Real Name : Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova
Nick Name : Murzik ("my little pet" in Russian)
Birth : 7 June 1981, Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Height : 173 cm
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Anna Kournikova was born on 7 June 1981 in Moscow, Russia. At the age of 7, her father began teaching her how to play tennis. Anna practiced everyday. When she was a teenager, she was entered in her first tennis competition. For her looks, Anna became known as the "'Britney Spears' (qv) of Tennis". In 1998, during the Paris Indoors of 1998, her fastest serve was clocked at 111.2 mph. Anna's talent for playing tennis got her noticed not just for tennis competitions, but for TV as well. When she was 19 years old, she got a small, but noticeable part in _Me, Myself & Irene (2000)_ (qv) playing a Motel Manager. She also appeared and played Enrique's girlfriend in 'Enrique Iglesias (I)' (qv)'s music video "Escape". Anna was voted the Sexiest Woman in the World in FHM's 100 Sexiest Girls poll for 2002. In September of 2003, she sustained an injury to her lower back and worked as an on-site reporter for the U.S. networks coverage of the U.S. Open. But, as of March 2004, Anna retired from professional tennis due to chronic lower back trouble. She has never won a WTA singles title but did win 2 Australian Open doubles titles with 'Martina Hingis' (qv).
Biography written by: Stephanie Koston
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- 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies (2005) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself - place #61]
- A Date with Anna (2002) (TV) [Herself] <1>
- Anna Kournikova - Basic Elements: My Complete Fitness Guide (2001) (V) [Herself] <1>
- Anna Kournikova Smash Court Tennis (1999) (VG) [Herself] <1>
- Arthur Ashe Kids' Day (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- Cleavage (2002) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- E! Investigates: Stalkers (2009) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself] <1>
- Me, Myself & Irene (2000) [Motel Manager] <29>
- MTV Video Music Awards 2002 (2002) (TV) [Herself]
- Serving for Tsunami Relief (2005) (TV) [Herself]
- She Got Game (2003) [Herself]
- Sports Illustrated 40th Anniversary Swimsuit Special: American Beauty (2004) (V) [Model]
- The 2005 World Music Awards (2005) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The GQ Men of the Year Awards (2003) (TV) [Herself]
- The Teen Choice Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) [Herself - Attendee]
- "Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad" (1996) [Herself]
- "Beyond the Glory" (2001) {Anna Kournikova} [Herself]
- "Beyond the Glory" (2001) {Sex and Sports (#5.1)} [Herself]
- "Celebrities Uncensored" (2003) {(#1.15)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Corazón de..." (1997) {(2006-10-26)} [Herself]
- "Driven" (2002) {Anna Kournikova}
- "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) {Anna Kournikova} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "ESPN SportsCentury" (1999) {Anna Kournikova} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009) {(#1.18)} [Herself] <3>
- "Open Access" (2004) {Charities (#1.11)} [Herself]
- "Open Access" (2004) {Miami (#1.4)} [Herself]
- "Open Access" (2004) {Stars for Stars (#3.5)} [Herself]
- "Rachael Ray" (2006) {(#3.141)} [Herself]
- "The Apprentice" (2004) {Lights! Camera! Transaction! (#2.5)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2005-04-14)} [Co-Host]
- "The View" (1997) {(2005-04-15)} [Herself - Guest-Host]
- "Today" (1952) {(2006-02-24)} [Herself]
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- _"E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) {Anna Kournikova}_ (qv)
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- "FHM" (UK), August 2002, Iss. 152, pg. 158-161+163-166, by: Scott Gramling, "ACE!"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 19 October 2001, Vol. 1, Iss. 621, pg. 62, by: Kristen Baldwin, "To Serve With Love"
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- "TVFilm" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 7, by: TVFilm, "Anna"
- "Family Circle" (USA), 1 November 2006, pg. 62, by: Anna Kournikova, "A Hand to Guide Me (book excerpt)"
- "Star" (USA), 3 January 2005, Vol. 32, Iss. 1, pg. 12-13, by: Tanith Carey, Lesley Abravanel, Jack Carter & Bob Hartlein, "Anna & Enrique: Are They Really Married?"
- "Penthouse" (USA), June 2002, Vol. 33, Iss. 10, by: Annette Witheridge, "Anna Kournikova"
- "Current Biography" (USA), January 2002, Vol. 63, Iss. 1, pg. 74-77, by: Patrick Kelly, "Kournikova, Anna"
- "Sports Illustrated for Women" (USA), September 2001, pg. 98-103, by: L. Jon Wertheim, "The Volley Of The Dolls"
- "NW" (Australia), 30 April 2001, pg. 14-15, by: Fleur Mitchell, "Costume Dramas: Anna Kournikova"
- "Crash" (Greece), October 2000, Iss. 12, pg. 54-57, by: Marilou Pantazi, "From Russia with love"
- "Playboy" (USA), August 2000, Vol. 47, Iss. 8, pg. 23, by: staff, "Supporting Anna Kournikova"
- "Sports Illustrated for Women" (USA), March 2000, Vol. 2, Iss. 1, pg. 92-93, by: Carmen Renee Thompson, "Spring Training: Tennis"
- "Women's Sports and Fitness" (USA), November 1998, pg. 98-101, by: Carter Coleman, "Anna Mania"
- "Tennis Match" (USA), June 1998, Vol. 6, Iss. 3, pg. 28-33, by: Bruce Schoenfeld, "Anna as Lolita"
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- "TVFilm" (Netherlands), 29 March 2008, Iss. 7, by: Omni Press, "Anna"
- "Playboy" (USA), May 2005, Vol. 52, Iss. 5, pg. 160, by: n/a, "Grapevine: Finding Netherlands"
- "Playboy" (USA), March 2005, Vol. 52, Iss. 3, pg. 79, by: staff, "Playboy's 25 Sexiest Celebrities"
- "Celebrity Skin" (USA), September 2004, Iss. 132, pg. 73, by: staff, "Top 100 Sexiest Stars #48: Anna Kournikova"
- "Maxim" (USA), August 2004, Vol. 8, Iss. 8, pg. 96-100,102,104, by: Ling, Bill, "From Russia With Love"
- "Celebrity Skin" (USA), April 2004, Vol. 28, Iss. 127, pg. 32-33, by: staff, "Game, Sex & Match: Anna Kournikova"
- "Sports Illustrated" (USA), February 2004, Iss. Winter, pg. 7+120-122+125-128, by: Tiziano Magni, "Anna Kournikova"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 2002, Vol. 49, Iss. 12, pg. 156, by: staff, "Sex Stars - 2002"
- "FHM" (USA), September 2002, Iss. 25, pg. 130-134+136-137, by: Bill Ling, "Action Packed!"
- "FHM" (USA), September 2002, Iss. 25, pg. 130-134+136-137, by: Bill Ling, "FHM indulges in a mexican vaction with the freshly crowned sexist woman of the world"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 2001, Vol. 48, Iss. 12, pg. 22, by: n/a, "Anna Gets Wet"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 2001, Vol. 48, Iss. 12, pg. 139, "Sex Stars - 2001"
- "Playboy" (USA), January 2000, Vol. 47, Iss. 1, pg. 179, by: staff, "The Year in Sex"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 2000, Vol. 13, Iss. 7, pg. 10-13, by: staff, "Perfect TEN- nis"
- "Mayfair" (UK), July 1997, Vol. 32, Iss. 7, pg. 33, by: staff, "Top Tennis Totty! This Year's Crumpet Contenders"
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- "Maxim" (USA), August 2004, Vol. 8, Iss. 8
- "Celebrity Skin" (USA), April 2004, Vol. 28, Iss. 127
- "FHM" (USA), September 2002, Iss. 25
- "TV Hören und Sehen" (Germany), August 2002, Iss. 35
- "FHM" (UK), August 2002, Iss. 152
- "AD Magazine" (Netherlands), 22 June 2002
- "Current Biography" (USA), January 2002, Vol. 63, Iss. 1
- "Forbes" (USA), March 10, 2002
- "FHM" (USA), September 2001
- "NW" (Australia), 30 April 2001
- "Cosmopolitan" (USA), October 2000
- "GQ" (USA), August 2000
- "Esquire" (USA), July 2000
- "Sports Illustrated" (USA), 5 June 2000, Vol. 92, Iss. 23
- "Sports Illustrated for Women" (USA), March 2000, Vol. 2, Iss. 1
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 2000, Vol. 13, Iss. 7
- "Tennis Match" (USA), June 1998, Vol. 6, Iss. 3
- "Women's Sports & Fitness" (USA), June 1998
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- TV commercial for Lycos search engine, 2001
- TV commercials for Adidas
- Appeared in Enrique Iglesias' "Escape" music video.
