Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a Professional Tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born on April 17, 1985 in Le Mans, France. Tsonga played on the Futures Tour from 2001 to 2003. He joined the ATP Tour in 2004. Tsonga was limited to eight events in both 2005 and 2006 due to injury. His first professional title came in 2007 and has four career singles titles and three doubles titles.http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga.aspx?t=tf

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his first career juniors title in 2002 at the Canadian Open. In 2003, he was the second ranked junior player in the world and won the Luxembourg Indoor Junior Championships. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was named ATP Newcomer of The Year in 2007. He has teamed with Marc Gicquel to win three career doubles titles.http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga.aspx Tsonga has won all six matches he's played during the 2008 and 2009 Davis Cup.http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=100002668 On December 20, 2009, South African Tennis Association CEO Ian Smith confirmed that Tsonga will not defend his title at the 2010 South African Open.http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=30&art_id=nw20091220161252106C982809

Tsonga lost to Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3 on January 16 in Melbourne, Australia to lose the Kooyong Classic.http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jdWgdkQYTBO1sue0lr_cA7nR59Cg On April 23, 2010, Tsonga was upset at the Barcelona Open in the quarterfinals by Thiemo de Bakker 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i8rYQbt4haky8mPeL20sBRqrCtCg

Australian Open

• January 19: First round - defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
• January 21: Second round - defeated Taylor Dent 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
• January 23: Third round - defeated Tommy Haas 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
• January 25: Fourth round - defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-7, 9-7
• January 27: Quarterfinals - defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
• January 29: Semifinals - lost to Roger Federer 6-2, 6-3, 6-2http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/cmatch/17ms.html
  
  

French Open

• May 23: First round - defeated Daniel Brands 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/index.html
• May 26: Second round - defeated Josselin Ouanna 6-0, 6-1, 6-4
• May 28: Third round - defeated Thiemo De Bakker 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4
• May 30: Fourth round - lost to Mikhail Youzhny 2-6, retired

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/cmatch/09ms.html

Wimbledon

• June 22: First round - defeated Robert Kendrick 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4
• June 24: Second round - defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 5-7, 10-8
• June 26: Third round - defeated Tobias Kamke 6-1, 6-4, 7-6

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/cmatch/09ms.html

• 2007: Won the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon doubles titlehttp://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga.aspx?t=tf

• 2008: Won the ATP Masters Series and the PTT Thailand Openhttp://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga.aspx?t=tf

• 2008: Won the Medibank International doubles title in Sydney, Australiahttp://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga.aspx?t=tf

• 2009: Won the Brisbane International double titlehttp://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga.aspx?t=tf

• 2009: Won the Open 13 In Marseille and SA Tennis Open in Johannesburghttp://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga.aspx?t=tf

• 2009: Wins the Japan Open

• US Open: Lost in fourth round in 2009
• French Open: Lost in fourth round in 2009
• Australian Open: Lost in finals in 2008
• Wimbledon: Lost in fourth round in 2007

"I think serve and volley is not dead. I can play this game and win, of course. I have practiced a lot, I feel good and I am excited about Wimbledon. I feel like I can do it." - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, on his chances of winning Wimbledonhttp://www.tennisquotes.com/Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga.php

"It teaches you to have respect for the rules, respect for your opponent, respect for the crowd, respect for the traditions of the sport. It is why I love Wimbledon so much, you walk around it and you feel the history. I feel very content there. And the same is true of Paris." - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, on why tennis is a school of life.http://www.tennisquotes.com/Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga.php

"The problem started in the fourth round of [last month's] Australian Open against Nicolas Almagro. It bothered me in the quarterfinal against Novak Djokovic and in the semifinal against [eventual winner] Roger Federer. I hope I'll be able to go back to training next week without serving." - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, on his abdominal injuryhttp://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=4890727

• 2004: 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 titles
• 2005: 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 titles
• 2007: 12 wins, 9 losses, 1 doubles title
• 2008: 33 wins, 13 losses, 2 singles and 1 doubles title
• 2009: 52 wins, 20 losses, 3 singles titles, 2 doubles titles