Kournikova at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, during a United Service Organization tour Dec. 15, 2009.
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| Player name | Anna Kournikova | | Country | Russia / United States | | Residence | Miami, Florida, United States | | Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8.2 in) | | Turned pro | October 1995 | | Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | | Career prize money | US$3,584,662 | | Career record | 209 � 129 | | Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF | | Highest ranking | No. 8 (20 November 2000) | | Australian Open | QF (2001) | | French Open | 4R (1998, 1999) | | Wimbledon | SF (1997) | | US Open | 4R (1996, 2002) | | WTA Championships | SF (2000) | | Olympic Games | 1R (1996) | | Career record | 200 � 71 | | Career titles | 16 WTA | | Highest ranking | No. 1 (22 November 1999) | | Australian Open | W (1999, 2002) | | French Open | F (1999) | | Wimbledon | SF (2000, 2002) | | US Open | QF (1996, 2002) | | [[WTA Tour Championships|WTA Championships] | W (1999, 2000) |
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Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (; born 7 June 1981) is a Russian professional tennis player who now is a Russian-American citizen. Her celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis players worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on the Internet search engine Google.
Although also successful in singles, reaching No. 8 in the world in 2000, she never won a WTA Title in singles. Kournikova's specialty has been doubles, where she has at times been the World No. 1 player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002. Based on their looks, Hingis and Kournikova referred to themselves as the "Spice Girls of Tennis". Kournikova's professional tennis career has been curtailed for the past several years, and possibly ended, by serious back and spinal problems. She currently resides in Miami Beach, Florida, and plays in occasional exhibitions and in doubles for the St. Louis Aces of World Team Tennis.
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