Monica Seles
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Monica Seles

United States
Active Retired #1 career high 53 titles Left-handed Two-Handed BH 179cm
9 Grand Slams
  • Australian Open 4
  • Roland Garros 3
  • US Open 2
Revolutionary two-handed player who hit with power from both sides. Took the ball early on the rise with unique two-handed forehand and backhand, dominating women's tennis as a teenager.

Coaches: Nick Bollettieri, Karolj Seles

Video Library (228 videos)

Name FPS Duration
seles hingis Monica Seles and Martina Hingis trading groundstrokes from mid-court, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. Their semi-western forehand grips and firm but relaxed wrist positions make the timing of their short, sharp wrist acceleration into contact especially noticeable.
12.8s
BH Approach → BH Volley · Court-level-front Monica Seles's backhand approach from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed follow-through finishes high in front of her body before she quickly brings both hands back toward the center line to recover into a compact ready position near the net.
5.2s
BH Center · Court-level-front #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, creating a pronounced coil on the unit turn and a simultaneous, early uncoiling of torso and shoulders through contact.
2.9s
BH Center · Court-level-front #2 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed racket stays slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
2.5s
BH Center · Court-level-front · Open Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed racket stays slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball through the hitting zone.
2.3s
BH Inside In · Court-level-front Monica Seles's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a front court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net while both knees sink into a deep bend, and she drives up strongly through her legs to initiate the two-handed swing.
3s
BH Inside Out · Court-level-front Monica Seles's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed grip is clearly visible with both wrists staying firm and relatively quiet through contact, showing minimal wrist snap as the racquet drives through the ball on the inside-out line.
2.8s
BH Wide · Court-level-front #1 Monica Seles's wide backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders rotate almost perpendicular to the net on the unit turn, with a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils in sync with her two-handed swing through contact.
2.6s
BH Center Down The Line · Court-level-rear #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center, down the line, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders stay heavily coiled with the trunk rotating as a single unit through contact, making the degree of upper-body turn especially clear from behind.
2.6s
BH Center · Court-level-rear · Open Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her open stance is clear as she plants both feet wide, using small adjustment steps before contact and a quick shuffle recovery back to her ready position.
2.5s
BH Running · Court-level-rear Monica Seles's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline while her outside leg plants and drives, with a pronounced knee bend that loads into the forward push toward the ball.
2.8s
BH Center · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact adjustment steps set up a stable, slightly open stance before contact, followed by a quick recovery shuffle back to her ready position.
2s
BH Center · Court-level-side #2 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact split step leads into a wide, low base with both feet planted almost parallel to the baseline, giving a stable platform for her distinctive two-handed swing and quick recovery.
2.4s
BH Center · Court-level-side #3 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see her two-handed racket face stay relatively square to the ball at contact, with impact occurring slightly in front of her body around waist-to-chest height.
2s
BH Center · Court-level-side #4 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward her body, returning to a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.3s
BH Center · Court-level-side #5 Monica Seles's backhand from the center, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, her double-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, locked wrist position on both hands that minimizes independent wrist snap through contact.
2s
BH Inside Out · Court-level-side Monica Seles's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil early as a unit with a pronounced upper-body turn, then uncoil aggressively through contact with minimal separation between hip and shoulder lines due to her two-handed style.
2.3s
BH Wide · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's backhand wide from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her double-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, compact wrist structure on both arms, limiting wrist rollover and keeping the racquet face stable through contact.
2.5s
BH Wide · Court-level-side · Open Monica Seles's backhand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her open stance is clear as she plants her outside foot early, then uses small adjustment steps with her inside foot to set spacing before swinging.
2.6s
BH Center · Arm-action · Front Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her follow-through finishes high with both hands on the racquet and she quickly brings the racquet back to the center while setting her feet into a neutral ready position for the next shot.
2.3s
BH Center Down The Line · Front #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her feet set in a mostly neutral stance with a small adjustment step just before contact, and she uses a quick recovery step back to center balance after the swing.
2.6s
BH Center Down The Line · Front #2 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court down the line, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net with deep knee flexion, and you can see both legs driving upward together through contact to support her two-handed swing.
2.5s
BH Center · Front #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her two-handed backhand makes contact slightly in front of her body with a relatively closed racket face, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward through the ball.
2.6s
BH Center · Front #2 Monica Seles's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk stay relatively square to the net with a compact coil, and you can see the upper body uncoil as a single unit with limited independent shoulder rotation through contact.
2.4s
BH Center · Front #3 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her two-handed grip is clearly visible on this view, with both wrists set in a firm, slightly flexed position that stays stable through contact with minimal wrist roll.
