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Kournikova was born in Moscow, Russia, on 7 June 1981. Her father, Sergei Kournikov (born 1961), a former Greco-Roman wrestling champion, eventually earned a PhD and was a professor at the University of Physical Culture and Sport in Moscow. As of 2001, he was still a part-time martial arts instructor there. Her mother Alla (born 1963) had been a 40...
1989–1997: early years and breakthrough
Following her arrival in the United States, she became prominent on the tennis scene. At the age of 14, she won the European Championships and the Italian Open Junior tournament. In December 1995, she became the youngest player to win the 18-and-under division of the Junior Orange Bowl tennis tournament. By the end of the year, Kournikova was crowned the ITF Junior World Champion U-18and Junior European Champion U-18. Earlier, in September 1995, Kournikova, still only 14 years of age, debuted...
1998–2000: success and stardom
In 1998, Kournikova broke into the WTA's top 20 rankings for the first time, when she was ranked No. 16. At the Australian Open, Kournikova lost in the third round to world No. 1 player, Martina Hingis. She also partnered with Larisa Savchenko-Neiland in women's doubles, and they lost to eventual champions Hingis and Mirjana Lučić in the second round. Although she lost in the second round of the Paris Open to Anke Huber in singles, Kournikova reached her second doubles WTA Tour final, partner...
2001–2003: injuries and final years
Her 2001 season was plagued by injuries, including a left foot stress fracture which made her withdraw from 12 tournaments, including the French Open and Wimbledon. She underwent surgery in April. She reached her second career grand slam quarterfinals, at the Australian Open. Kournikova then withdrew from several events due to continuing problems with her left foot and did not return until Leipzig. With Barbara Schett, she won the doubles title in Sydney. She then lost in the finals in Tokyo,...
Kournikova plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand. She is a great player at the net. She can hit forceful groundstrokes and also drop shots. Her playing style fits the profile for a doubles player, and is complemented by her height. She has been compared to such doubles specialists as Pam Shriver and Peter Fleming.
Kournikova was in a relationship with fellow Russian, Pavel Bure, an NHL ice hockey player. The two met in 1999, when Kournikova was still linked to Bure's former Russian teammate Sergei Fedorov.Bure and Kournikova were reported to have been engaged in 2000 after a reporter took a photo of them together in a Florida restaurant where Bure supposedly...
In 2000, Kournikova became the new face for Berlei's shock absorber sports bras, and appeared in the "only the ball should bounce" billboard campaign. Following that, she was cast by the Farrelly brothers for a minor role in the 2000 film Me, Myself & Irene starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger. Photographs of her have appeared on covers of vario...
A variation of a White Russian made with skim milkis known as an Anna Kournikova.A video game featuring Kournikova's licensed appearance, titled Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis, was developed by Namco and released for the PlayStationin Japan and Europe in November 1998.A computer virus named after herspread worldwide beginning on 12 February 2001 infecting computers through email in a matter of hours.Awards
1. 1996: WTA Newcomer of the Year 2. 1999: WTA Doubles Team of the Year (with Martina Hingis)
Anna Kournikova by Susan Holden (2001) (ISBN 978-1-84222-416-8 / ISBN 978-1-84222-416-8)Anna Kournikova by Connie Berman (2001) (Women Who Win) (ISBN 978-0-7910-6529-7 / ISBN 978-0-7910-6529-7)Anna Kournikova at the Women's Tennis AssociationAnna Kournikova at the International Tennis FederationAnna Kournikova at the Billie Jean King CupKournikova tornou-se a mais jovem tenista a vencer a competição. Ainda em 1995 venceu o Campeonato da Europa para tenistas de até 18 anos. Com 15 anos, a jovem russa estreou no circuito feminino internacional, o WTA, no U.S. Open, onde foi eliminada pela alemã Steffi Graf, na altura a número 1.
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In 1998, Kournikova beat four Top 10 players in as many days to reach her first career final (Lipton Tournament), and three months later, she beat Steffi Graf on grass, something only two other players accomplished in the 1990s. As Nick Bollettieri, at whose tennis academy Kournikova shaped her game between 1992 and 1997, said: "Anna is very ...
Anna Kournikova [RUS] Date of birth: 07-Jun-1981 : Plays: Right (two-handed backhand) Peak rank: 8 (20-Nov-2000) Profile: Wikipedia
