Tennis Player Casper Ruud Marries Maria Galligani After Nearly 8 Years Together: 'The Best Weekend of Our Lives'

The Norwegian tennis star and his fiancée celebrated their wedding in Mallorca months after welcoming their first child

NEED TO KNOW

• Tennis player Casper Ruud and Maria Galligani tied the knot in Mallorca, Spain, after nearly eight years together
• The couple’s daughter, born in January, was the “youngest and most important guest” at the wedding, according to Vogue
• Ruud became emotional as he watched Galligani walk down the aisle: “It was difficult to hold back my tears”

Casper Ruud and Maria Galligani are officially married.

The Norwegian tennis star, 27, married Galligani in Mallorca, Spain, after nearly eight years together. The wedding celebration included a very special guest: the couple's daughter, who was born earlier this year, according to Vogue.

The milestone comes less than two years after Ruud announced that he and Galligani were engaged. In November 2024, the tennis star revealed on Instagram that he had proposed to his longtime girlfriend, writing, "Can't wait to marry you💍🤍."

Ruud and Galligani have been together since 2018. Over the years, Galligani has frequently supported the athlete at tournaments around the world while largely staying out of the spotlight.

"I mean, it's her choice," Ruud said of Galligani's low-profile approach during an interview with We Are Tennis in 2024. "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."

The couple later shared another life update in September 2025, announcing they were expecting their first child. Their daughter was born on Jan. 30, 2026.

Now, the pair have celebrated another major milestone with a wedding in Mallorca.

"We have returned many times since, both for work and for holidays," Galligani told Vogue of the Spanish island, where the couple previously made their relationship official.

Wedding festivities took place from June 11 through June 14 at the Grand Hotel Son Net and included a welcome party, a sports day and a tennis-inspired garden party, per the outlet.

"We wanted a wedding full of life and love, where our guests could gain insight into—and share—the love we have for each other," Galligani told the magazine.

The couple also revealed that they had hoped their daughter would be part of their wedding celebrations.

"Even before getting engaged, we had already started dreaming about starting a family, so we tried to time things in a way that would allow us to have the child we dreamed of included in the ceremony," they told Vogue.

"She was born on January 30, 2026, making her both the youngest and the most important guest at our wedding."

For the ceremony, Galligani wore a custom gown designed by Norwegian designer Ove Harder Finseth, while Ruud wore a bespoke tuxedo by Oslo tailor Skabo, according to Vogue.

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"I was quite nervous before walking out. When I saw Maria walking toward me with her father, it was difficult to hold back my tears," Ruud told Vogue. "I felt emotional, grateful, lucky, and happy all at the same time."

After exchanging vows, the newlyweds walked back down the aisle to Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," according to the magazine.

Reflecting on the celebration, the couple told Vogue, "We are, of course, incredibly happy. It truly felt like the best weekend of our lives, and we were able to celebrate it with all of our closest family members and dearest friends. It became everything we could have dreamed of."

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