Leonard Francois: Biography in Details
Who is Leonard Francois?
Leonard Francois is a former tennis coach by profession. He is widely renowned as the father of professional tennis player Naomi Osaka.
She is the first Japanese to defeat the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, Serena Williams, in the US Open final in 2018.
Leonard Francois: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
Leonard was born in Jacmel, Haiti as Leonard Maxime Francois. He holds Haitian citizenship and belongs to the African-American ethnicity.
He hasn’t yet disclosed any details about his birth date, parents, siblings, and early life.
Talking about his academics, it is known that he attended the Tilden High School in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated in the year 1986. Afterward, Leonard Francois joined the City College of New York, New York.
Leonard Francois: Professional Life, Career
Leonard doesn’t come from a sports family neither he is a Tennis player nor had coached before. He develops an interest in Tennis in 1999 after he saw the Williams sisters dominating the French Open.
Leonard Francois got inspired by the Williams sisters to make his daughters virtually undefeated like them and started coaching them.
In 2001, the whole family moved to New York to pursue their daughter’s career. After teaching them the basics, Leonard’s family again moved to Florida to grab better opportunities. Even he homeschooled them to get focused on training.
His younger daughter, Leonard Francois achieved her breakthrough at the 2016 Trop Pan Pacific Open. She succeeds in reaching the WTA final but was defeated by Caroline Wozniacki.
Although Leonard Francois grew up in America, she represents Japan for her every gameplay. Following her achievement, she has collected seven titles on the WTA Tour and is also the four-time Grand Slam singles champion.
Similarly, his elder daughter, Mari made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Bank of the West Classic in the doubles event partnering with Marina Shamayko.
However, they lose in the first round against Varvara Lepchenko and Ajla Tomlijanovic. As of now, she has already retired from tennis.
As of now, Leonard transferred his responsibilities to professional coach Wim Fissette. Naomi trains under coach Wim and recently she beats Jennifer Brady at the Australian Open for her 4th Grand Slam Title in February 2021.
Besides, he has his own company called IOA Productions. Also, he has experience working at the International Outreach Association.
How much does Leonard Francois earn?
Francois’s net worth is not clear at the moment. He hasn’t yet revealed his actual salary, yearly income, and other assets to the media. Nevertheless, it is obvious that he is living a luxurious life.
Talking about his daughter’s wealth, she has an estimated net worth of $25 million as of 2022.
Leonard Francois is one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world and is ranked number 29 in the world’s earning rank. Besides, Tennis she earns from various brand endorsements and sponsorship.
What are the body measurements of Leonard Francois?
It seems Leonard Francois is in his 40s although he has a fit and healthy physique. He stands at the height of 6 feet and has an average weight.
However, his actual measurement of his weight is unavailable. Further, he has dark brown pair of eyes and short black hair.
Social Media
Leonard Francois is active on Instagram under the username @ioaproductions where he has nearly 286 followers. Likely, he has a Twitter account with 156 followers.
However, he is not available on Facebook.
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