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| Country |  France |
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| Residence | Le Mans, France | |
| Date of birth | April 17, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Le Mans, France | |
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| Weight | 92. 0 kg (203 lb/14. 49 st) | |
| Turned pro | 2004 | |
| Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | US$1,243,979 | |
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| Career record: | 33 - 21 | |
| Career titles: | 0 ATP | |
| Highest ranking: | No. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players 11 (May 26, 2008) | |
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| Australian Open | F (2008) | |
| French Open | 1st (2005) | |
| Wimbledon | 4th (2007) | |
| US Open | 3rd (2007) | |
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| Career record: | 14 - 10 | |
| Career titles: | 2 | |
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Petsonga (born April 17, 1985) is a French professional tennis player. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Tsonga has a career high ranking of #11, achieved on May 26, 2008. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Born in Le Mans, Tsonga has mixed heritage having a French mother, Évelyne, and a Congolese father, Didier Tsonga, who moved to France in the 1970s to play handball. Le Mans (ləmɑ̃ in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó) also known as Congo-Brazzaville Didier Tsonga is a Congolese Handball player originally from the capital Brazzaville, and currently residing in France. Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six [1] He has a cousin Charles N'Zogbia who plays football for Newcastle United as a midfielder. Charles N'Zogbia (born May 28, 1986 in Harfleur) is a French footballer of Congolese parentage currently playing for the Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon
Tsonga recently 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 world number 2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. The 2008 Australian Open was a Tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. Rafael Nadal Parera (rafaˈel naˈðal (born June 3 1986 is a Spanish professional Tennis player who has been ranked World No Tsonga eventually lost to world number 3 Novak Đoković in the final in 4 sets, after winning the first set, the only set Djokovic dropped during the 2008 Australian Open. ( Serbian: Новак Ђоковић Novak Đoković, ˈnɔvaːk 'ʥɔːkɔviʨ born May 22 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at
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Background
As a child, he and fellow tennis player Gaël Monfils would practice together and spend hours trying to develop a serve like Andy Roddick's. Gaël Monfils (ɡaɛl mɔ̃'fis (born on September 1, 1986 in Bobigny (near Paris) France) is a professional male Tennis Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30 1982 is an American professional Tennis player and a former World No [2]
Both of his parents now work as teachers in France. Tsonga also has an older sister, Sasha, and a younger brother, Enzo, who is a part of the French junior basketball program. [3]
Players on the ATP circuit have nicknamed Tsonga "the Muhammad Ali of Tennis"[4] due to his striking resemblance to Muhammad Ali, who is one of his heroes. Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 [5] Tsonga is coached by compatriot Éric Winogradsky.
2008 Australian Open
At the 2008 Australian Open, Tsonga defeated #14 seed Mikhail Youzhny, #9 seed Andy Murray, #8 seed Richard Gasquet, and #2 seed Rafael Nadal to reach the final. The 2008 Australian Open was a Tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny ( Russian: (mixaˈil ˈjuʒnɨj born June 25, 1982 in Moscow, USSR (now Russia) is a Rafael Nadal Parera (rafaˈel naˈðal (born June 3 1986 is a Spanish professional Tennis player who has been ranked World No In doing so, Tsonga became the first player to reach his first-ever ATP-level final at a Grand Slam event since Gustavo Kuerten (1997 French Open). Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10 1976 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina) is a former World No List of the 1997 French Open Champions: Seniors Men's singles See also 1997 French Open - Men's Singles Gustavo Kuerten He then lost the final to #3 seed Novak Đjoković in four sets, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(2). ( Serbian: Новак Ђоковић Novak Đoković, ˈnɔvaːk 'ʥɔːkɔviʨ born May 22 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at
Tennis career
Early career
Tsonga had a successful junior career, winning the U.S. Open Juniors title in 2003 by defeating Marcos Baghdatis in the final, and also reached the semi-final stage of the other three Grand Slam events. The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Marcos Baghdatis (Μάρκος Παγδατής ˈmaɾkos paɣðaˈtis born June 17 1985, Limassol is a Cypriot professional Tennis The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year
After turning pro in 2004, Tsonga suffered a string of injuries beginning in late 2004 with a herniated disc that caused him to be out of action until March 2005. Then came two right shoulder injuries later in 2005, back and abdominal ailments from October 2005 to February 2006, and the reinjuring of an abdominal injury at the end of 2006. In all, he only played 8 tournaments over that span of years. [6]
2007
In January 2007, he received a wild card into the 2007 Australian Open, where in only his second senior Grand Slam match he met up with sixth seed Andy Roddick. The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam Tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30 1982 is an American professional Tennis player and a former World No Tsonga's singles rank at the time was #212 and – in the longest tiebreaker in Australian Open history – he defeated Roddick in the first set (20-18). Tsonga forced a tiebreaker in the second, losing it and taking only two points, and went on to lose the match 6–7 (18), 7–6 (2), 6–3, 6–3. At the time, he was 21 years old.
