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Who Is Victoria Azarenka Married To?

Published 05/03/2022, 11:02 AM EDT

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33-year-old Belarussian tennis ace Victoria Azarenka turned pro in the year 2003 and tasted Grand Slam glory four years later at Flushing Meadows. She clinched the Mixed Doubles title at the 2007 US Open with Max Mirnyi. Five years later, she won the Australian Open and reached the singles summit clash at the US Open. Her run saw her ascend to the top of the WTA rankings.

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In contrast to her glorious tennis career, her personal life has seen much more hurdles. She has had a few relations, some serious and some not so serious. One of them was with Billy McKeague.

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Is Victoria Azarenka married to Billy McKeague?

Billy McKeague was born and raised in Missouri, USA. He is the son of Chase McKeague, who is the chairman of an investment group named Chase and Company. While growing up, Billy loved playing Ice Hockey and even pursued it in his college days. However, he chose not to make a career out of it and sided with golf, his second love. Thus, he moved to Hawaii to work as a golf pro at North Shore Resorts.

Through a common friend, he met Victoria Azarenka whilst working in Hawaii. McKeague and Azarenka started off as friends and then later became partners. In the year 2016, they welcomed their son Leo. However, things went sour after some time and the duo decided to go their separate ways. This saw them enter a fierce legal battle over the custody of their son.

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The custody battle took many turns and had many highs and lows. Azarenka even had to miss the 2017 US Open as she was occupied in the middle of the custody battle. After securing custody of Leo in 2018, the two-time Australian Open champion returned to tennis in March 2018 at Indian Wells.

People Azarenka has dated

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Azarenka dated Sergei Bubka Jr. between 2011 to 2012. He is the son of Sergei Bubka who was an Olympic and European champion in the pole vault. Thereafter, she dated Redfoo, the American music sensation. While they were dating, Redfoo was a frequent visitor to Azarenka’s matches. In 2014, the couple mutually decided to split.

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She met Humberto Lobo Guerra, a fellow tennis professional in the year 2019. Although their relationship drew a lot of attention, it wasn’t in a good way as Humberto was just 20 years old back then. Therefore, Azarenka faced a lot of criticism for dating someone so much younger than her. 

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Currently, Azarenka is single and is living with her six-year-old son Leo.

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Mahima Verma

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Mahima Verma is a Tennis writer for EssentiallySports. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai. A sports enthusiast, particularly Tennis since her childhood, Mahima believes that she is fortunate enough to witness the legends like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams play.
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Deepakshi Chaudhary