Who Is Frances Tiafoe Dating? Meet Ayan Broomfield, His Tennis Star Girlfriend of Over a Decade

Frances Tiafoe is one of the biggest names in tennis right now. The Maryland native just reached his third U.S. Open semifinal after defeating Alex Michelsen and is currently ranked in the top 12 players in the world. TL;DR: His success on the court is public knowledge at this point. But his love life? Turns out, it's just as amazing.Frances has been dating fellow professional tennis player Ayan Broomfield (any chance you thought you had should be gone by now, dear reader) since 2015, and they are truly the cutest. Ayan is a supremely talented Canadian tennis pro with two International Tennis Federation (ITF) titles to her name despite only being 29 years old, so yes, she and Frances make quite the power couple.Get to know a little more about Ayan and her sweet ‘ship with Frances below, including how she and Frances met.Ayan is a tennis player Yep, Ayan actually made her WTA debut in 2014 alongside her partner, Maria Patrascu, at the Coupe Banque Nationale. Initially, she made an entrance into the competition in the doubles division. In the time since, she's competed in singles as well with great success.And if that's not already impressive enough, the athlete currently has two ITF titles to her name. Casual!She is Canadian More specifically, Ayan was born in Ontario, Canada. She traveled to South Carolina in the United States to attend Clemson University before ultimately becoming a part of the Bruins tennis team at UCLA in 2019. (While at UCLA, the pro athlete even won a national championship 💍!)She’s 29 years oldIn honor of Ayan’s 29th birthday (and Leo season) last month, Frances shared a cute tribute to his girlfriend and wrote, “Brought 29 in the right way for my ❤️. Surprise Bday at its finest. Sooo happy to celebrate with you & yours. A night to remember love you bb.”And she’s got a really cool acting cred under her belt Ayan was featured in Will Smith’s movie King Richard as a body double for Saniyya Sidney, who played the role of Venus Williams. She even got a pic with the I Am Legend actor during her time on set:Ayan and Frances met through a mutual friend in 2015Which means that these two have been together for well over a decade!According to reports, the couple actually met during the 2015 U.S. Open after Frances was urged to go on a date with Ayan through mutual friend and fellow tennis player Vickie Duval. Frances then messaged his now-girlfriend on Instagram, asked for her phone number, and met her family before they made things official official, per First Sportz. S'cute!They are legit couple goals Case in point? Ayan was front and center supporting Frances during his victory against Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston back in April 2023—a win that wound up securing his second career ATP title.During his victory speech, Frances thanked his coaching team and fans before he gushed about his girlfriend: “I also want to thank…my girlfriend Ayan, who I see in the crowd at 1-0. I didn't even know you were in Houston. I thought you were in L.A.! She surprised me that's unbelievable you're here. You see me win my second title, so that's unbelievable.”But they’re not afraid to troll each other, either, as evidenced by this post Ayan made ahead of Frances’s U.S. Open match against Alex Michelsen.Aaaaaaand that's pretty much all we know about these two! Now excuse me while I recruit everyone I know to also ship the heck out of them.