Anna Kournikova was a former World Number 1 professional tennis player from Russia. She won two Grand Slam doubles titles at the Australian Open along with her partner Martina Hingis. She made her professional debut at age 14 and became the youngest ever player to participate and win the Fed Cup for Russia. She also appeared in Enrique Iglesias' music video for "Escape" and was named one of the most beautiful people by People magazine.

1. A N N A K O U R N I K O V A
H A S M I K P E T R O S Y A N

2. • A former World Number 1 professional tennis player, Anna Kournikova
along with her doubles partner Martina Hingis won two Grand Slam titles
(Australian Open). She made her debut in professional tennis at the
young age of 14, becoming the youngest ever player to participate and
win the Fed Cup for Russia.

3. • She was also seen in the music video ‘Escape’ of Spanish
singer and songwriter, Enrique Iglesias. She soon became
one of the most highly searched celebrities on the internet.
She was featured on ‘People’ magazine’s list of '50 Most
Beautiful People'.

4. CHILDHOOD & EARLY LIFE
• Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, to a
wrestling champion and professor, Sergei Kournikov and Alla, an
athlete. She was gifted her first tennis racket at the age of 5.
• In 1986, at the age of five she joined the Spartak Tennis Club, where
she was coached by Larissa Preobrazhenskaya. By the time she turned
eight she began playing junior tournaments.
• When she was nine years old, she impressed many international tennis
scouts with her playing skills. At the age of ten, she signed her first deal
to train at Nick Bollettieri’s well-known tennis school in Florida.
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