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Anna Kournikova

Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Russian: Анна Сергеевна Курникова, IPA: [ˈanːə sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvnə ˈkurnʲɪkəvə] (listen); born 7 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player and American television personality. Her appearance and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on Google Search.[1][2][3]

Anna Kournikova
Анна Курникова
Kournikova at Bagram Air Base during a 2009 USO tour
Born (1981-06-07) 7 June 1981 (age 41)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PartnerEnrique Iglesias
Children3

Tennis career
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMiami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Turned proOctober 1995
RetiredMay 2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$3,584,662
Singles
Career record209–129
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 8 (20 November 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2001)
French Open4R (1998, 1999)
WimbledonSF (1997)
US Open4R (1996, 1998)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2000)
Olympic Games1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record200–71
Career titles16
Highest rankingNo. 1 (22 November 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1999, 2002)
French OpenF (1999)
WimbledonSF (2000, 2002)
US OpenQF (1996, 2002)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1999, 2000)
Mixed doubles
Career record24–14
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1997, 2000)
French OpenQF (1997)
WimbledonF (1999)
US OpenF (2000)

Despite never winning a singles title, she reached No. 8 in the world in 2000. She achieved greater success playing doubles, where she was at times the world No. 1 player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002, and the WTA Championships in 1999 and 2000. They referred to themselves as the "Spice Girls of Tennis".[4][5]

Kournikova retired from professional tennis in 2003 due to serious back and spinal problems, including a herniated disk.[6] She lives in Miami Beach, Florida, and played in occasional exhibitions and in doubles for the St. Louis Aces of World Team Tennis before the team folded in 2011.[7] She was a new trainer for season 12 of the television show The Biggest Loser, replacing Jillian Michaels, but did not return for season 13. In addition to her tennis and television work, Kournikova serves as a Global Ambassador for Population Services International's "Five & Alive" program, which addresses health crises facing children under the age of five and their families.[8]

Early life

Kournikova was born in Moscow, Russia on 7 June 1981. Her father, Sergei Kournikov (born 1961),[9] 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 400-metre runner.[10] Her younger half-brother, Allan, is a youth golf world champion who was featured in the 2013 documentary film The Short Game.[11]

Sergei Kournikov has said, "We were young and we liked the clean, physical life, so Anna was in a good environment for sport from the beginning".[10]

Kournikova received her first tennis racquet as a New Year gift in 1986 at the age of five. Describing her early regimen, she said, "I played two times a week from age six. It was a children's program. And it was just for fun; my parents didn't know I was going to play professionally, they just wanted me to do something because I had lots of energy. It was only when I started playing well at seven that I went to a professional academy. I would go to school, and then my parents would take me to the club, and I'd spend the rest of the day there just having fun with the kids."[10] In 1986, Kournikova became a member of the Spartak Tennis Club, coached by Larissa Preobrazhenskaya.[12] In 1989, at the age of eight, Kournikova began appearing in junior tournaments, and by the following year, was attracting attention from tennis scouts across the world. She signed a management deal at age ten and went to Bradenton, Florida, to train at Nick Bollettieri's celebrated tennis academy.[12]

Tennis career

1989–1997: Early years and breakthrough

Following her arrival in the United States, she became prominent on the tennis scene.[12] 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.[13] By the end of the year, Kournikova was crowned the ITF Junior World Champion U-18[14] and Junior European Champion U-18.[12]

Earlier, in September 1995, Kournikova, still only 14 years of age, debuted in the WTA Tour,[15] when she received a wildcard into the qualifications at the WTA tournament in Moscow, the Moscow Ladies Open, and qualified before losing in the second round of the main draw to third-seeded Sabine Appelmans. She also reached her first WTA Tour doubles final in that debut appearance — partnering with 1995 Wimbledon girls' champion in both singles and doubles Aleksandra Olsza, she lost the title match to Meredith McGrath and Larisa Savchenko-Neiland.

In February–March 1996, Kournikova won two ITF titles, in Midland, Michigan and Rockford, Illinois. Still only 14 years of age, in April 1996 she debuted at the Fed Cup for Russia,[16] the youngest player ever to participate and win a match.[12]

In 1996, she started playing under a new coach, Ed Nagel. Her six-year association with Nagel was successful. At 15, she made her Grand Slam debut, reaching the fourth round of the 1996 US Open, losing to Steffi Graf, the eventual champion. After this tournament, Kournikova's ranking jumped from No. 144 to debut in the Top 100 at No. 69.[17] Kournikova was a member of the Russian delegation to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1996, she was named WTA Newcomer of the Year,[12] and she was ranked No. 57 in the end of the season.[7]

Kournikova entered the 1997 Australian Open as world No. 67,[18] where she lost in the first round to world No. 12, Amanda Coetzer. At the Italian Open, Kournikova lost to Amanda Coetzer in the second round. She reached the semi-finals in the doubles partnering with Elena Likhovtseva, before losing to the sixth seeds Mary Joe Fernández and Patricia Tarabini.[18]

At the French Open, Kournikova made it to the third round before losing to world No. 1, Martina Hingis. She also reached the third round in doubles with Likhovtseva. At the Wimbledon Championships, Kournikova became only the second woman in the open era to reach the semi-finals in her Wimbledon debut, the first being Chris Evert in 1972.[19] There she lost to eventual champion Martina Hingis.