In 2007, he won four Challenger titles in Tallahassee, Mexico City, Lanzarote, and Surbiton. The ATP Challenger Series is a series of international men's professional Tennis tournaments that allow players to win enough ranking points to earn an entry into an ATP-level Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Lanzarote, a Spanish Island, is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is a commuter town next to the river Thames, populated with a mixture Tsonga qualified for the 2007 Queen's Club Championships while at the same time playing in the Surbiton Challenger, which he won. The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male Tennis players held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington Between the two events, he scored victories in five matches during the course of two days. In the second round of the Queen's main draw he met the sixth seed and defending champion, former world number one Lleyton Hewitt, ranked #16 in the ATP rankings. Lleyton Glynn Hewitt ( IPA: /ˈleɪtʌn ˈhjuːʌt/ (born 24 February 1981 is a former World No The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players Tsonga won the match after two tiebreakers, 7–6 (5), 7–6 (2), to seal his most prominent victory since his triumph over Carlos Moya, then ranked #6 in the world, at Beijing in 2004. Carlos Moyà Llompart (born August 27 1976) also known as Carles Moyà, Carlos Moyá and Carlos Moya, is a former world number However, suffering from fatigue, Tsonga went on to lose to promising Croatian youngster Marin Čilić in the following round. Marin Čilić (born on September 28, 1988 in Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then part of Yugoslavia) is a tennis player from
At Wimbledon 2007, where he was again awarded a wild card, he reached the fourth round (his first time past round one of a Slam), defeating Julien Benneteau, Nicolas Lapentti, and Feliciano López. The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. Julien Benneteau (born December 20, 1981 in Bourg en Bresse, France) is a professional Male Tennis player from Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez (born August 13, 1976 in Guayaquil) is a professional Tennis player from Ecuador who is currently Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra (born on September 20, 1981) is a Spanish professional male tennis player His run was halted by his countryman and friend, 12th seed (14th-ranked) Richard Gasquet, in straight sets 6–4, 6–3, 6–4. He did not beat a seed in coming to the fourth round (Andy Murray, the potential seed he would have faced, had dropped out). The win brought his ranking up from #110 to #74, his first time inside the top 75.
Then at the 2007 U.S. Open, Tsonga defeated Óscar Hernández 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 in the first round before beating Tim Henman 7–6(2), 2–6, 7–5, 6–4, which resulted in Henman's last Grand Slam match. The 2007 US Open was held from 27 August to 9 September, 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows Óscar Hernández Pérez (born April 10, 1978 in Barcelona, Spain) is a professional Male tennis player from Spain. Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE (born 6 September 1974) is a retired English Tennis player He then lost to an injured number two Rafael Nadal 7–6(3), 6–2, 6–1. Rafael Nadal Parera (rafaˈel naˈðal (born June 3 1986 is a Spanish professional Tennis player who has been ranked World No
The 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament started strong for Tsonga. The 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a Tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. He did not drop a set, beating Vincent Spadea and winning against fourth seed and friend Richard Gasquet (who beat him at Wimbledon) 6–4, 6–4, and then defeating Olivier Rochus. Vincent Spadea (born July 19, 1974 in Chicago) is an ATP Tour professional Tennis player from the United States. Olivier Rochus ( January 18 1981) is a Belgian Tennis player He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in He then lost 6–1, 6–2 to compatriot Sébastien Grosjean. Sébastien René Grosjean (pronounced GROH-zhahn (born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a professional Tennis player from He partnered up with Grosjean, however, in men's doubles, where the team was honored a wildcard. In the first round, the team beat Julien Benneteau and Michaël Llodra, both compatriots and top seeds, 2–6, 6–4 before a retirement. Julien Benneteau (born December 20, 1981 in Bourg en Bresse, France) is a professional Male Tennis player from Michaël Llodra (born May 18, 1980) is a professional French male Tennis player The team defeated compatriots Fabrice Santoro and Gilles Simon in the quarterfinals and third seeds and also compatriots Arnaud Clément and Nicolas Mahut in the semifinals. Fabrice Vetea Santoro (born December 9, 1972) is a French professional male tennis player known for using both hands for every possible shot Gilles Simon (born December 27, 1984) is a French professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No Arnaud Clément (born December 17, 1977) is a professional Tennis player from France. Nicolas Mahut (born January 21 1982 in Angers) is a French Tennis player Tsonga won his first doubles title and Grosjean won his first doubles title in three years by defeating Łukasz Kubot and Lovro Zovko in the final 6–4, 6–3. Łukasz Kubot (born May 16, 1982 in Boleslawiec, Poland) is a Professional Male tennis player from Poland. Lovro Zovko (born March 18, 1981 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a professional Croatian Tennis player.
