British tennis star Katie Boulter married fellow professional Alex de Minaur in a secret wedding held on Sunday during the Wimbledon men's singles final. The couple, who have been together for six years, got engaged in 2024 and exchanged vows in an intimate church ceremony in Old Woodhouse, Leicestershire, near the village of Woodhouse Eaves, where Boulter grew up.
Timing and Location
Both Boulter and De Minaur competed in this year's Grand Slam, with Boulter eliminated in the first round and De Minaur in the fourth. Their early exits allowed for the low-key wedding. Local residents admitted they were "sworn to secrecy" over the nuptials, according to the Daily Mail. While millions of fans watched Jannik Sinner successfully defend his Wimbledon title against Alexander Zverev, the tennis power couple were not among them. Their ceremony took place at the same time as the final in SW19.
Wedding Details
Boulter, 29, stunned in a long white gown, while the Aussie star, 27, who is ranked world No. 6, impressed in a black suit with a white shirt and bow tie. The couple arrived at the church in a black Porsche Carrera driven by De Minaur, with his bride as his passenger. Their exit was captured on camera as they smiled, with rose petals thrown over them in celebration. According to a family insider, only family members attended the wedding, with celebrations continuing at a nearby pub.
Future Celebrations
The source added: "The principal celebration of Katie and Alex's marriage will take place elsewhere, bringing together their British and Australian families alongside friends from across the international tennis world."
De Minaur's Recent Defeat
Their wedding came just six days after De Minaur's straight-sets defeat by Flavio Cobolli, after which the Aussie admitted his doubts about winning a major. He said: "It breaks me inside. That's the reality of it. Many, many hours get put into my craft, and countless years to kind of have moments like these. To not step up, it's truly gut-wrenching. It's very tough." He added: "It just feels like they keep on coming. It's not easy to take. You go through moments in your career, times when you feel that there are opportunities to be taken, to take the next step, to make it to the next level, to become an even better version of yourself. And to fall short constantly, you start doubting yourself. You start doubting whether you're going to be able to break through and kind of take it to the next step."
Vowing to take a break from the sport after his defeat, De Minaur said: "I won't play a tournament for a while. But again, they just accumulate, right? The goals, the beliefs, the dreams that you have, they kind of start fading away or they feel a little bit further away than when they once were."
