Andy Roddick may always be remembered for his booming serve, 2003 US Open championship and years near the top of men’s tennis, but away from the court, one relationship has remained remarkably constant.
The former world No. 1 is married to Brooklyn Decker, the American model, actress and entrepreneur who became a household name through Sports Illustrated Swimsuit before building a successful career in television, film and business.
Roddick and Decker celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary in April 2026. Their relationship now stretches back nearly two decades, an unusually long partnership for a couple who became famous while still in their twenties.
They have also built a family together, raising two children while keeping much of their home life away from the celebrity spotlight.
Who Is Brooklyn Decker?
Brooklyn Decker is a model, actress and entrepreneur from North Carolina.
She became internationally recognizable through her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, eventually landing the coveted cover in 2010.
Decker later expanded into acting.
Her movie credits include Just Go with It, Battleship and What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Television audiences also know her for playing Mallory Hanson on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie.
Her career has continued to evolve beyond modeling and acting, including entrepreneurial projects and charitable work.
How They Met
Their relationship started in an unconventional way.
Roddick first noticed Decker in 2007 while watching her appear on a program connected with Sports Illustrated.
Interested in meeting her, the tennis star did not simply send her a message himself.
Instead, he had someone from his professional circle contact her representatives.
Decker was initially suspicious.
She later recalled that she found the approach questionable enough that she did not immediately respond.
Months passed before she finally decided to investigate who Roddick was.
After watching interviews with him, Decker apparently found his personality appealing and eventually returned the call.
The connection quickly developed.
Dating In 2007
Roddick and Decker began dating in 2007.
At the time, both had demanding careers.
Roddick was one of the most recognizable American tennis players in the world, traveling internationally throughout the ATP season.
Decker’s modeling career was also accelerating.
Their relationship therefore developed around constant travel, public attention and demanding professional schedules.
Despite those pressures, the romance moved quickly.
By March 2008, they were engaged.
Texas Wedding
The couple married on April 17, 2009.
They chose Austin, Texas, for their intimate wedding rather than turning the ceremony into an enormous celebrity spectacle.
One particularly memorable element was the entertainment.
Elton John performed during the wedding celebrations, giving their relatively private ceremony an extraordinary musical highlight.
The marriage came while Roddick was still competing professionally and chasing another Grand Slam championship.
Only months later, he reached the 2009 Wimbledon final, where he lost an unforgettable five-set match to Roger Federer.
17 Years Married
April 17, 2026 marked Roddick and Decker’s 17th wedding anniversary.
Decker celebrated the milestone with the playful sense of humor that has become a recognizable part of their relationship.
Instead of posting an overly formal anniversary tribute, she shared photographs of the couple wearing colonial-style costumes.
The post reflected something followers have seen repeatedly over the years: neither appears particularly interested in presenting their marriage as perfectly polished.
Humor has remained a major part of their public dynamic.
After 17 years of marriage and nearly 19 years together, they remain one of the longest-running couples connected with modern American tennis.
Their Children
Roddick and Decker have two children.
Their son, Hank, was born in September 2015.
Their daughter, Stevie, followed in 2017.
The couple has deliberately avoided making their children constant fixtures on social media.
Decker occasionally shares family moments, but both parents have generally protected Hank and Stevie from excessive public exposure.
That approach is particularly notable considering how recognizable both parents are.
Roddick has also joked that his children did not initially understand just how successful he had been at tennis.
At one stage, his son apparently viewed his father’s tennis background as something closer to being a club coach than a former world No. 1.
Birthday Photos
Fans received a rare look at their family on August 30, 2026, when Roddick celebrated his 44th birthday.
Decker posted a collection of family photographs in honor of her husband.
Her birthday message focused on Roddick’s personality rather than his tennis résumé.
She described the experience of being around him as unpredictable and memorable, joking that spending time with Andy usually results in a story worth telling.
She also encouraged friends to send him deliberately sentimental messages because of his discomfort with overly emotional attention.
