PARENTS : Sergei and Alla Kournikova.
Born on June 7, 1981.
Sergei was a natural athlete who wrestled professionally and coached tennis part-time.
Alla encouraged their daughter to take part in physical activity at an early age.
When she turned five, Anna received a Christmas gift that would change her life. "I found my first racquets under the Christmas tree, Anna says, but I found out later that my parents sold one of their TVs to get me those racquets."
She started hitting at Moscow’s Soklniki Park and soon was a member of the prestigious Spartak Tennis Club.
By eight Anna began appearing in junior clinics and quickly caught the eye of local tennis scouts.
When the ATP Tour established a major tournament in Moscow in 1990, Anna would have her opportunity to show off her skills for the international tennis community.
Within two years, Anna was headed to Bradenton, Fla., where she would train at coach Nick Bolletierri’s famed tennis academy.
At 14, she become the youngest player ever to win a Fed Cup match and captured the European Championships and Italian Open juniors.
At the close of 1995, she was ranked No. 1 and crowned as ITF Junior World Champion.
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