By the end of the year, Tsonga saw his ranking skyrocket over 150 ranking spots into the top 50. Tsonga began 2007 ranked 212 in the world, and in early July climbed into the top 100 at 74. In October, Tsonga climbed into the top 50 for the first time in his career, finishing the year ranked number 43 in the world. Tsonga's year-end 169 ranking spots climb was the highest of any player ranked inside the top 75.
2008
Starting his 2008 season, Tsonga played and won a singles match at the 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional Tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International was a Tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. He defeated Victor Hanescu 6–3, 4–6, 7–5. Victor Hănescu (born July 21, 1981 in Bucharest) is a Romanian Tennis player He scored straight sets victories over his next two opponents, defeating Ernests Gulbis 6–3, 6–2, and Lleyton Hewitt (the top seed) 6–4, 6–2. Ernests Gulbis (ˈærnəsts ˈgulbis born August 30, 1988) is a Latvian professional Tennis player Lleyton Glynn Hewitt ( IPA: /ˈleɪtʌn ˈhjuːʌt/ (born 24 February 1981 is a former World No However, he fell in the semi-finals to Jarkko Nieminen, the third seed, 6–2, 6–4. Jarkko Nieminen (born July 23, 1981 in Masku, Finland) is a professional Tennis player from Finland In doubles, Tsonga and Sébastien Grosjean lost to Florian Mayer and Chris Haggard, 2–6, 7–6 (6), [10-6], in the first round. Sébastien René Grosjean (pronounced GROH-zhahn (born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a professional Tennis player from Florian Mayer (born October 5, 1983) is a professional male Tennis player from Germany. Chris Haggard (born April 28, 1971, in Pretoria) is a professional Tennis player from South Africa.
Tsonga played doubles in the Sydney Medibank International with friend Richard Gasquet. The Medibank International is a professional Tennis Tournament in Sydney, Australia, played annually at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis The French compatriots teamed to become a formidable combination, scoring a major upset in the finals over world number one duo Bob and Mike Bryan (4–6, 6–4, 11-9). Junior career Bob and Mike won their first doubles tournament at age 6 in a 10-and-under event The French pair came back from two match points down to win the championship and denied the Bryan brothers from winning the tournament.
Tsonga began his 2008 Australian Open campaign with a tough first round match against 9th seed Andy Murray. The 2008 Australian Open was a Tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. Tsonga defeated the Scot 7–5, 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(5), setting up a clash with American qualifier Sam Warburg in the second round. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sam Warburg (born April 29, 1983 in Sacramento) is an American male Tennis player After easily defeating Warburg in straight sets, Tsonga advanced to the third round, where he was victorious over Spaniard Guillermo García López 6–3, 6–4, 6–2. Guillermo García López (born June 4, 1983 in La Roda, Spain) is a professional Male tennis player from Spain. In the fourth round, Tsonga defeated compatriot Richard Gasquet 6–2, 6–7(5), 7–6(6), 6–3.
In the quarterfinals, Tsonga played Russia's Mikhail Youzhny, who came into the quarterfinal showdown riding a nine match winning streak. Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny ( Russian: (mixaˈil ˈjuʒnɨj born June 25, 1982 in Moscow, USSR (now Russia) is a Tsonga dismantled the favored Youzhny in straight sets, 7–5, 6–0, 7–6. In the semifinals, Tsonga delivered a strong performance to defeat the number two seed Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 to complete back-to-back straight set victories over heavily favored opponents. Rafael Nadal Parera (rafaˈel naˈðal (born June 3 1986 is a Spanish professional Tennis player who has been ranked World No Tsonga's semi-final performance was characterized by his powerful and precise serve, finesse volleys, and aggressive baseline play. Tsonga did not face a break point until the third set while breaking the Spaniard five times in the match. The victory earned him a spot in his first career Grand Slam final and also made him the first player since Gustavo Kuerten at the 1997 French Open to make his ATP finals debut at a Grand Slam. The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players
Tsonga was beaten by Novak Đoković in the final of the Australian Open in a very competitive match, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2). ( Serbian: Новак Ђоковић Novak Đoković, ˈnɔvaːk 'ʥɔːkɔviʨ born May 22 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Following the tournament, Tsonga saw his ranking climb to a career high number 18 in the world. Tsonga would then compete at the Indian Wells Masters. The Indian Wells Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. He reached the 4th round, but lost to defending champion Rafael Nadal in 3 tight sets 6–7, 7–6 7–5. Rafael Nadal Parera (rafaˈel naˈðal (born June 3 1986 is a Spanish professional Tennis player who has been ranked World No Following the tournament, Tsonga saw his ATP ranking climb again to a new career high number 12 in the world.
