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Photo Tour: Tennis Girl Phenoms and Rising Stars

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Anna Kournikova at Age 8 with Nick Bollettieri

Anna Kournikova at Age 8 with Nick BollettieriSimon Bruty / Getty Images
Long before guys started climbing courtside trees to get a glimpse of her, Anna Kournikova of Russia had caught more than her share of attention, and as a result, her younger years are exceptionally well documented in professional photos. This moment was captured when she was eight years old and listening attentively to the advice of the famed Nick Bollettieri, at whose academy she was already enrolled.

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