Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova was born in Moscow, Russia (then a part of the Soviet Union) on Sunday, June 7, 1981.

Her father, Sergei Kournikov was 20 at the time. Sergei, a former Greco-Roman wrestling champion, had 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, a sturdily built blonde was 18 when Anna was born, had been a 400-meter runner.

Anna Kournikova is now a semi-retired Russian professional tennis player and model. Her celebrity 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 (or misspellings of it) one of the most common search strings on the internet search engine Google.

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Anna Kournikova has had some success at the singles game, reaching #8 in the world in 2000, but her specialty has been doubles, where she has at times been the world's No.1 doubles player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002. Kournikova's major-league tennis career has been curtailed for the past several years, and possibly ended, by serious back and spinal problems.

Currently, she resides in Miami Beach, Florida, and plays in occasional exhibitions and in doubles for the St. Louis Aces of World Team Tennis.

Country - Russia

Residence - Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Date of birth - June 7, 1981 (1981-06-07) (age 27)

Place of birth - Moscow, Soviet Union

Height - 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight - 56 kg (120 lb/8.8 st)

Turned Pro - October 1995

Retired - 2003

Plays - Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career Prize Money - $3,584,662

SinglesCareer record: - 209-129

Career titles - 0

Highest ranking - 8 (November 20, 2000)

Grand Slam results - Australian Open QF (2001) French Open 4r (1998-99) Wimbledon SF (1997) US Open 4r (1996, 1998)

DoublesCareer record - 200-71

Career titles: 13

Highest ranking: No. 1 (November 22, 1999)