{"id":494447,"date":"2026-02-23T16:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/494447\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:41:09","slug":"sloane-stephens-and-jozy-altidore-to-divorce-after-four-years-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/494447\/","title":{"rendered":"Sloane Stephens And Jozy Altidore To Divorce After Four Years Together"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 SEPTEMBER 13: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) (L-R) Sloane Stephens and Jozy Altidore attend The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord\/MG21\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Tennis star Sloane Stephens<\/a> has announced that she\u2019s getting divorced from her husband, Jozy Altidore. The US Open champion broke the news in a short social media post. <\/p>\n

\u201cJozy and I have decided to end our marriage,\u201d the tennis star began. \u201cWith peace, I am navigating this transition with mutual respect and kindly ask for privacy during this time. Thank you for your love, understanding and continued support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Altidore, who is a former USMNT striker, married Stephens on January 1, 2022<\/a>, at the ritzy St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami Beach, FL. The wedding came three years after getting engaged in 2019. Altidore described their ceremony as a moving one while speaking to Vogue in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThe ceremony was more emotional than I could\u2019ve imagined,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought I was prepared, but I was completely blown away by the feeling of love. Seeing my bride walk down the aisle, surrounded by our families, is a feeling I\u2019ll never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n

That said, the two had a multi-decade-long story as they were childhood sweethearts who met at Boca Prep International School, a PreK to 12th-grade school in Florida.<\/p>\n

The divorce comes amidst both Stephens and Altidore rebuilding momentum in their respective careers. Stephens went pro at 16 and quickly became a renowned name in the tennis world. She won eight career WTA titles and a title at the 2024 Charleston Open with doubles partner, Ashlyn Krueger. Unfortunately, Stephens struggled with injuries in 2025 but remained occupied as a broadcaster for ESPN and TNT. The tennis pro made a comeback at the Australian Open in January. She also plans to play at the WTA 500 in Merida, Mexico, this month.<\/p>\n

In July 2025, Stephens, 32, received the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award at the ESPY Awards for the work she\u2019s done with her foundation for over a decade. Altidore was not there. The last time they hit a red carpet event together was in 2023. And his presence is no longer there on her social media. <\/p>\n

The former soccer player, 36, is no longer on the field, having retired in 2022. However, he previously played for the New York Red Bulls, as well as international clubs like Villarreal, Xerez, Hull, Bursaspor, AZ Alkmaar, and Sunderland. Altidore is currently focused on making big moves behind the scenes, as it was announced that he joined NBA star Russell Westbrook to invest in an Oklahoma City soccer team. <\/p>\n

The former sports couple don\u2019t have any children together, and Stephens has spoken about her work advocating for members of the WTA (Women\u2019s Tennis Association) to be supported in their quest for motherhood, including those who begin the egg-fertilization process<\/a> as she did. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to be a mother and have a large family one day, including both biological and adopted kids,\u201d she told ESSENCE in 2024. \u201cI think it\u2019s all wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked at the time what she saw in her future for family life and tennis, she made it clear that wellness was the goal, no matter the chapter she finds herself in. <\/p>\n

\u201cHealth and happiness in all aspects! I love playing tennis and am still super motivated to compete. I also have a lot of outside interests and projects that I\u2019m developing and looking forward to bringing to fruition.\u201d <\/p>\n

Wishing these two the best, including an amicable divorce and peace in their respective new chapters. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 SEPTEMBER 13: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) (L-R) Sloane Stephens and Jozy Altidore attend The 2021…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":494448,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-494447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}