On that day, heard that some player criticized Seles's grunt. Nowadays we have top 20 - - Sabalenka, Sakkari, Kontaveit, Muguruza, Ostapenko, Azarenka, Halep who's grunt louder than Seles.

The greatest women's grand slam final ever. Full of drama and great tennis from both.

Seles and Sampras are my favorites tennis players of all time.

I'm addicted to this match!😊 Monica doesn't look as fit and strong as Steffi but Monica was able to outlast her in the long rallies. Monica's mental strength was incredible.

If Monica hadn't been stabbed, we would have seen this kind of match throughout the 90's. Monica was getting stronger whilst Steffi getting bolder. History been altered.

After almost thirty years, this is still one of the best matches ever, the pace of shots seem even harder than today's women.

Best French open final ever... Love how Graf handle the match points and the slice, movement, forehand.... Lord have mercy... Thank you for upload it.

Monica is so gracious as a winner, acknowledging how both deserved to win given how close the match was. You will never hear that from any other winner. I’m so glad she came out on top in this epic encounter.

Seles was absolutely everything to me as a tennis player; tough and kind and human. Miss her incredibly.

My favorite women's match of all TIME.

How refreshing to watch a match like this. Big play after big play from both sides, and no yelling, raising fists, and looking defiantly at the other side of the net even after winning important points.

At that point Monica Seles had 3 French Open titles and Steffi Graf had 2. Monica was also 5 years younger and had won the last 3. Then a Steffi fanatic changed tennis history and they ended up with 6 vs 3 titles. Monica was ready to surpass Steffi Graf in all the slams except at Wimbledon.

Best WTA Teenager of All time.. In my opinion..

The most beautiful final of all times! Seles and Graf the best!

Thanks for this - probably one of the great RG finals, two of the greatest at their peak.

Seles is simply the best ballstriker of all time.No player,male or female could take the ball as early as Seles and produce such angles.

Now that's a Tennis match!

as a kid born after the 2000s, this video (especially the beginning when the tv presenters were talking) just screams early 90s. a slight 80s nostalgic feel still present but you can feel a sense of the new norm, whatever that may be.

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The best female match at FO ever..and Monica so determined at playing against Steffi, crowd and TV experts..Steffi is better athlete but it is amazing how Monica bounces back looking tired so many times..she was so brave and single-minded, a true role model of a champion

Monica, simply the best ever

Monica, simply the best ever. The most talented player in tennis' history

the best grunt in all time 😂 1:48:46 Monica I love you 😍

One of the best French open finals for Women. Unfortunately women's tennis is at its poorest now

To anticipate it, Monica won rightly! Not know how was better but because she had the greater will. From the beginning because Steffi is insecure and he doesn't believe in himself. You could see that on the Face from Steffi! Believed in itself towards the end of the game, by then it was too late for her! ...Graf made that impression only twice! The one time at this Final and the second time was in the Wimbledon Final 1999! ( Lost vs. Davenport) That shows how important the psyche is in tennis! Incidentally, this phenomenon has also been seen in Serena Williams in recent years! She could beat the competition at any time, but has lost confidence in herself! .... Steffi, Serena, Martina, Chris and Monica are the best tennis players of all time, for me! 💐💐💐👍👏

I think it's hilarious Seles' Mom is having a snack at such a tense point in the match

Best match ever

ive always loved monica seles

Fantastic Tennis Women Match Graf And Seles legend of tennis ♥♥♥ Lovely to watch Stefanie Graf ♥♥♥ Thank You :) Graf And Seles Tennis Classic French Open Classic ♥

Steffi was one of my favorite,if not the favorite,absolutely dominating player,and one of the best ever,her game seemed flawless to me,but now I realized that her backhand wasn’t a weapon,rarely hit a winner)).It was terrible what happened to Monica,never was her fan,but I was supporting Monica after the comeback,wanted her to win GS,and I think she only won one AO after,surely if not for that terrible accident would have won 15+ Grands.

Monica is simply the best ever

2:02:02 this, this point is why i love monica. NEVER GIVE UP

great match between 2 great players. i wanted steffi to win when i watched the match, sometimes you win sometimes you lose. mad respect for both ladies

Big Monica fan. I'm convinced she coulda been the greatest ever if.....

She won 8 out of 12 grandslams in that period superb

Except for the Lunatic Steffi fan, Monica would have dominated the slams till 2000 except at Wimbledon

Great match Stefanie Graf amazing play . 👑❤️❤️❤️

I really can’t stand Steffi... never could never will even before Monica and during Navratilova days...however this match is undoubtedly my favorite Monica Win, The creativity the angles the hard-hitting the aggression, grit and determination...Monica was truly unique, and this match had everything on display. If only history have been different we would’ve enjoyed more matches like this...even better matches because obviously at only 18 she was still growing mentally and physically into her game... oh what we all missed!

