Anna began playing tennis at the age of 5 with friends in a weekly children's sports
program. February of 1992 she moved to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in
Bradenton, Florida, to be with her coach, Nick Bollettieri. She was very succesful
whilst in junior competition. She ended 1995 as the ITF Junior World Champion
ranked No.1. She won the Orange Bowl 18s, the 1995 European Championships ,
and the 1995 Italian Open Juniors.

She was a 1995 Wimbeldon Juniors Semi-Finalist, and a 1995 French Open
Juniors Quarter-Finalist. As a qualifier, she won her first professional title at a 1996
ITF Women's Circuit satellite event in Midland, Michigan, USA, where she collected
wins over Julie Steven, Jana Nejedly, Rene Simpson, Tami Whitlinger-Jones and
Lindsay Lee. Directly after winning the tournament, she flew to Oklahoma City in
time to win her first-round qualifying match the same day. As the fifth seed, she
earned her second pro title at an ITF Women's Circuit satellite event in Rockford,
Illinois, USA, where she collected wins against Sonya Jeyaseelan, Tara Snyder,
and Yuka Yoshida.

Her biggest success to date was making it to the Semi-Finals at Wimbledon, after
which she achieved her highest yet ranking of 25.