Stabbing `part of my career'

Monica Seles is comfortable talking about her on-court stabbing 16 years ago —
even on a day of celebration.

Seles was enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame during a ceremony
on the grass courts in Newport, R.I., on Saturday. She was the world's No. 1
women's player for 178 weeks overall and a winner of nine Grand Slam singles
titles.

On April 30, 1993, Seles was stabbed between the shoulder blades by a crazed fan
in Hamburg, Germany, during a changeover.

"I talk about it openly," she said. "As you can see, there's an exhibit here
(about me) at the museum. When we were talking about me going into the Hall of
Fame it was, `Should we include the stabbing or not?' Unfortunately, it's part
of my career. I wish it wasn't. It's a long, long time ago."

Seles was enshrined along with master's player Andres Gimeno, the oldest player
ever to win the French at 34 years, 10 months. Dr. Robert Johnson was inducted
posthumously.