Born in Russia, Kournikova left Moscow at the age of 9 to go to the tennis academy of Nick Bollettieri in Florida , USA. UU . - The same academy that created the champions Monica Seles and Andre Agassi.
At the end of 1995 was already among the best in the world ranking junior category , shortly after Martina Hingis you enter the professional ranks .
Kournikova turned pro in 1996 and competed in his first Grand Slam at the U.S. Open that year . Anna progressed extremely well , beating many players before finally falling to eventual champion Steffi Graf in 4th round .
In 1997 , confirmed its position among the best players in the world, with the added reach the semifinals in her first Wimbledon tournament as a professional player. That year saw a rise in the rankings, significantly increasing its prestige to reach the final of the prestigious Lipton, consecutively defeating four of the top 10 players of the time during the tournament. She also kept a wonderful record of never having lost to any player located from position 15 ( or lower ranking than yours ) since the beginning of 1997.
Anna Kournikova says his game is not imitation of any player , although Graf and Seles mentioned as which players learned a lot , watching them on television.
It is a couple since 2002 with Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias.
