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| Anna Kournikova |
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"I'm like a menu at an expensive restaurant, you can look at me, but you can't afford me."
-Anna Kournikova
| Date of Birth: June 7, 1981 |
| Birthplace: Moscow, Russia |
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| Why do we like her? More like why do we love her? This Russian tennis player is only a backhand away from making us drool when seeing her do virtually anything. |
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| 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. |
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Anna Kournikova (n?e Anya Kournikova) was born on June 7, 1981, in Moscow, Russia, to Sergei and Alla. Her father, a lecturer at the sports university in Moscow and a part-time tennis coach, and mother, did not encourage Anna to play tennis for the fame, but rather for the health benefits of the sport.
Anna Kournikova's talent was first discovered when she played at a weekly children's sports program at the age of 5, thanks to the racket she received from her parents for Christmas. She started to play and practice more often, in places such as Moscow's Soklniki Park and the prestigious Spartak Tennis Club, despite the fact that her family was far from wealthy.
While still in Moscow, Anna's first tennis coach was Larissa Preobraschenskaja, from 1985 to 1989. The budding tennis player trained and practiced while studying at school. In 1992, 11-year-old Anna moved to Florida with her mother to attend Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy in Bradenton. The tennis facilities made it easier for Anna, who had to commute from the gym to the tennis court to school while in Moscow.
By the time she was 14, she had become the youngest player to win a Fed Cup match, and made sure people took notice of her when she won the European Championships and Italian Open juniors. When she turned pro in 1996, she stepped onto the scene as an ITF Junior World Champion. |
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