Anna Kournikova retired in the year 2003. After fighting a nagging and troublesome back injury for years, she hung her racket. The Russian tennis ace is currently focusing on the second phase of her life.   

She is keeping her distance from tennis for now and is investing her energy in her family. Kournikova is raising her children away from the media’s lens with her partner Enrique Iglesias. Speaking of Iglesias, he sat down for an interview a few months ago and disclosed some information about their relationship.

Iglesias about his and Kournikova’s marriage

The Spanish singer, in an interview, while visiting Prague, spoke about the depth of his relationship with Anna Kournikova and how it doesn’t require any kind of stamp. “We have been together for 20 years, so we’re stronger than ever,” he said.

“We haven’t gotten married in public, that doesn’t mean we are not married. We have been together for such a long time, for half of our lives,” Enrique added. The former World No 8 started dating the singer in 2001 after making an appearance in his music video for Escape.

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Though she has consistently refused to reveal the status of her relationship, they seem happy together. The couple welcomed fraternal twins, Nicholas and Lucy, in 2017. Following that, in the year 2020, their third child, a daughter, arrived. They named her Mary.

Career and achievements of Anna Kournikova

The right-handed tennis ace, who spent most of her time at the net, debuted in the year 1995. In her short-lived career, she made up to the semifinals of the Wimbledon Championships, WTA Finals, and quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Also, she competed for a seat in the last eight of the French Open and the US Open multiple times.

In doubles, she claimed the ranking of World No 1 in the year 1999 and by 2003 marked 16 titles under her name, out of which two were from the Australian Open. Further, the 40-year-old also made up to the finals of the French Open once alongside Martina Hingis.

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Hingis and her partnership banked two WTA Finals as well. They clinched the trophy for the first time in the year 1999. And defended it in the next season against Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf.