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Anna Kournikova Biograpy

Name : Anna Kournikova

Date of Birth : June 7, 1981

Place of Birth : Moscow, Russia

Sign : Sun in Gemini, Moon in Leo

Height : 5′ 8”

Weight : 123 lbs.

Lives : Miami, Florida, USA

Profession : Tennis Player

Father : Sergei Kournikov

Mother : Alla Kournikov

Anna Kournikova (née Anya Kournikova) was born on June 7, 1981, in Moscow, Russia, to Sergei and Alla. Her father, a lecturer at the sports university in Moscow and a part-time tennis coach, and mother, did not encourage Anna to play tennis for the fame, but rather for the health benefits of the sport.

Anna Kournikova’s early tennis days
Anna Kournikova’s talent was first discovered when she played at a weekly children’s sports program at the age of 5, thanks to the racket she received from her parents for Christmas. She started to play and practice more often, in places such as Moscow’s Soklniki Park and the prestigious Spartak Tennis Club, despite the fact that her family was far from wealthy.

While still in Moscow, Anna Kournikova’s first tennis coach was Larissa Preobraschenskaja, from 1985 to 1989. The budding tennis player trained and practiced while studying at school. In 1992, 11-year-old Anna Kournikova moved to Florida with her mother to attend Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy in Bradenton. The tennis facilities made it easier for Anna Kournikova, who had to commute from the gym to the tennis court to school while in Moscow.

Anna Kournikova goes pro
By the time she was 14, she had become the youngest player to win a Fed Cup match, and made sure people took notice of her when she won the European Championships and Italian Open juniors. When she turned pro in 1996, she stepped onto the scene as an ITF Junior World Champion.

Expectations were high and Anna Kournikova delivered: she reached the fourth round in her first Grand Slam tournament, the 1996 U.S. Open and the semifinals in her first Wimbledon appearance in 1997.

1998 was a big year for the blonde beauty: Anna Kournikova became the first Russian female to be seeded at the U.S. Open since 1976, reached the top 10 of the singles rankings, and upset Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals at the 1998 German Open, becoming the ninth-youngest player to defeat a No. 1 tennis player before turning 17.

The following year, Anna Kournikova won her first Grand Slam doubles title at the 1999 Australian Open, with partner Martina Hingis. She managed to reach the fourth round in singles at all three Grand Slams, two Grand Slam doubles finals and one Grand Slam mixed doubles final.

In 2000, Anna Kournikova and Martina Hingis continued to do damage on the courts, and ended the season with a career ranking of No. 8. She even defeated Lindsay Davenport and Nathalie Tauziat on the way to the fifth semifinal of that year in San Diego. She later moved down the rankings to No. 19 and beat Sandrine Testud before losing to Venus Williams. At the 2000 German Open in May, Anna Kournikova experienced the first in what would become a string of injuries.

Anna Kournikova dates enrique iglesias

She continued to make appearances in high-profile tournaments and drawing in big crowds, but not as many titles or wins unfortunately. After 2003’s Australian Open, she suffered a back injury that led to her withdrawal from that year’s Wimbledon games.

In 2001, she had a bit part in the Jim Carrey comedy Me, Myself & Irene as a motel manager, and the following year, she starred opposite Enrique Iglesias in the pop singer’s video for “Escape.” FHM’s Sexiest Woman in the World also made headlines thanks to her relationships with NHL players Pavel Bure and Sergei Fedorov (who she was allegedly married to), and her on-again, off-again romance with Enrique Iglesias.

Anna Kournikova makes millions with endorsements
Anna Kournikova also proved her earning power by being one of the richest women in sports, thanks to lucrative contracts with companies like Adidas, Yonex, Berlei (the famous sports bra), Omega (also the choice of Cindy Crawford and Pierce Brosnan), and Lycos (who once named Anna Kournikova the most popular athlete on the internet, moving Michael Jordan to the No. 2 spot).

