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|image = Anna Kournikova-Bagram Airfield 2009.jpg
|caption = Kournikova at [[Bagram Air Base]] during a 2009 [[United Service Organization|USO]] tour
|native_name = {{nobold|Анна Курникова}}
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|birth_place = Moscow, [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], Soviet Union
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|partner = [[Enrique Iglesias]] (2001–present)
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|highestsinglesranking = No. 8 (20 November 2000)
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'''Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova Iglesias''' ({{nee|'''Kournikova'''}}; {{langx|ru|Анна Сергеевна Курникова}}; {{IPA|ru|ˈanːə sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvnə ˈkurnʲɪkəvə|lang|Anna_kournikova.ogg}}; born 7 June 1981) is a Russian model and television personality, and former professional tennis player. Her appearance <!-- Per WP:NPOV, do not label her appearance as "beauty" or anything else --> and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on [[Google Search]].<ref name=2001EOY>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2001.html|title=2001 Year-End Google Zeitgeist: Search patterns, trends, and surprises|access-date=8 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=2002EOY>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2002.html|title=2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist: Search patterns, trends, and surprises|access-date=8 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=2003EOY>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2003.html|title=2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist: Search patterns, trends, and surprises|access-date=9 July 2009}}</ref>

Despite never winning a singles title, she reached No.&nbsp;8 in the world in 2000. She achieved greater success playing doubles, where she was at times the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players|world No.&nbsp;1]] player. With [[Martina Hingis]] as her partner, she won [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam titles]] in [[Australian Open|Australia]] in [[1999 Australian Open|1999]] and [[2002 Australian Open|2002]], and the [[WTA Championships]] in [[1999 WTA Tour Championships|1999]] and [[2000 WTA Tour Championships|2000]]. They referred to themselves as the "[[Spice Girls]] of Tennis".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/tennis/longterm/1999/ausopen/articles/doubles29.htm|title=Hingis-Kournikova Win Australian Open Doubles|newspaper=The Washington Post |date=29 January 1999|access-date=10 March 2017|first=Tony|last=Harper}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/7862258/Wimbledon-2010-Anna-Kournikova-and-Martina-Hingis-lend-some-spice-to-Court-Two.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/7862258/Wimbledon-2010-Anna-Kournikova-and-Martina-Hingis-lend-some-spice-to-Court-Two.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Wimbledon 2010: Anna Kournikova and Martina Hingis lend some spice to Court Two|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK|date=29 June 2010|access-date=5 May 2016|first=Brendan|last=Gallagher}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Kournikova retired from professional tennis in 2003 due to serious back and spinal problems, including a [[Spinal disc herniation|herniated disk]].<ref name="pre">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2010/02/18/alla-kournikova-not-mother-of-the-year/|title=Alla Kournikova – not mother of the year|last=Myles|first=Stephanie|date=18 February 2010|work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|access-date=10 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906110120/http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2010/02/18/alla-kournikova-not-mother-of-the-year/|archive-date=6 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> She lives in [[Miami Beach, Florida]], and played in occasional exhibitions and in doubles for the [[St.&nbsp;Louis Aces]] of [[World TeamTennis]] before the team folded in 2011.<ref name="WTA">{{cite web |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Info/0,,12781~4285,00.html |title=Players – Info – Anna Kournikova |publisher=Sony Ericsson WTA Tour |access-date=10 March 2012 |archive-date=30 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830164131/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Info/0,,12781~4285,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was a new trainer for season 12 of the television show ''[[The Biggest Loser (American TV series)|The Biggest Loser]]'', replacing [[Jillian Michaels (personal trainer)|Jillian Michaels]], but did not return for season 13. In addition to her tennis and television work, Kournikova serves as a Global Ambassador for [[Population Services International]]'s "[[Five & Alive]]" program, which addresses health crises facing children under the age of five and their families.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/blogs/80days/2009/02/day-one-child-s.html |title=Anna Kournikova in Haiti, Day One: Child Survival |work=The Daily Traveler |date=27 February 2009 |access-date=25 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020112223/http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/blogs/80days/2009/02/day-one-child-s.html |archive-date=20 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Kournikova was born in Moscow, Russia, on 7 June 1981.<ref name=ganguly>{{Cite news |last=Ganguly |first=Sudipto |date=2020-06-06 |title=On this day: Born June 7, 1981: Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/on-this-day-born-june-7-1981-anna-kournikova-russian-tennis-player-idUSKBN23D0AI/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Her father, Sergei Kournikov (born 1961),<ref name="community.kournikova.com">{{cite web |url=http://community.kournikova.com/showthread.php?t=32375 |title=Anna's official discussion forum |publisher=Community.kournikova.com |access-date=10 March 2012 |archive-date=21 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121022848/http://community.kournikova.com/showthread.php?t=32375 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a former [[Greco-Roman wrestling]] champion, eventually earned a PhD and was a professor at the University of Physical Culture and Sport in Moscow. As of 2001, he was still a part-time martial arts instructor there. Her mother Alla (born 1963) had been a [[400 metres|400-metre runner]].<ref name="sportsmates.com"/> Her younger half-brother, [[Allan Kournikova|Allan]], is a youth golf world champion who was featured in the 2013 documentary film ''[[The Short Game]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/anna-kournikova-little-brother-allan-blossoming-golf-champion|title=Anna Kournikova's Little Brother is a Blossoming Golf Champion|author=Holmes, John|website=PGA.com|publisher=[[Professional Golfers' Association of America|Professional Golfers Association]]|access-date=22 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619160742/http://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/anna-kournikova-little-brother-allan-blossoming-golf-champion|archive-date=19 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sergei Kournikov has said, "We were young and we liked the clean, physical life, so Anna was in a good environment for sport from the beginning".<ref name="sportsmates.com"/>

