Yannick Noah

Yannick Noah

Born: May 18, 1960
in Sedan, Ardennes, France
Yannick Noah (born 18 May 1960) is a former professional tennis player and singer from France. He won the French Open in 1983, and is currently the captain of both France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup team. During his career, which spanned almost two decades, Noah captured a total of 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.

Born in Sedan, in the north of France in 1960, Yannick Noah is the son of a Cameroonian footballer, Zacharie Noah, and his French wife Marie-Claire. After a sports injury in 1963, Noah's father returned to Africa with his family. He was living in Cameroon when he made his debut in tennis and was discovered at age 11 by Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell. He soon showed an amazing talent that eventually brought him to the French Tennis Federation's training center in Nice in 1971.

Noah turned professional in 1977 and won his first top-level singles title in 1978 in Manila.

Noah became France's most prominent tennis hero in 1983, becoming the first Frenchman in 37 years to win the French Open, one of the four Grand Slam singles events. He dropped only one set during the two-week-long tournament, and defeated the defending champion, Sweden's Mats Wilander, in straight sets in the final, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6. He remains the last and most recent Frenchman to have won the French Open men's singles title.

Noah won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984 (with compatriot and best friend Henri Leconte). He was also the men's doubles runner-up at the 1985 U.S. Open (with Leconte), and the 1987 French Open (with compatriot Guy Forget). In August 1986, Noah attained the world no. 1 doubles ranking, which he would hold for a total of 19 weeks. At the end of 1986, Noah received the ATP Sportsmanship Award, as voted for by other ATP players.

Yannick reached the quarter-final stage or better on 10 occasions at Grand Slam level.

He notably admitted using marijuana prior to matches in 1981, saying that amphetamines were the real problem in tennis as they were performance-enhancing drugs.

In 1992, Noah received the Legion of Honour medal.

Noah was awarded the Philippe Chatrier Award (the ITF's highest accolade) in 2005 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame that same year. He remains France's highest male ranked player since the introduction of rankings in 1973.

Noah played on France's Davis Cup team for eleven years, with an overall win–loss record of 39–22 (26–15 in singles, and in 13–7 doubles). In 1982, he was part of the French team which reached the Davis Cup final, where they were defeated 4–1 by the United States.

In 1991, Noah captained the French team to its first Davis Cup victory in 59 years, defeating a heavily favoured US team 3–1 in the final.

This feat was repeated in 1996, when Noah coached the French team to defeat Sweden 3–2 in the final held in Malmö. ...

Source: Article "Yannick Noah" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies for Yannick Noah...

C'est le monde à l'envers !
Title: C'est le monde à l'envers !
Released: October 16, 2024
Type: Movie
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Nasty
Title: Nasty
Released: April 16, 2024
Type: Movie
1972 was a turning point in Ilie Nastase's career: he won his first US Open, while also reaching both Wimbledon and Davis Cup finals. Moving back and forth in time and featuring amazing archive footage and exclusive interviews with top athletes, the documentary explores Nastase's highs and lows, the controversies that surrounded him and the enduring impact he has had on the world of tennis. Lovable, charming and generous, yet temperamental, arrogant and obscene, Mr. Nice'n'Nasty disrupted the old-fashioned etiquette of the sport in the 70s thus becoming its first rebel rock star.
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Noah : le sens de la gagne
Title: Noah : le sens de la gagne
Character: Lui-même
Released: May 20, 2022
Type: Movie
Yannick Noah, the man with 473 victories, shares the techniques and tactics that have made the difference throughout his career, while revealing untold personal stories. This documentary traces four decades of tennis, from the golden age of the 1980s to the present day.
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Noirs en France
Title: Noirs en France
Character: Self
Released: January 18, 2022
Type: Movie
What do black French people have in common? Not much, apart from their skin color and the racism they experience. For the first time, the film "Noirs en France" gives the stage to black French people of all ages and from all backgrounds, known or unknown to the general public. Told by the writer Alain Mabanckou, this documentary retraces their stories, anchored in prejudices and stereotypes, but also filled with hope and pride. These blacks in France build a history in constant transformation.
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Papa
Title: Papa
Released: November 21, 2021
Type: Movie
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Title: Nos années 90
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: TV
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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Title: Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Released: December 13, 2014
Type: Movie
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Title: Un soir à la tour Eiffel
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 2014
Type: TV
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Départ immédiat
Title: Départ immédiat
Character: Self
Released: December 23, 2012
Type: Movie
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Yannick Noah - Tour
Title: Yannick Noah - Tour
Released: October 31, 2011
Type: Movie
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Safari
Title: Safari
Character: Sagha
Released: April 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Richard Dacier owns a tour agency specialized on organizing safaris for European tourists eager to confront the African wild life. Actually, he took the job after his father and never went into the savanna by himself. As he owes big money to some mobster, he is compelled to convey a fake tourist, with a suspicious suitcase, toward Mozambic. To avoid suspicion from the authorities, he is supposed to tour a group of tourists as usual. The only problem - he is completely unexperienced as a guide!
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King Guillaume
Title: King Guillaume
Character: Yannick Noah
Released: January 28, 2009
Type: Movie
Magali plays in a brass band. Guillaume drives a small tourist train. Both spin a perfect love, they share modest dreams and their baby is about to come. But an unexpected news upsets their routine: a man appears and announces that he is Guillaume's estranged father and also reveals that Guillaume is his legitimate heir of a kingdom offshore of France and England. Guillaume and Magali start to dream of a life as monarchs, surrounded by faithful subjects in their castle, enjoying their wealth. But reality is often different to what you can imagine.
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Zidane, un destin d'exception
Title: Zidane, un destin d'exception
Character: Self
Released: November 26, 2007
Type: Movie
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Yannick Noah - Concert acoustique - Vaison la Romaine
Title: Yannick Noah - Concert acoustique - Vaison la Romaine
Released: November 19, 2007
Type: Movie
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Yannick Noah - Un Autre Voyage
Title: Yannick Noah - Un Autre Voyage
Released: November 19, 2007
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Released: November 25, 2005
Type: Movie
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Yannick Noah - Quand vous êtes là
Title: Yannick Noah - Quand vous êtes là
Released: October 27, 2004
Type: Movie
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Title: La chanson de l'année
Character: Self - Winner
Released: June 5, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: La chanson de l'année
Character: Self
Released: June 5, 2004
Type: TV
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Solidarité inondations
Title: Solidarité inondations
Character: Self
Released: April 22, 2003
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau
Title: Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau
Released: February 22, 2002
Type: Movie
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Title: Star Academy
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: TV
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.
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Title: Stars à domicile
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 2001
Type: TV
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Title: Vivement dimanche
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1998
Type: TV
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Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Title: Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Released: February 7, 1998
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Released: February 10, 1996
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
Title: Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
Released: March 6, 1993
Type: Movie
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Title: Stars 90
Character: self
Released: September 3, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Yannick Noah - Schlagvariationen
Title: Yannick Noah - Schlagvariationen
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Documentary about tennis player and singer Yannick Noah
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Fan School
Character: Self
Released: January 30, 1977
Type: TV
Host Jacques Martin invites different talented children from various backgrounds to showcase their beautiful voices. The participants entertain and wow the audience with their lovely performances.