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  WTA championship move to

  Godsick, Tony

  clients

  concerts

  Monica’s retirement

  wedding

  Graf, Steffi

  fan’s obsession with

  French Open

  number-one ranking

  rivalry with Monica

  visit to Monica in hospital

  Wimbledon

  Grand Slam titles

  coaches and hitting partners, role of

  first (1990 French Open)

  second (1991 Australian Open)

  third (1991 French Open)

  fourth (1991 U.S. Open)

  fifth (1992 Australian Open)

  sixth (1992 French Open)

  seventh (1992 U.S. Open)

  eighth (1993 Australian Open)

  ninth (1996 Australian Open)

  Gretzky, Wayne

  Griffey, Ken, Jr.

  grunts

  Guns N’ Roses concert

  Gyll (trainer)

  gym class

  hair

  big and fluffy

  dyeing of

  good-hair days

  product endorsement contract

  Hamburg, stabbing incident in

  Hantuchova, Daniela

  Henin, Justine

  Hingis, Martina

  Australian Open

  Hingis, Martina (cont.)

  fitness of

  French Open

  Hopman Cup

  Indian Wells tournament

  loss during number-one ranking

  Miami Masters

  parent as coach

  U.S. Open

  Wimbledon

  Hingis, Melanie

  Hong Kong

  Hopman Cup (Perth)

  Hopper, Gavin

  horseback riding

  ice-skating

  identity

  IGA Superthrift tournament (Oklahoma)

  IMG (sports management firm)

  Indian Wells (California)

  injuries and pain

  ankle sprain

  from excess weight

  foot, shattered bone in

  foot pain

  foot stress fracture

  painkiller use

  rotator cuff injury

  shin splints

  See also stabbing incident

  investments

  Italian Open

  1990

  1991 and 1992

  1997

  1998

  2000

  2003

  Jamaica

  Japan Open

  Jillette, Penn

  Jones, Marion

  Jones, Mel

  journalists. See media and journalists

  Joyner-Kersee, Jackie

  Jun (Yonex representative)

  Karelin, Alexander

  Kashuk, Sonia

  Keino, Kip

  Kelesi, Helen

  Kersee, Bob

  Key Biscayne tournaments

  Kijimuta, Akiko

  King, Billie Jean

  Klammer, Franz

  Klara (aunt)

  Koukalova, Klara

  Kournikova, Anna

  La Vea, James

  Laureus Foundation, mission to South Africa

  Lipton Championships (Miami Masters)

  Lisa (Academy friend)

  Liu Xuan

  London. See Wimbledon

  Los Angeles tournament

  Lubiani, Francesca

  Lufthansa Cup (Berlin)

  Macpherson, Elle

  Madrid

  Maleeva, Magdalena

  Mandela, Nelson

  Martínez, Conchita

  Matlin, Marlee

  Matrix (hair product company)

  Mauresmo, Amélie

  May, Jerry

  McCormack, Betsy

  McCormack, Mark

  media and journalists

  depiction of German assailant

  drama-building for Italian Open

  Forbes

  on grunting

  insurance-payout rumors

  magazine stylists

  People

  Playboy

  pregnancy rumors

  on retirement

  Sportswoman of the Year designation

  on weight

  Melbourne. See Australian Open

  Melissa (New York friend)

  Miami Masters

  milestones

  comeback after stabbing incident

  decision to play professionally

  fiftieth title

  French Open, first

  Grand Slam, first

  Grand Slam, last

  longest winning streak of career

  number-one junior ranking, Yugoslavia

  number-one world ranking

  Orange Bowl qualification

  Player of the Year

  product endorsement contract, first

  professional match, first

  Sportswoman of the Year

  twenty-fifth title

  U.S. tournament, first

  youngest top-ranked female player

  Moore, Demi

  Morariu, Corina

  Moses, Edwin

  Munich, WTA championship move to

  Nastase, Ilie

  National Tennis Center (Melbourne). See Australian Open

  Navratilova, Martina

  Atlantic City tournament

  dog

  Italian Open

  Laureus Foundation mission to South Africa

  on Monica’s grunts

  on Monica’s sky dive

  New Zealand tournaments

  Palm Springs tournament

  support during Monica’s convalescence

  U.S. Open

  New York. See U.S. Open; WTA season-ending championship

  New Zealand

  Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy

  academic studies

  cultural acclimatization

  decision to attend

  departure from

  discipline and rules

  homesickness

  peanut butter consumption

  practice schedule

  scholarship offer

  social life

  students

  weight gain

  Nicole (Paris friend)

  Noah, Yannick

  Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

  Christmas celebration

  tennis club

  winters

  Novotna, Jana

  Official All Star Café chain

  Oklahoma, IGA Superthrift tournament

  Olympic Games 1996 (Atlanta) 2000 (Sydney)

  O’Neal, Shaquille

  Orange Bowl (Miami)

  Ordoñez, Raul

  Palm Springs tournament

  Parche, Gunther

  Paris. See also French Open

  Peng Shuai

  People’s “Worst Dressed List”

  Perth, Hopman Cup

  Peter (nutritionist)

