Sergei and Alla Kournikova knew that their lives would change when they brought
daughter Anna into the world on June 7, 1981. They just didn't know the entire
tennis world would soon be turned upside down as well.
Both Sergei, a natural athlete who wrestled professionally and coached tennis
part-time, and Alla encouraged their daughter to take part in physical activity
at an early age. When she turned five, Anna received a Christmas gift that
would change her life.
"I found my first racquets under the Christmas tree," Anna says, "but I found
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