Seles to be inducted into Hall of Fame

On Thursday, nine-time Grand Slam champion Monica Seles was elected to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and she was honored for her career and comeback after getting stabbed during a match.

“It was just a lot of highs and a lot of lows,” Seles said during a conference call. “One of the things that always kept me going was my love of the game.”

Also elected to be inducted was 1972 French Open champion Andres Gimeno, Association of Tennis Proffesionals co-founder Donald Dell, and Robert Johnson. The induction will take place on the 11th of July.

In April 1993, Seles was stabbed by a man who climbed out of the stands.

Seles said she tries not to ask herself how her career might have gone on if the incident didn't happen.

“I try not to ask myself those questions because there are really no answers to it,” she said.

Seles won the Olympic Bronze medal in 2000, and at the age of 16 became the youngest French Open winner. She called her first major victory the greatest of her career.

“As a 16-year-old, everybody says, ‘Oh, you’re going to be great, blah, blah, blah,”’ she said. “Until you actually do it, you don’t believe it.”

Dell was the Davis Cup captain, and led the American team to victory in 1968 and 1969.

Johnson, who lived from 1899 to 1979, is credited with helping launch the careers of Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe, both Grand Slam champions.