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IGLESIAS INSISTS HE IS OF REGULAR SIZE
01/12/2005
Pop heart-throb ENRIQUE IGLESIAS has lashed out at suggestions he has a small penis, branding the rumours "hurtful".
The HERO hitmaker made headlines last month (NOV05) when he bemoaned the lack of small condoms available for purchase. But now the Spanish star insists his remarks were misunderstood.
And the stories are having a detrimental effect on his relationship with tennis beauty ANNA KOURNIKOVA.
He says, "It's not true and hurtful to me and my girlfriend."
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Quote: "I'm like a menu at an expensive restaurant, you can look at me, but you can't afford me"
Anna Kournikova Personal Profile:
Anna Kournikova, born in Moscow, Russia, moved to Florida to train with the Nick Bolletieri Tennis Academy when she was nine years old.. The youngster had an impressive start to her career. Turning pro at age 14 in 1995, anna went on to end that year as the Junior European Champion and Junior World Champion. Anna Kournikova also won the Orange Bowl that same year. Anna Kournikova also played for the Russian team in the 1995 Fed Cup.
1996 saw her advance to the fourth round of the US Open, only to be defeated by then No.1 Steffi Graf. Anna played for Russia at the 1996 Olympics too. Anna Kournikova reached the semi finals of the prestigious Wimbledon championships in 1996; this was to be her career-best showing as far as singles titles were concerned, even though she continued to rank among the top 20 quite consistently on the WTA roster. In fact, she got as far as the semi-finals and finals of many a tournament, without actually winning any of them. This changed in 1999 when kournikova won the Wimbledon doubles by partnering with Martina Hingis; they won the doubles title in 2000 too.
Notwithstanding this lack of actual singles championship wins, Kournikova remains very much in the public eye due to numerous high profile endorsements like Rolex and Adidas, which also net her millions of dollars a year. Anna Kournikova also puts in appearances as a presenter for various shows and as the guest of honor at high profile events like the Adidas showroom opening in New York City in May 2005. Since ankle and back surgery in 2001 and 2003 respectively, her tennis has been further restricted; not so her other commitments, including a small part in a major Hollywood film. Anna Kournikova continues to be the subject of millions of Internet searches, with hundreds of sites dedicated to her; in fact she is still known as a “Tennis Star.”
In total, she has won 16 WTA titles, which include 3 Grand Slams. She achieved a career high of number 8 on the WTA singles rankings and a top ranking on the doubles tour.
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Detailed Career Stats of Anna Kournikova:
1995 saw Kournikova make her debut as a qualifier in Moscow on a wildcard: she was unranked. Anna Kournikova ended the year ranked No. 281 after losing to then-No.3 Sabine Applemans. Showing a dramatic improvement, she ended 1996 ranked No. 57, which was a leap of a staggering 224 spots. Anna Kournikova made her Grand Slam debut at the US Open, reaching as far as the fourth round before losing to then World No. 1 Steffi Graf. Soon afterwards, Anna improved her ranking to No. 69, thus making her debut in the top 100 from the No. 144 position. At age 14, she was also the youngest player to play for Russia at the Fed Cup, helping that country win over Sweden.
Anna Kournikova went on to represent her native Russia at the 1996 Olympics, but crashed out in the 1st round. However, her Wimbledon debut in 1997 year was impressive. Kournikova became only the second woman in the open era to reach the semi-final stage at her debut and she broke into the top-50 in the world for the first time, at No.48. Anna then went to the third round at the French Open, losing to Martina Hingis, then World No.1. Anna Kournikova had to withdraw from a tournament in Philadelphia that year with a foot injury. The following year, she finally made it into the top 20 in the world with a No.16 ranking following a career-first WTA singles final at Miami, defeating the likes of Seles (No.4) and Conchita Martinez (No.9), No.2 Davenport and No. 8 Sanchez-Vicario en route. At Berlin later that year she performed impressively, again defeating No.1 Hingis and No.5 Sanchez-Vicario on her way to the semi-final. Then, she reached the fourth round at both Roland Garros and Flushing Meadow. She beat Steffi Graf at Eastbourne in the quarter final, thus handing Graf only her third grass-court defeat in the entire decade of the 1990s.
In June 1998 Kournikova entered the top 10 for the first time, and ended 1999 with an impressive No.1 rank in women’s doubles, winning her first doubles Grand Slam title (Australian Open) with first-time partner Martina Hingis. Anna Kournikova also reached the fourth round at all four singles Grand Slam events. Kournikova was sidelined by injuries for some months after this, but she returned in 2000 to break into the world top 10 at a career-best No.8. Anna reached the quarterfinal stage in the Australian Open of 2001, before being plagued by injury again. She did come back to reach the final at the event in Luxembourg, before losing to eventual winner Kim Clijsters. Kournikova and Hingis won the Australian Open doubles again in 2002. Anna Kournikova went on to be a semi-finalist at events in Auckland and Tokyo. She also was a semi finalist at Acapulco and at the Wimbledon doubles. At Shanghai, Anna reached her singles final in 2 years, but lost the title to No.1 seed Anna Smashnova. However, she did win the doubles event at Shanghai with new partner J.Lee, subsequently withdrawing from the rest of the season following another ankle injury.
The year 2003 was also marred by injury of the adductor and back, losing early in tournaments she did play in. Finally, she withdrew altogether from the 2003 circuit due to a recurring back injury sustained at the Australian Open that year where she lost in the second round to Justine Henine-Hardine.
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Fan Mailing, Autograph Address of Anna Kournikova:
UTA
9560 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 5
Beverly Hills, California 90212
USA
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