At the US Open, she lost in the second round to the eleventh seed Irina Spîrlea. Partnering with Likhovtseva, she reached the third round of the women's doubles event.[18] Kournikova played her last WTA Tour event of 1997 at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Filderstadt, losing to Amanda Coetzer in the second round of singles, and in the first round of doubles to Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotná partnering with Likhovtseva. She broke into the top 50 on 19 May, and was ranked No. 32 in singles and No. 41 in doubles at the end of the season.[20]

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.[18] Although she lost in the second round of the Paris Open to Anke Huber in singles, Kournikova reached her second doubles WTA Tour final, partnering with Larisa Savchenko-Neiland. They lost to Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans. Kournikova and Savchenko-Neiland reached their second consecutive final at the Linz Open, losing to Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat. At the Miami Open, Kournikova reached her first WTA Tour singles final, before losing to Venus Williams in the final.[17]

 
Kournikova practices her backhand for a match at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2002

Kournikova then reached two consecutive quarterfinals, at Amelia Island and the Italian Open, losing respectively to Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis. At the German Open, she reached the semi-finals in both singles and doubles, partnering with Larisa Savchenko-Neiland. At the French Open Kournikova had her best result at this tournament, making it to the fourth round before losing to Jana Novotná. She also reached her first Grand Slam doubles semi-finals, losing with Savchenko-Neiland to Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva. During her quarterfinals match at the grass-court Eastbourne Open versus Steffi Graf, Kournikova injured her thumb, which would eventually force her to withdraw from the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.[17] However, she won that match, but then withdrew from her semi-finals match against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.[17] Kournikova returned for the Du Maurier Open and made it to the third round, before losing to Conchita Martínez. At the US Open Kournikova reached the fourth round before losing to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Her strong year qualified her for the year-end 1998 WTA Tour Championships, but she lost to Monica Seles in the first round. However, with Seles, she won her first WTA doubles title, in Tokyo, beating Mary Joe Fernández and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final. At the end of the season, she was ranked No. 10 in doubles.[20]

At the start of the 1999 season, Kournikova advanced to the fourth round in singles before losing to Mary Pierce. However, Kournikova won her first doubles Grand Slam title, partnering with Martina Hingis. The two defeated Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva in the final. At the Tier I Family Circle Cup, Kournikova reached her second WTA Tour final, but lost to Martina Hingis.[20] She then defeated Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport and Patty Schnyder on her route to the Bausch & Lomb Championships semi-finals, losing to Ruxandra Dragomir. At The French Open, Kournikova reached the fourth round before losing to eventual champion Steffi Graf.[20] Once the grass-court season commenced in England, Kournikova lost to Nathalie Tauziat in the semi-finals in Eastbourne. At Wimbledon, Kournikova lost to Venus Williams in the fourth round. She also reached the final in mixed doubles, partnering with Jonas Björkman, but they lost to Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond. Kournikova again qualified for year-end WTA Tour Championships, but lost to Mary Pierce in the first round, and ended the season as World No. 12.[20]

 
Kournikova (left) with doubles partner Martina Hingis

While Kournikova had a successful singles season, she was even more successful in doubles. After their victory at the Australian Open, she and Martina Hingis won tournaments in Indian Wells, Rome, Eastbourne and the WTA Tour Championships, and reached the final of The French Open where they lost to Serena and Venus Williams. Partnering with Elena Likhovtseva, Kournikova also reached the final in Stanford. On 22 November 1999 she reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles, and ended the season at this ranking. Kournikova and Hingis were presented with the WTA Award for Doubles Team of the Year.

Kournikova opened her 2000 season winning the Gold Coast Open doubles tournament partnering with Julie Halard. She then reached the singles semi-finals at the Medibank International Sydney, losing to Lindsay Davenport. At the Australian Open, she reached the fourth round in singles and the semi-finals in doubles. That season, Kournikova reached eight semi-finals (Sydney, Scottsdale, Stanford, San Diego, Luxembourg, Leipzig and Tour Championships), seven quarterfinals (Gold Coast, Tokyo, Amelia Island, Hamburg, Eastbourne, Zürich and Philadelphia) and one final. On 20 November 2000 she broke into top 10 for the first time, reaching No. 8.[20] She was also ranked No. 4 in doubles at the end of the season.[20] Kournikova was once again, more successful in doubles. She reached the final of the US Open in mixed doubles, partnering with Max Mirnyi, but they lost to Jared Palmer and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. She also won six doubles titles – Gold Coast (with Julie Halard), Hamburg (with Natasha Zvereva), Filderstadt, Zürich, Philadelphia and the Tour Championships (with Martina Hingis).

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.[17] She underwent surgery in April.[17] 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, partnering with Iroda Tulyaganova, and at San Diego, partnering with Martina Hingis. Hingis and Kournikova also won the Kremlin Cup. At the end of the 2001 season, she was ranked No. 74 in singles and No. 26 in doubles.[20]

 
At the 2002 Medibank International Sydney

Kournikova regained some success in 2002. She reached the semi-finals of Auckland, Tokyo, Acapulco and San Diego, and the final of the China Open, losing to Anna Smashnova. This was Kournikova's last singles final. With Martina Hingis, she lost in the final at Sydney, but they won their second Grand Slam title together, the Australian Open. They also lost in the quarterfinals of the US Open. With Chanda Rubin, Kournikova played the semi-finals of Wimbledon, but they lost to Serena and Venus Williams. Partnering with Janet Lee, she won the Shanghai title. At the end of 2002 season, she was ranked No. 35 in singles and No. 11 in doubles.[20]

