Who is Andy Roddick's wife? Meet Brooklyn Decker, the actress and model married to the tennis legend

Andy Roddick won a US Open title in 2003 and spent years ranked No. 1 in the world, but his personal life has drawn nearly as much attention as his tennis career. His wife, Brooklyn Decker, is a familiar name in both fashion and Hollywood. The couple met in 2007, got engaged in 2008, and wed on April 17, 2009. They have been together for nearly two decades now, raising two kids and building a life far removed from the tennis circuit. Here is everything worth knowing about who Brooklyn Decker is and how their relationship took shape.How did Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker meet?The origin story is less romantic dinner, more cold DM. Andy Roddick first saw Decker hosting a Sports Illustrated football show online. He reached out to her, and she eventually agreed to connect. What followed moved fast. They dated for about a year before he proposed, and the two got engaged in March 2008.Roddick himself admitted the whole thing caught him off guard. "I went from, 'I don't think I'm gonna get in a serious relationship forever,' and then we were engaged in, like, six months. And then we really got to know each other," he told GQ in 2023.They married at Roddick's private home in Austin, Texas. Decker wore a Vera Wang gown for the evening ceremony, and Elton John performed for the couple and their guests at the celebration that followed. She was 21 at the time; Roddick was 26.Balancing the marriage was not always straightforward. Roddick was still an active player, traveling for tournaments, while Decker had her own demanding schedule. He later said the engagement itself was what held them together through those stretches apart. "If we hadn't actually made that commitment, I don't know that we would get through that."They have two children together. Son Hank was born in October 2015, and daughter Stevie arrived in 2017. Decker has described their current family dynamic with characteristic humor. "Marriage does become hilariously transactional," she told Us Weekly. "You're like, 'I've got the kids, you go buy the tampons, go get the diapers.' It's very like making a game plan for a football game."Who is Brooklyn Decker beyond her marriage to Andy Roddick?Most people first encountered Brooklyn Decker through a magazine cover. She appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue starting in 2006 before landing the cover of the 2010 edition, one of the most visible spots in the modeling world at the time. That visibility opened doors in Hollywood.Her film debut came in 2011 with Just Go with It alongside Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. She followed that with roles in Battleship and What to Expect When You're Expecting, but her most sustained acting work came on the small screen. In 2015, she took on the role of Mallory Hanson in the Netflix series Grace and Frankie, playing the daughter of Jane Fonda's character. The role ran for 28 episodes across all seven seasons, ending in 2022.Decker has spoken openly about how the transition from modeling to acting was a deliberate choice, not a fallback. "The Sports Illustrated cover was the last thing I shot. I told my agent, 'I don't want to be a model anymore. I really want to do movies.'"Beyond the screen, she co-created a digital wardrobe app called Finery, which was later acquired by Stitch Fix. She also serves as a global ambassador for the Special Olympics.Roddick's retirement from tennis in 2012 changed the texture of their family life considerably. As Decker put it during a 2017 Tennis Channel interview: "He's an unbelievable dad, incredibly hands-on. I feel so thankful that it happened after he retired, because he's here every day with them."In April 2026, the couple marked their 17th wedding anniversary. Decker posted a photo on Instagram of the two in colonial costumes, joking that the years have felt much longer than they actually have. Fitting for a couple that has, in many ways, built something more interesting than either of their careers alone.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.