–6, 3–6 Loss 6. May 1991 Italian Open Rome Clay Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 2–6 Win 14. June 1991 French Open Paris Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–4 Loss 7. July 1991 Southern California Open San Diego, U.S. Hard Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 1–6, 6–7 Win 15. August 1991 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles Hard Kimiko Date 6–3, 6–1 Win 16. September 1991 US Open New York City Hard Martina Navratilova 7–6, 6–1 Win 17. September 1991 Nichirei International Championships Tokyo Hard Mary Joe Fernández 6–1, 6–1 Win 18. October 1991 Milan Indoor Milan, Italy Carpet Martina Navratilova 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Loss 8. November 1991 Virginia Slims of California Oakland, California, U.S. Carpet Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 Win 19. November 1991 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Jennifer Capriati 7–5, 6–1 Win 20. November 1991 Virginia Slims Championships New York City Carpet Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 Win 21. January 1992 Australian Open Melbourne Hard Mary Joe Fernández 6–2, 6–3 Win 22. February 1992 Nokia Grand Prix Essen, Germany Carpet Mary Joe Fernández 6–0, 6–3 Win 23. March 1992 Matrix Essentials Evert Cup Indian Wells, California, U.S. Hard Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–1 Win 24. April 1992 Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, U.S. Clay Zina Garrison 6–1, 6–1 Win 25. April 1992 Open Seat of Spain Barcelona, Spain Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Loss 9. May 1992 Italian Open Rome Clay Gabriela Sabatini 5–7, 4–6 Win 26. June 1992 French Open Paris Clay Steffi Graf 6–2, 3–6, 10–8 Loss 10. July 1992 Wimbledon Championships London Grass Steffi Graf 5–7, 4–6 Loss 11. August 1992 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Los Angeles Hard Martina Navratilova 4–6, 2–6 Loss 12. August 1992 du Maurier Ltd. Open Toronto, Canada Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 Win 27. September 1992 US Open New York City Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–3 Win 28. September 1992 Nichirei International Championships Tokyo Carpet Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 6–0 Win 29. November 1992 Bank of the West Classic Oakland, California, U.S. Carpet Martina Navratilova 6–3 6–4 Win 30. November 1992 Virginia Slims Championships New York City Carpet Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 Win 31. January 1993 Australian Open Melbourne Hard Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Win 32. February 1993 Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago Carpet Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 Loss 13. February 1993 Open Gaz de France Paris, France Carpet Martina Navratilova 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 Win 33. August 1995 du Maurier Ltd. Open Toronto, Canada Hard Amanda Coetzer 6–0, 6–1 Loss 14. September 1995 US Open New York City Hard Steffi Graf 6–7, 6–0, 3–6 Win 34. January 1996 Peters Invitational Sydney, Australia Hard Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 Win 35. January 1996 Australian Open Melbourne Hard Anke Huber 6–4, 6–1 Win 36. June 1996 Direct Line Insurance Championships Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass Mary Joe Fernández 6–0, 6–2 Win 37. August 1996 du Maurier Ltd. Open Montreal, Canada Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 7–6 Loss 15. September 1996 US Open New York City Hard Steffi Graf 5–7, 4–6 Win 38. September 1996 Nichirei International Open Tokyo Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4 Loss 16. November 1996 Virginia Slims of California Oakland, California, U.S. Carpet Martina Hingis 2–6, 0–6 Loss 17. March 1997 Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. Hard Martina Hingis 2–6, 1–6 Loss 18. April 1997 Charleston Open Charleston, U.S. Clay Martina Hingis 6–3, 3–6, 6–7 Loss 19. May 1997 Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Clay Jana Novotná 5–7, 1–6 Loss 20. August 1997 Southern California Open San Diego, U.S. Hard Martina Hingis 6–7, 4–6 Win 39. August 1997 Acura Classic Los Angeles Hard Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 Win 40. August 1997 du Maurier Open Toronto, Canada Hard Anke Huber 6–2, 6–4 Win 41. September 1997 Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 Loss 21. June 1998 French Open Paris Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–7, 6–0, 2–6 Win 42. August 1998 du Maurier Open Montreal, Canada Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–2 Win 43. September 1998 Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Loss 22. October 1998 Kremlin Cup Moscow Carpet Mary Pierce 6–7, 3–6 Win 44. April 1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, Florida, U.S. Clay Ruxandra Dragomir 6–2, 6–3 Loss 23. August 1999 du Maurier Open Toronto, Canada Hard