In 2003, Anna Kournikova achieved her first Grand Slam match victory in two years at the Australian Open. She defeated Henrieta Nagyová in the first round, and then lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne in the 2nd round. She withdrew from Tokyo due to a sprained back suffered at the Australian Open and did not return to Tour until Miami. On 9 April, in what would be the final WTA match of her career, Kournikova dropped out in the first round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, due to a left adductor strain. Her singles world ranking was 67. She reached the semi-finals at the ITF tournament in Sea Island, before withdrawing from a match versus Maria Sharapova due to the adductor injury. She lost in the first round of the ITF tournament in Charlottesville. She did not compete for the rest of the season due to a continuing back injury. At the end of the 2003 season and her professional career, she was ranked No. 305 in singles and No. 176 in doubles.[20]

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. Kournikova proved a successful doubles player on the professional circuit, winning 16 tournament doubles titles, including two Australian Opens and being a finalist in mixed doubles at the US Open and at Wimbledon, and reaching the No. 1 ranking in doubles in the WTA Tour rankings. Her pro career doubles record was 200–71. However, her singles career plateaued after 1999. For the most part, she managed to retain her ranking between 10 and 15 (her career high singles ranking was No.8), but her expected finals breakthrough failed to occur; she only reached four finals out of 130 singles tournaments, never in a Grand Slam event, and never won one.

Her singles record is 209–129. Her final playing years were marred by a string of injuries, especially back injuries, which caused her ranking to erode gradually. As a personality Kournikova was among the most common search strings for both articles and images in her prime.[1][2][3]

2004–present: Exhibitions and World Team Tennis

 
Kournikova at a USO-sponsored tour at Forward Operating Base Sharana on 15 December 2009

Kournikova has not played on the WTA Tour since 2003, but still plays exhibition matches for charitable causes. In late 2004, she participated in three events organized by Elton John and by fellow tennis players Serena Williams and Andy Roddick. In January 2005, she played in a doubles charity event for the Indian Ocean tsunami with John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, and Chris Evert. In November 2005, she teamed up with Martina Hingis, playing against Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur in the WTT finals for charity. Kournikova is also a member of the St. Louis Aces in the World Team Tennis (WTT), playing doubles only.

In September 2008, Kournikova showed up for the 2008 Nautica Malibu Triathlon held at Zuma Beach in Malibu, California.[21] The Race raised funds for children's Hospital Los Angeles. She won that race for women's K-Swiss team.[21] On 27 September 2008, Kournikova played exhibition mixed doubles matches in Charlotte, North Carolina, partnering with Tim Wilkison and Karel Nováček.[22] Kournikova and Wilkison defeated Jimmy Arias and Chanda Rubin, and then Kournikova and Novacek defeated Rubin and Wilkison.[22]

On 12 October 2008, Anna Kournikova played one exhibition match for the annual charity event, hosted by Billie Jean King and Elton John, and raised more than $400,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund.[23] She played doubles with Andy Roddick (they were coached by David Chang) versus Martina Navratilova and Jesse Levine (coached by Billie Jean King); Kournikova and Roddick won.[23]

Kournikova competed alongside John McEnroe, Tracy Austin and Jim Courier at the "Legendary Night", which was held on 2 May 2009, at the Turning Stone Event Center in Verona, New York.[24] The exhibition included a mixed doubles match of McEnroe and Austin against Courier and Kournikova.

In 2008, she was named a spokesperson for K-Swiss.[25] In 2005, Kournikova stated that if she were 100% fit, she would like to come back and compete again.[26]

In June 2010, Kournikova reunited with her doubles partner Martina Hingis to participate in competitive tennis for the first time in seven years in the Invitational Ladies Doubles event at Wimbledon.[27][28] On 29 June 2010 they defeated the British pair Samantha Smith and Anne Hobbs.[29]

Playing style

Kournikova plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand.[7] She is a great player at the net.[30] She can hit forceful groundstrokes and also drop shots.[31]

Her playing style fits the profile for a doubles player, and is complemented by her height.[32] She has been compared to such doubles specialists as Pam Shriver and Peter Fleming.[32]

Personal life

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.[33] 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 asked Kournikova to marry him. As the story made headlines in Russia, where they were both heavily followed in the media as celebrities, Bure and Kournikova both denied any engagement. Kournikova, 10 years younger than Bure, was 18 years old at the time.[34]

Fedorov claimed that he and Kournikova were married in 2001, and divorced in 2003.[35] Kournikova's representatives deny any marriage to Fedorov; however, Fedorov's agent Pat Brisson claims that although he does not know when they got married, he knew "Fedorov was married".[35]

Kournikova started dating singer Enrique Iglesias in late 2001 after she had appeared in his music video for "Escape".[36] She has consistently refused to directly confirm or deny the status of her personal relationships.[citation needed] The couple have a son and daughter, Nicholas and Lucy, who are fraternal twins born on 16 December 2017.[37] On 30 January 2020, their third child, a daughter, Mary, was born.[38][39]

It was reported in 2010 that Kournikova had become an American citizen.[40][41]

Media publicity

 
Kournikova preparing to serve in 2002

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.[42] 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.[43] Photographs of her have appeared on covers of various publications, including men's magazines, such as one in the much-publicized 2004 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue,[44] where she posed in bikinis and swimsuits, as well as in FHM[45] and Maxim.[46]

Kournikova was named one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1998[47] and was voted "hottest female athlete" on ESPN.com.[48] In 2002, she also placed first in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World in US and UK editions.[45] By contrast, ESPN – citing the degree of hype as compared to actual accomplishments as a singles player – ranked Kournikova 18th in its "25 Biggest Sports Flops of the Past 25 Years".[49] Kournikova was also ranked No. 1 in the ESPN Classic series "Who's number 1?" when the series featured sport's most overrated athletes.[50]