Kournikova received her first tennis [[racquet]] as a New Year gift in 1986 at the age of five. Describing her early regimen, she said, "I played two times a week from age six. It was a children's program. And it was just for fun; my parents didn't know I was going to play professionally, they just wanted me to do something because I had lots of energy. It was only when I started playing well at seven that I went to a professional academy. I would go to school, and then my parents would take me to the club, and I'd spend the rest of the day there just having fun with the kids."<ref name="sportsmates.com">{{cite web|title=Anna Kournikova: Description|url=http://www.sportsmates.com/index.php?cmd=view_gallery&gal_id=380&image_id=5975&page=1&club_id=2461|website=Sportsmates|access-date=10 March 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206065346/http://www.sportsmates.com/index.php?cmd=view_gallery&gal_id=380&image_id=5975&page=1&club_id=2461|archive-date=6 December 2008}}</ref> In 1986, Kournikova became a member of the [[Spartak Tennis Club]], coached by Larissa Preobrazhenskaya.<ref name="kournikova.com">{{cite web|title=About Me: Biography|url=http://www.kournikova.com/about/bio|website=Kournikova.com – The Official Website of Anna Kournikova|access-date=10 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323181546/http://www.kournikova.com/about/bio|archive-date=23 March 2012}} Original redirects to Facebook.</ref> In 1989, at the age of eight, Kournikova began appearing in junior tournaments, and by the following year, was attracting attention from tennis scouts across the world. She signed a management deal at age ten and went to [[Bradenton, Florida]], to train at [[Nick Bollettieri]]'s celebrated tennis academy.<ref name="kournikova.com"/>

== Tennis career ==
=== 1989–1997: Early years and breakthrough ===
Following her arrival in the United States, she became prominent on the tennis scene.<ref name="kournikova.com"/> At the age of 14, she won the European Championships and the [[Rome Masters|Italian Open]] Junior tournament. In December 1995, she became the youngest player to win the 18-and-under division of the Junior [[Dunlop Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] tennis tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1030000669|title=ITF Tennis – JUNIORS – 49th Rolex Orange Bowl International Championships – 17 December – 24 December 1995|access-date=20 October 2018|archive-date=20 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020223911/https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1030000669|url-status=dead}}</ref> By the end of the year, Kournikova was crowned the [[ITF World Champions#Girls|ITF Junior World Champion U-18]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/rankings/world-champions.aspx|title=ITF Tennis – JUNIORS|access-date=20 October 2018|archive-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003080555/https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/rankings/world-champions.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Junior European Champion U-18.<ref name="kournikova.com"/>

Earlier, in September 1995, Kournikova, still only 14 years of age, debuted in the WTA Tour,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/1998-10-19/15_1/|title=От Мейджерс до Новотной. Краткая история турниров WTA Tour в России|date=19 October 1998|publisher=[[Sport Express]]|access-date=10 November 2019|language=ru}}</ref> when she received a wildcard into the qualifications at the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] tournament in Moscow, the [[1995 Moscow Ladies Open|Moscow Ladies Open]], and qualified before losing in the second round of the main draw to third-seeded [[Sabine Appelmans]]. She also reached her first WTA Tour doubles final in that debut appearance – partnering with [[1995 Wimbledon Championships|1995 Wimbledon]] girls' champion in both singles and doubles [[Aleksandra Olsza]], she lost the title match to [[Meredith McGrath]] and [[Larisa Neiland|Larisa Savchenko-Neiland]].

In February–March 1996, Kournikova won two [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] titles, in [[Midland, Michigan]] and [[Rockford, Illinois]]. Still only 14 years of age, in [[1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone|April 1996]] she debuted at the [[Fed Cup]] for [[Russia Fed Cup team|Russia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800192149|title=Anna Kpournikova Fed Cup profile (Fed Cup – Players)|access-date=20 October 2018|archive-date=20 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020223845/https://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800192149|url-status=dead}}</ref> the youngest player ever to participate and win a match.<ref name="kournikova.com"/>

In 1996, she started playing under a new coach, Ed Nagel. Her six-year association with Nagel was successful. At 15, she made her Grand Slam debut, reaching the fourth round of the 1996 [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], losing to [[Steffi Graf]], the [[1996 US Open – Women's singles|eventual champion]]. After this tournament, Kournikova's ranking jumped from No.&nbsp;144 to debut in the Top 100 at&nbsp;No. 69.<ref name="WTA Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Info/0,,12781~4285,00.html |title=Players &#124; Info (Career in Review) &#124; Anna Kournikova |publisher=Sony Ericsson WTA Tour |access-date=10 March 2012 |archive-date=30 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830164131/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Info/0,,12781~4285,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kournikova was a member of the Russian delegation to the [[1996 Olympic Games]] in [[Atlanta]], Georgia. In 1996, she was named [[WTA Awards|WTA Newcomer of the Year]],<ref name="kournikova.com"/> and she was ranked No. 57 in the end of the season.<ref name="WTA"/>

Kournikova entered the [[1997 Australian Open – Women's singles|1997 Australian Open]] as world No. 67,<ref name="WTA Activity">{{cite web |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Activity/0,,12781~4285,00.html |title=Players &#124; Anna Kournikova |publisher=Sony Ericsson WTA Tour |access-date=10 March 2012 |archive-date=5 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905050144/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Activity/0,,12781~4285,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> where she lost in the first round to world No. 12, [[Amanda Coetzer]]. At the [[Rome Masters|Italian Open]], Kournikova lost to Amanda Coetzer in the second round. She reached the semi-finals in the doubles partnering with [[Elena Likhovtseva]], before losing to the sixth seeds [[Mary Joe Fernández]] and [[Patricia Tarabini]].<ref name="WTA Activity"/>

At the [[1997 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]], Kournikova made it to the third round before losing to world No. 1, Martina Hingis. She also reached the third round in doubles with Likhovtseva. At the [[1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon Championships]], Kournikova became only the second woman in the [[Tennis open era|open era]] to reach the semi-finals in her Wimbledon debut, the first being [[Chris Evert]] in [[1972 Wimbledon Championships|1972]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/110375/title/anna-kournikova#bio|title=Anna Kournikova bio|website=WTA Tennis|date=7 April 2017 |access-date=20 October 2018 |author1=Admin }}</ref> There she lost to eventual champion Martina Hingis.

