Frances Tiafoe
Frances Tiafoe is an American tennis player known as Big Foe, a US Open semifinalist who shares his life on tour and helps young people access tennis through his charitable fund.
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Overview
- Born
- January 20, 1998, in Hyattsville, Maryland
- Known as
- Big Foe
- Roots
- His parents emigrated from Sierra Leone to the United States in 1996.
- First ATP title
- Delray Beach, 2018
- Top 10 debut
- June 2023, after winning Stuttgart
Mini bio
A tennis center childhood.
Frances grew up around the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland, where his father worked as head of maintenance. His parents had moved from Sierra Leone in 1996. He began hitting against a wall with his twin brother Franklin as a small child.
Finding his place on tour.
At 20, he won his first ATP title at Delray Beach in 2018, beating Peter Gojowczyk in the final. His 2022 US Open run brought a win over Rafael Nadal and a first Grand Slam semifinal. In June 2023, he won Stuttgart and entered the world’s Top 10 for the first time.
Giving other kids a chance.
In July 2023, he returned to the tennis center where he started to launch the Frances Tiafoe Fund with the USTA Foundation. It supports young people through tennis and education. In 2026, he added his first ATP 500 title in Halle and qualified for his first ATP Finals.
Creditschronological, newest first
Tennis
- 2026Halle, Terra Wortmann OpenSingles champion
- 2025Roland-GarrosSingles quarterfinalist
- 2023Stuttgart, BOSS OPENSingles champion
- 2018Delray Beach OpenSingles champion
Off the court
- 2025lululemonBrand ambassador and product feedback collaborator
- 2023Frances Tiafoe FundFounder with the USTA Foundation
Awards
Quotes
It’s about the person you are first, and athlete second.Frances Tiafoe, USTA Foundation fund launch
He spoke at the July 2023 launch of his fund at the tennis center where he learned the game.
Trivia
- His twin brother is named Franklin.
- His childhood tennis idol was Juan Martín del Potro, whom he beat during his 2018 Delray Beach title run.
- He supports the Washington Wizards, Capitals and Commanders.
- He has won ATP singles titles on hard courts, clay and grass.
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