- Did three days of interviewing several players at the U.S. Open tournament for the USA Network in August 2003.
- Print ads for Lycos.com e-mail systems (2001).
- MTV News (footage)
- Co-hosted on "The View" on 14 April and 15 April 2005 while co-host, Elizabeth, is on maternity leave.
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- (September 2003) Working as an on-site reporter for the U.S. networks coverage of the U.S. Open.
- (2004) Retired from professional tennis due to chronic lower back trouble. Kournikova never won a WTA singles title but did win 2 Australian Open doubles titles with 'Martina Hingis' (qv).
- (March 2004) In Australia with 'Enrique Iglesias (I)' (qv) for his "Seven" tour.
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- "I'm like a menu at an expensive restaurant, you can look at me, but you can't afford me."
- "I'm beautiful, famous and gorgeous."
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- Is an only child.
- Ex-tennis player.
- Named one of "People" magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1998.
- Graduated from a Russian high school in 1997, and has attended Russian University of Physical Culture since 1997.
- Dated 'Pavel Bure' (qv) and childhood sweetheart 'Sergei Fedorov' (qv) at the same time. Fedorov told The Hockey News that he and Kournikova had secretly married in July 2001, but were divorced shortly thereafter; Kournikova has never confirmed this.
- 2002: Appears in the new 'Enrique Iglesias (I)' (qv) video "Escape".
- Her fastest serve was clocked at 111.2 mph during the Paris Indoors of 1998.
- May 2002: has been voted "the sexiest woman in the world" in the magazine "FHM" (Australian version).
- Has never won a major tennis tournament, as of January 2004.
- (May 2002) It is announced that Kournikova was voted the Sexiest Woman in the World in FHM's 100 Sexiest Girls poll for 2002, American edition.
- (June 2002) Knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round.
- Ranked 299th in the world (as of October 2003).
- Has a tattoo of a sun design on her lower back, which made its "debut" at the 2003 Australian Open. Oddly, she denied having it, telling reporters that it was actually a heat patch to treat back pain.
- Sold her Miami Beach condo at Portofino Tower to 'Sergei Fedorov' (qv) for $1.63 million (December 2003).
- In February 2001, the Anna Kournikova Virus was released. Within a few hours of its distribution anti-virus vendors received thousands of reports. However, investigators were only able to list 55 incidents of infection, causing just $166,827 worth of damage. On 27 September 2001, a Dutch court gave the virus's author, Jan De Wit, the choice of 150 hours community service or 75 days in jail.
- Her favorite food is Sushi.
- Voted as #9 on the Top 100 Sexiest Women 2004 in FHM [DK].
- Her best ranking in tennis was number 8 in the world (2000).
- Career best Grand Slam tournament singles results: Australian Open quarterfinals in 2001, French Open 4th round in 1998 and 1999, Wimbledon semifinals in 1997, U.S. Open 4th round in 1996 and 1998.
- Named #29 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
- Ranked as #62 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
- Measurements at 2004: 32B - 24 - 34.
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