2.3s
BH Center · Front · Neutral #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center in a neutral stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see both hands working together on the grip with minimal wrist hinge, keeping the wrists firm and stable through contact.
2.6s
BH Center · Front · Open Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her shoulders stay almost square to the net with only a modest trunk coil, and you can see both shoulders and torso uncoil together through contact rather than a pronounced separation in the kinetic chain.
2.3s
BH Inside In · Front Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the left hand driving the stroke and the right hand supporting while the wrists stay firm with minimal wrist snap through contact.
2.3s
BH Inside Out · Front Monica Seles's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her two-handed follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting hand staying firmly on the racquet, and she quickly returns to a compact ready position after recovery.
2.9s
BH Running · Front Monica Seles's running backhand from the center, filmed from the front. Her quick adjustment steps into a semi-open stance are visible as she moves wide, plants, then crosses back with recovery steps toward the middle.
2.4s
BH Short · Front #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. After contact she finishes with both hands high in front of her body and quickly brings the racquet back toward center as her weight transfers forward into a compact ready position for the next ball.
2.6s
BH Short · Front #2 Monica Seles's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net while her knees stay deeply flexed, showing strong leg drive upward through contact.
3.2s
BH Wide Cross Court · Front Monica Seles's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the front. Her split step into a low, wide base leads into an open stance with quick lateral adjustment steps as she recovers back toward the center.
2.9s
BH Wide Down The Line · Front #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. Her strong knee flex and aggressive hip drive into the court are clearly visible as she loads on the outside leg to reach the wide ball.
2.6s
BH Wide Down The Line · Front #2 Monica Seles's wide backhand from the front. After contact her follow-through finishes high with both hands in front of her body as she quickly brings the racquet back toward center and resets her feet into a compact ready position.
2.8s
BH Wide · Front #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center, filmed from the front. Her two-handed grip is clearly visible with a firm, locked wrist position through contact and minimal wrist rollover despite being stretched wide.
2.1s
BH Wide · Front #2 Monica Seles's wide backhand from the front, filmed from a front angle. Her two-handed racket stays relatively square to the net at contact with the ball meeting the strings around waist height, emphasizing a compact, forward-driving swing path.
3s
BH Wide · Front · Open Monica Seles's backhand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her feet show a quick adjustment into a wide open stance with a small recovery step back toward the middle immediately after contact.
2.5s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high with both hands on the racquet while her weight transfers forward, and she quickly brings the racquet back to a neutral ready position.
2.2s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear #2 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline as she loads, with a deep knee bend in both legs providing a stable base for her aggressive two-handed drive.
2.1s
BH Center · Rear #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she drives her weight forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward her body to reset into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
BH Center · Rear #2 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively square to the baseline while her legs show a deep, symmetrical knee bend that loads both legs evenly before driving up into the shot.
2s
BH Inside In · Rear #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her follow-through finishes high with both hands on the racquet while her weight continues moving into the court, quickly bringing the racquet back to a compact ready position.
2.3s
BH Inside In · Rear #2 Monica Seles's backhand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk are heavily coiled with a pronounced upper-body turn, then uncoil rapidly in sequence so that her chest rotates through toward the InsideIn target while the hips stay comparatively quieter early in the swing.
2.6s
BH Running · Rear Monica Seles's running backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed racket stays closed with a slightly downward-tilted face at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
3.6s
BH Short · Rear #1 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her distinctive two-handed grip is clearly visible, with both wrists staying firm and relatively quiet through contact, minimizing independent wrist snap.
2.4s
BH Short · Rear #2 Monica Seles's backhand from a central position, filmed from a rear angle. Her compact split-step into a slightly open stance is followed by quick adjustment steps that keep her weight centered over the baseline as she moves into the short ball.
2.5s
BH Short · Rear #3 Monica Seles's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed racket stays slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating steeply up the back of the ball.
3.8s
BH Wide · Arm-action · Rear #1 Monica Seles's backhand wide from the rear. Her follow-through finishes high with both hands on the racquet while her feet recover back toward the center, preparing her upper body for the next shot.
2.3s
BH Wide · Rear · Closed #1 Monica Seles's wide backhand from a closed stance, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline while her outside leg plants deeply with a pronounced knee bend, driving her body laterally into the shot.
2.4s
BH Wide · Rear · Open Monica Seles's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the rear. Her follow-through finishes high with both hands on the racquet while her weight transfers into the court and she quickly resets her feet toward a neutral ready position.
2.5s
BH Wide · Rear #1 Monica Seles's wide backhand from the center court area, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed grip keeps the wrists relatively firm, with minimal independent wrist snap and a subtle closing of the racket face through contact.
