{"id":314,"date":"2022-07-28T05:48:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T05:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/busy-tennis-players.com\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2022-08-01T05:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T05:18:11","slug":"anna-kournikova","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/busy-tennis-players.com\/anna-kournikova\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Kournikova"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"314\" class=\"elementor elementor-314\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1476dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1476dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3607fb\" data-id=\"b3607fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd1155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecd1155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/busy-tennis-players.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xAnnaKournikova.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.KJvowzSxtF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-316\" alt=\"xAnnaKournikova.jpg.pagespeed.ic.KJvowzSxtF\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busy-tennis-players.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xAnnaKournikova.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.KJvowzSxtF.jpg 360w, https:\/\/busy-tennis-players.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xAnnaKournikova.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.KJvowzSxtF-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb0473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cb0473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a9 AP Photo\/Dave Caulkin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a2fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05a2fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb84d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb84d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anna Kournikova is probably a name you came across if you have followed tennis or sports in general in the recent past. She was one of the most popular professional tennis players. At the peak of her fame her name was one of the most searched strings on Google. Her global fame was more because of her beauty and modeling than her performance on the tennis court. ESPN citing the degree of hype as compared to actual accomplishments as a singles player ranked beautiful Anna Kournikova as the 18th in its \u201c25 Biggest Sports Flops of the Past 25 Years\u201d.<\/p><p>Anna has had success in singles defeating many of the top players in the world including Lindsay Davenport, Steffi Graff, Monica Seles, Jennifer Capriati, Arantxa Sanchez and Martina Hingis. She reached a career best ranking as Worlds Number 8 in 2000.<\/p><p>However, Anna\u2019s specialty has been doubles. She has at times been ranked Worlds Number 1 in doubles with Martina Hingis. She has won two Grand Slam doubles titles at the 1999 and 2002 Australian Open partnering Hingis.<\/p><p>Anna\u2019s tennis career was curtailed and ended suddenly in 2003 by serious back and spinal problems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed93500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed93500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personal Life<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9a77f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc9a77f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anna was born in Moscow, Soviet Russia, on 7 June 1981 to very young parents. Father Sergei was 20 and mother Alla was 18. Sergei says &#8220;We were young and we liked the clean, physical life, so Anna was in a good environment for sport from the beginning.&#8221;<\/p><p>Anna now resides in Miami Beach, Florida<\/p><p>There have been conflicting rumors about Kournikova&#8217;s marital status. She has consistently refused to confirm or deny the status of her personal relationships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8204c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8204c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fashion Model<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e53561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e53561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A lot of Anna\u2019s fame is from her beauty and modeling. She has appeared scantily clad in several Men\u2019s Magazines including the 2004 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She was among the People Magazine\u2019s 50 Most Beautiful People in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003.<\/p><p>Since 2006 Anna has served as one of K-Swiss&#8217; global ambassadors helping to design tennis and casual apparel for the international brand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85be824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85be824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/busy-tennis-players.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xAnnaKournikovaModel.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.2hnIs1wOyx.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-318\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busy-tennis-players.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xAnnaKournikovaModel.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.2hnIs1wOyx.jpg 350w, https:\/\/busy-tennis-players.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xAnnaKournikovaModel.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.2hnIs1wOyx-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca20424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca20424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Life As A Tennis Pro<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf274a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccf274a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anna Kournikova signed a management deal at age 10 and went to Bradenton, Florida, USA, to train at the famed Nick Bolletierri\u2019s tennis academy.<\/p><p>Kournikova had a great junior career. In 1995 at age 14 she accomplished a lot. She was the youngest player ever to win the under 18 division of the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl tournament. She also won the European Championships and the Italian Open Junior tournament. Anna was crowned the ITF Junior World Champion U-18.<\/p><p>Anna turned pro in 1995 at the very young age of 14. She became the youngest player ever to win a Fed Cup match at 14 when she played for Russia.<\/p><p>In 1997 Anna reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon. She was the 2nd woman in the Open Era, next to Chris Evert, to reach the Wimbledon Semi&#8217;s in her career debut.<\/p><p>In 1998 Anna broke into the world&#8217;s top 20 for the first time at #16. At The Lipton Championships in Key Biscayne, Florida, Anna defeated four consecutive top 10 players in a four day period during a single tournament, an unprecedented achievement that no other female tennis player has accomplished to date. Later that year, broke into the top 10 for the first time in her career. Anna finished 1998 as World\u2019s Number 13 in singles and 10 in doubles.<\/p><p>Although Anna had some success in the next few years in singles, she accomplished more in doubles as her game is more suitable for doubles. She is known for her foot speed, aggressive but risky relatively flat ground strokes, excellent angles, drop shots, good net play and sometimes unreliable serve. She won two doubles Grand Slam tiles in 1999 and 2002 at the Australian Open partnering Martina Hingis.<\/p><p>Kournikova has not played on the WTA Tour since 2003. She now participates in World Team Tennis matches and tennis exhibitions to support various charitable organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f935937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f935937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Philanthropy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dbcfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5dbcfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anna Kournikova is involved in several philanthropic activities. She works with the Boys &amp; Girls Club of America. In partnership with the Cartoon Network, she helped launch the Get Animated campaign which encourages kids and their parents to &#8220;get up and get moving!&#8221; She is also involved in her philanthropic work with PSI, a U.S. based NGO focusing on children&#8217;s health in under developed countries. 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