Anna Kournikova’s tennis career ended at 22 due to injuries, but she still created an empire worth $50 million

“[I] never tried to pay attention. I mean, obviously, it was a little hard times dealing with it being 16, 17 years old, reading some kind of c**p about yourself, you know. Most of it was made up.”

Despite ending her tennis career, Anna Kournikova remained under the limelight. She turned to modeling and appeared in a number of commercials. She also appeared in the music video Escape, by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, and that’s when the two started dating.

“I’ve never met her before, but I’m a big fan,” he said at the time. “I’m sure a lot of guys want to meet her. I’m one of them. She’s beautiful, talented, great tennis player, you know, and I’m sure she’s going to be great in the video.”

Anna and Enrique have been together since 2001 and have three children together, twins Lucy and Nicholas who were born in 2017, and daughter Mary, born in 2020.

“I love being a mum, I absolutely wanted to have children, whether I had my own or adopted. I love taking care of people,” Anna told Tennis World USA in 2019.

“Marriage isn’t important to me,” she added. “I believe in being open and trusting each other, and respecting each other completely. We’ve been together for years. He’s the male version of me, and I’m the female version of him.”

Today, Anna Kournikova is 40 and looks as amazing as ever. She has a net worth of $50 million.

Anna was a trainer for season 12 of the television show The Biggest Loser but did not return for season 13. In addition to her tennis and television work, Kournikova serves as a Global Ambassador for Population Services International’s “Five & Alive” program, which addresses health crises facing children under the age of five and their families.