Tennis Players and their Spouses

By (Correspondent) on April 22, 2009

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It's springtime, and marriage fever hits tennis!

Roger Federer wedded his long-term sweetheart, Mirka Vavrinec, over Easter weekend, and Andy Roddick tied the knot with model Brooklyn Decker in April. In this slideshow we will take a casual look at some of the long standing—and more recent—love birds and couples in tennis.

Roger Federer and Mirka Vavrinec

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Roger Federer and girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec attend the Laureus World Sports Awards at the Mariinsky Concert Hall on February 18, 2008 in St.Petersburg, Russia.  (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Laureus)

Roger Federer and his long-time girlfriend, Mirka Vavrinec, tied the knot over the Easter weekend in 2009 after a nine year relationship.

Writing on his website, he said, "It was a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous occasion."

Mirka is pregnant with the couple's first child, due in the summer.

Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06:  (L-R) American professional tennis player Andy Roddick, model Brooklyn Decker and President of Lacoste Michel Lacoste pose backstage at the Lacoste Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Tent in Bryant

(Pictured with Michel Lacoste)

Andy Roddick was flipping through the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue when he spotted Brooklyn Decker, a fashion model.

The two met and started dating around the 2007 Davis Cup Final.

On March 31, 2008, Roddick announced on his website that he and Brooklyn Decker had become engaged; they married on April 17, 2009 in an intimate backyard ceremony.

Ivan and Aida Ljubicic

BEIJING - SEPTEMBER 9:  Tennis player Ivan Ljubicic (R) of Croatia and his wife, Aida, dine at a restaurant along Shishahai Lake September 9, 2007 in Beijing, China. Ljubicic is taking part in the China Tennis Open in Beijing.  (Photo by Andrew Wong/Getty

Ljubicic and his wife, Aida, tied the knot in 2004.
They welcomed their first child, Leonardo, in Rijeka, Croatia, on Dec. 10, 2008.

Pete Sampras and Bridgette Wilson

LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 07:  Actress Bridgette Wilson and tennis player Pete Sampras arrive at the 11th annual Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation's Grand Slam benefit concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena October 7, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  All the money r

On Sept. 30, 2000, Sampras married American actress and former Miss Teen USA Bridgette Wilson.
On Nov. 21, 2002, their son, Christian Charles, was born, followed by their second son, Ryan Nikolaos, on July 29, 2005.

Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf

357398 01: FILE PHOTO: (PUERTO RICO OUT) Tennis stars Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf attend the Oscar De La Hoya versus Felix Trinidad welterweight championship fight September 18, 1999 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Graf gave birth to a health

At the French Open winners' ball in 1999, Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi danced the traditional champions dance. After that evening, they began dating. They married on Oct. 22, 2001.

Their son, Jaden Gil, was born on Oct. 26 of the same year and their daughter, Jaz Elle, followed on Oct. 3, 2003. The couple lives in Las Vegas.

Nikolay and Irina Davydenko

KEY BISCAYNE, FL - APRIL 06:  Nikolay Davydenko of Russia poses with his wife Irina Davydenko after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in straight sets to win the men's singles final on day fourteen of the Sony Ericsson Open at the Crandon Park Tennis Center

Before the Davis Cup Finals in 2006, Davydenko married his girlfriend of three years, Irina, in a lavish ceremony.
She is now his constant traveling companion on the ATP tour.

Mardy Fish and Stacey Gardner

INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 21:  Model Stacey Gardner cheers for her fiance Mardy Fish during his match against David Nalbandian of Argentina at the Pacific Life Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden March 21, 2008 in Indian Wells, California.  (Photo by Ha

In Nov. 2007, Mardy became engaged to Stacey Gardner, a California attorney and a "Briefcase Model" on the US version of Deal or No Deal.

The couple married in September 2008. James Blake served as groomsman.

Lleyton Hewitt and Bec Cartwright

KEY BISCAYNE, FL - MARCH 29:   Bec Hewitt watches her husband Lleyton Hewitt of Australia take on Jose Acasuso of Argentina during day six of the Sony Ericsson Open at the Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 29, 2008 in Key Biscayne, Florida.  (Photo by C

Shortly after losing the final of the 2005 Australian Open, Hewitt proposed to Australian actress Bec Cartwright on January 30. They had been dating for six weeks. They married on July 21, 2005.

Their first child, a daughter named Mia Rebecca Hewitt, was born on Nov. 29, 2005; their second, a son called Cruz Lleyton Hewitt, was born in Sydney on Dec. 11, 2008.

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