Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a Russian model and television personality, and former professional tennis player. Her appearance and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on Google Search.
Kournikova at Bagram Air Base during a 2009 USO tour
Kournikova practices her backhand for a match at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2002
Kournikova (left) with doubles partner Martina Hingis
At the 2002 Medibank International Sydney
Martina Hingis is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis was the first Swiss player, male or female, to have won a major title and attain the world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks as the singles world No. 1 and 90 weeks as doubles world No. 1, holding both No. 1 rankings simultaneously for 29 weeks. She won five major singles titles, 13 major women's doubles titles, and seven major mixed doubles titles, for a combined total of 25 major titles. In addition, she won the season-ending WTA Finals two times in singles and three in doubles, an Olympic silver medal in doubles, and a record 17 Tier I singles titles.
Hingis at the 2016 French Open
Martina Hingis (right) with doubles partner Anna Kournikova at the Sydney WTA tournament, 2002
Martina Hingis at the Australian Open, 2006
Martina Hingis at the Zurich Open, 2006