Anna Kournikova is a famous fashion model and tennis player. She became the youngest Russian participant in the Olympic Games. Anna has the title of the first racket of the world.
Childhood, adolescence
Anna was born in Moscow on June 7, 1981. Her mother is a tennis coach, her father is an athlete, was engaged in wrestling. Later he became a teacher at the Academy of Physical Education. The girl began to play tennis from the age of five and began to make her first successes. She studied at the Spartak club and at the age of 7 became one of the promising students.
In 1988, Kournikova became the winner of a tournament in Moscow and decided to link her future life with tennis. In 1991, she was offered to study at the tennis academy of Nick Bollettieri, Kournikova then turned 10. She and her mother began to live in Florida. The talented girl quickly began to speak English and made new friends.
Tennis
In 1994, Anya became the winner of Les Petits As, where teenagers under 14 participated. In 1995 she won the Orange Bowl and the Italian Championship.
Later, Anya became the champion of the International Tennis Federation. She beat the other competitors in the Wimbledon semi-finals and the French Championship quarterfinals.
In 1996, in the US Championship, Kournikova became the second, losing to the famous Steffi Graf. In the same year, the girl entered the Olympic Games as part of the Russian national team.
In 1997, Anna reached the semifinals of Wimbledon, a year later she won the championship in Australia. In 2000, Kournikova won several major tournaments.
In 2001, she injured her leg. A year later, Anna recovered and won the Kremlin Cup, won the Australian Championship. She retired from sports in 2003 due to a back injury.
Fashion model career
Anna Kournikova often stars for glossy magazines. She also had many advertising contracts, thanks to which she managed to earn a decent amount. She has advertised for Adidas products, Yonex tennis rackets, Omega Swiss watches and other brands.
According to People magazine, Kournikova is in the TOP-50 of the most beautiful girls in the world. In 2000, Anna appeared in Me, Me, and Irene opposite Jim Carrey. After leaving the sport, Kournikova began to engage in the modeling business, sometimes she participates in exhibition tournaments, charity events.
Personal life
Anna Kournikova had a relationship with NHL star Pavel Bure. With hockey player Sergei Fedorov, they were going to get married. Then Kournikova met the singer Enrique Iglesias, this happened during the filming of the video for the song Escape. Then they started dating.
In 2013, Anna and Enrique got married. In 2017, they had twins Lucy and Nicholas. The family lives in a mansion on the coast of Miami. Kournikova has an Instagram account, where new photos appear regularly.