2.4s
BH Wide · Rear #2 Monica Seles's wide backhand from the center, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit with minimal independent hip turn, creating a compact coil that uncoils aggressively through contact while both hands stay tightly connected to the torso.
3.6s
BH Wide · Rear #3 Monica Seles's wide backhand from the center court position, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed backhand contact is taken slightly in front of her body with the racket face nearly square to the baseline, and the swing path drives forward with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
2.2s
BH Volley · Front Monica Seles's backhand volley from a neutral warmup position, filmed from a front warmup angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact on the handle with minimal wrist deviation, keeping the wrists firm through contact to stabilize the volley.
1.8s
FH Drop Shot · Court-level-front Monica Seles's forehand drop shot from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed forehand grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and the lead wrist remains relatively firm as the racket face opens slightly to soften the ball at contact.
3s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact her tossing arm drops quickly as her weight lands on the front foot, and she finishes in a compact, square stance that transitions directly into a ready position for the next ball.
2.2s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. From this view you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist pronates through contact, with only a subtle wrist snap at the end of the motion.
2.4s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her stance shows a slightly closed position with a pronounced knee bend, and you can see her drive off the front leg while the back foot pivots into the court during the service motion.
2.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her racket contacts the ball at a fully extended height with a slightly closed racket face, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head speed through contact.
2.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she drives her weight into the court with a pronounced forward landing and quickly brings both hands back together in front of her body as she settles into a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulder line rotates markedly away from the court during the toss, then her trunk uncoils aggressively into contact with a clear sequence from hip turn to upper torso rotation.
2.2s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulders load with a deep turn relative to the baseline before uncoiling in sync with a strong trunk rotation driving up into the ball.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view, her continental grip is set early with a relaxed hand, and you can see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues into a full, loose wrist release.
2.3s
First Serve · Ad · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork shows a measured platform stance with a small front-foot adjustment before driving up, and a clear front-leg land that sets up an immediate couple of recovery steps toward the center.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulder line rotates noticeably away from the court during the toss, then her trunk uncoils in sync with her upward leg drive, showing a clear sequential release from hips to shoulders into contact.
2.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this angle you can clearly see her continental grip with a relatively firm grip pressure and a pronounced wrist pronation through and after contact.
2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the target line.
2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Front #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the front. Her shoulder line rotates noticeably away from the target before contact, with a pronounced trunk uncoil driving her hitting arm up through the ball.
2.4s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net with a moderate knee bend, and you can see her front leg driving up into the court as her tossing-side hip rises into contact.
2.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. The racket can be seen moving into contact with a slightly closed face and extended arm, meeting the ball at full reach well above head height to maximize racket head speed up the back of the ball.
2.3s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her compact, quick stance setup is visible as she plants her lead foot and uses a minimal knee bend before driving up into the serve motion.
2.4s
First Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a front angle. Her footwork shows a rhythmic rocking motion into a pinpoint stance, with a clear front-foot plant and upward drive before landing slightly inside the baseline for recovery.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. After contact she lands into the court with her tossing arm dropping quickly to her side as she brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she lands on her front (right) foot and quickly brings both hands together in front of her body as she recovers into a compact ready position on the baseline.
3.4s
First Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her legs load with a noticeable knee bend before driving upward, and her hips rotate into the court as she uncoils toward the target.
2.4s
First Serve · Ad · Toss · Rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above full extension, and the rear view makes the upward swing path and rapid acceleration of the racket head toward the target line clearly visible.
2.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork shows a calm, narrow stance with a small front-foot adjustment before the toss, and she lands slightly into the court with a clear recovery step back to her ready position.
2.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her legs show a pronounced knee bend before driving upward, with the hips uncoiling toward the target as she pushes off the ground.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The contact point shows her left arm fully extended with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #001 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a pronounced knee bend, then drive upward as her back leg straightens into the court.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear #002 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her follow-through carries her momentum slightly into the court, with her non-hitting arm relaxing back toward her body as she quickly begins to reset into a ready position.
2.6s
First Serve · Deuce · Toss · Rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork shows a controlled platform stance with minimal rear-foot adjustment before driving up, and a clear front-leg land inside the court that sets up an efficient recovery step.
2.7s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-front Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively square to the net with limited rotation while her knees load deeply, and both legs drive upward together to support her distinctive two-handed swing.
2.3s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-front Monica Seles's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her two-handed forehand contact is struck slightly in front of her body with the racket face nearly square to the net, and the compact swing path produces a visibly brisk racket head through the hitting zone.
2.6s
FH Wide · Court-level-front · Closed Monica Seles's forehand from a wide ball in a closed stance, filmed from court level front. Her distinctive two-handed forehand grip is visible with both hands firmly on the handle and a stable wrist structure that stays relatively quiet through contact with minimal wrist snap.
