Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2015

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (born 17 April 1985) is a French tennis player. He is ranked number 13 in the world rankings.^[1] He is the number one tennis player in France.^[2] He was born in Le Mans.^[1] His mother is French and his father is Congolese.

Tsonga was made famous by his performance in the 2008 Australian Open. For, as an unseeded player, he reached the singles final. Tsonga reached the semi-final at the 2010 Australian Open and at Wimbledon in 2011 and 2012.

Grand Slam record

This table shows Tsonga's performance in each Grand Slam tournament in singles.

Year	Australian Open	French Open	Wimbledon	US Open
2007	Round 1	A	Round 4	Round 3
2008	Final	A	A	Round 3
2009	Quarter-final	Round 4	Round 3	Round 4
2010	Semi-final	Round 4 (retired)	Quarter-final	A
2011	Round 3	Round 3	Semi-final	Quarter-final
2012	Round 4	Quarter-final	Semi-final	Round 2
2013	Quarter-final	Semi-final	Round 2	A
2014	Round 4	Round 4	Round 4	Round 4
2015	A

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Media

Tsonga defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinal at the 2008 Australian Open reaching his sole Grand Slam final
Tsonga reached the quarterfinals at the 2009 Australian Open
Tsonga at the Boodles Challenge exhibition tournament
Tsonga at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the semifinals for the first time.
Tsonga won the silver medal in the Men's doubles event at the 2012 London Olympics
Tsonga during his match against Jarkko Nieminen at the 2013 French Open
Tsonga at the 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Tsonga at the 2022 French Open, his last professional tournament
Tsonga and Djokovic at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships; the latter won their semifinal clash and went on to win the tournament.
Tsonga playing a lunging dive volley against Novak Djokovic in their 2011 Wimbledon semifinal