Anna Kournikova

Boyfriends have to understand me and my needs. They have to know what I want out of my life and about my strict regime. I go to bed at 10pm and not later. I separate my professional and private lives.

I don't know what better teenage life you could get than going around the world doing what you love to do.

I have lost this battle but I will win the war.

I think it's really important for me not to forget where I came from.

I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies.

I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting.

I'm like an expensive menu... you can look but you can't afford!

It's true I always try to be as seductive as possible but I wouldn't be here if I couldn't play tennis.

Like any young person, I do what I want.

My manager wants me to dress like a nun and I want to dress like a teenager.

People don't get to see the unglamourous side.

The courts are as a stage, people love to see attractive players.

The world believes all blondes are stupid and brunettes are smarter. Well, I disagree.

There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me.

Well, I'm playing for the fans so whenever they come and ask for autographs I always try to give it to everybody because I'm out there for the people.

You don't think people would go on about my looks if I was No. 500 in the world instead of No.12, do you? Anyway, as I keep telling everyone, you can't blame me for looking like this on purpose.

Profile / Biography

In June of 1981, Anna Kournikova was born in Moscow, Russia. Her dad, a teaching assistant at the University of Moscow and half time tennis instructor, and her mom, wanted Anna to practice tennis for the fitness advantage of this activity and not for the fame.

Acquiring a reputation for her fine looks, her long golden hair and her tennis game, Anna became quickly a famous tennis player throughout the world, even amongst the people who did not care about tennis. At the crest of her celebrity, admirers searching for her photos caused her identify to be one of the most sought searches on the internet.

In 1995, she was the youngest participant to triumph in the Fed Cup game and won the Open juniors Championships in Europe and Italy. On heals of 1995, Anna was in the first place in her category and received the title of ITF Junior World Champion. She was prepared to enter the expert track.

In the following years, she had kept a steady presence by positioning herself in the top ten singles and won in 1999 with Martina Hingis a Grand Slam doubles title in Australia. In the last 5 years, Anna was a semifinalist in the Australian tournament.

She is the main sponsored and marketed feminine sportsperson in the game now and is placed as one of the leading person to appeal to anyone, who can sell out at any show from North America to South America.