Love the stat at the beginning showing Monica was the best numbers since 90 , 2.5 years into her dominance

Graf is not the GOAT. In fact, it’s shocking how few records in the WTA world record book that she actually holds. Graf has the golden grand slam and most weeks at number one, but that’s about it. She has a shocking amount of losing head-to-head records at 9. She has a winning record against 3 of the all-time top 10 players. Evert holds the record with winning H2Hs against 4 of the all-time top ten. Graf does not have the most titles at the Austrian, French, Wimbledon, or the US Open. Those records belong to Williams, Evert, and Navratilova. She does not have the most GS titles on the various surfaces.. hardcourts, clay, or grass. Those records again belong to Williams, Evert, and Navratilova. She’s not the best at any grand slam or on any surface. She doesn’t have the highest winning percentage all time or at the grand slams. Those records belong to Court. So how again is she the GOAT? She isn’t. Here are some of the major Open Era (not amateur) records in women's tennis and the person who holds the record: Most grand slam titles= Williams Most tournament titles= Navratilova Most titles in a single season= Court Most consecutive singles titles= Navratilova Most titles on hard: Williams Most titles on clay: Evert Most titles on grass: Court Most titles on carpet: Navratilova Highest winning percentage on hard courts= Evert Highest winning percentage on clay= Evert Highest winning percentage on grass= Navratilova Highest winning percentage on carpet= Navratilova Most AO titles= Williams Most FO titles= Evert Most Wimbledon titles= Navratilova Most USO titles= tie Evert & Williams Most consecutive GS titles= Navratilova & Court Most Olympic Gold Singles= (No repeat winners) Graf, Capriati, Davenport, V. Williams, Henin, Dementieva, S. Williams, Puig Most GS finals= Evert Most GS semis= Evert Most weeks at No 1= Graf Most consecutive weeks at No 1= tie Williams & Graf Most consecutive years ranked 1 or 2= Graf Most year-end No 1= Graf Youngest no 1= Hingis Oldest no 1= Williams Most weeks ranked no 1 in singles and doubles simultaneously= Navratilova Most season ending championships= Navratilova Most years in the top 10= Navratilova Most matches played= Navratilova Most matches won= Navratilova Most consecutive years with at least 1 GS title= Evert Most consecutive years with at least 1 tournament title= Navratilova Most consecutive finals= Navratilova Most consecutive titles= Navratilova Longest winning streak all surfaces= Navratilova Longest winning streak on a single surface= Evert Highest career winning percentage= Court Highest single season winning percentage= Navratilova Highest grand slam match winning percentage= Court Calendar year GS= Court & Graf Golden calendar year GS= Graf Career grand slam= Court, King, Evert, Navratilova, Graf, Williams, Sharapova Doubles & mixed GS titles= Navratilova Doubles titles overall= Navratilova Most wins over the no 1 player= Navratilova Players to defeat the number 1 & 2 players at the same event= S. Williams leads with 8 Players to defeat the number 1, 2, & 3 players at the same event= (tie) Graf, S. Williams, V. Williams Least number of games lost en route to a grand slam title= Navratilova *source= WTA record book 2020

Dazzling Monika miss u

WHEN WILL I STOP CRYING AFTER WATCHING THIS? I WANTED GRAF TO WIN BUT TO BE HONEST MONICA PLAYED OUT OF THIS WORLD........THIS IS MY NUMBER 1 TENNIS MATCH IN HISTORY

The interview with Bud at the end is a gem.

Everet was so biased against Seles during these matches.

Meravigliosa Seles🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝

Steffi had truly met her match in Monica. She was just as mentally tough and powerful as Steffi. I think though Steffi did have a slight advantage in that she was the better athlete. But Monica was really on her way in the early 90s. It's very sad what would happen to her a year later.

So good!!

The crowd could’ve been a little classier. Also, why would they cut away from the handshake to show Monica’s family?

So happy Monica won , the crowd would prefer to see it the other way .

Graf/Seles rivalry reminds me a lot of Federer/Nadal rivalry. One was a single hander and the other was a double hander. Seles was 5 years younger than Graf while Nadal was also 5 years younger than Federer. The Federer/Nadal rivalry of today was the outcome if Graf/Seles rivalry lasted a little bit longer, i mean both physically and mentally healthy. Both Seles and Nadal was really challenging Graf and Federer at their own rights.

