Cici Bellis Announces Engagement To Longtime Boyfriend Sam Riffice

Retired American tennis star Cici Bellis announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend Sam Riffice. Belis and Riffice have been dating for eight years. They first met each other when there only nine years old. They often ran into each other at junior tennis tournaments.

Riffice won the SEC championship and  NCAA singles title in 2021. His mother, Lori Riffice, is a national coach with the USTA Player Development program.

Bellis was the second-youngest player in the top 100 WTA rankings in 2018. She reached a career-high ranking of world number 35. But a string of injuries derailed her career. She hung up her racquet in 2022.

While announcing her retirement, Bellis said she was going to graduate with an undergraduate degree in business and had plans to start her MBA program. She is currently working as an investment analyst for leAd Sports.

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Brands Endorsed By Anhelina Kalinina

Ukrainian tennis star  Anhelina Kalinina has struggled to break through in major tournaments after being very successful on the ITF tour. She broke into the Top 50 rankings in 2022.

As a junior, she won the girls’ doubles title at the Australian Open with Elizaveta Kulichkova. She reached the final at the junior US Open final the same year, where she lost to Marie Bouzková.

Kalinina trained at the Empire Academy in Trnava, Slovakia, with Vladimir Platenik, Dinara Safina’s previous coach. She considers hard court as her favorite surface. She has earned $2 million in her career. Her sponsors are Nike and Yonex.

Anhelina Kalinina’s Sponsors

Nike

Kalinina has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Nike.

Yonex

She has a racquet sponsorship deal with Yonex. 

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