Anna Kournikova Iglesias is back on Instagram after over a year, posting with her kids for the upcoming holiday.
The 44-year-old and mother of three--who is currently pregnant with her fourth child Enrique Iglesias--took to Instagram on Saturday, October 18 to show off her and her children's Halloween costumes.
The former tennis star was wearing a chicken suit, while her two little girls, Lucy and Mary, dressed as pumpkins. Her son, Nicholas, seems to be dressed as a soccer player, wearing a Real Madrid shirt and a pair of cleats. She alluded to their costumes in her caption, simply putting two pumpkin emojis, a soccer emoji, and a chick emoji.
While her longtime partner and the father of her children wasn't included in the photo, he showed his support for the family by liking the post. Fans in the comments were happy to see Kournikova posting again, knowing just how rare it is for the retired athlete to share these private moments with the world.
"So cute!!!! So happy you’re back posting my love we missed you so much 🥹🤍," one fan commented.
Another wrote, "Kids are getting so big! So adorable! Can’t wait for the next baby chick! ❤️."
Though her career lasted less than a decade, Kournikova remains one of the most famous tennis players in the world after retiring in 2003 at just 21. The Russian was only 15 when she made her Grand Slam debut at the US Open in 1996, reaching the Wimbledon semi-final as a 16-year-old in 1997.
While peaked at world No 8 in singles, she found more success in doubles, forming a hugely successful partnership with Martina Hingis and becoming known as the "Spice Girls of Tennis." Together, they won the Australian Open in 1999 and 2002, spending 10 weeks as the doubles world No 1.
Kournikova won 16 titles in doubles but her career started tailing off in 2001, missing three of the four majors that season due to a left foot stress fracture. After dropping to 74th in the singles rankings, she made it back inside the top 40 in 2002, but was continually plagued by a back issue and an abductor injury. She played her final career match in May 2003.
Now, her life is fully focused on her family as her and Enrique await the arrival of their fourth child. While the pair have been together since 2001, they never announced their marriage--though it's widely presumed that they wed in private. The former tennis star goes by Anna Kournikova Iglesias and wears a diamond on her ring finger.