Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Didier Tsonga


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   merge to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Spartaz Humbug! 03:52, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Didier Tsonga

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Article shows no proof that subject is notable in his own right - father of notable tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Contested Prod. Ilikeeatingwaffles (talk) 12:19, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete, unless some sources can be found. I'm finding quite a few incidental mentions in various articles stating either that he was a "professional handball player", or "moved to France to become a professional handball player". If it's the latter, he's almost certainly not notable if his career didn't go anywhere - but if it's the former, there may well be some contemporary sources demonstrating notability. Without them, though, there's no way he warrants an article based solely on incidental coverage in articles about his son. ~ mazca  talk 15:54, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 23:48, 1 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep: I look at the sources and they look to be significant and reliable, which allows this article to pass GNG. Oonissie (talk) 18:14, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment they are reliable sources, but the articles do not give significant coverage of the subject of this article. Ilikeeatingwaffles (talk) 08:48, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:37, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Coverage is reliable, but somewhat trivial, so I suggest a Merge into his son's article. Qrsdogg (talk) 16:57, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge. Agree with Qrsdogg. Notability is not inherited and all references in the article (and others that I found) were primarily about his son, so Didier is not notable enough for his own article. However, the information is relevant to Jo-Wilfried's article and should be merged there. Jenks24 (talk) 00:43, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.