Tsonga has pulled out of the French Open because of a knee problem that has lasted for several months. This knee injury made him pull out of the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup, France vs. United States. He will undergo knee surgery that will put him out for a few more months.
Career statistics
Grand Slam Singles Finals (1)
Runner-ups (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 2008 | Australian Open |  Novak Đoković |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(2) |
Singles Titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| ATP Challengers (8) |
| No. The 2008 Australian Open was a Tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year ( Serbian: Новак Ђоковић Novak Đoković, ˈnɔvaːk 'ʥɔːkɔviʨ born May 22 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | July 5, 2004 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass |  Alex Bogdanovic |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located | July 26, 2004 | Togliatti, Russia | Hard |  Ladislav Svarc |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 3. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending | March 28, 2005 | León, Mexico | Hard |  Glenn Weiner |
7–5, 7–5 |
| 4. The city of León, formally León de los Aldama is the fifth most populous city in Mexico and the first in the state of Guanajuato. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. | October 9, 2006 | Rennes, France | Hard (I) |  Tobias Summerer |
1–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 5. Rennes ( Gallo: Resnn, Roazhon Condate Condate Riedonum is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Tobias Summerer is a German Tennis player | April 2, 2007 | Tallahassee, United States | Hard |  Rik de Voest |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 6. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rik de Voest (born June 5, 1980 in Milan, Italy) is a professional South African Tennis player. | April 9, 2007 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  Bruno Echagaray |
6–4, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 7. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Bruno Echagaray was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He weighs 85 kg, and is 1 | April 30, 2007 | Lanzarote, Spain | Hard |  Paul Baccanello |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 8. Lanzarote, a Spanish Island, is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Paul Baccanello (born June 22 1979, Adelaide, Australia) is a current Tennis player from Australia. | June 4, 2007 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass |  Ivo Karlović |
6–3, 7–6 |
Doubles (2)
| No. The Surbiton Trophy is a Tennis tournament for male professional players played on grass courts. Ivo Karlović (born 28 February, 1979 in Zagreb) is a Croatian Tennis player | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 29 October 2007 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Sébastien Grosjean |
 Łukasz Kubot Lovro Zovko |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon is a professional Tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Sébastien René Grosjean (pronounced GROH-zhahn (born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a professional Tennis player from Łukasz Kubot (born May 16, 1982 in Boleslawiec, Poland) is a Professional Male tennis player from Poland. Lovro Zovko (born March 18, 1981 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a professional Croatian Tennis player. | 13 January 2008 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Richard Gasquet |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
4–6, 6–4, [11]-[9] |
Singles Grand Slam performance timeline
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| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | F | 0 / 2 | 6–2 |
| French Open | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 4R | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 |
| US Open | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 6–1 | N/A | 11-5 |
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 4R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 |
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 1-1 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Paris Masters | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
| Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Seeds The seeded players are listed with the round in which they were eliminated Roger Federer was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Seeds The seeded players are listed below Rafael Nadal is the champion others show the round in which they were eliminated The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Roger Federer won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon to equal the record of Björn Borg, defeating Rafael Nadal in five sets in the final The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 The was an event that was won by Roger Federer. See also 2007 U The Indian Wells Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. The Miami Masters is an annual Tennis tournament for men and women held at Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida. The Monte Carlo Masters is an annual Tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, a commune that The Rome Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. The Hamburg Masters, established in 1892 is an annual Tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany. The Canada Masters (also long known as the Canadian Open) currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual Tennis tournament held in The Cincinnati Masters is an annual Tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid is an annual Tennis tournament for male professional players The BNP Paribas Masters is an annual Tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. The Tennis Masters Cup is a Tennis tournament played at the end of each year involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Career Earnings
| Earnings (US$) |
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| 1,110,054[7] |
After his recent success at the 2008 Australian Open in Melbourne, by being runner-up to Novak Đoković he received the second prize of AU$685,000 (US$598,869. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The 2008 Australian Open was a Tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 ( Serbian: Новак Ђоковић Novak Đoković, ˈnɔvaːk 'ʥɔːkɔviʨ born May 22 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 60). This amount sums up to more than his total career earnings before the match.
References
- ^ globesports.com: Tsonga continues to soar
- ^ ESPN - FACTBOX-Tennis-Open-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - Tennis
- ^ Setbacks make Tsonga stronger | The Australian
- ^ http://www.tsonga2008.com
- ^ Holt, Sarah (June 30, 2007). Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Muhammad Ali of tennis. BBC Sport.
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22793071/
- ^ ATPtennis.com - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Player Profile
External links
- ATP Tour profile for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
- ITF profile for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
- Davis Cup profile for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - Statistics and News
- Tsonga Recent Match Results
- Tsonga World Ranking History
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (English)
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