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hot celebrities - Anna Kournikova

Anna Kournikova

Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Russian: Анна Сергеевна Курникова, Ánna Sergéyevna Kúrnikova; born June 7, 1981) is a tennis player. She is one of the best known tennis players, especially among those who do not follow the game. Anna was born in Moscow, Russia to Alla and Sergei Kournikov; her family later emigrated to the United States, and she currently resides in Miami, Florida.

Tennis career

Anna dazzled the world at age 13 and 14 in international junior tennis, winning several tournaments including the 1995 Italian Open. Anna Kournikova was 14 years old when she ended 1995 as Junior European Champion U(nder)18 and Junior World Champion U18.

Kournikova debuted in professional tennis at age 14 in the Fed Cup for Russia, the youngest player ever to participate and win. At age 15, she reached the fourth round of the 1996 U.S. Open, only to be stopped by then-top ranked player Steffi Graf.

Anna was a member of the Russian delegation to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. As a 16-year old, she reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon. Kournikova's first of two Grand Slam doubles titles came in 1999 at the Australian Open in the Women's Doubles event with partner Martina Hingis, with whom she played frequently.

Kournikova proved a successful doubles player on the senior circuit, winning sixteen doubles titles, including two Australian Opens and being a finalist in mixed doubles at the US Open and Wimbledon, and reaching #1 in doubles in the Women's Tennis Association tour rankings. Her career doubles record was 200-71. However, while she was ranked as high as #8 as a singles player at one point, she only reached a WTA singles final four times in 130 tournaments, never won one, and spent the bulk of her career ranked out of the top thirty. She had a record of 209-129 as a singles player.

Although, her final years marred by injuries, Kournikova has not played on the WTA tour since 2003, she still plays exhibition matches for charitable causes. In late 2004 she participated in three events organized by Elton John and by fellow tennis stars and good friends Serena Williams and Andy Roddick. She played for Tsunami relief January 2005 with John McEnroe, Andy Roddick and Chris Evert.

Anna was also a member of Newport Beachbreakers in the World Team Tennis (WTT) competition in July and November 2005, playing doubles only. In November 2005 she teamed up with Martina Hingis, reviving the "Spice girls of tennis", playing against Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur in the WTT finals for charity. In her 'Elle' column July 2005 Kournikova stated that if she were 100% fit she would like to come back and compete again.

Media publicity







Anna Kournikova on the cover of Maxim magazine in 2004.Much of Anna's fame -- more, many have argued, than she ever gained in her tennis career --has come from publicity surrounding her personal life as well as numerous modelling shoots. A number of her relationships with other celebrities, including romantic involvement with pop star Enrique Iglesias (in whose video, Escape, she appeared) and with hockey star Sergei Fedorov, have featured prominently in the tabloid press. Photographs of her scantily-clad form have appeared in various men's magazines, including a much-publicized Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and other popular publications such as FHM and Maxim. Kournikova was named one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2003. She has also been voted "hottest athlete" on espn.com and "sexiest woman in the world" by FHM readers. By contrast, ESPN -- citing the degree of hype as compared to actual accomplishments as a singles player -- ranked Anna 18th in its "25 Biggest Sports Flops of the Past 25 Years".

Kournikova had a small role (as a motel manager) in the 2000 film Me, Myself and Irene, starring Jim Carrey.

Books

Anna Kournikova by Susan Holden (2001)




Anna Kournikova (Women Who Win) by Connie Berman

hot celebrities - Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet (January 11, 1972-) is an American motion picture actress.

Born in New York to a Quaker father and Jewish mother, Peet attended Friends Seminary with Liev Schreiber and studied history at Columbia University, where she auditioned for acting teacher Uta Hagen. During her 4-year period of study with Hagen, Peet appeared in the off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing.

Her first screen performance was a television commercial for Skittles. Her early roles included a guest starring role on Law & Order, and she made her film debut in 1995, in Animal Room. Peet maintained a steady acting career in relatively obscure indie movies.

Her first major role was as "Jack" in the 1999 TV series Jack & Jill which aired for two seasons. Her first wide-release feature film came in 2000, with The Whole Nine Yards, opposite Bruce Willis, elevating her status from supporting actress to lead.

In 2000, she was voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine.

She is currently engaged to actor/writer David Benioff. (July 22, 2005)

Filmography

Animal Room (1995)


Central Park West (1996) (TV series)


Winterlude (1996)


Virginity (1996)




She's the One (1996)


Sax and Violins (1997)


Grind (1997)


Touch Me (1997)


Ellen Foster (1997)


Origin of the Species (1998)




1999 (1998)


Southie (1998)


Body Shots (1999)


Jack & Jill (1999) (TV Series)


Two Ninas (1999)




Jump (1999)


Simply Irresistible (1999)


Playing by Heart (1999)


Partners (1999) (TV Series)


Isn't She Great (2000)


The Whole Nine Yards (2000)




Whipped (2000)


Saving Silverman (2001)


High Crimes (2002)


Igby Goes Down (2002)


Changing Lanes (2002)


Identity (2003)




Something's Gotta Give (2003)


The Whole Ten Yards (2004)


Melinda and Melinda (2004)


A Lot Like Love (2005)


Syriana (2005)


The Martian Child (2005)




Griffin and Phoenix (2006)


Fast Track (2006)


Snow Angels (2006)

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