Monica is the only player that I would cheer for if she played Serena. I love Monica so much. I wasn't even born yet when this match was played

Chris Evert commented the big difference between Monica and Steffi @1:23:19 , Monica has great backhand and forehand, while Steffi has a weaker backhand. Coming from a great champion like Evert, this lunatic fanatic of graf Illya must be sick and throwing up hearing it :)

Both of them were class acts-totally different though personality wise. Graf was far more athletic but Seles had a slight mental edge especially at crunch time and as Graf said later was terribly powerful off both sides. I noticed Seles wisely went for the weaker Graf backhand rather than the forehand. I noticed around 2:02 Graf was hitting multiple forehands with terrific power to try and overwhelm Seles and end the point. That had to be a hard match to lose that close in the end

can we have the full match ? after first set 4-1 , 2nd set starts.

Ayrton Senna was among the spectators in that match

I remember watching this at the time. The most exciting match I think I've ever seen. Going into the match, Graf was at a low in general. Really lacking in confidence with her game. For the previous couple of years, she'd been erratic and nervous in many of her matches, often looking like she didn't want to be there. In her route to the final, she'd been all over the place and in many ways was lucky to get past Sanchez after losing the first set 6-0. The first set of this match was indicative of her poor form and state of mind. But something strange then happened - the crowd really got behind her and she lifted her game. The crunch came though when she managed to get ahead in that final set. The problems of the past couple of years came back to haunt her and she didn't have the confidence to take the match.

SELES=GENIUS

this female comentator unbearably rooting for Graf, what a professional. Seles the GOAT, 8 slams under 20. just incredible. if not for stabbing, there would be least 3 times more.

Fantastic stuff. Seles may well have amassed the most grand slams had it not been for the stabbing incident. I think at least another 5 or 6. In her prime she was perhaps the strongest female player ever, with the exception of Serena.

Seles was the best.

Mónicaaaa

The point that starts at 2:02 !!

Why the first set was cut 😫 Beautiful tennis from both players up until the last point Full of epic points: 01:33:30 02:04:50

Probably the first time in Steffi Graf's career that she was not the hardest-hitting person on the court. Up till this point she was playing serve and volleyers. This was before power tennis and Capriati was new on the scene but she couldn't handle the Graf slice back hand. It looks like they hit harder then than they do now.

I believe Steffi Graf and Seles are a lot like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. If Monica’s fate were different, I think their rivalry and grand slam count would be similar to Roger and Rafa’s. If we had to only consider Monica’s years of absence, who would you think would win those GS if Monica was still competing? 🤔 Please be thoughtful in your reply and consider the other competitors who won those Slams were either their shining moment, stronger on that tennis surface, etc. No matter how great a tennis player was, it’s impossible to stay and maintain their peak for a prolonged period of time. I am a Steffi Graf fan and I believe she is the Greatest of All Time but I do like to understand other tennis fans perspectives. What are your thoughts? 1993 French Open - Steffi Graf 1993 Wimbledon - Steffi Graf 1993 US Open - Steffi Graf 1994 Australian Open - Steffi Graf 1994 French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 1994 Wimbledon - Conchita Martinez 1994 US Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 1995 Australian Open - Mary Pierce 1995 French Open - Steffi Graf 1995 Wimbledon - Steffi Graf

The last victory for Seles in RG. Seles had a superb day. Graf was good, too - but not in top form here. This and the slow surface were the reason for this long and epic match. Some weeks later on a fast court - Seles had no chance against Graf in better form in Wimbledon.

ALERT! THIS IS NOT THE FULL MATCH! After reaching 4-1 for Seles in the first set, the video skips the next 3 games of that first set that will in fact go to 6-2 in favor of Seles, and then the video starts again in the second set at 2-2, skipping the first 4 games. Altogether dropping 7 games of the first segment of the match, which, for us, is a sheer loss. An explanation would have been "de rigueur" and welcome. But we gain a clear and sharp image and good American commentary. The banging on an electronic wooden box to illustrate each shot is a bit overdone, and at times excruciating, to the point of covering up the legendary FOR-TEH scream from Seles, without which no match is her match. Monica's hair is dark here, which seems to be her natural color, although she likes to come along in many other matches as a blonde. In terms of leaping around, rushing across and forward, Graf is definitely superior, and indisputably one of the best athletes among female players, if not the very best. She holds herself straight, with her head high, and shoulder blades back, and seems much freer and agile in her movements. Seles, by contrast, has a tendency to stoop a bit forward, bending her head towards the ground too much, making her more compact and less open and supple in her lateral motions, instead of looking up and pulling her shoulder blades back for a better posture. I only wish Seles had had a good personal fitness coach as the best female players of our time do.

What a close match. Steffi made too much unforced errors.