At the [[1997 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]], she lost in the second round to the eleventh seed [[Irina Spîrlea]]. Partnering with Likhovtseva, she reached the third round of the women's doubles event.<ref name="WTA Activity"/> Kournikova played her last WTA Tour event of 1997 at [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] in Filderstadt, losing to Amanda Coetzer in the second round of singles, and in the first round of doubles to [[Lindsay Davenport]] and Jana Novotná partnering with Likhovtseva. She broke into the top 50 on 19 May, and was ranked No. 32 in singles and No. 41 in doubles at the end of the season.<ref name="Official Website – Tennis Stats">{{cite web|title=About Me: Tennis Stats|url=http://www.kournikova.com/about/stats|website=Kournikova.com – The Official Website of Anna Kournikova|access-date=10 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517191733/http://www.kournikova.com/about/stats|archive-date=17 May 2012}} Original redirects to Facebook.</ref>

=== 1998–2000: Success and stardom ===
In 1998, Kournikova broke into the WTA's top 20 rankings for the first time, when she was ranked No. 16. At the [[1998 Australian Open|Australian Open]], Kournikova lost in the third round to world No. 1 player, Martina Hingis. She also partnered with [[Larisa Neiland|Larisa Savchenko-Neiland]] in women's doubles, and they lost to eventual champions Hingis and [[Mirjana Lučić]] in the second round.<ref name="WTA Activity"/> Although she lost in the second round of the [[Paris Open]] to Anke Huber in singles, Kournikova reached her second doubles WTA Tour final, partnering with Larisa Savchenko-Neiland. They lost to Sabine Appelmans and [[Miriam Oremans]]. Kournikova and Savchenko-Neiland reached their second consecutive final at the [[Generali Ladies Linz|Linz Open]], losing to Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat. At the Miami Open, Kournikova reached her first WTA Tour singles final, before losing to [[Venus Williams]] in the final.<ref name="WTA Review"/>

[[File:Anna Kournikova DF-SD-04-04709.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Kournikova practices her [[backhand]] for a match at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2002]]

Kournikova then reached two consecutive quarterfinals, at Amelia Island and the Italian Open, losing respectively to Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis. At the German Open, she reached the semi-finals in both singles and doubles, partnering with Larisa Savchenko-Neiland. At the [[1998 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] Kournikova had her best result at this tournament, making it to the fourth round before losing to Jana Novotná. She also reached her first Grand Slam doubles semi-finals, losing with Savchenko-Neiland to Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva. During her quarterfinals match at the grass-court [[Eastbourne International|Eastbourne Open]] versus [[Steffi Graf]], Kournikova injured her thumb, which would eventually force her to withdraw from the [[1998 Wimbledon Championships]].<ref name="WTA Review"/> However, she won that match, but then withdrew from her semi-finals match against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.<ref name="WTA Review"/> Kournikova returned for the [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Du Maurier Open]] and made it to the third round, before losing to Conchita Martínez. At the [[1998 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]] Kournikova reached the fourth round before losing to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Her strong year qualified her for the year-end [[1998 WTA Tour Championships]], but she lost to Monica Seles in the first round. However, with Seles, she won her first WTA doubles title, in Tokyo, beating Mary Joe Fernández and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final. At the end of the season, she was ranked No. 10 in doubles.<ref name="Official Website – Tennis Stats"/>

At the start of the 1999 season, Kournikova advanced to the fourth round in singles at the [[1999 Australian Open|Australian Open]] before losing to [[Mary Pierce]]. In the doubles Kournikova won her first Grand Slam title, partnering with Martina Hingis to defeat Lindsay Davenport and [[Natasha Zvereva]] in the final. At the [[Tier I]] [[Family Circle Cup]], Kournikova reached her second WTA Tour final, but lost to Martina Hingis.<ref name="Official Website – Tennis Stats"/> She then defeated [[Jennifer Capriati]], Lindsay Davenport and [[Patty Schnyder]] on her route to the [[Bausch & Lomb Championships]] semi-finals, losing to [[Ruxandra Dragomir]]. At The French Open, Kournikova reached the fourth round before losing to eventual champion Steffi Graf.<ref name="Official Website – Tennis Stats"/> Once the grass-court season commenced in England, Kournikova lost to [[Nathalie Tauziat]] in the semi-finals in Eastbourne. At Wimbledon, Kournikova lost to Venus Williams in the fourth round. She also reached the final in mixed doubles, partnering with [[Jonas Björkman]], but they lost to [[Leander Paes]] and [[Lisa Raymond]]. Kournikova again qualified for year-end WTA Tour Championships, but lost to Mary Pierce in the first round, and ended the season as World No. 12.<ref name="Official Website – Tennis Stats"/>

[[File:Anna Kournikova and Martina Hingis during the semi-finals in Sydney WTA tournament, 2002.jpg|thumb|right|Kournikova (left) with doubles partner Martina Hingis]]
While Kournikova had a successful singles season, she was even more successful in doubles. After their victory at the Australian Open, she and Martina Hingis won tournaments in Indian Wells, Rome, Eastbourne and the WTA Tour Championships, and reached the final of The French Open where they lost to [[Serena Williams|Serena]] and [[Venus Williams]]. Partnering with Elena Likhovtseva, Kournikova also reached the final in Stanford. On 22 November 1999 she reached the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players|world No. 1]] ranking in doubles, and ended the season at this ranking. Kournikova and Hingis were presented with the [[WTA Awards|WTA Award for Doubles Team of the Year]].

