Anna Kournikova Success

Anna Kournikova Success

Tournaments that didn't include Anna Kournikova had 30% less attendance. Her matches always sold out and it's safe to say that fans weren't crowding the courts in order to watch Anna Kournikova pummel her opponent.
Her fame has less to do with her accomplishments , attitude and antics. Still, we'll give her some credit as a tennis player. Her greatest feats in the game include winning the European Championships and Italian Open juniors at age 14, and becoming the youngest tennis player to win a Fed Cup match. By the end of 1995, Anna Kournikova was crowned ITF Junior World Champion. In 1996, Anna Kournikova went pro and the tennis world would never be the same. She reached the fourth round in that year's U.S. Open and the semifinals at 1997's Wimbledon.

After staying in the top 10 singles rankings for several years and managing to defeat four consecutive top 10 players in a single tournament, she won a Grand Slam doubles title with Martina Hingis at the 1999 Australian Open.

Ever since 2003's Australian Open, Anna Kournikova has been plagued with a back injury that forced her to pull out of that year's Wimbledon tournament. Unfortunately, Anna Kournikova has suffered injuries since 2000 -- but fortunately, she has still managed to remain in the spotlight, just where we like her.

Not only is she the most photographed woman in the sports world, she's also one of the richest, thanks to several million-dollar endorsements. In 2002, it was reported that Anna Kournikova made $10 million a year. Since a contract with Adidas depended on victories and high rankings, she didn't reach her market potential, but she is raking in $3 million with the athletic wear manufacturer. And she's laughing all the way to the bank with sponsors that include Omega watches, Berlei lingerie, Lycos, and sports equipment company Yonex.

In addition to ads, billboards and magazine covers, Anna Kournikova has also graced the tabloids, thanks to relationships with hockey players Pavel Bure and Sergei Fedorov (who she was rumored to have married), and her on-again, off-again romance with pop star Enrique Iglesias.

As for media appearances, Anna was seen everywhere, from 2001's Me, Myself & Irene and Enrique's "Escape" video in 2002, to a spread in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issues in 2004 and 2005. Not only does she remain one of the top searches on the internet, someone even named a widespread virus in her honor in 2001, which wreaked havoc on the web.

Anna Kournikova Why is She Famous

Anna Kournikova Why is She Famous

Aside from single-handedly making women's tennis popular again, Anna Kournikova is one of the most searched people on the internet thanks to her amazing looks. She proves that you don't need to be a star tennis player to be one of the most highly endorsed athletes, nor do you need killer tennis skills to have a deadly internet virus named after you.

Anna Kournikova Biography

Anna Kournikova Biography

Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova also known as Anna Kournikova is an professional female tennis player, was born on 7 June 1981 in Moscow, Soviet Union, on June 7, 1981. Her father, Sergei Kournikov, was 20 at the time. Sergei, a former Greco-Roman wrestling champion, had earned a Ph.D. and was a professor at the University of Physical Culture and Sport in Moscow. As of 2001, he was still a part-time martial arts instructor there. Her mother Alla, who was 18 when Anna was born, had been a 400-meter runner.

Anna Kournikova received her first tennis racquet as a New Year gift in 1986 at age 5. Anna says: “I played two times a week from age five. It was a children’s program. And it was just for fun; my parents didn’t know I was going to play professionally, they just wanted me to do something because I had lots of energy. It was only when I started playing well at seven that I went to a professional academy. I would go to school, and then my parents would take me to the club, and I’d spend the rest of the day there just having fun with the kids.” In 1986, Anna became a member of the prestigious Spartak Tennis Club, coached by Larissa Preobrazhenskaya. In 1989, at the age of eight, Anna began appearing in junior tournaments, and by the following year, was attracting attention from tennis scouts across the world. Anna signed a management deal at age ten and went to Bradenton, Florida to train at Nick Bollettieri’s celebrated tennis academy.

Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova was in a relationship with fellow Russian, Pavel Bure, an NHL ice hockey player. The two met in 1999 when Kournikova was still linked to Bure’s former Russian teammate Sergei Fedorov. Bure and Kournikova were reported to have been engaged in 2000 after a reporter took a photo of them together in a Florida restaurant where Bure supposedly asked Kournikova to marry him. As the story made headlines in Russia, where they were both heavily followed in the media as celebrities, Bure and Kournikova both denied any engagement. Kournikova, 10 years younger than Bure, was 18 years old at the time. The following year, Kournikova and Fedorov were married in Moscow. They were soon divorced, however. Fedorov claimed he and tennis star Anna Kournikova were married in 2001, but later divorced in 2003. Kournikova’s representatives deny any marriage to Fedorov, however Sergei’s agent Pat Brisson claims that although he does not know when they got married, he knew “he was married”.

Kournikova started dating pop star Enrique Iglesias in late 2001 (she appeared in his video, “Escape”), and rumors that the couple had secretly married circulated in 2003 and again in 2005. Kournikova herself has consistently refused to directly confirm or deny the status of her personal relationships. But in May 2007, Enrique Iglesias was (mistakenly, as he would clarify later) quoted in the New York Sun that he had no intention of marrying Kournikova and settling down because they had split up. The singer would later deny these rumors of “divorce” or simply separation. In June 2008, Iglesias told the Daily Star that he had married Kournikova the previous year and that they are currently separated. Enrique has stated in interviews after that it was simply a joke, and they are still very much together. In an interview with Graham Norton in 2010, Kournikova confirmed that she and Iglesias have been together for over eight years but have no plans to marry in the near future.

Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova has a younger brother, Allan. He became an American citizen in late 2009.

Anna Kournikova Pregnant

Anna Kournikova Pregnant

Anna Kournikova is reportedly pregnant with Enrique Iglesias' baby.
The 28-year-old Tennis hottie was absent from Sunday's Malibu Triathlon due to the fact she is two months into her pregnancy, according to Showbiz spy.
Kournikova and Enrique currently reside in sunny Miami Beach, Florida. They have yet to confirm the reports.
Enrique Iglesias is going to be a father. His girlfriend Anna Kournikova is believed to be pregnant with the couple's first child.

Anna Kournikova loves wearing black dress

Anna Kournikova loves wearing black dress

After retired from tennis world in 2003, Anna Kournikova is not just named as an ex-athlete, but also a celebrity/model. That's due to the fact that she still gets covered by the media all the time, including appear in some photoshots for magazine covers and other endorsements. Her relationship with pop star Enrique Iglesias, has been going on for over eight years, also becomes interesting story for the fans.

That's why Anna Kournikova has to always take care of her appearance everywhere she goes, and she's doing that magnificently. Apparently with her white skin, Anna Kournikova loves wearing black dress. In this post, we try to compile her pics from various occasions, where she always wearing black outfits, which

Anna Kournikova With and Without Makeup

Anna Kournikova With and  Without Makeup

Anna Kournikova seen without any makeup, but still looking adorable.

Anna Kournikova In Beauty Black Latex Skirt

Anna Kournikova In Beauty Black Latex Skirt

 Anna Kournikova is a stunning American professional model and tennis player. Anna actually belongs to Russia. She is one of the most known and famous tennis players throughout the world. Anna has a very good looking an eye catching persona with a very charming face and perfect figure.Here are a few pictures of Anna Kournikova where she is wearing a casual white top and a body hugging black skirt. These pictures are taken from a fashion show in Florida. She is looking absolutely graceful and at the same time very sensuous in this outfit. The best part is that the Black skirt is beautifully hugging the lovely Beauty  of Anna.Though the top she is wearing is pretty casual but the lovely latex skirt is making the outfit complete attire. This blonde model cum tennis player set the ambiance ablaze with her magnificent smile and the gracious outfit. The high heeled stilettos are also perking up her fabulous look.