She continued to be the most searched athlete on the Internet through 2008 even though she had retired from the professional tennis circuit years earlier.[51] After slipping from first to sixth among athletes in 2009,[52] she moved back up to third place among athletes in terms of search popularity in 2010.[53]

In October 2010, Kournikova headed to NBC's The Biggest Loser where she led the contestants in a tennis-workout challenge.[54][55] In May 2011, it was announced that Kournikova would join The Biggest Loser as a regular celebrity trainer in season 12.[56] She did not return for season 13.[57]

Legacy and influence on popular culture

Career statistics and awards

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 2R W SF QF W 3R 2 / 7 22–5
French Open A A 3R SF F 3R A A A 0 / 4 13–4
Wimbledon A A 2R A A SF A SF A 0 / 3 9–3
US Open A QF 3R 2R A 2R A QF A 0 / 5 10–5
Win–loss 0–0 3–1 5–4 6–3 11–1 11–4 3–1 13–2 2–1 2 / 19 54–17
Year-end championship
Tour Championships A A A QF W W A A A 2 / 3 6–1
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 70 40 10 1 4 26 11 176

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in final Score in final
Winners 1999 Australian Open Hard   Martina Hingis   Lindsay Davenport
  Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 1999 French Open Clay   Martina Hingis   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–8
Winners 2002 Australian Open (2) Hard   Martina Hingis   Daniela Hantuchová
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–1

Mixed doubles: 2 (0–2)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in final Score in final
Runner-up 1999 Wimbledon Grass   Jonas Björkman   Leander Paes
  Lisa Raymond
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 2000 US Open Hard   Max Mirnyi   Jared Palmer
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–6, 3–6

Awards

Books

  • 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)

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ITF Junior World Champion
1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Martina Hingis
WTA Newcomer of the Year
1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Martina Hingis &
Jana Novotná
WTA Doubles Team of the Year
(with Martina Hingis)

1999
Succeeded by
Serena Williams &
Venus Williams
Preceded by Trainer on The Biggest Loser
2011
Succeeded by
TBA
Sporting positions
Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
Category: 18 and under