Kournikova opened her [[2000 WTA Tour|2000 season]] winning the [[Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts|Gold Coast Open]] doubles tournament partnering with [[Julie Halard]]. She then reached the singles semi-finals at the [[Medibank International Sydney]], losing to Lindsay Davenport. At the [[2000 Australian Open|Australian Open]], she reached the fourth round in singles and the semi-finals in doubles. That season, Kournikova reached eight semi-finals (Sydney, [[State Farm Women's Tennis Classic|Scottsdale]], Stanford, San Diego, [[Fortis Championships Luxembourg|Luxembourg]], Leipzig and [[2000 WTA Tour Championships|Tour Championships]]), seven quarterfinals (Gold Coast, Tokyo, Amelia Island, Hamburg, Eastbourne, Zürich and Philadelphia) and one final. On 20 November 2000 she broke into top 10 for the first time, reaching No. 8.<ref name="Official Website – Tennis Stats"/> She was also ranked No. 4 in doubles at the end of the season.<ref name="Official Website – Tennis Stats"/> Kournikova was once again, more successful in doubles. She reached the final of the [[2000 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] in mixed doubles, partnering with [[Max Mirnyi]], but they lost to [[Jared Palmer]] and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. She also won six doubles titles – Gold Coast (with Julie Halard), Hamburg (with Natasha Zvereva), Filderstadt, Zürich, Philadelphia and the Tour Championships (with Martina Hingis).

=== 2001–2003: Injuries and final years ===
Her 2001 season was plagued by injuries, including a left foot stress fracture which made her withdraw from 12 tournaments, including the [[2001 French Open|French Open]] and [[2001 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]].<ref name="WTA Review"/> She underwent surgery in April.<ref name="WTA Review"/> She reached her second career [[Grand Slam (tennis)|grand slam]] quarterfinals, at the [[2001 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. Kournikova then withdrew from several events due to continuing problems with her left foot and did not return until Leipzig. With [[Barbara Schett]], she won the doubles title in Sydney. She then lost in the finals in Tokyo, partnering with [[Iroda Tulyaganova]], and at San Diego, partnering with Martina Hingis. Hingis and Kournikova also won the Kremlin Cup. At the end of the 2001 season, she was ranked No. 74 in singles and No. 26 in doubles.<ref name="Official Website – Tennis Stats"/>

[[File:Anna Kournikova-SYD-1.jpg|left|thumb|upright|At the 2002 Medibank International Sydney]]
Kournikova regained some success in 2002. She reached the semi-finals of Auckland, Tokyo, Acapulco and San Diego, and the final of the [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]], losing to [[Anna Smashnova]]. This was Kournikova's last singles final. With Martina Hingis, she lost in the final at Sydney, but they won their second Grand Slam title together, the [[2002 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. They also lost in the quarterfinals of the [[2002 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. With [[Chanda Rubin]], Kournikova played the semi-finals of [[2002 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], but they lost to Serena and Venus Williams. Partnering with [[Janet Lee]], she won the Shanghai title. At the end of 2002 season, she was ranked No. 35 in singles and No. 11 in doubles.<ref name="Official Website – Tennis Stats"/>

In 2003, Anna Kournikova achieved her first Grand Slam match victory in two years at the [[2003 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. She defeated [[Henrieta Nagyová]] in the first round, and then lost to [[Justine Henin-Hardenne]] in the 2nd round. She withdrew from Tokyo due to a sprained back suffered at the Australian Open and did not return to Tour until Miami. On 9 April, in what would be the final WTA match of her career, Kournikova dropped out in the first round of the [[Family Circle Cup]] in Charleston, due to a left adductor strain. Her singles world ranking was 67. She reached the semi-finals at the ITF tournament in [[Sea Island, Georgia|Sea Island]], before withdrawing from a match versus [[Maria Sharapova]] due to the adductor injury. She lost in the first round of the ITF tournament in Charlottesville. She did not compete for the rest of the season due to a continuing back injury. At the end of the 2003 season and her professional career, she was ranked No. 305 in singles and No. 176 in doubles.<ref name="Official Website – Tennis Stats"/>

Kournikova's two Grand Slam doubles titles came in 1999 and 2002, both at the Australian Open in the Women's Doubles event with partner Martina Hingis. Kournikova proved a successful doubles player on the professional circuit, winning 16 tournament doubles titles, including two Australian Opens and being a finalist in mixed doubles at the US Open and at Wimbledon, and reaching the No. 1 ranking in doubles in the WTA Tour rankings. Her pro career doubles record was 200–71. However, her singles career plateaued after 1999. For the most part, she managed to retain her ranking between 10 and 15 (her career high singles ranking was No.8), but her expected finals breakthrough failed to occur; she only reached four finals out of 130 singles tournaments, never in a Grand Slam event, and never won one.

Her singles record is 209–129. Her final playing years were marred by a string of injuries, especially back injuries, which caused her ranking to erode gradually. As a personality Kournikova was among the most common search strings for both articles and images in her prime.<ref name=2001EOY/><ref name=2002EOY/><ref name=2003EOY/>

=== 2004–present: Exhibitions and World Team Tennis ===
[[File:Anna Kournikova, 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Kournikova at a USO-sponsored tour at [[Forward Operating Base]] Sharana on 15 December 2009]]

Kournikova played exhibition matches for charitable causes after retiring from professional tennis. In late 2004, she participated in three events organized by [[Elton John]] and by fellow tennis players Serena Williams and [[Andy Roddick]]. In January 2005, she played in a doubles charity event for the [[Indian Ocean tsunami]] with [[John McEnroe]], Andy Roddick, and [[Chris Evert]]. In November 2005, she teamed up with Martina Hingis, playing against Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur in the WTT finals for charity. Kournikova is also a member of the St. Louis Aces in the [[World Team Tennis]] (WTT), playing doubles only.

