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Anna KournikovaDate of birth: 17 June 1981 Anna Kournikova has won 2 Grand
Slam doubles titles in her career. Head to head Anna Kournikova vs. Steffi Graf
1 - 2 Ended 1995 as the ITF Junior World Champion ranked Number 1. In 1996 Anna Kournikova became the youngest player, at age 14, to compete and win in Fed Cup. Anna helped Russia defeat Sweden 3-0. At the end of 1999 Anna Kournikova was ranked number one in the world at doubles. Anna Kournikova Career Highlights1996 In her first Grand Slam appearance, the US Open, Anna reached the 4th round where she was defeated by Steffi Graf 6-2, 6-1. 1997 Anna Kournikova in her first Wimbledon, just after turning 16, reached the semi finals losing to Martina Hingis 6-3 6-2. She is only the second woman in the open era to reach the semi finals on her debut, the other being Chris Evert in 1972. 1998 Anna won her first WTA doubles title in Tokyo with Monica Seles. They beat Mary Joe Fernandez and Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario 6-4 6-4. 1999 Anna Kournikova won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with Martina Hingis. They defeated Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva 7-5 6-3. 2000 Anna Kournikova finished the year ranked number 8 in the world, a career high. 2002 Anna won the Australian Open doubles for the second time with Martina Hingis, defeating Daniela Hantuchova and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-2 6-7(4-7) 6-1.
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