1995
Succeeded by

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For the computer virus see Anna Kournikova computer virus In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions the patronymic is Sergeyevna and the family name is Kournikova Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova Russian Anna Sergeevna Kurnikova IPA ˈanːe sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvne ˈkurnʲɪkeve listen born 7 June 1981 is a Russian former professional tennis player and American television personality Her appearance and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide At the peak of her fame fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on Google Search 1 2 3 Anna KournikovaAnna KurnikovaKournikova at Bagram Air Base during a 2009 USO tourBorn 1981 06 07 7 June 1981 age 41 Moscow Russian SFSR Soviet Union now Russia Height1 73 m 5 ft 8 in PartnerEnrique IglesiasChildren3Tennis careerCountry sports RussiaResidenceMiami Beach Florida U S Turned proOctober 1995RetiredMay 2003PlaysRight handed two handed backhand Prize moneyUS 3 584 662SinglesCareer record209 129Career titles0Highest rankingNo 8 20 November 2000 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenQF 2001 French Open4R 1998 1999 WimbledonSF 1997 US Open4R 1996 1998 Other tournamentsTour FinalsSF 2000 Olympic Games1R 1996 DoublesCareer record200 71Career titles16Highest rankingNo 1 22 November 1999 Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian OpenW 1999 2002 French OpenF 1999 WimbledonSF 2000 2002 US OpenQF 1996 2002 Other doubles tournamentsTour FinalsW 1999 2000 Mixed doublesCareer record24 14Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsAustralian OpenSF 1997 2000 French OpenQF 1997 WimbledonF 1999 US OpenF 2000 Despite never winning a singles title she reached No 8 in the world in 2000 She achieved greater success playing doubles where she was at times the world No 1 player With Martina Hingis as her partner she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002 and the WTA Championships in 1999 and 2000 They referred to themselves as the Spice Girls of Tennis 4 5 Kournikova retired from professional tennis in 2003 due to serious back and spinal problems including a herniated disk 6 She lives in Miami Beach Florida and played in occasional exhibitions and in doubles for the St Louis Aces of World Team Tennis before the team folded in 2011 7 She was a new trainer for season 12 of the television show The Biggest Loser replacing Jillian Michaels but did not return for season 13 In addition to her tennis and television work Kournikova serves as a Global Ambassador for Population Services International s Five amp Alive program which addresses health crises facing children under the age of five and their families 8 Contents 1 Early life 2 Tennis career 2 1 1989 1997 Early years and breakthrough 2 2 1998 2000 Success and stardom 2 3 2001 2003 Injuries and final years 2 4 2004 present Exhibitions and World Team Tennis 3 Playing style 4 Personal life 5 Media publicity 6 Legacy and influence on popular culture 7 Career statistics and awards 7 1 Doubles performance timeline 7 2 Grand Slam tournament finals 7 2 1 Doubles 3 2 1 7 2 2 Mixed doubles 2 0 2 7 3 Awards 8 Books 9 References 10 External linksEarly lifeKournikova was born in Moscow Russia on 7 June 1981 Her father Sergei Kournikov born 1961 9 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 400 metre runner 10 Her younger half brother Allan is a youth golf world champion who was featured in the 2013 documentary film The Short Game 11 Sergei Kournikov has said We were young and we liked the clean physical life so Anna was in a good environment for sport from the beginning 10 Kournikova received her first tennis racquet as a New Year gift in 1986 at the age of five Describing her early regimen she said I played two times a week from age six It was a children s program And it was just for fun my parents didn t know I was going to play professionally they just wanted me to do something because I had lots of energy It was only when I started playing well at seven that I went to a professional academy I would go to school and then my parents would take me to the club and I d spend the rest of the day there just having fun with the kids 10 In 1986 Kournikova became a member of the Spartak Tennis Club coached by Larissa Preobrazhenskaya 12 In 1989 at the age of eight Kournikova began appearing in junior tournaments and by the following year was attracting attention from tennis scouts across the world She signed a management deal at age ten and went to Bradenton Florida to train at Nick Bollettieri s celebrated tennis academy 12 Tennis career1989 1997 Early years and breakthrough Following her arrival in the United States she became prominent on the tennis scene 12 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 13 By the end of the year Kournikova was crowned the ITF Junior World Champion U 18 14 and Junior European Champion U 18 12 Earlier in September 1995 Kournikova still only 14 years of age debuted in the WTA Tour 15 when she received a wildcard into the qualifications at the WTA tournament in Moscow the Moscow Ladies Open and qualified before losing in the second round of the main draw to third seeded Sabine Appelmans She also reached her first WTA Tour doubles final in that debut appearance partnering with 1995 Wimbledon girls champion in both singles and doubles Aleksandra Olsza she lost the title match to Meredith McGrath and Larisa Savchenko Neiland In February March 1996 Kournikova won two ITF titles in Midland Michigan and Rockford Illinois Still only 14 years of age in April 1996 she debuted at the Fed Cup for Russia 16 the youngest player ever to participate and win a match 12 In 1996 she started playing under a new coach Ed Nagel Her six year association with Nagel was successful At 15 she made her Grand Slam debut reaching the fourth round of the 1996 US Open losing to Steffi Graf the eventual champion After this tournament Kournikova s ranking jumped from No 144 to debut in the Top 100 at No 69 17 Kournikova was a member of the Russian delegation to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta Georgia In 1996 she was named WTA Newcomer of the Year 12 and she was ranked No 57 in the end of the season 7 Kournikova entered the 1997 Australian Open as world No 67 18 where she lost in the first round to world No 12 Amanda Coetzer At the Italian Open Kournikova lost to Amanda Coetzer in the second round She reached the semi finals in the doubles partnering with Elena Likhovtseva before losing to the sixth seeds Mary Joe Fernandez and Patricia Tarabini 18 At the French Open Kournikova made it to the third round before losing to world No 1 Martina Hingis She also reached the third round in doubles with Likhovtseva At the Wimbledon Championships Kournikova became only the second woman in the open era to reach the semi finals in her Wimbledon debut the first being Chris Evert in 1972 19 There she lost to eventual champion Martina Hingis At the US Open she lost in the second round to the eleventh seed Irina Spirlea Partnering with Likhovtseva she reached the third round of the women s doubles event 18 Kournikova played her last WTA Tour event of 1997 