Seles, a four-time champion in the Australian Open, notched a 6- 3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Belgian’s Sabine Appelmans that extended her winning streak at Melbourne Park to 31 straight matches.
Seles will play Sandrine Testud of France in her 4th round singles match.
Seles is currently ranked 4th in the world; however, since Jana Novotna was knocked out in the 3rd round,Seles has a chance to end the Australian Open ranked 3rd in the world.
Seles has not dropped a match since appearing at the year’s first Grand Slam event eight years ago, although she has missed four tournaments.