2.9s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-rear Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view you can clearly see her shoulders and trunk rotate together as a single unit on the take-back, then uncoil rapidly with minimal independent shoulder lag through contact.
2s
FH Center Cross Court · Court-level-rear #1 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her footwork features a quick split step into a compact adjustment hop, setting up a mostly neutral stance before she drives through and recovers back toward the middle.
2.7s
FH Center · Court-level-rear · Open Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court in an open stance, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her distinctive two-handed grip is clearly visible, with the non-dominant right hand driving the racket head and creating pronounced wrist lag before a compact, synchronized wrist release through contact.
2.4s
FH Inside Out · Arm-action · Court-level-rear Monica Seles's forehand from the center court position, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her follow-through finishes high across her body with both hands on the racquet, and she quickly brings the racquet back to a neutral ready position as her weight transfers back to the center of the baseline.
1.7s
FH Running · Arm-action · Court-level-rear Monica Seles's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court_level rear angle. Her two-handed forehand contact is made around waist to chest height with the racket face slightly closed, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
2.8s
FH Short · Court-level-rear Monica Seles's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact her two-handed follow-through finishes high across her body, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle as she steps forward into a compact, ready recovery position on the baseline.
3.7s
FH Running · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's running forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her footwork features quick adjustment steps as she moves laterally, setting into a semi-open stance before contact and using a strong recovery step to get back toward the center.
2.3s
FH Running · Court-level-side #2 Monica Seles's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she extends both hands fully through the ball with her weight driving into the court, then quickly brings the racquet back toward her body as she regains a compact ready position.
3.7s
FH Center · Arm-action · Court-level-side Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact split step leads into a semi-open stance with quick adjustment steps that keep her weight driving into the court as she swings with two hands.
1.6s
FH Center · Court-level-side Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with deep knee flexion, then uncoil with a strong upward leg drive that straightens both legs into and through contact.
2.7s
FH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's forehand half volley from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her compact split step into a semi-open stance is followed by a short adjustment hop that keeps her weight slightly forward as she absorbs the low ball.
2.1s
FH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #2 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed with a pronounced knee bend as she lowers into the half-volley, using a short, compact leg drive to stabilize and lift the ball early off the bounce.
2.6s
FH Half Volley Center · Court-level-side #3 Monica Seles's forehand half-volley from center court, filmed from a court-level side angle. After contact she extends her follow-through forward with both hands on the racquet while her weight continues moving into the court, quickly bringing the racquet back toward a neutral ready position.
2.2s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her feet set in a neutral stance with a quick adjustment step as she takes the ball early, then she uses a small shuffle to recover toward the center.
2.2s
FH Inside Out · Court-level-side #2 Monica Seles's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline with a deep knee bend, and you can see her legs driving up and into the ball as she unloads into the inside-out forehand.
2.1s
FH Running · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's forehand on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of her body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path, producing noticeable racket head acceleration through contact.
2.3s
FH Running · Court-level-side #2 Monica Seles's running forehand from the side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her distinctive two-handed forehand grip shows both wrists staying firm with minimal independent wrist snap, creating a solid, locked-in hitting structure through contact.
2.8s
FH Short · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this side view, you can see her firm two-handed grip structure with minimal wrist lag and a compact wrist snap through contact driven mainly by her lead (right) hand.
3.2s
FH Short · Court-level-side #2 Monica Seles's forehand from the short court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her early unit turn is visible in the pronounced shoulder rotation relative to the hips, with the trunk uncoiling aggressively into contact while both hands stay connected on the racquet.
2.8s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Closed Monica Seles's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her closed stance makes the front hip stay pointed more toward the sideline while the rear leg drives forward, with a deep knee bend visible as she loads into the shot.
2.5s
FH Wide · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a court level side angle. Her split-step is followed by a quick lateral crossover and adjustment steps into an open stance as she moves wide to track the ball.
2.1s
FH Wide · Court-level-side #2 Monica Seles's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her shoulders rotate as a single unit with the trunk, showing a compact coil and rapid uncoiling where the upper body leads the forward swing before the arms fully extend through contact.
3.2s
FH Wide · Court-level-side #3 Monica Seles's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a court-level side angle. From this angle you can clearly see both hands on the grip with the left hand driving the stroke and the wrist staying relatively firm with minimal lag through contact.
2.7s
FH Wide · Court-level-side · Open Monica Seles's forehand from a wide position in an open stance, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her two-handed forehand grip shows both hands working together on the handle, with minimal independent wrist snap and a compact, early wrist lag as she meets the ball out in front.
3s
FH Running · Front #1 Monica Seles's running forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her two-handed forehand contact is taken slightly in front of her body with a relatively closed racket face and a compact, driving swing path through the ball.
