Jo-Wilfried Tsonga : Ask Biography

Personal information

Name

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Country

France

Residence

Gingins, Switzerland

Height

1.88 m

Career prize money

$5,728,905

Singles

Career record

162 � 77

Career titles

Highest ranking

No. 6 (November 17, 2008)

Current ranking

No. 7 (September 26, 2011)

Grand Slam results

Australian Open

F (2008)

French Open

4R (2009, 2010)

Wimbledon

SF (2011)

US Open

QF (2011)

Doubles

Career record

36 � 22

Career titles

Highest ranking

No. 33 (October 26, 2009)

Grand Slam Doubles results

Australian Open

2R (2008)

French Open

1R (2002, 2003, 2009)

Home | Tennis | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (-fr(d)ʒo vil.fʁid t͡sɔŋ.ga; born April 17, 1985) is a French professional tennis player. He was born in Le Mans, to a French mother, Évelyne, and a Congolese father, Didier, who moved to France in the 1970s to play handball.

Tsonga is a member of the Tennis Club de Paris (TCP).

Tsonga rose to fame by virtue of his performance in the 2008 Australian Open when, as an unseeded player, he reached the final, having defeated four seeded players along the way, including earning a straight sets win over the then world number two Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. Tsonga eventually lost to the then world number three Novak Djokovic in the final in four sets, after winning the first set � the only set Djokovic dropped during the tournament.

Tsonga followed this up by winning his first ATP Masters Series championship at the 2008 Paris Masters, thus qualifying for the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, China. His best performances in a major tournament since 2008 are semifinal appearances in the 2010 Australian Open and 2011 Wimbledon Championships. He has also reached the quarterfinals in the 2011 US Open.