  Petrova, Nadia

  Philbin, Regis

  Philippoussis, Mark

  Phillips, Bill

  photo and clipping collection, father’s

  Pierce, Mary

  Pitkowski, Sarah

  Playboy

  points system. See rankings

  post-traumatic stress disorder

  Pratt, Nicole

  Presley, Priscilla

  Prince concert

  product endorsement contracts

  professional tennis

  age of players

  cost to players

  fitness focus

  glamour and sex appeal

  insensitivity toward individuals

  life imbalance

  physical intensity and stress

  product endorsements

  as solo sport

  support team

  travel schedule

  See also milestones

  Qatar

  Radebe, Lucas

  ranking syste
m

  cost-benefit aspect

  See also rankings

  rankings

  first

  first in Yugoslavia

  third

  fourth

  sixth

  seventh

  ninth

  tenth

  drop from top ten

  vote on freezing

  Reed, Lisa

  Renshaw, Willie

  retirement

  announcement

  first thoughts of

  life after

  media focus on

  Roberts, Jonathan

  Rodriguez, Michael

  Roland Garros Stadium (Paris). See also French Open

  Rome

  beauty of

  Enzo

  as good-luck stop

  Stadio dei Marmi

  See also Italian Open

  Roosevelt, Eleanor

  Rose, Axl

  Rubin, Chanda

  Ruzici, Virginia

  Sabatini, Gabriela

  safari (South Africa)

  Saint Bart’s

  Sampras, Pete

  Sánchez Lorenzo, María Antonia

  Sánchez-Vicario, Arantxa

  Amelia Island tournament

  Australian Open

  Barcelona tournament

  Canadian Open

  French Open

  Italian Open

  Los Angeles tournament

  Toyota Princess Cup

  U.S. Open

  Wimbledon

  San Diego tournament

  Sarasota, Seles family home in

  season-ending championship. See WTA season-ending championship

  Seles, Ester

  career at accounting firm

  at French Open

  misgivings about tennis

  move to Florida

  supportiveness

  Seles, Karolj

  cancer

  cartoonist career

  coaching techniques

  death

  and Monica’s depression

  and Monica’s introduction to tennis

  move to Florida

  in Paris

  photo and clipping collection

  playing advice

  sports background

  supportiveness

  video of

  Seles, Monica

  introduction to tennis

  thirtieth birthday

  U.S. citizenship

  See also milestones; specific events and subjects

  Seles, Zoltan

  at father’s impending death

  Guns N’ Roses concert

  in Jamaica

  with Monica at Academy

  and Monica’s line superstition

  stabbing incident

  tennis playing

  Sell, Mike

  September

  Seymour, Stephanie

  Shanghai Open

  Sharapova, Maria

  shark diving

  Shields, Brooke

  Sidot, Anne-Gaëlle

  sky diving

  Smashnova, Anna

  Snipes, Wesley

  soccer

  South Africa, Laureus Foundation mission to

  Spain

  sponsorship contracts

  Sport Goofy Tournament (Orlando)

  Sportswoman of the Year designation

  stabbing incident

  assailant

  assailant’s sentence

  attack and hospital stay

  civil suit

  comeback after

  emotional damage

  loss of endorsement contracts

  Stallone, Sylvester

  Steadman Hawkins Clinic

  style. See clothing; hair

  Suárez, Paola

  superstition

  Sydney

  Adidas International

  Olympics (2000)

  Tanasugarn, Tamarine

  Tauziat, Nathalie

  Taylor, Jason

  tennis. See professional tennis

  Teresa (Madrid tournament employee)

  Testud, Sandrine

  Thompson, Daley

  Thorpe, Ian

  Tokyo

  convenience store

  Japan Open

  sumo wrestler

  tourist attractions

  Toyota Princess Cup

  Tolleson, Stephanie

  Torres, Dara

  tournaments. See specific tournaments

  Toyota Princess Cup (Tokyo)

  travel

  eating opportunities

  hotel scales

  packing system

  schedule

  solo

  two-handed grip

  U.S. Open

  1991 (fourth Grand Slam title)

  1992 (seventh Grand Slam title)

  1998

  1999

  2001

  2002

  fans at

  van Zoelen, Madeleine

  Virginia Slims tournament

  Boca Raton

  Chicago

  Houston

  walks, therapeutic value of

  weight problem

  carelessness about diet

  comments about

  determination to solve independently

  eating during daylight hours

  effortless weight loss

  food as solace

  food monitors

  mind-set adjustment

  weight problem (cont.)

  physical toll

  self-help books

  skinniness

  sumo dietary rules

  support team

  unconscious eating

  Wheaton, David

  Williams, Serena

  Australian Open

  Chicago tournament

  first Grand Slam title

  fitness of

  injury

  parent as coach

  ranking, 2000

  Sydney Olympics

  U.S. Open

  Williams, Venus

  Adidas International

  Australian Open

  fitness of

  French Open

  Italian Open

  parent as coach

  ranking, 2002

  Sydney Olympics

  U.S. Open

  Wimbledon

  WTA season-ending championship

  Willis, Bruce

  Wimbledon

  1989

  1991

  1992

  1997

  1998

  2000

  2002

  aura and energy

  dress code

  locker rooms

  Winokur, Marissa Jaret

  Woods, Tiger

  WTA season-ending championship

  1990

  1992

  1996

  format

  move to Munich

  return to New York

  Yamaguchi, Kristi

  yoga

  Yonex

  Yoneyama family

  Yugoslavia

  Christmas celebration

  tennis club

  winters