Martina Hingis 4–6, 4–6 Loss 24. September 1999 Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo Hard Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 6–7 Win 45. February 2000 IGA Superthrift Classic Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Hard Nathalie Dechy 6–1, 7–6 Win 46. April 2000 Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, Florida, U.S. Clay Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–2 Win 47. May 2000 Tennis Masters Series Roma Rome Clay Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 7–6 Loss 25. August 2000 Southern California Open San Diego, U.S. Hard Venus Williams 0–6, 7–6, 3–6 Loss 26. August 2000 Connecticut Open New Haven, U.S. Hard Venus Williams 2–6, 4–6 Loss 27. November 2000 Chase Championships New York City Carpet Martina Hingis 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 Win 48. February 2001 IGA U.S. Indoors Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Hard Jennifer Capriati 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 Loss 28. August 2001 Southern California Open San Diego, U.S. Hard Venus Williams 2–6, 3–6 Loss 29. August 2001 estyle.com Classic Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Lindsay Davenport 3–6, 5–7 Win 49. September 2001 Brasil Open Bahia, Brazil Hard Jelena Dokić 6–3, 6–3 Win 50. October 2001 AIG Japan Open Tokyo Hard Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–3, 6–2 Win 51. :de:Kiwi Open 2001|October 2001 :de:WTA Schanghai|Kiwi Open Shanghai, China Hard Nicole Pratt 6–2, 6–3 Loss 30. February 2002 Pan Pacific Open Tokyo Carpet Martina Hingis 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 Win 52. February 2002 Qatar Total FinaElf Open Doha Hard Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–6, 6–3 Win 53. May 2002 Open de Espana Madrid, Spain Clay Chanda Rubin 6–4, 6–2 Loss 31. February 2003 Pan Pacific Open Tokyo Carpet Lindsay Davenport 7–6, 1–6, 2–6 Loss 32. February 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE Hard Justine Henin 6–4, 6–7, 5–7 Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runners-up) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Winner 1. May 13, 1990 Italian Open, Rome, Italy Clay Helen Kelesi Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa 6–3, 6–4 Winner 2. March 31, 1991 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Hard Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi 7–6, 6–2 Winner 3. May 12, 1991 Italian Open, Rome, Italy Clay Jennifer Capriati Nicole Bradtke Elna Reinach 7–5, 6–2 Winner 4. May 10, 1992 Italian Open, Rome, Italy Clay Helena Suková Katerina Maleeva Barbara Rittner 6–1, 6–2 Winner 5. September 21, 1997 Tokyo, Japan Hard Ai Sugiyama Julie Halard Chanda Rubin 6–1, 6–0 Runner-up 1. November 9, 1997 Chicago, US Carpet Lindsay Davenport Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 3–6, 2–6 Winner 6. September 27, 1998 Tokyo, Japan Hard Anna Kournikova Mary Joe Fernández Arantxa Sánchez 6–4, 6–4 Runner-up 2. November 15, 1998 Philadelphia, US Carpet Natasha Zvereva Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 3. March 28, 1999 Miami Open, US Hard Mary Joe Fernández Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 6–0, 4–6, 6–7 Team competition Finals: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-up) Outcome No. Date Team competition Surface Partner Opponents Score Winner 1. January 4, 1991 Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia Hard Goran Prpić Zina Garrison David Wheaton 3–0 Winner 2. September 28–29, 1996 Fed Cup, Atlantic City, United States Carpet Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández Linda Wild Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Gala León García Virginia Ruano-Pascual 5–0 Winner 3. November 24–25, 2000 Fed Cup, Las Vegas, United States Carpet Lindsay Davenport Jennifer Capriati Lisa Raymond Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Virginia Ruano-Pascual Magüi Serna 5–0 Runner-up 1. January 6, 2001 Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia Hard Jan-Michael Gambill Martina Hingis Roger Federer 1–2 Runner-up 2. January 5, 2002 Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia Hard Jan-Michael Gambill Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Tommy Robredo 1–2 Olympic singles bronze medal match Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score Bronze 2000 Sydney Olympics Hard Jelena Dokić 6–1, 6–4 Fed Cup Wins (3) Edition American Team Rounds/Opponents Monica Seles Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández Jennifer Capriati Linda Wild Gigi Fernández QF: 2–3 SF: 0–5 FN: 5–0 Monica Seles Venus Williams Serena Williams Chanda Rubin Lindsay Davenport QF: 5–0 SF: 1–4 FN: 4–1 Monica Seles Lindsay Davenport Jennifer Capriati Lisa Raymond SF: 2–1 FN: 5–0 Participating (19) Singles (17) Doubles (2) Singles performance timeline WTA Tour career earnings Head-to-head vs. top 10 ranked players No. 1 wins Top 10 wins