Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (French pronunciation: ​[(d)ʒo wilfʁid t͡sɔŋɡa]; born 17 Apryle 1985(1985-04-17)) is a French professional tennis player. He wis born in Le Mans, tae a French mither, Évelyne, an a Congolese faither, Didier Tsonga, who moved tae Fraunce in the 1970s tae play haundbaw.[2] Tsonga is a member o the Tennis Club de Paris (TCP). His career-heich singles rankin is Warld No. 5, which he achieved in Februar 2012.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Kintra Fraunce
ResidenceGingins, Swisserland
Born (1985-04-17) 17 Aprile 1985 (age 38)
Le Mans, Fraunce
Hicht1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRicht-haundit (two-haundit backhaund)
Coach(es)Éric Winogradsky
Prize money$11,079,415
Singles
Career record467–236
Career titles10
Heichest rankinNo. 5 (27 Februar 2012)
Current rankinNo. 8 (8 Julie 2013)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenF (2008)
French OpenSF (2013)
WimbledonSF (2011, 2012)
US OpenQF (2011)
Ither toornaments
Tour FinalsF (2011)
Olympic GemmesQF (2012)
Doubles
Career record83–67
Career titles4
Heichest rankinNo. 33 (26 October 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2008)
French Open1R (2002, 2003, 2009)
WimbledonQ1 (2007)
Ither Doubles toornaments
Olympic Games Silver medal (2012)
Team competeetions
Davis CupW (2017)
Last updatit on: 25 September 2012.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Medal record
Representin  Fraunce
Olympic Gemmes
Siller medal – seicont place 2012 Lunnon Doubles

Tsonga rose tae fame bi virtue o his performance in the 2008 Australian Open when, as an unseedit player, he reached the final, havin defeated fower seedit players alang the way, includin earnin a straight-sets win ower the Warld No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. Tsonga eventually lost tae the Warld No. 3 Novak Djokovic in the final in fower sets, efter winnin the first set, the anly set Djokovic dropped durin the toornament.

Tsonga followed this up bi winnin his first ATP Masters Series championship at the 2008 Paris Masters, thus qualifyin for the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, Cheenae. His best performances in a major toornament syne 2008 are semifinal appearances in the 2010 Australian Open, the 2013 French Open an at Wimbledon in 2011 an 2012. He an aa reached the final o the 2011 ATP Warld Tour Finals, whaur he lost tae five-time an defendin champion Roger Federer.

He is ane o the few active players on tour tae hae reached the quarterfinal stage o aw fower Grand Slams.

References eedit

  1. "ATP player profile". Atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. Canada. "Tsonga continues to soar". globesports.com. Retrieved 23 Apryle 2012.