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Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova, born June 7, 1981) is a retired Russian professional tennis player and model. Renowned for her beauty and waist-length blonde hair as well as her tennis game, she became one of the best known tennis players worldwide, even among those who do not follow the game. Kournikovas playing style fits the profile for a doubles player, and is complemented by her height.

Anna Kournikova was born on 7 June 1981 in Moscow, Russia. At the age of 7 years old, her father began teaching her how to play Tennis. Anna practiced everyday. When she was a teenager, she was entered in her first Tennis Competition. For her looks, Anna became known as the "Britney Spears of Tennis". In 1998, during the Paris Indoors of 1998, her fastest serve was clocked at 111.2 mph. Annas talent for playing Tennis got her noticed not just for Tennis Competitions, but for TV as well.

She appeared and played Enriques girlfriend in Enrique Iglesiass music video "Escape". Anna was voted the Sexiest Woman in the World in FHMs 100 Sexiest Girls poll for 2002. In September of 2003, she sustained an injury to her lower back and worked as an on-site reporter for the U.S. networks coverage of the U.S. Open. But, as of March 2004, Anna retired from professional tennis due to chronic lower back trouble. She has never won a WTA singles title but did win 2 Australian Open doubles titles with Martina Hingis.