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Anna Kournikova wallpapers, Biography: Name: Anna Kournikova; Date of Birth : June 7, 1981; Place of Birth : Moscow, Russia; Sign : Sun in Gemini, Moon in Leo; Height : 5' 8; Weight : 123 lbs. Lives : Miami, Florida, USA; Profession : Tennis Player; Father : Alla Kournikov; Mother : Sergei Kournikov; Coach : Pavel Slozil; Fan Mail : Anna Kournikova c/o Bollettieri Tennis; Academy 5500 34th St. West Bradenton, FL 34210 USA. Russian-born Anna Kournikova left Moscow at the age of 9 to come toNick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy in Florida, USA - the same academywhich has also produced Monica Seles and Andre Agassi.She was the world's topped-ranked junior at the end of 1995, shortlyafter Martina Hingis joined the professional ranks. Kournikova herselfturned professional in 1996, and competed in her first grand slam at theUS Open that year. She performed exceptionally well, defeating seededplayers before finally falling to eventual champion Steffi Graf in the4th round. In 1997, she affirmed her position amongst the world's top players,highlighted by a semi-final appearance at her first Wimbledon as aprofessional. In 1998 she further surged up the rankings, with the highlightbeing an appearance in the final of the prestigious Lipton Championships,defeating four top 10 players consecutively along the way. Soon after, shescored her first victory over world number 1 Hingis, and just prior toWimbledon she broke into the world Top 10 for the first time in her career.A thumb injury before Wimbledon (suffered in a match where she defeatedGraf) ruled her out of tournaments for the next few months, and she hassince had a tough time regaining her momentum. 1999 began with acontroversial Australian Open, her play marred by poor form with her service.However, she did manage to make the 4th round in singles (her best result)as well as winning the doubles championships with Hingis as her partner. Anna says her game wasn't modelled after any one player, although listsGraf and Se...