Monica Seles is a Serbian–American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association for 178 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 three times. From Wikipedia
The 18-year-old wildcard rallied from a set down to secure her first WTA 1000 title, rising from world No. 85 to a projected No. 34 ranking.