Sports Personalities

Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev

Today, Zverev lives in the Principality, preferring it to his hometown of Hamburg.

  • Tennis player
  • Germany

Bernard Tomic

Bernard Tomic

At the age of 26, this Australian tennis player lives in Monaco and is developing his sports career.

  • Tennis player
  • Australia

Bjorn Borg

Bjorn Borg

Borg is widely considered one of the best players in the history of the sport. He was the first player to win 11 Grand Slam titles at the French Open and Wimbledon, consecutively ranking best in the world between 1977 […]

  • Tennis player
  • 1956
  • Sweden

Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline Wozniacki

A former professional tennis player, Wozniacki reached the world No. 1 ranking in singles tennis in 2010. In 2018, she won the Australian Open, becoming the 5th highest paid player in tennis history. With a professional career spanning 15 years, […]

  • Tennis player
  • 1990
  • Denmark

Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc

Leclerc is the third successive Monegasque driver in the history of Formula 1. He began his career in F1 races with the Sauber team, and in the 2019 season he will perform as part of Scuderia Ferrari. Monaco-native Charles Leclerc […]

  • F1 driver
  • 16 October 1997
  • Monaco

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo is an Australian Formula 1 driver who has been with Red Bull and is now racing for Renault. A resident of Monaco and renowned for his permanent good humour and his broad smile, Ricciardo will drive for the […]

  • F1 driver
  • Australia

Daniil Kvyat

Daniil Kvyat

Russian racer Daniil Kvyat also decided to move to the Principality. The former driver of Toro Rosso and Red Bull lives and trains in Monaco. According to him, the Principality is his «base». Kvyat is a Russian Formula 1 racing […]

  • F1 driver
  • 1994
  • Russia

Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev is a Monaco resident. He is favouring the Principality since his progress and training in the native Moscow are admittedly more complicated. The tennis player speaks three foreign languages, including French.

  • Tennis player
  • Russia

David Coulthard

David Coulthard

The former Formula 1 driver, who participated in the championships from 1994 to 2008, is a resident of Monaco. The Scottish racer has lived for some time in Monaco and even owned the Columbus hotel in Fontvieille. David Coulthard, who […]

  • F1 driver
  • 1971
  • United Kingdom

Dinara Safina

Dinara Safina

Dinara Moubinovna Safina, born on 27 April 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian tennis player, professional from 2000 to 2011. She was world number one from April to October 2009. A finalist at Roland Garros in 2008 and 2009, as […]

  • Tennis player
  • 27 April 1986
  • Russia

Elena Dementieva

Elena Dementieva

Elena Dementieva is a Russian tennis player born on October 15, 1981 in Moscow, professional from 1998 to 2010. She has been married to the ice hockey player Maksim Afinoguenov since July 2011. The peak of Dementieva’s career came on […]

  • Tennis player
  • 15 October 1981
  • Russia

Esteban Gutierrez

Esteban Gutierrez

Esteban Gutierres is a former Formula 1 driver.

  • F1 driver
  • Mexico

Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa, born on 25 April 1981 in São Paulo, is a Brazilian racing driver. He competed in 269 Formula 1 Grand Prix between 2002 and 2017, and won eleven races with a runner-up title in 2008. Coming from a […]

  • F1 driver
  • 25 April 1981
  • Brazil

Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov (Григор Димитров in Bulgarian), born on 16 May 1991 in Haskovo, is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. He is a member of the Bulgarian Davis Cup team. He was trained at Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy, during his collaboration with […]

  • Tennis player
  • 16 May 1991
  • Bulgaria

Jenson Button

Jenson Button

Jenson Button, born 19 January 1980 in Frome, Somerset, is a British racing driver. He competed in 17 seasons in Formula 1 from 2000 to 2016 and made 305 starts. He became world champion in 2009 at the wheel of […]

  • F1 driver
  • 19 January 1980
  • United Kingdom

Kory Tarpenning

Kory Tarpenning

Kory Tarpenning, born February 27, 1962 in Portland, is an American pole vaulting athlete. He won four U.S. championship titles: two outdoor titles in 1988 and 19891 and two indoor titles in 1991 and 1994. He took part in two […]

  • Pole vaulter
  • 27 February 1962
  • United States

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis made the move to Monaco settling in Monte Carlo and purchasing a luxury apartment in the most expensive city in the world for £10 million. «It’s kind of cool that you get to be at home whilst a Grand […]

  • F1 driver
  • 1985
  • United Kingdom

Lucas di Grassi

Lucas di Grassi

Lucas Di Grassi is a Brazilian driver who made his Formula 1 debut in 2010. He is the 2017 Formula E champion and lives in Monaco. After several years of go-karting, Lucas di Grassi made his debut in motor sport […]

  • Formula E driver
  • 11 August 1984
  • Brazil

Lucie Šafářová
  • Tennis player
  • Feb. 4, 1987
  • Brno, Czech Republic

Lucie Šafářová

Lucie Šafářová

Another Czech tennis player has become the neighbour of Monaco’s famous tennis players. Apparently, this winner of four Grand Slam tournaments in doubles could not resist the opportunities she could have in our small Principality. In general, the former No. […]

  • Tennis player
  • Czechia