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, 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
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