The post offered another glimpse of the playful relationship they have maintained for almost two decades.
No Tennis Together
There is one activity the former tennis champion and his wife generally avoid doing as a couple: playing tennis.
Decker has discussed disastrous attempts at receiving lessons from Roddick.
During one particularly memorable session, she became frustrated with the way her husband was instructing her.
Roddick apparently spoke to her as though he were teaching a very young beginner.
Decker objected.
Their exchange escalated until she smashed her racket.
She later joked that their arrangement became simple: he would not teach her tennis, and she would not teach him how to model.
Considering they have remained married for 17 years, the rule appears to have worked.
Roddick’s Career
Roddick’s accomplishments explain why tennis remains such a major part of public interest in the couple.
He won the US Open in 2003, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final.
That victory made Roddick the leading figure in American men’s tennis and helped him reach world No. 1 later that year.
He ultimately finished his career with 32 ATP singles titles.
Roddick also reached four additional Grand Slam finals, losing each to Roger Federer.
He retired at the 2012 US Open and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017.
Life After Tennis
Retirement significantly changed the couple’s daily life.
The ATP Tour requires players to spend months traveling internationally, creating challenges for relationships and families.
Once Roddick retired, he had considerably more control over his schedule.
He largely stepped away from the constant visibility associated with professional tennis.
Family life became a priority as Hank and Stevie arrived.
Roddick has said that having young children influenced how he approached potential professional opportunities because he did not want a job that required completely uprooting his home life.
Served Podcast
In recent years, Roddick has returned to tennis media in a major way.
He launched Served with Andy Roddick, a video podcast built around analysis, interviews and discussion of professional tennis.
The show has allowed Roddick to reconnect with the sport without returning to the exhausting travel schedule of his playing career.
He discusses current stars, major tournaments and controversial issues while bringing the perspective of someone who actually competed at the highest level.
The project has introduced Roddick to younger tennis fans who may have been too young to watch his playing career.
Decker has been supportive of his renewed involvement with the sport.
Charity Work
The Andy Roddick Foundation remains another important part of the family’s life.
Roddick founded the organization in 2000, years before winning the US Open.
Its work focuses on providing children with educational and developmental opportunities outside regular school hours.
The foundation says it has raised more than $20 million since its creation.
Its programs are particularly focused on giving young people access to opportunities that might otherwise be unavailable because of economic circumstances.
Decker has supported her husband’s philanthropic work while maintaining charitable interests of her own.
Brooklyn’s Career
Decker has never simply existed in the public eye as a famous athlete’s spouse.
Her Sports Illustrated modeling career made her internationally known independently of Roddick.
She successfully transitioned into acting and spent multiple seasons appearing on Grace and Frankie alongside Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston.
She has also moved into entrepreneurship.
That independence has been one of the defining features of their relationship: both entered the marriage with established professional identities and continued pursuing their own projects afterward.
Private Marriage
Despite their combined fame, Roddick and Decker have kept surprisingly large portions of their marriage private.
They occasionally discuss funny stories from home and share milestone photographs, but their children are not constantly placed in front of cameras.
Their public interactions tend to involve humor rather than carefully staged displays of celebrity romance.
That balance has allowed them to remain recognizable without turning every element of their family life into content.
Still Together
Andy Roddick’s wife is Brooklyn Decker, and their relationship has now lasted far longer than Roddick’s years as a professional tennis player.
What began with an unusual attempt to contact a model he had seen on a Sports Illustrated program developed into a relationship in 2007, an engagement in 2008 and marriage in 2009.
Seventeen years after their Texas wedding, they are raising Hank and Stevie while balancing business, entertainment, tennis media and charitable work.
Roddick may have retired from professional competition more than a decade ago, but tennis has found its way back into his life through Served.
One thing apparently has not changed, however.
He can analyze the world’s best players as much as he wants — he just probably should not try giving his wife another tennis lesson.