2.9s
FH Running · Front #2 Monica Seles's forehand on the run from a central position, filmed from the front. Her two-handed forehand grip is clearly visible with a firm, compact wrist structure and minimal wrist lag through contact.
2.8s
FH Running · Front #3 Monica Seles's running forehand from the front. After contact her two-handed follow-through finishes high across her body while her weight continues moving into the court, and she quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position.
3.1s
FH Running · Front #4 Monica Seles's running forehand from the front court position, filmed from a front angle. Her shoulders stay relatively closed well into the forward swing as the trunk uncoils in a compact, almost en bloc motion with minimal independent hip-shoulder separation.
2.7s
FH Center Cross Court · Front Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her compact split step into a semi-open stance is followed by a quick pivot and minimal recovery steps, reflecting her tendency to take the ball early without retreating behind the baseline.
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FH Center Down The Line · Front #1 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit with an early, compact coil, then uncoil aggressively through contact with minimal independent shoulder lag.
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FH Center Down The Line · Front #2 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, hit down the line, filmed from the front. Her two-handed forehand contact point sits slightly in front of her body with the racket face close to square, and the swing path drives straight through the ball with noticeable racket head acceleration.
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FH Center · Front #1 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net while both knees flex deeply on the load, with a strong upward leg drive pushing her weight through the shot.
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FH Center · Front #2 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact her two-handed follow-through finishes high in front of her body, and she quickly brings both hands back toward the racket handle as she regains a neutral ready position.
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FH Center · Front #3 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. After contact her two-handed follow-through finishes high in front of her body, and she quickly resets her feet to a neutral stance with both hands returning to the racquet in ready position.
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FH Center · Front #4 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her two-handed forehand contact point is well in front of her body with a slightly closed racket face and a compact, forward-driving swing path visible head-on.
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FH Center · Front #5 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a front angle. Her double-handed forehand grip is clearly visible, with both wrists staying firm and minimizing wrist lag through contact.
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FH Center · Front · Open Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the baseline in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her distinctive two-handed grip keeps both wrists firm with minimal independent wrist lag, creating a solid, locked hitting structure through contact.
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FH Inside Out · Front Monica Seles's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk show an early, compact coil with both arms engaged, then a sharp uncoiling where the chest rotates square to the net very quickly through contact.
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FH Running · Front Monica Seles's running forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net while her knees stay deeply flexed through the load phase, with an aggressive push off the outside leg as she moves into contact.
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FH Short · Front #1 Monica Seles's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her compact split step leads into a slightly open stance, with quick adjustment steps bringing her into position before she plants both feet for the two-handed swing.
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FH Short · Front #2 Monica Seles's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her two-handed forehand contact is struck slightly in front of her body with the racket face nearly square to the net and the racket head accelerating steeply up through the ball.
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FH Short · Front #3 Monica Seles's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net while both knees sink into a deep bend before she drives upward with a strong push off the legs into the short ball.
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FH Swinging Volley · Front Monica Seles's forehand from the center court position, filmed from the front. Her two-handed forehand contact shows a slightly closed racket face with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerating straight through the line of the shot.
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FH Wide Cross Court · Front Monica Seles's wide forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net with a deep knee bend on the outside leg, and she drives laterally off that leg to reach the wide ball while keeping a stable lower-body base.
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FH Wide · Front #1 Monica Seles's forehand from the deuce court wide position, filmed from the front. After contact her two-handed follow-through finishes high across her body while she quickly re-centers her stance, bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position.
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FH Wide · Front #2 Monica Seles's forehand from a wide position, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk rotate aggressively as a single unit, with an early, deep coil followed by a rapid uncoil that keeps the chest facing the ball path through contact.
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FH Half Volley Wide · Front Monica Seles's forehand wide half-volley from the front. Her two-handed racket contact is slightly in front of her body with the racket face relatively square to the ball and a compact, upward swing path to control the low bounce.
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FH Wide · Front · Open #1 Monica Seles's wide forehand from the deuce side in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her two-handed forehand contact is made slightly in front of her body with the racket face relatively square to the net and the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
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FH Wide · Front · Open #2 Monica Seles's wide forehand from the front, hit in an open stance. After contact her follow-through finishes high across her body with both hands on the racquet, and she quickly regains a neutral ready position by bringing the racquet back to center in front of her torso.
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FH Wide · Front · Open #3 Monica Seles's forehand from the center in an open stance, filmed from the front. Her wide ball footwork features a quick split-step into a lateral shuffle, planting her outside (right) foot first to load in a strong open stance before swinging.
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FH Wide · Front · Open #4 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the front. Her open stance is clear as she plants her outside (right) foot wide while using small adjustment steps with her left foot to set spacing before swinging.
