Frances

Tiafoe

Quick Facts

• Parents are Alphina Kamara and Frances Sr., immigrants from Sierra Leone
• has a twin brother, Franklin
• His father served as Head of Maintenance at the Junior Tennis Champions Centre in College Park, Maryland
• Began playing tennis against a wall at age three with his brother when they visited their father at work and spent entire days at the tennis center
• Nickname is Big Foe
• During COVID-19 pandemic, he auctioned off signed memorabilia to benefit Center for Disaster Philanthropy
• Also in 2020, posted “Racquets Down, Hands Up” video that united Black tennis community during Black Lives Matter movement
• Big fan of NBA players Kevin Durant and LeBron James
• Enjoys going to the movies and watching basketball and American football.

Career Highlights

• Recipient of the 2020 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award
• Reached his first Grand Slam QF at the 2019 Australian Open, becoming the youngest American Grand Slam quarterfinalist since 2003 at Wimbledon.
• Won the ATP title at the 2018 Delray Beach Open

Olympic Experience

• 1-time Olympian
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (Doubles - Men), 17th (Singles - Men)

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