In September 2008, Kournikova showed up for the 2008 Nautica Malibu Triathlon held at [[Zuma Beach]] in [[Malibu, California]].<ref name="2008 Nautica Malibu Triathlon">{{cite web|title=Gallery Page – Anna Kournikova showed up yesterday for the 2008 Nautica Malibu Triathlon held at Zuma Beach in Malibu. The Race raised funds for children's Hospital Los Angeles. Good work!|url=http://www.sportsmates.com/index.php?cmd=view_gallery&gal_id=408&club_id=2461|website=Sportsmates|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206065352/http://www.sportsmates.com/index.php?cmd=view_gallery&gal_id=408&club_id=2461|archive-date=6 December 2008}}</ref> The Race raised funds for children's Hospital Los Angeles. She won that race for women's [[K-Swiss]] team.<ref name="2008 Nautica Malibu Triathlon"/> On 27 September 2008, Kournikova played exhibition mixed doubles matches in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], partnering with [[Tim Wilkison]] and [[Karel Nováček]].<ref name="Mixed Doubles Exhibition in Charlotte">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmates.com/index.php?cmd=view_gallery&gal_id=465&club_id=2461|title=Sport Mates Gallery: Mixed Doubles Exhibition in Charlotte, North Carolina|website=Sportsmates|url-status=dead|access-date=28 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107013455/http://www.sportsmates.com/index.php?cmd=view_gallery&gal_id=465&club_id=2461|archive-date=7 November 2018}}</ref> Kournikova and Wilkison defeated [[Jimmy Arias]] and [[Chanda Rubin]], and then Kournikova and Novacek defeated Rubin and Wilkison.<ref name="Mixed Doubles Exhibition in Charlotte"/>

On 12 October 2008, Anna Kournikova played one exhibition match for the annual charity event, hosted by [[Billie Jean King]] and [[Elton John]], and raised more than $400,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund.<ref name="Elton John AIDS Foundation">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmates.com/index.php?cmd=view_gallery&gal_id=538&club_id=2461|title=The annual charity event raised more than $400,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund|website=Sportsmates|url-status=dead|access-date=13 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107013451/http://www.sportsmates.com/index.php?cmd=view_gallery&gal_id=538&club_id=2461|archive-date=7 November 2018}}</ref> She played doubles with [[Andy Roddick]] (they were coached by David Chang) versus [[Martina Navratilova]] and [[Jesse Levine]] (coached by Billie Jean King); Kournikova and Roddick won.<ref name="Elton John AIDS Foundation"/>

Kournikova was one of "four former world No. 1 players" who participated in "Legendary Night", held on 2 May 2009, at the Turning Stone Event Center in [[Verona, New York]], the others being John McEnroe (who had been No. 1 in both singles and doubles), [[Tracy Austin]] and [[Jim Courier]] (both of whom who had been No. 1 in singles but not doubles).<ref name="Big Time Tennis Names to CNY">
[http://www.cnycentral.com/sports/sports_story.aspx?id=274916 Big Time Tennis Names to CNY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716074244/http://www.cnycentral.com/sports/sports_story.aspx?id=274916 |date=16 July 2010 }} CNY Central, 17 March 2009
</ref> The exhibition included a mixed doubles match in which McEnroe and Kournikova defeated Courier and Austin.

In 2008, she was named a spokesperson for K-Swiss.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-22-2007/0004532708&EDATE= |title=K-Swiss Announces Anna Kournikova As New Spokesperson for the Brand |access-date=9 April 2008 |date=22 February 2008 |publisher=K-Swiss |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509064358/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F02-22-2007%2F0004532708&EDATE= |archive-date=9 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2005, Kournikova stated that if she were 100% fit, she would like to come back and compete again.<ref>''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' July 2005, '''page #?'''</ref>

In June 2010, Kournikova reunited with her doubles partner [[Martina Hingis]] to participate in competitive tennis for the first time in seven years in the Invitational Ladies Doubles event at Wimbledon.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8661576.stm|title=Hingis and Kournikova to return to Wimbledon|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 May 2010|access-date=5 May 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100508084023/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8661576.stm| archive-date= 8 May 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wtatour/7680950/Martina-Hingis-and-Anna-Kournikova-to-be-reunited-for-double-act-at-Wimbledon.html|title=Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova to be reunited|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK|date=5 May 2010|access-date=5 May 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100508115632/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wtatour/7680950/Martina-Hingis-and-Anna-Kournikova-to-be-reunited-for-double-act-at-Wimbledon.html| archive-date= 8 May 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 June 2010 they defeated the British pair [[Samantha Smith (tennis)|Samantha Smith]] and [[Anne Hobbs]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anna Kournikova and Martina Hingis turn on the old charm at Wimbledon |first=Andy |last=Bull |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jun/29/anna-kournikova-martina-hingis-wimbledon |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |issn=0261-3077 |oclc= 60623878 |date=30 June 2010|access-date=20 June 2011}}
</ref>

== Playing style ==
Kournikova plays right-handed with a two-handed [[backhand]].<ref name="WTA"/> She is a great player at the net.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/27/sports/substance-behind-those-shades.html | title = Substance Behind Those Shades | access-date =7 July 2008 | date = 27 August 1996| first = Selena | last = Roberts | work = The New York Times }}</ref> She can hit forceful groundstrokes and also [[drop shot]]s.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/21/sports/rubin-defeats-kournikova-in-exhibition-final.html | work = The New York Times | access-date =7 July 2008 | date = 21 July 1997 | first = Ron | last = Dicker | title = Rubin Defeats Kournikova in Exhibition Final }}</ref>

Her playing style fits the profile for a doubles player, and is complemented by her height.<ref name="sweetannakournikova.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.sweetannakournikova.com/bio.php |title=Sweet Anna Kournikova – Biography |publisher=Sweetannakournikova.com |date=7 June 1981 |access-date=10 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316175548/http://www.sweetannakournikova.com/bio.php |archive-date=16 March 2012 }}</ref> She has been compared to such doubles specialists as [[Pam Shriver]] and [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]].<ref name="sweetannakournikova.com"/>