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FH Wide · Front · Open #5 Monica Seles's forehand from a wide ball in an open stance, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see her upper trunk stay coiled slightly longer than her shoulders before uncoiling together through contact, creating a compact but aggressive shoulder turn into the ball.
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FH Running · Rear #1 Monica Seles's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from the rear. Her footwork features quick crossover steps to chase the ball wide while staying in an open stance, followed by immediate recovery steps back toward the middle.
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FH Center · Rear Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit with an early, compact coil, then uncoil aggressively through contact with limited independent shoulder-hip separation.
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FH Running · Rear #1 Monica Seles's running forehand from the center court position, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline as she runs, with a deep outside-leg knee bend and strong push-off visible as she drives through the shot.
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FH Running · Rear #2 Monica Seles's forehand while running from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear. Her upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the trunk strongly coiled against the hips, then uncoiling in sync with her forward steps to drive the two-handed swing.
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FH · Rear #1 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear angle. After contact she extends her follow-through high across her body with both hands on the racquet, then quickly brings the racquet back to center as her weight moves forward into a ready position.
3.9s
FH Short · Arm-action · Rear Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed forehand grip keeps both wrists relatively firm with minimal lag, and the rear view makes the short, compact wrist snap at contact clearly visible.
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FH Short · Rear #1 Monica Seles's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil significantly early in the swing, then uncoil as a unit with minimal independent hip rotation, emphasizing a strong upper-body driven kinetic sequence.
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FH Short · Rear #2 Monica Seles's forehand from the center court position, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline as she drives through the ball, with a pronounced knee bend and strong upward leg drive that is easy to see from behind.
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FH Short · Rear #3 Monica Seles's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed forehand contact is made slightly in front of her body with the racket face nearly square to the ball and the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the short-court target.
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FH Wide · Rear #1 Monica Seles's forehand from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed to the baseline as she loads, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the outside leg to recover back toward the court.
2.8s
FH Wide · Rear #2 Monica Seles's wide forehand from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her two-handed forehand contact is made slightly in front of her body with the racket face almost square to the net, and the swing path drives forward with notable racket head acceleration through the strike zone.
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FH Volley · Front #1 Monica Seles's forehand volley from a central warmup position, filmed from a front warmup angle. Her two-handed grip stays compact with minimal wrist lag, and you can see the lead wrist remain firm through contact with only a slight forward snap to guide the volley.
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FH Volley · Front #2 Monica Seles's forehand volley from a neutral warmup position, filmed from a front warmup angle. Her shoulders and trunk stay relatively square to the net with only a mild upper-body turn, and the trunk uncoil is short and compact, matching the abbreviated volley swing.
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OH · Front #1 Monica Seles's overhead from the center, filmed from the front. After contact she finishes with her weight moving forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back to a compact ready position in front of her body.
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OH · Front #2 Monica Seles's overhead from the center court position, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively square to the net while a strong knee bend and upward leg drive are visible as she pushes off the ground into contact.
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OH → OH · Rear Monica Seles's overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk rotate as a single unit during the preparation, then uncoil sharply upward so the chest faces more forward at contact, showing a strong transfer of rotational energy into the overhead.
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OH · Rear Monica Seles's overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a quick adjustment shuffle into position followed by a semi-open stance as she plants and drives upward into the overhead.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Monica Seles's backhand return of first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her early shoulder rotation and strong trunk coil are clearly visible as both shoulders turn together, then uncoil in sync to drive the two-handed backhand through the ball.
2.9s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Monica Seles's backhand return of first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her shoulders and trunk show an early, compact coil with both arms engaged, then uncoil together through contact so the torso rotation stays tightly linked to her two-handed swing path.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #1 Monica Seles's first serve return from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she finishes with the racquet high in front of her body and quickly brings both hands back toward the center to reset her stance for the next shot.
3.3s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her legs show a pronounced knee bend before the upward drive, with the hips staying relatively square to the baseline during the toss and initial push-off.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. After contact she lands into the court with her weight moving forward and quickly brings both hands back together in front of her torso as she settles into a compact ready position for the next ball.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Monica Seles's forehand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively square to the net with a strong knee bend on the outside leg, showing a low, stable base that drives up into the two-handed swing.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Monica Seles's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from court-level front. Her early unit turn is visible in the strong upper-body coil, with both shoulders and trunk rotating together before uncoiling aggressively into the ball.
2.4s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Monica Seles's backhand return of first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her two-handed racket stays closed with a slightly forward-leaning face at contact, meeting the ball just above hip height with an aggressive, linear swing path through the court.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view, you can see her continental grip stay relatively firm while her wrist pronates through contact to add spin and control.
