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Name:	Anna Kournikova
DOB:	07, June 1981
Birth Place:	Moscow, Russia
Height:	5'8''
Also Credited:	Not Available
Profession:	Tennis Player

Anna Kournikova complited her graduation from a Russian high school in 1997. And started sports from an early age, when she was five years old. She joined Moscow’s Soklniki Park and soon was a member of the prestigious Spartak Tennis Club.

There she was coached by the husband of Russian pro Olga Morozova. when she was 8 years old.
When the ATP Tour established a tournament in Moscow in 1990, Anna Kournikova was first able to demonstrate her prospective. She competed in the junior event, which swiftly led to a management deal.
After two years Anna jetted off to Florida, to train with coach Nick Bolletierri at his famous tennis academy.

She was the youngest ever winner of a Federation Cup match and won the European Championships and Italian Open juniors. Near 1995, she was ITF Junior World Champion and ranked number 1 in the world for the junior game when she was 14 years old.

There was plenty of media attention when Anna Kournikova burst onto the profesional tour in 1996 and reached the fourth round in the U.S. Open.
She followed this up with a semifinal appearance on her Wimbledon debut in 1997, losing to Martina Hingis.

Though a top ten singles player, Anna's only Grand Slam title to date came in the 1999 Australian open Ladies' Doubles with Hingis.

Anna Kournikova is one of the most identifiable players in women's tennis, and always attracts huge support wherever she plays. The most exciting to the new generation of women players, she has elevated the profile of the ladies game to new levels.