Nine-time Grand Slam singles champion Monica Seles headlined a group of four
that were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame Saturday.

Joining Seles were former player Andres Gimeno, Donald L. Dell -- the founder of
ProServ -- and the late Dr. Robert "Whirlwind" Johnson, who founded and directed
the American Tennis Association Junior Development Program.

In addition, Rod Laver was named a Hall of Fame Life Trustee and celebrated the
40th anniversary of his second career Grand Slam accomplishment. He is the only
player in history to win each major in a single year (1962, 1969).

Seles, 35, held the top ranking in the world for 178 total weeks and won four
Australian Opens, three French Opens and two U.S. Opens. She totaled 53 singles
titles and six doubles titles and won three consecutive year-end WTA
Championships.

The southpaw is famous for a stabbing incident in 1993. During a changeover in a
tournament in Hamburg, Germany, a crazed fan emerged from the stands and stabbed
Seles in the back. The injury stopped Seles from playing for 27 months.

Seles remains the youngest French Open champion in history, at 16 years, six
months. She also captured an Olympic bronze medal in 2000.

In contrast, Spain's Gimeno is the oldest Roland Garros champion, at 34 years,
10 months. He also reached the final of the 1969 Australian Open, the semifinals
of the 1968 French Open and the 1970 championships at Wimbledon. He captured
seven singles titles and four doubles titles and was ranked as high as No. 9 in
the world.

Dell was the youngest U.S. Davis Cup champion in 1968 and became the first U.S.
captain to win the title in consecutive years (1968-69). He was ranked as high
as fourth in the world in singles in 1961 and was a top-ranked doubles player in
1962-63. He was the first American in history to play compeitive tennis in the
Soviet Union in 1961.

He was the first person to represent and manage the careers of tennis players
such as Arthur Ashe and Stan Smith. He is credited with developing some of the
long-lasting partnerships between sponsors and tennis. His company, ProServ, was
the first management company for tennis players and was acquired by SFX in 1999.

Dr. Johnson was considered the man who launched the careers of Althea Gibson and
Arthur Ashe and is one of the leading promoters for African-American tennis
greats. He trained young black athletes and integrated them at the junior level.