World No.1 Justine Henin has paid tribute to Monica Seles, describing
the nine-time grand slam title winner as "amazing".

Seles, 34, announced her retirement on Thursday after not having
played on the tour since 2003 because of a crippling left foot injury.

"She was an amazing champion and brought a lot to the game. She was a
real fighter and what she did was important for the WTA," said Henin.

"What she brought was good for the game. I lot of people will miss
her," added the Belgian star who won her last three matches against
Seles after losing her first four.

Seles won 53 singles titles and six doubles tournaments in her career
and held the top ranking in the world for 178 weeks in the early 1990s.

She won four Australian Opens, three Roland Garros titles as well as
the US Open on two occasions.

However, she never won Wimbledon, a gap in a CV also currently shared
by Henin who has four French Opens, two US Open crowns as well as one
Australian Open win.