== Personal life ==
Kournikova was in a relationship with fellow Russian [[Pavel Bure]], an [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[ice hockey]] player. The two met in 1999, when Kournikova was still linked to Bure's former Russian teammate [[Sergei Fedorov]].<ref name=arbat>{{cite news |title=People: Courtney Love, Scissor Sisters, Antonio Moral |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/11/arts/11iht-peepsat.html |access-date=12 July 2009 |date=11 February 2005 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Bure and Kournikova were reported to have been engaged in 2000 after a reporter took a photo of them together in a Florida restaurant where Bure supposedly asked Kournikova to marry him. As the story made headlines in Russia, where they were both heavily followed in the media as celebrities, Bure and Kournikova both denied any engagement. Kournikova, 10 years younger than Bure, was 18 years old at the time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kournikova and Bure wedding may be off |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/kournikova-and-bure-wedding-may-be-off-720494.html |access-date=24 June 2009 |date=6 April 2000 |work=The Independent |location=London |archive-date=26 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126022400/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/kournikova-and-bure-wedding-may-be-off-720494.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Fedorov claimed that he and Kournikova were married in 2001, and divorced in 2003.<ref name="Marriage">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/fedorov-married-divorced-kournikova-1.384775|title=Fedorov married, divorced Kournikova|access-date=26 January 2007|publisher=CBC Sports| date=3 March 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024155440/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2003/03/03/fedorov030303.html|archive-date=24 October 2007}}</ref> Kournikova's representatives deny any marriage to Fedorov; however, Fedorov's agent Pat Brisson claims that although he does not know when they got married, he knew "Fedorov was married".<ref name="Marriage"/>

Kournikova started dating Spanish singer [[Enrique Iglesias]] in late 2001 after she had appeared in his music video for "[[Escape (Enrique Iglesias song)|Escape]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451681/20020107/iglesias_enrique.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020111063023/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451681/20020107/iglesias_enrique.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 January 2002 |title=Enrique Iglesias Serves Up Anna Kournikovca for Latest Video |access-date=27 February 2020 |date=1 July 2002 |first=Corey |last=Moss|website=[[MTV]] }}</ref> The couple have four children together: fraternal twins, a son and daughter, born on 16 December 2017;<ref name="twins">{{cite web|url=http://people.com/babies/enrique-iglesias-girlfriend-kept-their-pregnancy-completely-secret/|title=Enrique Iglesias & Anna Kournikova Kept Pregnancy Secret by Staying 'Very Undercover': Source|work=People}}</ref> a daughter born on 30 January 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/enrique-iglesias-daughter-name-mary-masha-exclusive/|title=Enrique Iglesias Reveals 5-Week-Old Daughter's Name — and Her Sweet Russian Nickname!|work=People|access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="girl">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/enrique-iglesias-anna-kournikova-welcome-daughter-third-child/ |title=It's a Girl! Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova Welcome daughter: 'My Sunshine' |work=People |access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref> and a fourth child born on 17 December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |date=2025-12-23 |title=Enrique Iglesias Welcomes Fourth Child With Anna Kournikova: ‘My Sunshine’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/enrique-iglesias-baby-anna-kournikova-fourth-child-1236144953/ |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

It was reported in 2010 that Kournikova had become an American citizen.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-sports/2010/11/17/video-five-questions-with-tennis-star-anna-kournikova/|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111009002457/http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-sports/2010/11/17/video-five-questions-with-tennis-star-anna-kournikova/|archive-date= 9 October 2011|title= Video: Five questions with tennis star Anna Kournikova|access-date= 28 November 2010|date= 17 November 2010|work= [[USA Today]]|via= [[Tucson Citizen]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2010/09/russian-born-kournikova-now-an-american-citizen/24777/|title= Russian-born Kournikova Now An American Citizen|date= 23 September 2010|work= [[Tennis (magazine)|Tennis]]|access-date= 31 August 2019}}</ref>

== Media publicity ==
[[File:Anna Kournikova-SYD-2.jpg|upright|thumb|alt=Anna Kournikova playing tennis in white outfit. Left hand is extended as if she has just tossed a ball and right hand is cocking back for the serve.|Kournikova preparing to serve in 2002]]
In 2000, Kournikova became the new face for [[Berlei]]'s shock absorber [[sports bra]]s, and appeared in the "only the ball should bounce" billboard campaign.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anna Kournikova turns 30 |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/gallery/Anna-Kournikova-turns-30-15347/photo-1036579.php|access-date=27 February 2020 |date=6 June 2011 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> Following that, she was cast by the [[Farrelly brothers]] for a minor role in the 2000 film ''[[Me, Myself & Irene]]'' starring [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Renée Zellweger]].<ref name="Farrelly">{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/26228/farrelly-brothers-talk-athletes-as-actors | title=Farrelly brothers talk athletes as actors |work=ESPN | date=23 February 2011 | access-date=6 March 2012 | author=Graham, Tim}}</ref> Photographs of her have appeared on covers of various publications, including [[List of men's magazines|men's magazines]], such as one in the much-publicized 2004 ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=O’Bleness |first1=Cara |title=Anna Kournikova's Top 5 SI Swimsuit Photos in Puerto Rico |url=https://swimsuit.si.com/swimnews/6-amazing-photos-of-russian-tennis-player-anna-kournikova-in-puerto-rico |website=Sports Illustrated Swimsuit |date=25 April 2023 |publisher=Sports Illustrated Media Group |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref> where she posed in bikinis and swimsuits, as well as in ''[[FHM]]''<ref name="FHM">{{cite web|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/anna-kournikova|title=Anna Kournikova – Courting attention|access-date=21 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102164208/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/anna-kournikova|archive-date=2 November 2011}}</ref> and ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/amg/girls/todays-girl/44929/anna-kournikova.html|title=Anna Kournikova She's grand slammin'.|access-date=21 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903200508/http://www.maxim.com/amg/girls/todays-girl/44929/anna-kournikova.html|archive-date=3 September 2011}}</ref>