at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Filderstadt losing to Amanda Coetzer in the second round of singles and in the first round of doubles to Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotna partnering with Likhovtseva She broke into the top 50 on 19 May and was ranked No 32 in singles and No 41 in doubles at the end of the season 20 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 Lucic in the second round 18 Although she lost in the second round of the Paris Open to Anke Huber in singles Kournikova reached her second doubles WTA Tour final partnering with Larisa Savchenko Neiland They lost to Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans Kournikova and Savchenko Neiland reached their second consecutive final at the Linz Open losing to Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat At the Miami Open Kournikova reached her first WTA Tour singles final before losing to Venus Williams in the final 17 Kournikova practices her backhand for a match at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston South Carolina in 2002 Kournikova then reached two consecutive quarterfinals at Amelia Island and the Italian Open losing respectively to Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis At the German Open she reached the semi finals in both singles and doubles partnering with Larisa Savchenko Neiland At the French Open Kournikova had her best result at this tournament making it to the fourth round before losing to Jana Novotna She also reached her first Grand Slam doubles semi finals losing with Savchenko Neiland to Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva During her quarterfinals match at the grass court Eastbourne Open versus Steffi Graf Kournikova injured her thumb which would eventually force her to withdraw from the 1998 Wimbledon Championships 17 However she won that match but then withdrew from her semi finals match against Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 17 Kournikova returned for the Du Maurier Open and made it to the third round before losing to Conchita Martinez At the US Open Kournikova reached the fourth round before losing to Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Her strong year qualified her for the year end 1998 WTA Tour Championships but she lost to Monica Seles in the first round However with Seles she won her first WTA doubles title in Tokyo beating Mary Joe Fernandez and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the final At the end of the season she was ranked No 10 in doubles 20 At the start of the 1999 season Kournikova advanced to the fourth round in singles before losing to Mary Pierce However Kournikova won her first doubles Grand Slam title partnering with Martina Hingis The two defeated Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva in the final At the Tier I Family Circle Cup Kournikova reached her second WTA Tour final but lost to Martina Hingis 20 She then defeated Jennifer Capriati Lindsay Davenport and Patty Schnyder on her route to the Bausch amp Lomb Championships semi finals losing to Ruxandra Dragomir At The French Open Kournikova reached the fourth round before losing to eventual champion Steffi Graf 20 Once the grass court season commenced in England Kournikova lost to Nathalie Tauziat in the semi finals in Eastbourne At Wimbledon Kournikova lost to Venus Williams in the fourth round She also reached the final in mixed doubles partnering with Jonas Bjorkman but they lost to Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond Kournikova again qualified for year end WTA Tour Championships but lost to Mary Pierce in the first round and ended the season as World No 12 20 Kournikova left with doubles partner Martina Hingis While Kournikova had a successful singles season she was even more successful in doubles After their victory at the Australian Open she and Martina Hingis won tournaments in Indian Wells Rome Eastbourne and the WTA Tour Championships and reached the final of The French Open where they lost to Serena and Venus Williams Partnering with Elena Likhovtseva Kournikova also reached the final in Stanford On 22 November 1999 she reached the world No 1 ranking in doubles and ended the season at this ranking Kournikova and Hingis were presented with the WTA Award for Doubles Team of the Year Kournikova opened her 2000 season winning the Gold Coast Open doubles tournament partnering with Julie Halard She then reached the singles semi finals at the Medibank International Sydney losing to Lindsay Davenport At the Australian Open she reached the fourth round in singles and the semi finals in doubles That season Kournikova reached eight semi finals Sydney Scottsdale Stanford San Diego Luxembourg Leipzig and Tour Championships seven quarterfinals Gold Coast Tokyo Amelia Island Hamburg Eastbourne Zurich and Philadelphia and one final On 20 November 2000 she broke into top 10 for the first time reaching No 8 20 She was also ranked No 4 in doubles at the end of the season 20 Kournikova was once again more successful in doubles She reached the final of the US Open in mixed doubles partnering with Max Mirnyi but they lost to Jared Palmer and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario She also won six doubles titles Gold Coast with Julie Halard Hamburg with Natasha Zvereva Filderstadt Zurich Philadelphia and the Tour Championships with Martina Hingis 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 17 She underwent surgery in April 17 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 partnering with Iroda Tulyaganova and at San Diego partnering with Martina Hingis Hingis and Kournikova also won the Kremlin Cup At the end of the 2001 season she was ranked No 74 in singles and No 26 in doubles 20 At the 2002 Medibank International Sydney Kournikova regained some success in 2002 She reached the semi finals of Auckland Tokyo Acapulco and San Diego and the final of the China Open losing to Anna Smashnova This was Kournikova s last singles final With Martina Hingis she lost in the final at Sydney but they won their second Grand Slam title together the Australian Open They also lost in the quarterfinals of the US Open With Chanda Rubin Kournikova played the semi finals of Wimbledon but they lost to Serena and Venus Williams Partnering with Janet Lee she won the Shanghai title At the end of 2002 season she was ranked No 35 in singles and No 11 in doubles 20 In 2003 Anna Kournikova achieved her first Grand Slam match victory in two years at the Australian Open She defeated Henrieta Nagyova in the first round and then lost to Justine Henin Hardenne in the 2nd round She withdrew from Tokyo due to a sprained back suffered at the Australian Open and did not return to Tour until Miami On 9 April in what would be the final WTA match of her career Kournikova dropped out in the first round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston due to a left adductor strain Her singles world ranking was 67 She reached the semi finals at the ITF tournament in Sea Island before withdrawing from a match versus Maria Sharapova due to the adductor injury She lost in the first round of the ITF tournament in Charlottesville She did not compete for the rest of the season due to a continuing back injury At the end of the 2003 