Frances Tiafoe Jr. is an American professional tennis player.
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Tiafoe was born on January 20, 1998.
Tiafoe is the son of Sierra Leonean immigrants Alphina Kamara and Constant Tiafoe and he was raised at the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC), a USTA regional training center in Maryland.
At 15, Tiafoe won the 2013 Orange Bowl, making him the youngest boys’ singles champion in the history of the tournament.
At 17, Tiafoe became the youngest American to participate in the main draw of the French Open since Michael Chang in 1989.
As a teenager, Tiafoe won the US Junior National Championship and enjoyed success on the ATP Challenger Tour, reaching nine finals and winning four titles.
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Who is Constant Tiafoe?
Much is not known about Frances dad Constant.
The little known about Constant is that worked at the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC), a USTA regional training center in Maryland as the head of maintenance.
Prior to that, Constant was working in diamond mines in his native Sierra Leone before managing to escape.
Who is Alphina Kamara?
The little known about Frances’ mom Alphina is that she won a green card lottery to live in the US when millions applied.
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