6 Women’s Tennis Facts You’ll Wish You’d Known Sooner

A Player Was Stabbed On Court By a Rival's Fan

In 1993, Monica Seles was at the peak of her powers, dominating women’s tennis and sitting at world No. 1—until a deranged fan of Steffi Graf jumped out of the stands during a match in Hamburg and stabbed her in the back . The attack sidelined Seles for over two years and changed tennis security forever . Today, police patrol every major tournament because of that single terrifying moment.