Anna Kournikova 'marries' Enrique Iglesias

Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova, whose good looks have long eclipsed her court skills, has secretly married her singer boyfriend Enrique Iglesias, Us Weekly magazine has reported.

The magazine said Kournikova, 23, was spotted wearing a wedding band on her ring finger at a charity tennis event in Florida on Sunday.

When asked about her relationship with Iglesias, she was heard telling onlookers; "Enrique is great. Everything is awesome. We are married," Us reported on Tuesday.

Kournikova and the Latin crooner, 29, have been dating since she appeared playing his girlfriend in the 2002 music video for his hit "Escape" and have jokingly claimed in the past to be married.

Representatives for the pair declined to confirm the reports but Us, quoting unidentified sources, said they were wed on the beach in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta a few weeks ago. Kournikova's publicist said "We never comment on her personal life."

"It was a very small and secret wedding - only family and a few very close friends were invited," the source told the magazine.

Kournikova first wowed crowds as a teenager in the late 1980s and became known as the "Britney Spears of Tennis" although she never won a major tournament before announcing her retirement from professional tennis in March 2004.

Iglesias, the son of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, sings in both Spanish and English and has had worldwide hits with songs such as "Bailamos" and "Hero".

- REUTERS