Bjorn Fratangelo is a professional American tennis player who won the boy's singles title at the 2011 French Open

2011 French Open

The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...

. As a result, he reached a career high of no. 2 in the world junior rankings.

Fratangelo was only the second American to win the event as a junior, following John McEnroe

John McEnroe

John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...

 in 1977.

Early life

Fratangelo began playing tennis at age three and is named after former tennis champion Björn Borg

Björn Borg

Björn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...

. His father, Mario, is his coach and has loved the game of tennis for his entire life. Fratangelo currently resides in the Pittsburgh suburb of Plum, Pennsylvania

Plum, Pennsylvania

Plum is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 27,126 at the 2010 census.Plum is often referred to as "Plum Boro" or more correctly "Plum Borough" by locals to distinguish it from its previous status as a township...

but spends half his time in Naples, Florida.