Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – “A Night with the Stars” Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Gala – Arrivals – Battersea Power Station – London, UK, 2011 – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Solarpix / PR Photos

Place of Birth: Le Mans, France

Date of Birth: 17 April, 1985

Ethnicity:
*Congolese (father)
*French (mother)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a French professional tennis player.

His father, Didier Tsonga, was a Congolese handball player, who moved to France in the 1970s to play handball. His mother, Évelyne, is French. His brother, Enzo, has been part of the French basketball program. His cousin is footballer Maël Lépicier. Pictures of Jo-Wilfried’s parents can be seen here and here.

Jo-Wilfried is married to Noura El Shwekh, with whom he has a son.

Tsonga in 2010, photo by Maxisports/Bigstock.com