Anna Kournikova Biography, Partner Enrique Iglesias, Net Worth and Twins

It’s hard to say whether getting a computer virus named after you is a good thing or a bad thing, but it certainly means one thing – you were popular enough that nerds named something after you. This is truly the best summary that can be given to the life of Anna Kournikova. This means that at the height of her career as a Russian tennis player, her fame transcended the sport. Although she never won many singles titles while an active professional player, she was a prominent name in the sport, due to her looks and talent to match. Who is Anna Kournikova? Read below to learn more about the tennis star.

Anna Kournikova – Bio

Before Maria Sharapova, there was Anna Kournikova. She is a former Russian tennis player who made a name for herself in the sport after moving to the United States. The tennis star was born on June 7, 1981 in Moscow, Russia. Her father, Sergei Kournikov, was a former wrestling champion who later became a professor at the Moscow University of Physical Culture and Sport. His mother was also an athlete who competed in competitive athletics, particularly the 400 meter race. Simply put, Anna was born into a sporty family.

For a tennis icon like Anna, the moment she held her first racquet is important and she did so at the age of five after receiving one as a New Year’s gift in 1986. She began to coaching from the age of 5 and joined a children’s program at the age of six. At the age of 7 she joined a professional academy and when she was eight she was competing in junior tournaments. In 1989, she moved to the United States and signed a management agreement.

Professional career

In the first 8 years of her professional career, she established herself as a force to be reckoned with, winning the European and Italian Open junior tournament at the age of 14. She began competing at the highest level at age 15, entering her first major tournament in September 1995 at the WTA Moscow Ladies Open. Although she lost her singles match in the second round, she reached the doubles final, alongside Alexandra Olsza.

She won her first professional titles in February and March 1996, winning the ITF titles in Midland, Michigan and Rockford, Illinois.

In sports, a coach’s impact on a player or team is the make or break of their career, and for Anna Kournikova, signing coach Ed Nagel has made her career. She climbed into the Top 100 in the world rankings after her first tournament under Nagel and won WTA Newcomer of the Year at the end of the 1996 season. She finished the year as the 57th ranked player in the world. Despite a series of losses during the season, she finished the following season ranked 32nd in the world.

Success came to Anna after the 1997 season. She ranked among the top 20 players in the world at number 16 and reached her second WTA Tour final in doubles. She reached her first singles final at the Miami Open, but lost to Venus Williams, finishing the season ranked 10th in doubles.

During the 1999 season, she won her first Grand SlamDouble at the Australian Open, in partnership with Martina Hingis. She however lost to her in her second WTA Tour final and finished the 1999 season as world number 12 and was ranked number 1 in doubles.

After 1999, due to a series of injuries, Anna was never able to rise to a serious challenge, and although she won her second Grand Slam doubles title in 2002, she was never able to reach her vertices individually. She retired in 2003.

Net value

Anna hasn’t made a lot of money with hergains in tennis. She won two major titles and her earnings were just over $3 million. However, his media image and popularity has allowed him to generate a net worth of $50 million from modeling and appearance gigs.

Partner – Enrique Iglesias, Twins

Anna Kournikova has her look as a major source of attraction. She became one of the most searched women in the world during her career. Anna has leveraged her popularity to model for several brands. His popularity has further made his personal life a matter of interest. After denying a relationship and marriage to Fedorov, she started dating Enrique Iglesias in 2001.

The couple long refused to comment publicly on the nature of their relationship until a 2008 interview where Enrique Iglesias was quoted as saying he was married to the former tennis star. They are currently still married and have two children together, twins – Nicholas and Lucy born on December 16, 2017.

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