Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Roushie: Анна Сергеевна Ку́рникова; born 7 Juien 1981) is a Roushie professional tennis player an model. Her celebrity status made her ane o the best kent tennis players warldwide. At the peak o her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name ane o the maist common search strings on the Internet search ingine Google.
Anna Kournikova
Анна Ку́рникова |
Kintra | Roushie |
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Residence | Miami, Florida, Unitit States |
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Born | (1981-06-07) 7 Juin 1981 (age 43) Moscow, Roushie SFSR, Soviet Union |
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Hicht | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Turned pro | October 1995 |
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Retired | Mey 2007 |
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Plays | Richt-haundit (twa-haundit backhaund) |
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Prize money | US$3,584,662 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 209–129 |
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Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF[1] |
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Heichest rankin | No. 8 (20 November 2000) |
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Grand Slam Singles results |
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Australian Open | QF (2001) |
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French Open | 4R (1998, 1999) |
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Wimbledon | SF (1997) |
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US Open | 4R (1996, 1998) |
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Ither toornaments |
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Tour Finals | SF (2000) |
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Olympic Gemmes | 1R (1996) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 200–71 |
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Career titles | 16 WTA[1] |
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Heichest rankin | No. 1 (22 November 1999) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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Australian Open | W (1999, 2002) |
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French Open | F (1999) |
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Wimbledon | SF (2000, 2002) |
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US Open | QF (1996, 2002) |
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Ither Doubles toornaments |
Tour Finals | W (1999, 2000) |
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Last updatit on: 29 October 2008. |
Although also successful in singles, reachin No. 8 in the warld in 2000, Kournikova's specialty has been doubles, where she haes at times been the Warld No. 1 player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she wan Grand Slam titles in Australie in 1999 an 2002. Based on their looks, Hingis an Kournikova facetiously referred tae themselves as the "Spice Girls o Tennis". Kournikova's professional tennis career haes been curtailed for the past several years, an possibly ended, bi serious back an spinal problems. She currently resides in Miami Beach, Florida, an played in occasional exhibitions an in doubles for the St. Louis Aces o World Team Tennis.