He is one of the legends of French tennis and we are celebrating his birthday today! At just 59 years old, Henry Leconte will have made generations of lovers of the little yellow ball dream, especially in 1991 when he won the Davis Cup with the France team. An unfortunate finalist at Roland-Garros in 1988, he reached 5th place in the world a few years earlier and settled permanently in the hearts of the French after a 16-year career. If he shines on the courts, the native of Lillers (Pas-de-Calais) also makes a lot of noise about him outside, due to his many romantic relationships.
In the 80s, he met Brigitte Bonnel, who was none other than the ex-wife of another athlete who knew Guy Drut. With her he will have a child, Maximborn in 1986. If this name evokes something for you, it is because the handsome kid participated in the show Secret Story in 2007. A star after the reality TV show aired, he’s kept a lot more low-key these days, but his striking resemblance to his dad certainly still grabs everyone’s attention. After his divorce from Brigitte, he met the French bullfighter Marie Sara Bourseiller in 1995. A year later, the little Sara Luna comes into the world to the delight of his parents.
The great friend of Yannick Noah will be very close to the pretty brunette, who also likes to change hair color to become blonde when the event comes to her. Unfortunately, the idyll between Henri Leconte and the bullfighter ended at the end of the 90s and in 2005, he married the ex-model Florentine Delchambre. A great love story for the former athlete who will become a dad again. From this union are born Ulysses (born in 2005) and Marylou (born in 2007), the star’s last two children. Very protective, we haven’t seen them publicly since 2014 and a family outing to the Hôtel Vendôme (all photos can be found in the slideshow).
Today in a relationship with jewelry designer Maria Dowlatshahi, the former tennis player is living a beautiful love story and can celebrate his 59th birthday surrounded by his 4 children!