Anna Kournikova

Anna Sergeyevna Kurnikova is known as a Russian television personality and former professional tennis player. The combination of her celebrity and looks made her one of the best-known tennis players in the world. Anna Kournikova was a tennis pro in Russia for several years. At one time she was regarded as the greatest female tennis star. Kournikova was a singles player with only modest results, however her doubles team was incredibly successful. The world was captivated by her looks and modeling assignments and is to date one of the most highly searched athletes on the internet. Kournikova was a typical modern baseliner who moved her ball about the court in a fast and efficient spin. The tennis she played was defined by a powerful return, deep groundstrokes, as well as a desire to get close to the net at any time the opportunity presented itself. Kournikova was born in Moscow and both her parents played professional tennis. Her father, Sergei Kournikov, was wrestler champion, as his mother Alla was a runner. Kournikova began playing tennis at 5 years old. Her move to Florida (at age 10,) in 1991 to train with the Nick Bollettieri Academy. Kournikova made the leap to professional after turning professional and signed deals to endorse a variety of brands. She was the poster female tennis player. After her retirement, Kournikova has a huge following and she has appeared in Hollywood films. Kournikova is involved with the world-renowned star Enrique Iglesias since 2001. The couple has two children twins who were born in the year 2017. Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova, born 7th June 1981 in Moscow the SFSR Soviet Union, was a Russian tennis player. She was a very active Russian professional tennis athlete. The Russian tennis player started her professional tennis career when she was 14 years old. She was the youngest participant for the Fed Cup ever and won it in the name of Russia. In her 15th year, she won the U.S. Open, while at 16 she was able to make it all the way to Wimbledon's semifinals. Then she decided to pull out pro tennis when she was 21 due to due to chronic back pain.