Marta Kostyuk and George Kyzymenko: From Childhood Friends to Husband and Wife
Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk and her husband George Kyzymenko have known each other since childhood — their friendship grew into a romance, an engagement, and a 2023 wedding in Cyprus.
The private life of Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk has drawn wide attention recently, largely because of her unusual love story with husband George Kyzymenko, also known as Heorhii, according to Yardbarker, which cites The Knot.
A Childhood Friendship
Much less is known about Kyzymenko than about his wife, who has become one of Ukraine's most popular tennis players. According to the available reporting, Kyzymenko is roughly five years older than Kostyuk and was himself a tennis player earlier in life. The two first met as children at a tennis club in Kyiv — Kostyuk was only four years old at the time, while Kyzymenko was nine.
Their paths later diverged: Kyzymenko went on to attend college in the United States, while Kostyuk began her professional tennis career. An unexpected reunion followed in October 2022, when Kostyuk returned to Ukraine. Kyzymenko asked her out, and their childhood friendship quickly evolved into a romance.
Proposal and Wedding
According to the source, just five months after reconnecting, Kyzymenko proposed in April 2023. The proposal took place under romantic circumstances in Kyiv, during an early-morning outing to watch the sunrise. Kostyuk has said she was filming a video when she looked around and saw him down on one knee.
The couple did not wait long to marry — the wedding took place on November 1, 2023, at the Minthis Resort in Cyprus, in front of family, friends and members of the tennis community. The event also carried a symbolic tennis connection: Kostyuk wore a custom-made dress from her clothing sponsor, Wilson, while Kyzymenko wore a Wilson suit. Per the source, that wedding gown later inspired the tennis dress Kostyuk wore at Wimbledon in 2024.
It should be noted that only one reliable source was available for this story, so further details about the couple's life could not be independently confirmed at this time.
