With their skill and good looks, Anna and Martina jestingly called themselves "The Spice Girls of Tennis".
Anna's major-league tennis career has been curtailed for the past several years by serious back & spinal problems, and this might be the end of it.
Anna Kournikova
Anna has had some success at the singles game, but her specialty has been doubles, where she has become the world's #1 doubles player at times, and she has won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002, with Martina Hingis as her partner.
Anna was born in Moscow, Russia to Alla and Sergei Kournikov; her family later emigrated to the United States, and she currently resides in Miami, Florida.
She was one of the best known tennis players, even among those who do not follow the game.
With Anna's being taller than the average tennis player, and being strong at the net and at the serve, she fits well into doubles.
[Other comparable players have been Pam Shriver and Peter Fleming, with numerous doubles championships to their credit, playing with shorter partners, such as Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe. Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Russian: Анна Сергеевна Курникова, ?nna Serg?yevna K??rnikova; born June 7, 1981) was a professional tennis player.
