Frances Tiafoe
Tennis

Frances

Tiafoe

Olympian 2020

Frances Tiafoe

Athlete Bio#

Frances Tiafoe pumps fist after point

Height

6'2"

Age

27

Hometown

Boynton Beach, FL

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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