Tennis Superstar Monica Seles to Host Exclusive 5-Week Series on Sirius Satellite Radio

The Monica Seles Challenge: 5 Weeks to Jump Start Your Life’ to
inspire listeners to live a happier, healthier, more confident life
Seles to welcome athletes, celebrities, real women and other special guests in studio

SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that internationally
acclaimed tennis superstar Monica Seles will host an exclusive live
call-in show aimed at empowering women everywhere to lead their best
life. The Monica Seles Challenge: 5 Weeks to Jump Start Your Life will
air in five weekly installments airing every Thursday from September
4th through October 2nd from 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET on SIRIUS Stars channel
102. Seles will host the show from SIRIUS XM Radio’s Rockefeller Center
studios.

Seles
has long been a role model for women and on SIRIUS she will have a
forum to speak candidly about both the troubles and successes she faced
in her own life and how these experiences made her stronger. With The
Monica Seles Challenge, Seles encourages listeners to join her on a
five-week journey toward feeling strong, beautiful, happy and healthy -
on the inside and out. Seles’ goal is to help women realize their best
possible selves across all aspects of their lives, personal,
professional, emotional and beyond.

Seles will welcome expert guests, athletes, celebrities and real women and will take calls from around the country.

“I
love radio and the unique way it has to reach out to people with a real
and personal exchange of ideas and stories,” said Monica Seles. “SIRIUS
has provided just such an opportunity for me, my studio guests and the
SIRIUS audience to share our life experiences, learn from them, and
hopefully forge ahead into a happier and healthier future.”

“Monica
Seles is an extraordinary person whose passion, determination and
courage – both on and off the court – shaped her into the world-class
athlete and woman she is today,” said Scott Greenstein, President and
Chief Content Officer, SIRIUS XM Radio. “On SIRIUS, these qualities
will translate into compelling radio as she empowers and inspires
listeners across the country.”

Over
Seles’ extraordinary tennis career, she earned nine Grand Slam titles
and won 53 singles and six doubles tournaments. She first became No. 1
in the world in March 1991. Seles was No. 1 for 178 weeks during the
next two years- the youngest No. 1 ever at the time- until tragedy
struck in April 1993 when she was stabbed in the back by a deranged fan
during a match in Germany. She wasn’t able to play again for more than
two years. When she returned to tennis, she won hearts with her
comeback win at the Canadian Open and then reached the US Open Final
the following month. Remarkably, she won her ninth Grand Slam title at
the Australian Open in January 1996. Seles joined the cast of ABC-TV’s
hit “Dancing with the Stars” in 2008. Seles is currently writing her
memoir, Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self, in which she
explores her remarkable journey of tennis, fame, tragedy, loss and
self-discovery. Her book is scheduled for publication in March 2009 by
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA).