The separation between Bastian SchweinsteigerGerman football legend, and Ana Ivanovicformer number 1 in women’s tennis, was officially confirmed after nine years of marriage and three children together. The divorce process was formalized after the Roland Garros winner filed the request with the Munich District Court in November. Furthermore, who once led the WTA ranking filed a claim for support in Palma de Mallorca, the city where he currently resides with his children.
The news of the divorce was revealed exclusively by the German newspaper Bildwhich accessed judicial sources to confirm that the request was submitted in Munich, while the maintenance claim is being processed in Mallorca. The couple, who tied the knot in a high-profile ceremony in Venice in July 2016, kept the proceedings mostly under wraps.. Lawyers for both parties, Professor Christian Schertz for Ivanovic and Dr. Stephanie Vendt for Schweinsteiger, declined to comment to the Bavarian media, invoking their clients’ right to privacy.
How did the romance that captivated public opinion in Europe because it involved two sports figures end? The bond between Schweinsteiger and Ivanovic began in 2014, when they met in New York. The relationship between the two became public a year later and, according to relatives cited by Bild, both were considered “the perfect couple” of international sport. The wedding in Venice marked the beginning of a family life that included the birth of three children and shared residences between the cities of Chicago (USA), Munich (Germany) and Mallorca (Spain). Although the public image was idyllic for the couple’s fans, coexistence deteriorated over time.
According to the report published by the German media signed by journalist Tanja May, the distance between the couple was accentuated by the frequent absences of the former midfielder. Bayern Munichwho after his retirement from professional football, maintained a constant travel schedule as a sports commentator. Instead, Ivanovic opted for a more stable life with his children, first in the paradisiacal Spanish city and then in Belgrade (Serbia), where he has the support of his family. People close to the couple, cited by the German media, They attributed the tensions to unbalanced family dynamics and irreconcilable differences.a reason that Ivanovic officially alleged through his lawyer on July 22, 2025.
Furthermore, the separation process was marked by the appearance of a new relationship in Schweinsteiger’s life. It was the aforementioned German newspaper that published in June of this year the first images of the former footballer with a Bulgarian woman, mother of two children, with whom he was seen on a beach in Mallorca. According to the newspaper, The extramarital relationship would have started in the summer of Europe in 2024after the two met at the school attended by Schweinsteiger and Ivanovic’s children. The outlet also reported that the new couple recently enjoyed a vacation in Greece.
It must be remembered that Schweinsteiger, an emblematic figure of Bayern Munich and the German national team, played 121 international matches and He was a key player in winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. when the European team beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time Lionel Messi. Additionally, he won the UEFA Champions League in 2013 and collected multiple national titles before retiring in 2019.
For her part, Ivanovic was a renowned tennis player of the last era among women. He reached number one in the world ranking in 2008, the year in which he conquered Roland Garros and reached the final of the Australian Open. After her retirement in 2016, the former tennis player dedicated herself to her family and collaborations with international brands. With a record of 480 wins and 225 lossesAna accumulated 15 singles titles in her brilliant career, among which the Tournament of Champions on two occasions, in addition to the aforementioned achievement in the Grand Slam.
Both Ivanovic and Schweinsteiger avoided making public statements about the process, while the German media underlined the strength in the face of divorce and the style of the former tennis player, who, according to close sources, is determined to face the future without her former partner and without resorting to public disputes, but with a legal process that could cause more news in the near future.
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