Wimbledon star Grigor Dimitrov's famous girlfriend after string of A-list exes
The Bulgarian's colourful love life has garnered plenty of attention in recent years
Grigor Dimitrov and Eiza González attend the Red Sea Film Foundation's "Women In Cinema" Gala
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Grigor Dimitrov is bidding for glory at Wimbledon this week, as he continues his quest for the first ever Grand Slam of his career.
However, his life away from the court has arguably garnered as much attention as his antics on it, with the World number 21 involved in a string of high-profile relationships with some of the best known stars in Hollywood and sport.
His current girlfriend is Baby Driver and Hobbs & Shaw star Eiza Gonzalez, with the pair going public with their relationship in April at the Madrid Open.
Eiza, who's originally from Mexico, could even be seen giving her partner a kiss on the cheek after his win over Nicolas Jarry in the fourth round.
It turns out she's not the first Hollywood star to have fallen for the Bulgarian.
Before finding love with Eiza, it was Romanian actress Madalina Ghenea who was cheering him on from courtside, with the pair daring at the start of 2023.
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Ghenea is a supermodel and actress, and is best known for starring as Sophia Loren in the series House of Gucci, while she also appeared alongside Ed Westwick in Deep Fear.
Not all of Dimitrov's love interests have come from the world of movies, mind.
In 2015, he started seeing former Pussycat Doll Nicole Sherzinger, with the pair going public with their relationship in 2016.
Sherzinger has had a couple of sporting love interests beyond the tennis star, of course. She's currently seeing ex-rugby international Thom Evans, having previously had a long-term relationship with Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton.
She parted ways with Dimitrov in 2019.
Dimitrov himself has also had a couple of relaitionships with sports stars.
In 2012, he started dating Maria Sharapova, who at the time was a superstar of the women's game.
Maria Sharapova and Grigor Dimitrov
(Image: 2014 Bauer-Griffin )
Their relationship became public in 2013, and given their respective schedules on the tour, it might well have seemed a solid match.
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Sharapova was the highest-paid sportswoman in the world at the time, but the relationship would last three years before the couple would break up due to their "split paths".
Another rumoured relationship was between Dimitrov and Serena Williams, with some suggesting the pair were dating back in 2012.
They never confirmed their relationship, but Dimitrov has confirmed they still speak regularly.
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