Frances Tiafoe
USA
· Age 28
· Born 20 January 1998
About
Frances Tiafoe Jr. was born January 20, 1998, in Hyattsville, Maryland, to Sierra Leonean immigrant parents. His father managed the Junior Tennis Champions Center, where Tiafoe lived and trained from age four. He turned professional in April 2015 after winning his first ITF Futures title. Breakthrough came with his first ATP title at 2018 Delray Beach Open as a wildcard, youngest American winner since Andy Roddick in 2002. Reached career-high No. 10 in June 2023, US Open semifinals in 2022 and 2024, Australian Open QF in 2019, French Open QF in 2025. As of April 2026, ranked No. 19 ATP with 1965 points, recently reached Houston semifinals losing to Tommy Paul.
Recent form
In the news
“"The price of regret is far greater than the price of discipline."”
Playing style
Frances Tiafoe plays an aggressive baseline game powered by a big first serve exceeding 140 mph and a powerful, unorthodox forehand loaded with heavy topspin from a semi-western grip and unique high arm takeaway. His flatter backhand redirects pace effectively down the line, contrasting his spinning forehand to disrupt opponents. Quick court coverage and early ball-taking make him dangerous in offensive rallies on fast surfaces, though consistency in point construction limits deeper runs.
Surface splits
Career surface splits.
Serve & return fingerprint
6 matches of statistics in the last 7 days. Aces/match: 3.3 · DFs/match: 1.5
- 1st serve in
- 60.8%
- 1st-serve points won
- 77.8%
- 2nd-serve points won
- 63.8%
- Return on 1st
- 20.5%
- Return on 2nd
- 35.2%
Big-match temperament
Notable rivalries
Rivalry network
Most-played opponents inside our 7-day rolling window.
Career snapshot
| Season | Year-end rank | W-L | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 79 | 33-25 | 2 |
| 2018 | 39 | 30-29 | 1 |
| 2019 | 47 | 23-30 | 0 |
| 2020 | 59 | 20-16 | 1 |
| 2021 | 38 | 41-26 | 1 |
| 2022 | 19 | 35-25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 40-21 | 2 |
| 2024 | 18 | 33-27 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 26-23 | 0 |
| 2026 | 8 | 43-18 | 1 |
Team and equipment
- Head coach
- Dr. Mark Kovacs
- Height
- 188 cm
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Backhand
- Two-handed
- Coach
- David Witt
- Racquet
- Yonex VCORE 98
- Apparel
- Lululemon
Career highlights
- 2018 Delray Beach Open ATP title
- 2023 Houston Clay Court title
- 2023 Stuttgart grass title
- US Open SF 2022 & 2024
- Australian Open QF 2019
- French Open QF 2025
- Career-high No. 10 June 2023
Where to follow
Live scores when Tiafoe is on court appear on our tennis today page, with the full schedule and where to watch in your country. The full ATP top-100 sits at our live ATP rankings. Compare Tiafoe on the player statistical deep dive.