season and her professional career she was ranked No 305 in singles and No 176 in doubles 20 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 Kournikova proved a successful doubles player on the professional circuit winning 16 tournament doubles titles including two Australian Opens and being a finalist in mixed doubles at the US Open and at Wimbledon and reaching the No 1 ranking in doubles in the WTA Tour rankings Her pro career doubles record was 200 71 However her singles career plateaued after 1999 For the most part she managed to retain her ranking between 10 and 15 her career high singles ranking was No 8 but her expected finals breakthrough failed to occur she only reached four finals out of 130 singles tournaments never in a Grand Slam event and never won one Her singles record is 209 129 Her final playing years were marred by a string of injuries especially back injuries which caused her ranking to erode gradually As a personality Kournikova was among the most common search strings for both articles and images in her prime 1 2 3 2004 present Exhibitions and World Team Tennis Kournikova at a USO sponsored tour at Forward Operating Base Sharana on 15 December 2009 Kournikova has not played on the WTA Tour since 2003 but still plays exhibition matches for charitable causes In late 2004 she participated in three events organized by Elton John and by fellow tennis players Serena Williams and Andy Roddick In January 2005 she played in a doubles charity event for the Indian Ocean tsunami with John McEnroe Andy Roddick and Chris Evert In November 2005 she teamed up with Martina Hingis playing against Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur in the WTT finals for charity Kournikova is also a member of the St Louis Aces in the World Team Tennis WTT playing doubles only In September 2008 Kournikova showed up for the 2008 Nautica Malibu Triathlon held at Zuma Beach in Malibu California 21 The Race raised funds for children s Hospital Los Angeles She won that race for women s K Swiss team 21 On 27 September 2008 Kournikova played exhibition mixed doubles matches in Charlotte North Carolina partnering with Tim Wilkison and Karel Novacek 22 Kournikova and Wilkison defeated Jimmy Arias and Chanda Rubin and then Kournikova and Novacek defeated Rubin and Wilkison 22 On 12 October 2008 Anna Kournikova played one exhibition match for the annual charity event hosted by Billie Jean King and Elton John and raised more than 400 000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund 23 She played doubles with Andy Roddick they were coached by David Chang versus Martina Navratilova and Jesse Levine coached by Billie Jean King Kournikova and Roddick won 23 Kournikova competed alongside John McEnroe Tracy Austin and Jim Courier at the Legendary Night which was held on 2 May 2009 at the Turning Stone Event Center in Verona New York 24 The exhibition included a mixed doubles match of McEnroe and Austin against Courier and Kournikova In 2008 she was named a spokesperson for K Swiss 25 In 2005 Kournikova stated that if she were 100 fit she would like to come back and compete again 26 In June 2010 Kournikova reunited with her doubles partner Martina Hingis to participate in competitive tennis for the first time in seven years in the Invitational Ladies Doubles event at Wimbledon 27 28 On 29 June 2010 they defeated the British pair Samantha Smith and Anne Hobbs 29 Playing styleKournikova plays right handed with a two handed backhand 7 She is a great player at the net 30 She can hit forceful groundstrokes and also drop shots 31 Her playing style fits the profile for a doubles player and is complemented by her height 32 She has been compared to such doubles specialists as Pam Shriver and Peter Fleming 32 Personal lifeKournikova 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 33 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 asked Kournikova to marry him As the story made headlines in Russia where they were both heavily followed in the media as celebrities Bure and Kournikova both denied any engagement Kournikova 10 years younger than Bure was 18 years old at the time 34 Fedorov claimed that he and Kournikova were married in 2001 and divorced in 2003 35 Kournikova s representatives deny any marriage to Fedorov however Fedorov s agent Pat Brisson claims that although he does not know when they got married he knew Fedorov was married 35 Kournikova started dating singer Enrique Iglesias in late 2001 after she had appeared in his music video for Escape 36 She has consistently refused to directly confirm or deny the status of her personal relationships citation needed The couple have a son and daughter Nicholas and Lucy who are fraternal twins born on 16 December 2017 37 On 30 January 2020 their third child a daughter Mary was born 38 39 It was reported in 2010 that Kournikova had become an American citizen 40 41 Media publicity Kournikova preparing to serve in 2002 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 42 Following that she was cast by the Farrelly brothers for a minor role in the 2000 film Me Myself amp Irene starring Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger 43 Photographs of her have appeared on covers of various publications including men s magazines such as one in the much publicized 2004 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 44 where she posed in bikinis and swimsuits as well as in FHM 45 and Maxim 46 Kournikova was named one of People s 50 Most Beautiful People in 1998 47 and was voted hottest female athlete on ESPN com 48 In 2002 she also placed first in FHM s 100 Sexiest Women in the World in US and UK editions 45 By contrast ESPN citing the degree of hype as compared to actual accomplishments as a singles player ranked Kournikova 18th in its 25 Biggest Sports Flops of the Past 25 Years 49 Kournikova was also ranked No 1 in the ESPN Classic series Who s number 1 when the series featured sport s most overrated athletes 50 She continued to be the most searched athlete on the Internet through 2008 even though she had retired from the professional tennis circuit years earlier 51 After slipping from first to sixth among athletes in 2009 52 she moved back up to third place among athletes in terms of search popularity in 2010 53 In October 2010 Kournikova headed to NBC s The Biggest Loser where she led the contestants in a tennis workout challenge 54 55 In May 2011 it was announced that Kournikova would join The Biggest Loser as a regular celebrity trainer in season 12 56 She did not return for season 13 57 Legacy and influence on popular cultureA variation of a White Russian made with skim milk is known as an Anna Kournikova 58 59 A video game featuring Kournikova s licensed appearance titled Anna Kournikova s Smash Court Tennis was developed by Namco and released for the PlayStation in Japan and Europe in November 1998 60 A computer virus named after her spread worldwide beginning on 12 February 2001 infecting computers through email in a matter of hours 58 61 The Texas hold em opening hand of Ace King is sometimes referred to as an Anna Kournikova both for the initials on the cards and because the hand looks better than it performs 62 Career statistics and awardsMain article Anna Kournikova career statistics