Kournikova was named one of ''[[People (American magazine)|People]]''{{'}}s 50 Most Beautiful People in 1998<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125205,00.html|title=Our Fabulous 50 Most Beautiful|magazine=Time|access-date=21 September 2011|archive-date=14 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214054738/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125205,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was voted "hottest female athlete" on [[ESPN.com]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=hottest/female/group3 |title = Page 2's Hottest Female Athlete |work=ESPN|access-date=21 September 2011}}</ref> In 2002, she also placed first in ''[[FHM]]'s [[FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK)|100 Sexiest Women in the World]]'' in US and UK editions.<ref name="FHM" /> By contrast, ESPN – citing the degree of hype as compared to actual accomplishments as a singles player – ranked Kournikova 18th in its "25 Biggest Sports Flops of the Past 25 Years".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/espn25/story?page=listranker/25biggestflops | title=Biggest Sports Flop | publisher=ESPN }}</ref> Kournikova was also ranked No.&nbsp;1 in the ESPN Classic series "Who's number 1?" when the series featured sport's most overrated athletes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Is Dale Jr. more like Paris Hilton or Kyle Petty?|url=https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/sports/article_6c5a0f87-1593-56f4-882a-1a7f78301b63.html|access-date=28 October 2021|website=Carolina Coast Online|date=15 April 2009 }}</ref>

In 2002, ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' magazine published [[paparazzi]] photographs that purported to show Kournikova sunbathing topless on a Florida beach.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hodgson |first=Jessica |date=2002-04-29 |title=Kournikova threatens Penthouse over topless pics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/apr/29/pressandpublishing |access-date=2025-06-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Stating that the images were not of her, Kournikova sued the magazine's parent company, seeking damages of $10 million. The woman featured in the images, Judith E. Soltesz-Benetton, daughter-in-law of fashion designer [[Luciano Benetton]], also sued for $10 million, saying the photos had been taken without her knowledge seven years earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillman |first=Lisa |first7=two Winter Games for the newspaper |date=2002-05-08 |title=Kournikova Sues Penthouse |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-08-sp-tennisshort08-story.html |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cozens |first=Claire |date=2002-05-08 |title=Penthouse serves double fault over 'Kournikova' pics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/may/08/pressandpublishing |access-date=2025-06-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''Penthouse'' issued apologies to both women, withdrew the issue from further distribution, and settled the cases out of court.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burkeman |first=Oliver |date=2002-05-22 |title=Penthouse pays up after Kournikova pictures error |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/may/22/pressandpublishing.internationalnews |access-date=2025-06-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cozens |first=Claire |date=2002-05-21 |title=Penthouse settles in 'Pornikova' row |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/may/21/privacy.pressandpublishing |access-date=2025-06-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

She continued to be the most searched athlete on the Internet through 2008 even though she had retired from the professional tennis circuit years earlier.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:ZFBS&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12527D6CD9CB7460&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|url-access=subscription|title=Wireless News: Lycos Reveals Its Most Popular Internet Search Terms of 2008|access-date=22 July 2009|date=17 December 2008|publisher=Wireless News}}</ref> After slipping from first to sixth among athletes in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yearinreview.yahoo.com/2009/blog/22|title=Tiger Woods, Most Searched Athlete|access-date=9 December 2010|date=24 December 2009|publisher=Yahoo!}}{{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> she moved back up to third place among athletes in terms of search popularity in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Sanders|date=1 December 2010|title=Yahoo Top 10 Lists|website=Icon Marketing Guy|url=http://sportsmarketingblog.net/2010/12/01/yahoo-top-10-lists/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715162553/http://sportsmarketingblog.net/2010/12/01/yahoo-top-10-lists/|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2012|access-date=9 December 2010}}</ref>

In October 2010, Kournikova headed to NBC's ''[[The Biggest Loser (American TV series)|The Biggest Loser]]'' where she led the contestants in a tennis-workout challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tvguide.com/News/Biggest-Loser-Kournikova-1023826.aspx= |title = Exclusive: Anna Kournikova Heads to Biggest Loser Campus|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=27 February 2020 |first=Robyn |last=Ross}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peoplestar.co.uk/index.html?news=395|title=Anna Kournikova Making Appearance on 'The Biggest Loser'|url-status=dead|website=peoplestar.co.uk|access-date=1 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726025248/http://www.peoplestar.co.uk/index.html?news=395|archive-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> In May 2011, it was announced that Kournikova would join ''The Biggest Loser'' as a regular celebrity trainer in season 12.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Dan|last=Snierson|date=24 May 2011|title=Anna Kournikova joins 'Biggest Loser' as celebrity trainer for next season|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url= http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/24/biggest-loser-hires-anna-kournikova/|access-date=24 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110525052447/http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/24/biggest-loser-hires-anna-kournikova/|archive-date= 25 May 2011}}</ref> She did not return for season 13.<ref>{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Lawson|date=14 November 2011|title=Anna Kournikova Gets Dumped|url=https://news.yahoo.com/anna-kournikova-gets-dumped-223432223.html|work=The Atlantic Wire|via=news.yahoo.com}}</ref>

== Legacy and influence on popular culture ==
* A variation of a [[White Russian (cocktail)|White Russian]] made with [[Skimmed milk|skim milk]] is known as an Anna Kournikova.<ref name=AKTG/><ref>{{cite web | title = The Snows of Revolution | work = Boise Weekly | year = 2006 | url = http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/the-snows-of-revolution/Content?oid=930015 | access-date = 27 February 2020 |first=Bingo |last=Barnes | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120407050339/http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/the-snows-of-revolution/Content?oid=930015 | archive-date = 7 April 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* A video game featuring Kournikova's licensed appearance, titled ''[[Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis]]'', was developed by [[Namco]] and released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in Japan and Europe in November 1998.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.giantbomb.com/anna-kournikovas-smash-court-tennis/3030-15769/ | title=Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis | publisher=[[Giant Bomb]] | author=Deathawk | date=5 August 2013 | access-date=2 May 2016 }}</ref>
* A [[Anna Kournikova (computer virus)|computer virus named after her]] spread worldwide beginning on 12 February 2001 infecting computers through email in a matter of hours.<ref name=AKTG>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/anna-kournikova/bio/196062|title=Anna Kournikova|work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lT5Pmcmr574C&pg=PA92|title=Computer network security|first=Joseph |last=Migga Kissa|date=7 April 2005|publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]]|isbn=0-387-20473-3|pages=92–94}}</ref>

