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Legendary athlete Venus Williams is often considered top-of-the-line tennis gamers of all time. And whereas she is greater than profitable on the court docket, she tends to maintain the standing of her love life on the down low. Now that she’s presently engaged to her fiancé, Andrea Preti, the general public is dying to know extra about their relationship and upcoming wedding ceremony.

Venus hasn’t been married earlier than and doesn’t have youngsters. Throughout an October 2022 interview with Cosmopolitan, the athlete revealed that she enjoys her freedom and does let societal stress to calm down get to her.

“I’ve quite a lot of associates who don’t imagine me once I say that I like my life and I don’t need to change it for any motive. I’m not determined they usually don’t imagine me,” she informed the publication. “They are saying issues like, ‘You’re going to overlook your window.’ I’m like, ‘Please, calm down. You would possibly really feel this manner, however I don’t. I promise you I don’t.’”

The Grand-Slam champion has had just a few long-term relationships up to now each out and in of the media’s eye. Though she was typically seen with fellow tennis participant Reilly Opeka, she shot down rumors that they have been courting in an Instagram story in 2021. So, who has Venus dated? Hold studying to look again at her relationship historical past.

Nicholas Hammond

Venus began courting millionaire Nicholas Hammond in 2017. Nicholas is 12 years Venus’ junior, and is an inheritor to a “huge communications empire,” which included magazines reminiscent of TV Information and Seventeen.

Throughout their two-year relationship, the pair have been no strangers to PDA. They attended Venus’ sister Serena‘s wedding ceremony collectively, and have been photographed getting cozy whereas on a dinner date in December of 2017. “She’s head over heels for him” a supply informed The New York Every day Information when he accompanied her to the 2018 Australian Open matches. Though the 2 have been by no means engaged, Nicholas gave Venus a symbolic “friendship ring” to honor their dedication.

In relation to their break up in 2019, Web page Six reported that their age distinction performed an element. In response to the outlet, Venus was prepared for a wedding and household, whereas Nicholas was not on the identical web page.

Elio Pis

Venus began seeing Cuban mannequin Elio Pis when he was 24 and she or he was 32. They each labored collectively on her clothes line referred to as EleVen, and made their first public look as a pair in 2012 on the New York Grand Slam. There, they have been seen holding fingers and getting affectionate, in keeping with Individuals. In March 2013, Venus and Elio received scorching and heavy on her court docket in Miami, by way of The Every day Mail. They ultimately break up in 2017, though they have been seen grabbing dinner collectively that yr, per Web page Six.

Hank Kuehne

Venus was romantically linked with pro-golfer Hank Kuehne from 2007 to 2010. Not a lot is thought concerning the nature of their relationship, nevertheless, The Every day Mail described their three-year bond as “critical” earlier than their break up. In 2011, Hank went on to marry a girl named Andy.

Andrea Preti

Venus and Andrea sparked relationship rumors in July 2024, they usually saved a lot of the particulars of their romance out of the highlight. Nonetheless, one yr later, Venus confirmed her engagement to Andrea and credited him with motivating her to maintain going.

“My fiancé is right here, and he actually inspired me to maintain enjoying,” Venus mentioned in July 2025 after her first singles match in over a yr. “There have been so many instances the place I simply needed to coast and form of chill. Have you learnt how laborious it’s to play tennis? You guys don’t understand how a lot work goes into this, prefer it’s 9 to five besides you’re operating the entire time. Lifting weights and simply, like, dying, and then you definitely repeat it the following day. So, he inspired me to get via this, and it’s fantastic to be right here.”