Biography
The Russian-born beauty trained at an early age, displaying prowess on the court while training at top tennis academies. Kournikova captivated the sports world with an impressive Grand Slam debut at the 1996 U.S. Open, where she reached the fourth round of competition against top-ranked Graf. Kournikova failed to win a singles title throughout her career, but instead showed her strength as a doubles player along with her partner (and former …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Joined the fourth season of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" as a regular celebrity trainer |
2010 | Appeared on an episode of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" where she led the contestants in a tennis-workout challenge |
2008 | Named a spokesperson for K-Swiss |
2003 | Ended her professional tennis career due to injuries |
2002 | Won her second doubles Grand Slam title, partnering with Martina Hingis at the Australian Open |
1999 | Reached the World No. 1 ranking in doubles |
1999 | Won her first doubles Grand Slam title, partnering with Martina Hingis at the Australian Open |
1998 | Won her first WTA doubles title, partnering with Monica Seles in Tokyo |
1996 | Made her grand slam debut at the U.S. Open |
1995 | Made her professional tennis debut in the Fed Cup for Russia, becoming the youngest player ever to participate and win at age 14 |
1995 | Crowned the ITF Junior World Champion U-18 and Junior European Champion U-18 |
1991 | Signed a management deal at age ten and went to Bradenton, FL, to train at Nick Bollettieri's celebrated tennis academy |
1989 | Began appearing in junior tournaments |