Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Russian: А́нна Серге́евна Ку́рникова, IPA: [anə sɪrgeˈjɪvnə kʊrˈnɪkova] ([1] listen); born 7 June 1981) is a Russian American retired professional tennis player. Her appearance and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite her never winning a WTA singles title. 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.