Anna Kournikova

It was rumoured that she dated Russian ice hockey player Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov and the two were married in 2001 and divorced in 2003. Her agents however, repeatedly denied this.

In 2000, she played a small role in the film, ‘Me, Myself & Irene'.

Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, to a wrestling champion and professor, Sergei Kournikov and Alla, an athlete. She was gifted her first tennis racket at the age of 5.

In 1986, at the age of five she joined the Spartak Tennis Club, where she was coached by Larissa Preobrazhenskaya. By the time she turned eight she began playing junior tournaments.

When she was nine years old, she impressed many international tennis scouts with her playing skills. At the age of ten, she signed her first deal to train at Nick Bollettieri’s well-known tennis school in Florida.

She entered professional tennis at the age of 14, winning the Fed Cup for Russia - becoming the youngest player to do so. She also won European Championships and the Italian Open Junior tournament.

In 1995, she was a two time winner of the International Tennis Federation title. That year, she also made it to the doubles final at the Women's Tennis Association Tour at the Kremlin Cup.

In 1996, she made her grand slam debut at the US Open. The following year, she played the Australian Open, Italian Open, French Open and also made her Wimbledon debut, reaching the semi-finals.

In 1997, she played the US Open and lost against Irina Sp�rlea. The same year, she played the WTA Tour event, which was held at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Filderstadt.

In 1998, she participated in the Australian Open and at that time she was ranked number 16 on the WTA’s top 20. She lost against Martina Hingis, World Number one then. The same year, she lost in the second round at the Paris Open.

In 1996, she was awarded the WTA Newcomer of the Year award.

In 1999, along with her doubles partner, Martina Hingis, she was awarded the WTA Doubles Team of the Year award.