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Kournikova is the most successful loser

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#1 ·
here are just some interesting facts :p ;)


Anna's successful career off the court

• Kournikova's sponsors include internet search engine Lycos, Omega watches, and Berlei lingerie, as well as sports equipment makers Adidas and Yonex. The latest endorsement of Multiway Sports Bra by Britain's Shock Absorber Inc has taken her earning to 15$m.

• Ranked No 6 on 2003 Top 10 Most-Marketable Female Athletes, as published by Sports Business Daily (determined by a poll of 60 marketers, sponsorship consultants and members of media): No 1 S. Williams, No 2 Annika Sorenstam (golf), No 3 Mia Hamm (soccer); No 4 V Williams, No 5 Lisa Leslie (basketball)

• With Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and NASDAQ President and CEO, Bob Greifeld, presided over opening of NASDAQ Market on August 22, 2003, co-hosted the 2003 World Music Awards and was a presenter at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2003

• Profiled in various television documentaries including hour-long features during 2003 on VH1 and E! Network and a 30-minute feature ''ANovember 13, 2003with Anna: The Making of the Anna Kournikova Calendar'' on ESPN/ESPN 2 cable network in December 2002

• In June 2002, FHM Magazine named her Sexiest Woman of the Year (an honor ordinarily reserved for fashion models)


• Most popular sports figure of 2000 and 2001, according to Web site searches by Lycos users

• Appeared in Enrique Inglesias music video Escape and made a cameo appearance in the movie Me, Myself & Irene, starring Jim Carrey

• In 2000, one of five female tennis players named to Forbes magazine Power 100 in Fame and Fortune list at No 58; no other female athletes made the list

• Recipient of 1999 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year Award with Martina Hingis and 1996 WTA Tour Most Impressive Newcomer Award

• Selected to the 1998 People Magazine 50 Most Beautiful People list, one of only two athletes to make list

• Conducted interviews with famous athletes and celebrities on the sidelines for the USA Network half way through the US Open


And, of course, that little bit of tennis

• Has won two doubles Grand Slam titles in her career.

• Won 16 doubles WTA titles.

• Bagged two women's ITF singles titles

• Made Grand Slam debut at US Open (only second Tour main draw), defeated world No 14 Paulus in third round before falling to world No 1 Steffi Graf in round four ranking jumped from No 144 to debut in Top 100 at No 69

• 1997: Became second woman in Open Era to reach semi-finals (her first on Tour) in her Wimbledon debut (Evert in 1972 was first, Stevenson in 1999 was third); upset world No 5 Majoli and No 10 A Huber en route

• In 1998 broke into top 20 on 30 March at No 16 after reaching career-first Tour singles final at Miami

• Ended the 1999 season as world's No 1 doubles player

• Reached one singles final (Hilton Head), three SF, three QF and won her first Grand Slam doubles title with first-time partner Hingis at Australian Open in 1999

• Finished inside top 15 for third consecutive year and first time in Top 10 at No 8; reached one singles final (Moscow)

• Year 2001 was dominated by injury - a left stress fracture with forced her withdrawal from 12 tournaments, including Roland Garros and Wimbledon; underwent surgery in April

• She has been out of action most of the time in the current year due to due to sprained back suffered at Australian Open, a left abductor injury, lumbar sacral sprain
 
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#3 ·
GBFH, I've posted the below quotes in another thread, maybe you've already seen them.

Some quotes from Anna from Thai newspapers:

Kournikova said she was not considering a career as a Hollywood star. “I wasn’t saying I was going to retire. I said I was just trying to do some shows and people made it the headline. I think there are many professional [actresses] already.

“I’m still young and would like to play tennis for as long as I can. Everything else is secondary to tennis. I’ll try to do everything medically to get back within the first quarter of next year. Now I have to wait for the condition to get better, which is very frustrating.”
 
#6 ·
I HAVE ONLY ONE THING TO SAY, DON'T YOU EVER CALL ANNA KOURNIKOVA A LOSER AGAIN OR I AM GOING TO EXPLODE :fiery:

SHE HAS WON MANY MATCHES AND BEATEN MANY TOP TEN PLAYERS, SHE IS HURT REMEMBER THAT, SHE IS NOT A LOSER. DON'T MAKE ME TURN INTO MY UGLY SIDE....... :p

ANNA KOURNIKOVA IS A GREAT TENNIS PLAYER :worship:
 
#7 ·
Just because she hasnt been successful as thoes other top player right on the tour now doesnt give you the right to call her a LOSER.

She came from a country with basically nothing and traveled across the world to train and to become and professional tennis player. There are players outthere on the wta tour longer then Anna and has not had the success on the court as she has.
 
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