Fan who stabbed world No1 Monica Seles in back on court dies aged 68 after a month of not responding in nursing home

The cause of Parche's death - which is said to have been peaceful - has yet to be revealed.

Parche spent the last 14 years living in a nursing home in Nordhausen Germany, where he reportedly lived in a single room.

It's claimed the German - who had previously received palliative care - spent the final month of his life lying in bed.

Parche took an incredible disliking towards Seles after she beat Graf in the finals of the 1990 French Open final.

The Graf-mad Parche's fury grew when Seles became the World No.1 in 1991.

And he took it out on her during the Hamburg Open - leaping over the fence and stabbing her in the back with a nine-inch knife between games.

Parche was immediately apprehended by security, while Seles was taken to the hospital.

Despite admitting he wanted to "hurt" Seles, Parche sensationally avoided any jail time as he was handed a two-year suspended sentence.

Seles fumed with the verdict and eventually managed to secure a retrial.

But the judge at Parche’s second trial opted to uphold the previous sentence bestowed.

Parche - who was described as a "mentally unbalanced loner" - passed away in his nursing home last November.

Seles managed to recover from the horror stabbing and returned to the court two years later - although she wasn't the same player.

But she did manage to taste glory again in the 1996 Australia Open.

Seles seldom speaks about the incident as it brings back too many bad memories.