== Career statistics and awards ==
{{Main|Anna Kournikova career statistics}}

=== Doubles performance timeline ===
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:97%"
|-
! width="140" |Tournament!! width="40" |[[1995 WTA Tour|1995]]!! width="40" |[[1996 WTA Tour|1996]]!! width="40" |[[1997 WTA Tour|1997]]!! width="40" |[[1998 WTA Tour|1998]]!! width="40" |[[1999 WTA Tour|1999]]!! width="40" |[[2000 WTA Tour|2000]]!! width="40" |[[2001 WTA Tour|2001]]!! width="40" |[[2002 WTA Tour|2002]]!! width="40" |[[2003 WTA Tour|2003]]!! width="50" |SR!! width="50" |W–L
|-
| colspan="12" style="text-align:left;" |'''Grand Slam tournaments'''
|-
| align="left" |[[Australian Open]]
|A
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1997 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1998 Australian Open – Women's doubles|2R]]
| bgcolor="lime" |'''[[1999 Australian Open – Women's doubles|W]]'''
| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2000 Australian Open – Women's doubles|SF]]
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2001 Australian Open – Women's doubles|QF]]
| bgcolor="lime" |'''[[2002 Australian Open – Women's doubles|W]]'''
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2003 Australian Open – Women's doubles|3R]]
|2 / 7
|22–5
|-
| align="left" |[[French Open]]
|A
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1997 French Open – Women's doubles|3R]]
| bgcolor="yellow" |[[1998 French Open – Women's doubles|SF]]
| bgcolor="d8bfd8" |[[1999 French Open – Women's doubles|F]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2000 French Open – Women's doubles|3R]]
|A
|A
|A
|0 / 4
|13–4
|-
| align="left" |[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|A
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2R]]
|A
|A
| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|SF]]
|A
| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|SF]]
|A
|0 / 3
|9–3
|-
| align="left" |[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|A
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[1996 US Open – Women's doubles|QF]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1997 US Open – Women's doubles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1998 US Open – Women's doubles|2R]]
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2000 US Open – Women's doubles|2R]]
|A
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2002 US Open – Women's doubles|QF]]
|A
|0 / 5
|10–5
|-
! style="text-align:left;" |Win–loss
!0–0
!3–1
!5–4
!6–3
!11–1
!11–4
!3–1
!13–2
!2–1
!2 / 19
!54–17
|-
| colspan="12" align="left" |'''Year-end championship'''
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="left" |[[WTA Tour Championships|Tour Championships]]
|A
|A
|A
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[1998 WTA Tour Championships|QF]]
| bgcolor="lime" |'''[[1999 WTA Tour Championships|W]]'''
| bgcolor="lime" |'''[[2000 WTA Tour Championships|W]]'''
|A
|A
|A
|2 / 3
|6–1
|-
| colspan="12" align="left" |'''Career statistics'''
|-
| align="left" |Year-end ranking
|{{n/a}}
|70
|40
| bgcolor="EEE8AA" |10
| bgcolor="lime" |'''1'''
| bgcolor="99ccff" |4
|26
|11
|176
| colspan="2" |
|}

=== Grand Slam tournament finals ===

==== Doubles: 3 (2–1) ====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!Year
!style="width:130px"|Championship
!Surface
!style="width:170px"|Partner
!style="width:170px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| [[1999 Australian Open|1999]]
| style="background:#ffffcc;"|[[Australian Open]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]<br>[[Natasha Zvereva]]
| 7–5, 6–3
|-
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| [[1999 French Open|1999]]
| style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[French Open]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]
| 3–6, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 6–8
|-
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| [[2002 Australian Open|2002]]
| style="background:#ffffcc;"|Australian Open <small>(2)</small>
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Daniela Hantuchová]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]]
| 6–2, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>, 6–1
|}

==== Mixed doubles: 2 (0–2) ====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!Year
!style="width:130px"|Championship
!Surface
!style="width:170px"|Partner
!style="width:170px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| [[1999 Wimbledon Championships|1999]]
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leander Paes]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]]
| 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
|-
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| [[2000 US Open (tennis)|2000]]
| style="background:#ccccff;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Max Mirnyi]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jared Palmer]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]]
| 4–6, 3–6
|}

=== Awards ===
* 1996: [[WTA Awards|WTA Newcomer of the Year]]
* 1999: [[WTA Awards|WTA Doubles Team of the Year]] (with [[Martina Hingis]])

== Books ==
* ''Anna Kournikova'' by Susan Holden (2001) ({{ISBN|978-1-84222-416-8}} / {{ISBN|978-1-84222-416-8}})
* ''Anna Kournikova'' by Connie Berman (2001) (Women Who Win) ({{ISBN|978-0-7910-6529-7}} / {{ISBN|978-0-7910-6529-7}})

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{official website}}
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{BJK Cup player|new_id=808943f0-ca83-4efc-8346-febe8871c111|id=800192149}}
* {{Wimbledon}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com}}

{{S-start}}
{{S-ach}}
{{s-bef|before = [[Martina Hingis]]}}
{{s-ttl|title = [[International Tennis Federation#ITF World Champions|ITF Junior World Champion]]|years = 1995}}
{{s-aft|after = [[Amélie Mauresmo]]}}
{{s-bef|before = Martina Hingis}}
{{s-ttl|title = [[WTA Awards|WTA Newcomer of the Year]]|years = 1996}}
{{s-aft|after = [[Venus Williams]]}}
{{s-bef|before = Martina Hingis &<br />[[Jana Novotná]]}}
{{s-ttl|title = [[WTA Awards|WTA Doubles Team of the Year]]<br />(with Martina Hingis)|years = 1999}}
{{s-aft|after = [[Serena Williams]] &<br />Venus Williams}}
{{s-sports}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Mariam Ramón Climent|Mariam Ramón]]
| after  = [[Ana Alcázar]]
| title  = [[Orange Bowl (tennis)|Orange Bowl]] Girls' Singles Champion <br/><small>Category: 18 and under</small>
| with   = 
| years  = 1995
}}
{{s-end}}
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