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BH Return Slice 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve return backhand slice from the deuce court, filmed from court-level rear. Her split-step lands just before the opponent’s contact and she stays in a mostly neutral stance, using small adjustment steps to line up the slice while keeping her weight slightly forward on the front foot.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the Deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view you can clearly see her continental grip stay firm while her wrist pronates through contact, with only a slight wrist snap at the end of the motion.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #1 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a subtle knee bend and a small front-foot adjustment into the court as she drives up to contact.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her toss stays relatively low in front of her body, and at contact the racket face is only slightly closed with a compact upward swing path that produces a moderate kick.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #1 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her shoulder line and trunk stay relatively square to the baseline with a compact coil, then uncoil together through contact with limited upper-body lateral bend.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her left-handed continental grip is paired with a visibly relaxed wrist that pronates late through contact, giving a distinct upward snap on the ball.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #3 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she lands her weight into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward her body, transitioning into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her legs show a deep knee bend in the loading phase followed by an aggressive upward leg drive that straightens through contact, with the hips rotating from a coiled position into the court.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Court-level-side #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her legs show a pronounced knee bend before the toss with limited forward knee drive, and her hips stay relatively closed through the loading phase before uncoiling into the court.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her footwork is compact with a small front-foot adjustment into a platform stance, and she finishes with a balanced landing that keeps her ready to recover toward the baseline center.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulder line turns noticeably away from the net before contact, then her trunk uncoils in sync with the upward arm swing to transfer energy through the kinetic chain.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #3 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from the front. After contact she lands on her front foot with her tossing arm dropping quickly to her side, then brings both hands back toward her body as she settles into a compact ready position for the next shot.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #4 Monica Seles's first serve return from the ad court, filmed from the front. Her hips stay relatively closed to the net while her knees are deeply flexed on the return load, showing strong leg engagement before she drives up and into the court.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact she lands slightly into the court with her tossing arm dropping quickly as she brings both hands back toward a neutral ready position.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is nearly square to the target with a slightly upward swing path, and you can see the ball struck just above head height with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #1 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible topspin rather than a flat delivery.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her contact point is struck slightly above head height with the racket face moderately closed, and the upward swing path produces visible racket head acceleration through the ball.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #3 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her legs show a moderate knee bend with a compact drive upward, and her hips stay relatively square to the baseline with minimal lateral rotation during the motion.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #4 Monica Seles's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil before contact, then her trunk uncoils in sync with her two-handed swing, keeping the chest oriented slightly closed toward the net through the hit.
2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #5 Monica Seles's second serve return backhand from the Ad court, filmed from the front. After contact she finishes with both hands high in front of her body and quickly brings the racquet back to a neutral position as her weight transfers forward into a ready stance for the next shot.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Front #6 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her legs show a deep knee bend on the loading phase with a noticeable upward leg drive into the court as her hips uncoil toward the target.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her shoulder line stays relatively square to the net with only a mild trunk coil, making the uncoiling phase short and direct as she drives up into contact.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is nearly vertical with a slightly closed angle and the ball struck just above shoulder height, showing a quick upward swing path that accelerates the racket head through the hitting zone.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #3 Monica Seles's second serve return backhand from the deuce side, filmed from the front. After contact she finishes with both hands high in front of her body and quickly drops the racquet back to center while her feet reset into a neutral ready position.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is paired with a noticeable wrist pronation through contact, with the racquet face turning inward as her arm extends toward the target.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the right side of her body.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her front-facing stance shows a relatively compact knee bend with a small adjustment step before the toss, followed by a quick recovery step toward the center after landing.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Monica Seles's second serve return forehand from the deuce court, filmed from the front. From this angle you can clearly see her firm two-handed forehand grip with minimal wrist lag before contact and a compact, synchronized wrist release through the ball.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is clearly visible on the serve hand, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that turns the strings toward the box late in the motion.
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BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can see her continental grip stay firm with minimal grip change and a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that keeps the racquet face square into the court.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Monica Seles's backhand return of second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her split-step is timed just before the toss, leading into a compact pivot and semi-open stance that lets her drive off her outside leg and recover quickly toward the center.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a small forward hop into the court, followed by a quick recovery step that readies her two-handed grip for the next shot.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip on the serve hand is paired with a firm but relaxed wrist that pronates clearly through contact, giving a distinct snap just after impact.
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BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her compact, rhythmic footwork into a neutral stance and small adjustment steps before the toss are clearly visible from behind.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad side, filmed from a rear angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the toss with a noticeable knee bend, then drive upward together with an aggressive left-leg push into the court.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork is compact with a small adjustment step into the stance, and she uses a stable platform stance with minimal leg drive before landing slightly inside the baseline to begin recovery.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear #3 Monica Seles's first serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view, you can see the racket drop deeply behind her back before driving up with a steep, fast swing path to contact at full extension above her left shoulder.
