Who is Nelly Korda’s boyfriend?

Matt Chivers

Nelly Korda is slowly becoming the best player of her era, but who has been by her side off the course?

Nelly Korda is slowly establishing herself as the best women’s golfer of her era.

Having just one major championship to her name and eight LPGA Tour wins before the start of 2024, Korda is now a double-major winner who won seven times in 2025.

A string of six wins came in the space of seven starts, launching herself into a new stratosphere where she is being compared to the likes of Annika Sorenstam and other legends of the sport.

She has her sister Jessica on the LPGA Tour too, and her brother Sebastian Korda is a tennis player on the ATP Tour, so she hasn’t been short of motivation to improve throughout her career.

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Nelly Korda boyfriend: Meet Andrea Athanasiou, the Canadian ice hockey player

This might also be thanks to her boyfriend Andrea Athanasiou, a Canadian hockey player who has been by the American superstar’s side for several years now.

Athanasiou was born in Ontario and he plays in the centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. He started playing in 2014 and has previously played for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings.

He has also represented Canada at international level at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge.

Korda and Athanasiou have reportedly been seeing each other since 2019 and he has often been spotted supporting her at various tournaments. The picture above shows the pair celebrating at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan in 2021.

On November 28, 2025, Korda announced that the pair were engaged.

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About the author

Matt Chivers

Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.

Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.

Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.

Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website’s main source of tour news, features and opinion. He has reported live from events such as the Masters, The Open, the Ryder Cup and The Players Championship, having also interviewed and spoken to many of the biggest names in the sport.

Consuming tour golf on what is a 24/7 basis, you can come to Matt for informed views on the game and the latest updates on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and LIV Golf.

What’s in Matt’s bag: Cleveland HiBore XL Driver driver, Cobra LTDx 3-wood, Benross BR-Pro irons, Ping Glide 4.0 wedges, Odyssey putter.

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