Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah (1979 Davis Cup) | |
| Country (sports) | France |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 May 1960 Sedan, Ardennes, France |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1977 |
| Retired | 1996 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,440,660 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2005 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 478–209 (69.6%) |
| Career titles | 23 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (7 July 1986) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1990) |
| French Open | W (1983) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1979, 1985) |
| US Open | QF (1983, 1985, 1989) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | QF (1982) |
| Grand Slam Cup | 1R (1990) |
| WCT Finals | SF (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 213–109 (66.1%) |
| Career titles | 16 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (25 August 1986) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1984) |
| US Open | F (1985) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (1982) |
Yannick Noah (French pronunciation: [janik nɔa]; born 18 May 1960) is a French former professional tennis player and singer, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. Noah won the French Open in 1983, and is a former captain of both France's Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams. During his nearly two-decade career, Noah captured 23 singles titles and 16 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3 in July 1986 and attaining the world No. 1 doubles ranking the following month. Since his retirement from the game, Noah has remained in the public eye as a popular music performer and as the co-founder, with his mother, of a charity organization for underprivileged children. Noah is also the father of former NBA player Joakim Noah.