Biography forAnna Kournikova More at IMDbPro »Date of Birth7 June 1981, Moscow, USSR [now Russia]Birth NameAnna Sergeyevna KournikovaNicknameMurzik ("my little pet" in Russian)Height5' 8" (1.73 m)Mini BiographyAnna Kournikova was born on 7 June 1981 in Moscow, Russia. At the age of 7, her father began teaching her how to play tennis. Anna practiced everyday. When she was a teenager, she was