Name : Anna Kournikova
Country : Russia
Residence : Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Date of Birth : June 7, 1981 (1981-06-07) (age 28)
Place of Birth : Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight : 56 kg (120 lb)
Turned Pro : October 1995
Plays : Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money : US$3,584,662
Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Russian: Anna_kournikova.ogg Анна Сергеевна Ку́рникова, Anna Sergeevna Kurnikova; born June 7, 1981) is a semi-retired Russian professional tennis player and model. Her celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis players worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on the Internet search engine Google.
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Although also successful in singles, reaching #8 in the world in 2000, Anna Kournikova's specialty has been doubles, where she has at times been the world's number one-ranked player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002. Anna Kournikova's major-league tennis career has been curtailed for the past several years, and possibly ended, by serious back and spinal problems.
Kournikova was born in Moscow in the former Soviet Union to Alla and Sergei Kournikov; she and her mother later emigrated to the United States. Currently, she resides in Miami Beach, Florida, and plays in occasional exhibitions and in doubles for the St. Louis Aces of World Team Tennis.
Country : Russia
Residence : Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Date of Birth : June 7, 1981 (1981-06-07) (age 28)
Place of Birth : Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight : 56 kg (120 lb)
Turned Pro : October 1995
Plays : Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money : US$3,584,662
Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Russian: Anna_kournikova.ogg Анна Сергеевна Ку́рникова, Anna Sergeevna Kurnikova; born June 7, 1981) is a semi-retired Russian professional tennis player and model. Her celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis players worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on the Internet search engine Google.
.Although also successful in singles, reaching #8 in the world in 2000, Anna Kournikova's specialty has been doubles, where she has at times been the world's number one-ranked player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002. Anna Kournikova's major-league tennis career has been curtailed for the past several years, and possibly ended, by serious back and spinal problems.
Kournikova was born in Moscow in the former Soviet Union to Alla and Sergei Kournikov; she and her mother later emigrated to the United States. Currently, she resides in Miami Beach, Florida, and plays in occasional exhibitions and in doubles for the St. Louis Aces of World Team Tennis.
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