Tennis player Bia Haddad announced her engagement to neurosurgeon Alex Daoud after a proposal in Rome, Italy. The couple has known each other since childhood.
Bia Haddad shared photos and an old letter on her social media on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. The letter, written by Alex Daoud on August 7, 2006 when he was 10 years old, was part of a time capsule and expressed his wish to marry her.
The two met at age 6 in football classes. At the time, Alex asked Bia out, but she refused. The marriage proposal took place during a trip to Rome and included a classic Tiffany & Co. ring.
Haddad wrote that her fiancé remains the same boy who wins her over every day. She expressed the desire to care for him forever and pursue their dreams together.