Anna Kournikova Biography
Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (born June 7, 1981) is a tennis player. She is one of the best known tennis players. Anna was born in Moscow, Russia to Alla and Sergei Kournikov; her family later emigrated to the United States, and she currently resides in Miami, Florida.
At age 13 and 14 Anna won several Junior tournaments including the 1995 Italian Open. Anna Kournikova was 14 years old when she won the Junior European Champion Under 18 and Junior World Champion U18 in '95. Kournikova debuted in professional tennis at age 14 in the Fed Cup for Russia, the youngest player ever to participate and win. At age 15, she reached the fourth round of the 1996 U.S. Open, only to be stopped by then-top ranked player Steffi Graf. Anna was a member of the Russian delegation to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. As a 16-year old, she reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon. Kournikova's first of two Grand Slam doubles titles came in 1999 at the Australian Open in the Women's Doubles event with partner Martina Hingis, with whom she played frequently. Kournikova proved a successful doubles player on the senior circuit, winning sixteen doubles titles, including two Australian Opens and being a finalist in mixed doubles at the US Open and Wimbledon, and reaching #1 in doubles in the Women's Tennis Association tour rankings.
Much of Anna's fame however, has come from publicity surrounding her personal life as well as numerous modelling shoots. During her debut at the US Open 1996 at age 15, Kournikova got noticed and soon pictures of her appeared in numerous magazines all over the world. A number of her relationships with other celebrities, including romantic involvement with pop star Enrique Iglesias (in whose video, Escape, she appeared) and with hockey star Sergei Fedorov, have featured prominently in the tabloid press. Photographs of her scantily-clad form have appeared in various men's magazines, including a much-publicized Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and other popular publications such as FHM and Maxim.
Kournikova was named one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2003. She has also been voted "hottest athlete" and "hottest couple" (with Enrique) on espn.com and "sexiest woman in the world" by FHM readers (2003). By contrast, ESPN -- citing the degree of hype as compared to actual accomplishments as a singles player -- ranked Anna 18th in its "25 Biggest Sports Flops of the Past 25 Years". Kournikova had a small role (as a motel manager) in the 2000 film Me, Myself and Irene, starring Jim Carrey.
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Usain Bolt is the best ever, Anna Kournikova wasn't - just to clear that up before people get on their high horses and start to make references to athletic ability. |
| Back in 2002, Anna Kournikova decided to wear black shorts instead of a white skirt during a warm up before one of the games, and was asked to change immediately by the referee. |
| By Darrick Thomas on 2012-04-24 12:33:50 (Pacific Coast News)more pics » Anna Kournikova and Enrique (Pacific Coast News) Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias have been going strong for a long time now, and, although they keep a low profile, ... |
Her case of Anna Kournikova disease is getting to be as bad as Kournikova's -- Kournikova won doubles Slams, at least, but Vesnina has blow those in addition to all her singles finals. |
Rickie Fowler was in danger of becoming Anna Kournikova in golf spikes, the golf version of the former Russian tennis star who never won a singles title despite being marketed so brilliantly you would have thought she won more times at Wimbledon than ... |
| For somebody derided by his country's own performance director as in danger of becoming the Anna Kournikova of diving, Tom Daley has produced a telling riposte as the 17-year-old rounded off the World Series by winning gold in the Mexican leg to add to ... |
The American, formerly a teenage prodigy called the “American Anna (Kournikova)”, is all grown up, married (for the second time) and a Mom. |
| For him getting that first win with all the commercial endorsement deals he had, the pressure of not becoming golf's Anna Kournikova was big. But now he's beaten the world's No. 1 golfer twice. Expect win No. 2 to come sooner rather than later. |
| Iglesias, who's been dating Anna Kournikova since 2001, said the tour will include collaborative performances as well as their own material. |
| The pair held peace talks over the controversial comments in which Evangulov likened the 17-year-old to Anna Kournikova. Evangulov said he was worried Daley could follow the path of the tennis star whose 'media exposure meant she never got to be the ... |
| Iglesias, who`s been dating Anna Kournikova since 2001, said the tour will include collaborative performances as well as their own material. |
(AP Photo/Curtis Compton) Photo: CURTIS COMPTON, Associated Press / AP At 10 years old, Anna Kournikova was already considered a tennis prodigy. |
While spectators keep a watchful eye for the next Maria Sharapova or Anna Kournikova, both alumni of the Brevard County event, they might just notice some exciting trends in ladies' tennis fashions as well. |
by China DeSpain Freeman April 30, 2012 Although fans of the singer have long suggested he's a commitment phobe (since he and longtime girlfriend Anna Kournikova have yet to tie the knot), it seems that when it comes to pets, he has no trouble ... |
As Michael Collins of ESPN said, “For him getting that first win with all the commercial endorsement deals he had, the pressure of not becoming golf's Anna Kournikova was big.” Rickie Fowler's putter is a Scotty Cameron by Titleist Select GoLo mallet. |
Deford details how a long look at Anna Kournikova, accompanied by the tennis player in sultry poses, caused an uproar, with critics faulting him for giving her so much ink and picturing her thataway. |
| Argentinian tennis pro Gisela Dulko has had a tennis career much like Russian beauty Anna Kournikova's—a very disappointing singles career, but moderate success playing doubles. |
The Russian likened Daley, who turns 18 this month, to former fallen-star tennis player Anna Kournikova and claimed his Chinese rivals "trained three times harder". |
| Evangulov also likened Daley to fallen-star former tennis player Anna Kournikova and claimed his Chinese rivals "trained three times harder". |
2006 welcomed "Dancing With the Stars" winner Drew Lachey and tennis siren Anna Kournikova, among others. But I'm guessing nobody had time to wonder why these C-listers were in the building; guests must have been too busy gaping at Stephen Colbert's ... |
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