By 2002, she was reportedly making $10 million a year, and she continues to be the most photographed woman in sports — even though her ranking and stats are nothing to write Russia about.

Anna Kournikova is no. 99 in askmen.com’s 2006 top 99

Also stretching her modeling muscle, Anna Kournikova graced the cover of Sports Illustrated’s June 2000 edition, and was featured in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue in 2004 and 2005. She also came in at No. 99 in AskMen.c om’s Top 99 Women of 2006.

In a feature for ELLE magazine’s July 2005 issue, Anna Kournikova stated that if she were 100% fit, she would like to come back and compete again. However, in the meantime, we’re just fine watching her strut her stuff in magazines and bra ads.

Biography and Career :

At ages 13 and 14, Anna Kournikova made headlines in international junior tennis, winning several tournaments including the 1995 Italian Open. She was 14 years old when she ended 1995 as Junior European Champion Under 18 and ITF Junior World Champion Under 18.

Anna 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 Kournikova was a member of the Russian delegation to the 1996 Oly
mpic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1997, as a 16-year-old, she reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon, where she lost to the eventual champion, Martina Hingis by a score of 6-3, 6-2. 1998 was her breakthrough year, when she broke into the WTA’s top 20 rankings for the first time and scored impressive victories over Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, and Steffi Graf. Kournikova’s two Grand Slam doubles titles came in 1999 and 2002, both at the Australian Open in the Women’s Doubles event with partner Martina Hingis, with whom she played frequently starting in 1999.

Most of Kournikova’s fame has come from the publicity surrounding her personal life as well as numerous modeling shoots. During her debut at the 1996 U.S. Open at the age of 15, Kournikova’s physical beauty was noticed by the world and soon pictures of her appeared in numerous magazines all over the planet.

Kournikova’s marital status has been an issue on several occasions. There were conflicting rumors about whether or not she was engaged to hockey player Pavel Bure. There were reports that she married NHL hockey star Sergei Fedorov in 2001. Kournikova’s representatives have denied this, but Fedorov stated in 2003 that the couple had married and since divorced. Kournikova currently has a relationship with pop star Enrique Iglesias (in whose video, “Escape”, she appeared), and rumors that the couple had secretly married appeared in 2003 and again in 2005. Kournikova herself has consistently refused to directly confirm or deny rumors about the status of her personal relationships.

WTA Tour Titles :

Singles Finalist :

- 1998: Miami (lost to Venus Williams)
- 1999: Hilton Head (lost to Martina Hingis)
- 2000: Moscow (lost to Martina Hingis)
- 2002: Shanghai (lost to Anna Smashnova)

Doubles :

- 1998 Tokyo [Princess Cup] (w/Seles)
- 1999 Australian Open, Season-Ending Championships, Indian Wells, Rome, Eastbourne (all w/Hingis)
- 2000 Season-Ending Championships, Filderstadt, Zurich, Philadelphia (all w/Hingis), Gold Coast (w/Halard-Decugis), Hamburg (w/Zvereva)
- 2001 Sydney (w/Schett), Moscow (w/Hingis)
- 2002 Australian Open (w/Hingis), Shanghai (w/J.Lee)

Quotes :

- “I’m like a menu at an expensive restaurant, you can look at me, but you can’t afford me”
- “I’m beautiful, famous and gorgeous.”

Trivia :

- 2002: Appears in the new Enrique Iglesias video “Escape”.
- Her fastest serve was clocked at 111.2 mph during the Paris Indoors of 1998.
- Has a tattoo of a sun design on her lower back, which made its “debut” at the 2003 Australian Open. Oddly, she denied having it, telling reporters that it was actually a heat patch to treat back pain.
- Knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round. [June 2002]
- Has never won a major tennis tournament, as of January 2004.
- Ranked 299th in the world (as of October 2003).

Filmography :

1. Me, Myself & Irene (2000) …. Motel Manager.