Who Is Alexander Zverev’s Girlfriend? All About Sophia Thomalla

Mar. 15, 2025

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Get to knowAlexander Zverev’s girlfriend.

The professional tennis player is dating Sophia Thomalla, a fellow German native, who has been linked to the athlete since 2020.

Since then, they’ve made several public appearances together. Thomalla often posts sweet tributes to Zverev on social media, while he mainly keeps his profile dedicated to tennis-related photos.

“I think for tennis players it is always very important who you have next to you. Sophia is someone who gives me peace and security," Zverev told aGerman tennis magazinein December 2021. “I play extremely well with her behind me and I hope that will continue to be the case next year and maybe even better. I haven’t achieved all of my goals yet.”

Read on for everything to know about Zverev’s girlfriend, Thomalla.

She was born and raised in Germany

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Thomalla is a German native, born in East Berlin on Oct. 6, 1989. Her parents, mom Simone Thomalla and dad André Vetters, are actors.

Throughout her childhood, she lived in Cologne, Kleinmachnow and Gelsenkirchen, in addition to Berlin. Later, she moved back to her home city where she grew up.

She’s a model and actress

She cheers Zverev on at tennis matches

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Thomalla has supported Zverev at various tennis tournaments over the years and can often be seen cheering from the stands while he plays on the court.

In November 2024, the model watched her beau take home the title at the ATP Paris Masters.

“Finally a tree at home that doesn’t die. Congrats, @alexzverev123,” Thomalla joked onInstagramalongside of photo of Zverev holding the tree-like trophy.

Thomalla also praises Zverev’s work outside of tennis. In December 2022, she posted a sweet tribute onInstagramin honor of his charity. “@alexzverev123, you are beautiful inside and out. What you do for children with diabetes is incredible. I couldn’t be prouder of you and your @alexanderzverevfoundation” she captioned the post.

On International Women’s Day in March 2023, she honored Zverev with a loved-up caption paired with a PDA-filled pic onInstagram. “I can do whatever I want on an international women’s day. And I want to appreciate this guy,” she wrote.

She was formerly in a high-profile relationship

Thomalla was linked toGavin Rossdalein 2017, a romance that marked the first for the rocker following his split fromGwen Stefani.

The two made theirrelationship Instagram officialthe following July. “Having fun in #Reno,” Rossdalecaptioned the photoof the then-couple in a now-deleted Instagram post.

Thomalla and Rossdaledated for a little over a yearbefore calling it quits.

Prior to that, she was married to Norwegian singer Andy LaPlegua. They tied the knot in March 2016 and announced their divorce in May 2017.

“All the men I had something with broke up with me because in the end they couldn’t stand it anymore,” she toldGraziamagazine at the time of her divorce. She said she’s “extremely independent,” explaining “how many men don’t like that in the long run.”

She appeared in Netflix’sBreak Point

Season 2 of Netflix’sBreak Pointdocumented Zverev’s recovery journey following his horrific ankle injury in 2022. It also gave fans a peek into the athlete’s relationship with Thomalla.

During one confessional, the model gave Zverev grief for always being tardy.

“He’s always late in every situation, and I’m losing my mind,” she said with a laugh. “If we get married, he’ll probably come late to his own wedding.”

source: people.com