O 285 (and your 200 fake bot accounts) Poor thing. U are sick my friend. Poor poor thing. I feel incredibly bad for u. How your obsession has taken over your life. This is incredibly sad. I seriously would want to help you because I know u are in denial and that u are crying for help. U are basically telling us that your obsession has taken over your life. We can feel it when u write. Im sorry but i am reading your gazillion comments everywhere and i feel sad. The amount of time you spend here is incredible but its not only that. U might not realize it, but there is bitterness and anger behind your obsession with Graf. On the other hand the way you show maniacal and obsessive worship of Seles is disturbing and borderline lunatic and i dont mean that as an insult. Thats 2 obsessions and it must take a toll on your sad abysmal life. At first your comments made me angry myself but now i see how much it consumes ur life and how the obsessions control you and I understand. Its like being a prisoner of your own head. Its obsessive. Its compulsive. For that i feel incredibly sorry for you. I dont know you but i can only imagine, because of the amount of time you spend here, that it must have an impact on your life, your social life, your family, friends. Its impossible not to when u spend so much time here. And for that, I feel sorry for you. I sincerely do. In the end, you wont be getting anything meaningful out of this and it will not have been worth it. I hope one day u find the help u need and realize how this obsession has taken over your life and how it has cut u from the world and precious time with friends and loved ones. Be well I think the best thing to do is to stop responding to his (and his 200 bot accounts) comments, for him and everyone else here. Be well O 285.

Does tennis get any better.

L'arbitre de chaise était ce cher Monsieur Philippe Boivin... Maintenant essayer de répéter ce tongue twister 50 fois très vite : "L'arbitre de chaise était ce cher Serge" !

The luck was on Seles side ,but amazing match Stefanie 💐👏👏👏

Great final, steffi had magic hands 😅

I love so much Seles but also i love so much Graf what what great rivalry!! 😍😍😍

Monica was shrieking and screaming like a banshee in this match.....now they all do it....big mistake of the WTA not to stop this with Monica.

Well Graf's unforced errors were simply A LOT and still she was half an inch away from victory! Interesting!

Is it me or Steffi slightly grunting in this match or is it Seles' echo?

Little did we know we were watching the precursor of Nadal v Federer. They modeled their games after these 2 ladies, Rafa with Seles and Roger with Steffi.

Seles has two different sleeve lengths?

I'm not going to get into the argument of who would have won more,it's irrelevant.......however when you hear people mention Monica's mental strength and her 'will to win' then towards the later stage of this match is where it's demonstrated - I think as Monica got better and started beating Steffi in slam finals (asides that poor Wimbledon 92 final) she started to have the mental edge over her, a mental edge that didn't seem to be there after she returned post stabbing incident, that's my opinion anyway

Steffi 😍😍😍😍😍

I really like both woman. I just wonder if Monica hadn't been stabbed how many grand slams she would have.? She was never the same. Physically and mentally. Which who would be? 😞❤️🎾

Seles playing on fumes and still won! What a champion! I think if Steffi had broken back, she would have won it.

I remember this match very well. In 1992, Monica had become more powerful than the previous three years in which Steffi had managed to beat her (except in 1990). And Steffi was still running after her best tennis. That year, Steffi had not yet found nor developed the right strategy to beat Monica (except on grass where her game was superior. On the other hand, Monica's game was much more efficient than Steffi on rebound ace surface). Then, between 95 and 99, Steffi played Monica in a different way using her short crossed sliced backhand very successfully. If Steffi could have served even harder and used her top spin backhand down the line more often - like Roger Federer does-, very few players would have beaten her.

55-1 in grand slam matches as a teenager. 8 grand slam titles as a teenager. 3 consecutive French, 3 consecutive Australians, 2 consecutive US Opens. All during graf’s alleged “peak.” What a total fraud s.g. is! Monica-the true GOAT!

Listen how Steffi never makes a sound.

Gtaf has the place she deserves the second

Loved Monica - but that grunting on every point would've really bothered me as an opponent,

why would she chance againt the

Chrissie Evert - what a great Lady

This Bud Collins dude kinda irritates me. At 8-8 in the final set during the final of a grand slam he says “A lot of errors”. They were both slugging it for hours. And hitting with serious pace pretty much constantly. And they are both going for it on every shot. Both are offensive players. They aren’t pushers. Errors will come but so will lots of winners. What does he expect at this stage? If they defended and looped the ball 8 feet over the net then there would be less errors. However I’d rather pull my toe nails out than watch two pushers play tennis.

If Graf had come to net more often this match wouldn't have been close..

Graf should have won this match. Against any of player she would have. I think at the end she just stop fighting as much as she had all match.

1.50.12 If.... That was Matchball Graf

02:05:19 That is called out in the 1999 final ;)

If Monica Sales used to stay healthy then stafe Graff used to get hardly 7/8 Grand slams

Monica was number one....

Ok but nobody got mad when Monica grunted like a pig being slaughtered but Venus and Serena were demonized as animals… 🙄

1:04:57 so adorable

i think its great match for women history' steffi graf best