Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (French pronunciation: ​[(d)ʒo wilfʁid t͡sɔŋɡa]; born (1985-04-17)17 April 1985) is a French professional tennis player currently ranked World No. 19 as of 8 September 2015. He was born in Le Mans, to a Congolese father, Didier Tsonga, who moved to France in the 1970s to play handball, and a French mother, Évelyne.Tsonga is a member of the Tennis Club de Paris (TCP). His career-high singles ranking is World No.