High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yannick Noah (born May
18, 1960 in Sedan, Ardennes) is a pop-soul singer and former
professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for
winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1983, and
as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed
Cup teams. 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 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. He dropped only one set during the
two-week long tournament, and defeated the defending-champion Mats
Wilander in straight sets in the final 6 2, 7 5, 7 6. Noah also
became only the second black male to win a Grand Slam singles event
(after Arthur Ashe). He remains the last native to have won the
French Open men's singles title.
