# So who's prettier, Sharapova or Kournikova? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 4, 2004, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448 "2004-07-04T04:03:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/21 "2004-07-04T16:04:15Z")
I’ve never understood why guys think Kournikova is so hot. She’s not feminine at all. I think it’s a “my buddy thinks she’s hot, so I think she’s hot”, type of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/22 "2004-07-04T17:14:25Z")
_NOT_ feminine? Are you nuts!? I think that’s a “everyone thinks she’s hot so I hate her and I think she’s ugly” type of thing. 😉 Anna is hotter. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![SlyFrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/23 "2004-07-04T17:56:41Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > _NOT_ feminine? Are you nuts!? I think that’s a “everyone thinks she’s hot so I hate her and I think she’s ugly” type of thing. 😉 > > Anna is hotter. 🆒 She’s always looked porcine to me. I’ve never found her overly attractive (sure, she’s better than the average member of society, but nowhere near worth the attention paid to her from a beauty standard alone). ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/24 "2004-07-04T18:26:01Z")
Thats like choosing between a thousand pounds of gold coins and a thousand pounds of gold bars. Both are nice. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/25 "2004-07-04T18:35:06Z")
Um… yeah. I spend sleepless nights wishing I could look just like her. :rolleyes: I didn’t say she was ugly. She’s cute… like my 14 year old nephew. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/26 "2004-07-04T18:38:45Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [Sharapova](http://www.mariaworld.net/wimbledon0486.jpg) or [Kournikova?](http://www.a-z.doo.pl/kournikova/01.jpg) Marat Safin 😃 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/27 "2004-07-04T18:43:03Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > Um… yeah. I spend sleepless nights wishing I could look just like her. :rolleyes: > > I didn’t say she was ugly. She’s cute… like my 14 year old nephew. Your 14 year nephew looks [this](http://nidhin.com/wallpapers/free/Anna-Kournikova.jpg)? What are you hillbillies doin up there in them thar hills? ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/28 "2004-07-04T19:13:09Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > Um… yeah. I spend sleepless nights wishing I could look just like her. :rolleyes: > > I didn’t say she was ugly. She’s cute… like my 14 year old nephew. I doubt the majority of the men in this country would find your nephew that attractive. Even if he was a moderately talented professional tennis player. ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/29 "2004-07-04T19:53:11Z")
I’d say Ann Coulter is hotter than either Maria or Anna ever dreamed of being. I hate what comes out of Coulter’s head, but I’d love to get into her scivvies. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/30 "2004-07-04T19:57:27Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > I doubt the majority of the men in this country would find your nephew that attractive. Even if he was a moderately talented professional tennis player. Well, I certainly hope not! Which is exactly the point I was trying to make. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/31 "2004-07-04T20:18:37Z")
No… By “_that attractive_”, I meant “as attractive as Anna”. My point was that if she really looked like you nephew then men wou. . … ahhh nevermind. She’s a cutey! Just admit it. I agree, she’s no Amanda Bynes or anything… but she _is_ attractive. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/32 "2004-07-04T20:32:08Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > I’ve never understood why guys think Kournikova is so hot. She’s not feminine at all. I think it’s a “my buddy thinks she’s hot, so I think she’s hot”, type of thing. Yeah, well you have to remember that majority of American males _haven’t_ seen photos of you, so they don’t have the level of perspective on the matter that you have. 😉 That being said, I’ll take 'em both. No sense in hurting a lady’s feelings. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/33 "2004-07-04T20:43:49Z")
BTW, **H Q** , who _do_ you find attractive and feminie? Just curious. ---
**Author:** ![Avenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@Avenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avenger)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/34 "2004-07-04T21:05:30Z")
I’ve never been a big Anna K fan, so Sharapova by a mile, far more natural looking. And she’s legal while she’s in England, so I can legally have no chance of shagging her, whereas all you yanks should be locked up 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/35 "2004-07-04T21:11:04Z")
There’s way too many to list. Are you trying to make it sound like I hate other women? ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/36 "2004-07-04T21:34:01Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > No… By “_that attractive_”, I meant “as attractive as Anna”. My point was that if she really looked like you nephew then men wou. . … ahhh nevermind. > > She’s a cutey! Just admit it. I agree, she’s no Amanda Bynes or anything… but she _is_ attractive. Yes! She is cute. I already said that. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/37 "2004-07-04T21:45:00Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > There’s way too many to list. Are you trying to make it sound like I hate other women? No way. I was just trying to get a sample of what women you find attractive and feminine. Obviously there would be tons, but if you listed three or four and they were: Zap from American Gladiators, Xena the Warrior Princess, China, etc. That would tell me something about your opinion. If that was the standard for beauty, then obviously, Anna could not compete. It wouldnt be worth debating. OTOH, if you named like Meg Ryan, Jennifer Aniston, J-Lo, etc, then that would be another issue. So, I was just curious. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/38 "2004-07-04T21:49:50Z")
Let’s see, Sharapova is 6’0", anyone have a step ladder I can borrow? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/39 "2004-07-05T00:29:12Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > From what I heard about her tennis ability, Kournikova should be quite happy people talked about her looks more. Kournikova isn’t in Sharapova’s league, but I believe she did win some major double’s tennis championships. I’ll bet she could kick YOUR butt over, around and through a tennis court. I don’t really care that much about Kournikova, I’m just tired of all this nattering about how untalented Kournikova is. If you don’t have game, you don’t get into the major tournaments, period. I do prefer Kournikova’s looks, but Sharapova is plenty good-looking enough to wear my chains. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448/40 "2004-07-05T00:59:31Z")
Gimme Elena Dokic any day. But, FTR, Sharapova. At least she can play the game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-prettier-sharapova-or-kournikova/253448.md?page=3)