Tennis Star Casper Ruud and Girlfriend Maria Galligani Are Engaged: 'Can't Wait to Marry You'

Mar. 15, 2025

Casper Ruud and Maria Galligani.Photo:Gerald Matzka/Getty

Gerald Matzka/Getty

Casper Ruudis engaged to his girlfriendMaria Galligani!

One shot showed the pair looking lovingly into one another’s eyes, with Galligani placing her hand on her husband-to-be’s chest as he beamed proudly while she showed off her diamond ring.

The sports star shared another full-length shot of the couple — who currently reside in Oslo — with their arms around each other on the same white sands, while a third closer-up image showed the couple smiling and rubbing noses.

For the photo shoot, Ruud donned a pair of casual white pants, which he teamed with a pale pink shirt, while his wife-to-be, who is also from Norway, looked stunning in a cream mini dress.

“Can’t wait to marry you💍🤍,” Ruud captioned the post.

Casper Ruud and Maria Galligani in June 2024.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Ruud, who starred in Netflix’s 2023 tennis documentaryBreak Point, has shared several photos with Galligani over the years after posting hisfirst snap of them togetheron the social media site in Nov. 2018.

While speaking toWe Are Tennisin an interview published earlier this month, Ruud discussed his relationship with Galligani, who regularly supports him at tennis tournaments, saying it’s her decision to keep their romance fairly low-key.

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Maria Galligani and Casper Ruud at the Millennium Estoril Open ATP 250 tennis tournament in Portugal in April 2023.Zed Jameson/MB Media/Getty

Zed Jameson/MB Media/Getty

“I mean, it’s her choice. Obviously, we met before I got to the level I was at now, so things have changed for her, as well, and it hasn’t always been easy,” he said.

“There are more things in my life that I have to take care of now than when we met. So when you’re together with or a girlfriend or partner or fiancée, wife of an athlete, you have to be prioritized No. 3, 4, 5 even some days, because there are many other things that I have to do before,” Ruud continued.

Casper Ruud and Maria Galligani in June 2023.BEATE OMA DAHLE/NTB/AFP via Getty

BEATE OMA DAHLE/NTB/AFP via Getty

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“It’s tennis, it’s treatment, it’s media, it’s maybe meeting a sponsor. It’s a lot of things before you have time for maybe your partner,” he went on, praising his other half for being “very patient and great with these things.”

“On the social media side … she doesn’t want it. She wants to be her own, in control of her own kind of life and especially personal life. I’m happy that she’s found that way,” he added.

source: people.com