Doubles performance timeline Key W F SF QF R RR Q DNQ A NH W winner F finalist SF semifinalist QF quarterfinalist R rounds 4 3 2 1 RR round robin stage Q qualification round DNQ did not qualify A absent NH not held SR strike rate events won competed W L win loss record Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W LGrand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open A A 1R 2R W SF QF W 3R 2 7 22 5French Open A A 3R SF F 3R A A A 0 4 13 4Wimbledon A A 2R A A SF A SF A 0 3 9 3US Open A QF 3R 2R A 2R A QF A 0 5 10 5Win loss 0 0 3 1 5 4 6 3 11 1 11 4 3 1 13 2 2 1 2 19 54 17Year end championshipTour Championships A A A QF W W A A A 2 3 6 1Career statisticsYear end ranking 70 40 10 1 4 26 11 176Grand Slam tournament finals Doubles 3 2 1 Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in final Score in finalWinners 1999 Australian Open Hard Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 7 5 6 3Runner up 1999 French Open Clay Martina Hingis Serena Williams Venus Williams 3 6 7 6 7 2 6 8Winners 2002 Australian Open 2 Hard Martina Hingis Daniela Hantuchova Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6 2 6 7 4 7 6 1Mixed doubles 2 0 2 Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in final Score in finalRunner up 1999 Wimbledon Grass Jonas Bjorkman Leander Paes Lisa Raymond 4 6 6 3 3 6Runner up 2000 US Open Hard Max Mirnyi Jared Palmer Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 4 6 3 6Awards 1996 WTA Newcomer of the Year 1999 WTA Doubles Team of the Year with Martina Hingis BooksAnna 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 References a b 2001 Year End Google Zeitgeist Search patterns trends and surprises Retrieved 8 July 2009 a b 2002 Year End Google Zeitgeist Search patterns trends and surprises Retrieved 8 July 2009 a b 2003 Year End Google Zeitgeist Search patterns trends and surprises Retrieved 9 July 2009 Harper Tony 29 January 1999 Hingis Kournikova Win Australian Open Doubles The Washington Post Retrieved 10 March 2017 Gallagher Brendan 29 June 2010 Wimbledon 2010 Anna Kournikova and Martina Hingis lend some spice to Court Two The Daily Telegraph UK Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 Retrieved 5 May 2016 Myles Stephanie 18 February 2010 Alla Kournikova not mother of the year The Gazette Archived from the original on 6 September 2014 Retrieved 10 August 2013 a b c Players Info Anna Kournikova Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Retrieved 10 March 2012 Anna Kournikova in Haiti Day One Child Survival The Daily Traveler 27 February 2009 Archived from the original on 20 October 2011 Retrieved 25 August 2011 Anna s official discussion forum Community kournikova com Retrieved 10 March 2012 a b c Anna Kournikova Description Sportsmates Archived from the original on 6 December 2008 Retrieved 10 March 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Holmes John Anna Kournikova s Little Brother is a Blossoming Golf Champion PGA com Professional Golfers Association Archived from the original on 19 June 2013 Retrieved 22 June 2014 a b c d e f About Me Biography 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Swiss 22 February 2008 Archived from the original on 9 May 2008 Retrieved 9 April 2008 Elle July 2005 page Hingis and Kournikova to return to Wimbledon BBC Sport 5 May 2010 Archived from the original on 8 May 2010 Retrieved 5 May 2010 Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova to be reunited The Daily Telegraph UK 5 May 2010 Archived from the original on 8 May 2010 Retrieved 5 May 2010 Bull Andy 30 June 2010 Anna Kournikova and Martina Hingis turn on the old charm at Wimbledon The Guardian London ISSN 0261 3077 OCLC 60623878 Retrieved 20 June 2011 Roberts Selena 27 August 1996 Substance Behind Those Shades The New York Times Retrieved 7 July 2008 Dicker Ron 21 July 1997 Rubin Defeats Kournikova in Exhibition Final The New York Times Retrieved 7 July 2008 a b Sweet Anna Kournikova Biography Sweetannakournikova com 7 June 1981 Archived from the original on 16 March 2012 Retrieved 10 March 2012 People Courtney Love Scissor Sisters Antonio Moral The New York Times 11 February 2005 Retrieved 12 July 2009 Kournikova and Bure wedding may be off The Independent London 6 April 2000 Archived from the original on 26 January 2011 Retrieved 24 June 2009 a b Fedorov married divorced Kournikova CBC Sports 3 March 2003 Archived from the original on 24 October 2007 Retrieved 26 January 2007 Moss Corey 1 July 2002 Enrique Iglesias Serves Up Anna Kournikovca for Latest Video MTV Retrieved 27 February 2020 Enrique Iglesias amp Anna Kournikova Kept Pregnancy Secret by Staying Very Undercover Source People Enrique Iglesias Reveals 5 Week Old Daughter s Name and Her Sweet Russian Nickname People Retrieved 8 March 2020 It s a Girl Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova Welcome daughter My Sunshine People Retrieved 13 February 2020 Video Five questions with tennis star Anna Kournikova USA Today 17 November 2010 Archived from the original on 9 October 2011 Retrieved 28 November 2010 via Tucson Citizen Russian born Kournikova Now An American Citizen Tennis 23 September 2010 Retrieved 31 August 2019 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December 2009 Retrieved 9 December 2010 permanent dead link Sanders Bill 1 December 2010 Yahoo Top 10 Lists Icon Marketing Guy Archived from the original on 15 July 2012 Retrieved 9 December 2010 Ross Robyn Exclusive Anna Kournikova Heads to Biggest Loser Campus TV Guide Retrieved 27 February 2020 Anna Kournikova Making Appearance on The Biggest Loser peoplestar co uk Archived from the original on 26 July 2012 Retrieved 1 October 2010 Snierson Dan 24 May 2011 Anna Kournikova joins Biggest Loser as celebrity trainer for next season Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on 25 May 2011 Retrieved 24 May 2011 Lawson Richard 14 November 2011 Anna Kournikova Gets Dumped The Atlantic Wire via news yahoo com a b Anna Kournikova TV Guide Barnes Bingo 2006 The Snows of Revolution Boise Weekly Archived from the original on 7 April 2012 Retrieved 27 February 2020 Deathawk 5 August 2013 Anna Kournikova s Smash Court Tennis Giant Bomb Retrieved 2 May 2016 Migga Kissa Joseph 7 April 2005 Computer network security Springer pp 92 94 ISBN 0 387 20473 3 Poker Terms Anna Kournikova PokerNews Retrieved 1 February 2018 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anna Kournikova Official website Anna Kournikova at the Women s Tennis Association Anna Kournikova at the International Tennis Federation Anna Kournikova at the Billie Jean King Cup Anna Kournikova at IMDbAwards and achievementsPreceded byMartina Hingis ITF Junior World Champion1995 Succeeded byAmelie MauresmoPreceded byMartina Hingis WTA Newcomer of the Year1996 Succeeded byVenus WilliamsPreceded byMartina Hingis amp Jana Novotna WTA Doubles Team of the Year with Martina Hingis 1999 Succeeded bySerena Williams amp Venus WilliamsPreceded byJillian Michaels Trainer on The Biggest Loser2011 Succeeded byTBASporting positionsPreceded by Mariam Ramon Orange Bowl Girls Singles Champion Category 18 and under1995 Succeeded by Ana Alcazar Portal Tennis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anna 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