Anna Kournikova and SportsMates, Inc. Relaunch Kournikova.com
NOVATO, CA--(Marketwire - May 12, 2008) - Tennis star Anna Kournikova and
SportsMates, Inc., the global sports social network, today announced the
relaunch of Kournikova.com, Anna's official website, with K-Swiss as lead
sponsor.
Originally launched in 2001, Kournikova.com has consistently ranked as
one of the most popular official athlete websites. According to Lycos,
Anna was the most searched-for athlete on the Internet in 2007, a title
she's held for the past eight years.
The completely revamped Kournikova.com features Anna's personal blog,
videos and photo galleries containing exclusive photos from Anna's personal
collection, including behind-the-scenes photos from Anna's photo shoots
and appearances.
The site also features an About Me section that provides her fans with
an intimate look into both her professional history as well as current
favorites, upcoming events, product recommendations, where she is and
status updates sent from her mobile phone.
In addition, the more than 340,000 registered members of Kournikova.com
now have their own social networking community on SportsMates.
"I am so excited to relaunch my new website," Anna Kournikova
said. "I love communicating with my fans and I am looking forward
to having a lot more personal interaction with them in the new Ask Anna
community section of my site. It's a great way for me to keep the relationship
strong and I hope they enjoy the new site as much as I do!"
"Anna has some of the most passionate fans in the world," stated
Blair Cummins, CEO of SportsMates, Inc. "We're pleased to offer them
a highly-interactive website and social network to connect with Anna and
each other."
To celebrate the relaunch of Kournikova.com, lead sponsor K-Swiss is
giving fans the chance to win autographed memorabilia and a telephone
call from Anna as part of the K-Swiss "Win a Call from AnnaK"
Sweepstakes and Contest which begins on May 19, 2008. For more information,
visit http://www.kournikova.com/win-a-call-from-annak/.
"We are excited to partner with Kournikova.com as Anna is a fantastic
brand ambassador for K-Swiss with her tennis background as well as her
unique perspective on women's athletic footwear and apparel," stated
Jennifer Weiderman, Vice President of Marketing for K-Swiss.
K-Swiss will be hosting live online chats with Anna for the members of
the social networking community on SportsMates located at http://clubs.sportsmates.com/kournikova/.
The first will take place on May 31, 2008 at 3 p.m. Eastern.
About Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova is one of today's most recognized female professional
athletes, known the world over for her illustrious tennis career. Over
the course of her profession, Anna gained much success in both singles
and doubles, reaching the height of her career in 1999 and 2000, where
she reached #1 in the world in doubles and #8 in the world in singles
in 2000. With her doubles partner, Martina Hingis, she won 2 Grand Slam
titles at The Australian Open in 1999 and 2002. Anna's celebrated tennis
career has transcended the sports industry and launched her into the mainstream
worlds of fashion, beauty, health and fitness. Anna is currently the spokeswoman
for K-Swiss and collaborates with the California-based company on tennis
and lifestyle sportswear. Anna is also looked up to as a role-model, with
her appeal and reputation extending far beyond the confines of the court.
She is an active supporter of the Boys and Girls Club of America.
About SportsMates, Inc.
SportsMates, Inc. (http://www.sportsmatesinc.com/)
operates SportsMates (http://www.sportsmates.com/),
a global online social network dedicated to providing passionate sports
fans a free, one-stop communications platform. The company's innovative
business solutions connect fans, leagues, teams, athletes and sponsors.
SportsMates, Inc. also operates PorDeporte (http://www.pordeporte.com/),
a Spanish-language sports social network with over 30,000 registered members.
About K-Swiss
Located in Westlake Village, CA, K-Swiss (NASDAQ:KSWS) is a publicly
traded company founded forty years ago by two Swiss brothers. The brothers,
avid tennis players, introduced the first all-leather tennis sneaker,
the K-Swiss "Classic" in 1966, filling a void in the market.
The firm currently makes tennis, running, training, lifestyle footwear
and apparel.
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