Seles’ $15.7-Million Lawsuit Dismissed in Stabbing Incident
Monica Seles’ $15.7-million lawsuit against German tennis authorities over her 1993 stabbing was dismissed Thursday.
Seles, who sought damages for lost income, blamed the German Tennis Federation for lack of security.
Judge Peter Schade tossed out the civil suit and also ordered the tennis star to pay the costs of the court proceedings.
“This is, obviously, another disappointment stemming from the terrible attack on me in 1993,” Seles said in a statement released by her representative in Los Angeles.
She said she couldn’t comment on specifics of the decision because the court’s opinion will not be released for several weeks.
“We will wait for the written verdict and then decide whether to appeal,” said Wilhelm Danelzik, Seles’ attorney.
Seles, ranked No. 1 in the world at the time of the attack, missed 27 months after being stabbed in the back during a break in a match at Hamburg on April 30, 1993 by Guenter Parche, a fan of German star Steffi Graf. Parche was convicted and received a two-year suspended sentence.
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