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FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Monica Seles's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from the rear. Her shoulder line rotates noticeably away from the net during the trophy phase, then the trunk uncoils in sequence from hips to shoulders into contact.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #1 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her shoulders and trunk coil noticeably during the toss, then uncoil in a compact, synchronized sequence that keeps her upper body rotation directly aligned with the intended left-handed serve direction.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Monica Seles's second-serve return forehand from the Ad side, filmed from the rear. After contact her two-handed follow-through finishes high across her body as she steps forward into the court and quickly brings both hands back toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
2.6s
FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #1 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around shoulder height, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. Her hip turn is relatively compact with a noticeable knee bend on the back leg, and she drives upward through her legs to initiate the service motion.
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FH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear #3 Monica Seles's forehand return of a second serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. Her footwork shows a compact split step into a semi-open stance, with quick adjustment steps that keep her weight centered as she prepares to take the ball early.
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Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-front #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively square to the net with a noticeable knee bend and upward leg drive that lifts her into the court during the serve motion.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-front #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level front angle. Her hips stay relatively square to the net with a moderate knee bend, and you can see her back leg driving up into the court to initiate the upward motion into the serve.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-front #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from court level in front of the baseline. After contact she steps forward into the court with her weight transferring onto her front foot, and her non-hitting hand drops naturally as she quickly regroups into a compact ready position.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Court-level-rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. From this view you can see her relatively compact continental grip setup with a subtle wrist pronation through contact that finishes with a firm, controlled wrist position rather than an exaggerated snap.
2.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Court-level-rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level rear angle. After contact she lands on her front (right) foot and quickly brings both hands back toward her body, organizing into a compact ready position as she recovers toward the center.
2.4s
Second Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Court-level-rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her legs show a moderate knee bend with limited upward leg drive, and her hips stay relatively closed through the toss and swing, emphasizing stability over explosive lift.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Court-level-rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level rear angle. Her footwork includes a compact pinpoint stance with a small forward hop into the court and a quick two-step recovery readying her for the next shot.
2.6s
Second Serve · Deuce · Leg-action · Court-level-side #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes it easy to see the racket drop fully behind her back before driving up to contact with a slightly closed racket face at a contact height just above shoulder level.
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Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Front #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk stay relatively square to the net with a compact upper-body coil, and the uncoil is driven more by a quick shoulder rotation than a large torso turn.
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Second Serve · Ad · Front #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk coil noticeably to her right during the toss phase, then uncoil in a compact motion that drives her chest square to the net at contact.
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Second Serve · Ad · Toss · Front #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from the front. Her shoulders and trunk show a moderate coil during the toss, with a clear uncoiling sequence as the torso turns into the court before racquet contact.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Front #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce court, filmed from the front. At contact, her racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the upward swing path creates visible topspin and kick.
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Second Serve · Deuce · Toss · Front #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the front. Her continental grip is steady with minimal grip change, and you can clearly see a late wrist pronation as the racket moves up and through the ball.
2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. From this view you can see a relatively firm continental grip with minimal wrist pronation, as her hitting hand and wrist stay quiet through contact with only a subtle snap after the ball leaves the strings.
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Second Serve · Ad · Rear #2 Monica Seles's second serve from the Ad court, filmed from a rear angle. Her continental grip is paired with a clearly visible wrist pronation through contact, with the racket face closing slightly as her hitting hand rotates outward.
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FH Slice Short · Court-level-side Monica Seles's forehand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. Her feet stay relatively planted in a neutral stance with a slight pivot of the front foot, and there is minimal lateral movement as she uses a compact step to set up for the low skidding slice.
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BH Slice Running · Front Monica Seles's running backhand slice from a neutral position, filmed from the front. Her shoulders stay relatively square to the net while the trunk tilts laterally, with limited upper-body coil and a compact uncoiling through contact to control the defensive slice.
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BH Slice Wide · Front Monica Seles's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. The racket face is clearly open at contact with the ball struck slightly below net height, creating a pronounced undercut path through the shot.
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FH Slice Wide · Front Monica Seles's forehand slice from a wide position, filmed from the front. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball meeting the strings slightly below shoulder height, creating a distinct downward cutting path through impact.
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BH Slice Center · Rear Monica Seles's backhand slice from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. Her knees stay flexed with a stable, wide base while her hips remain relatively closed, giving the slice a low, skimming trajectory off a compact leg drive.
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FH Slice Wide · Rear Monica Seles's forehand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact her follow-through stays relatively compact with the racket finishing out in front as she recovers back toward the center, bringing both hands together early to reset into a ready position.
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