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allenatore di tennis, tennista e cantante francese

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Yannick Noah is a French and Cameroonian tennis player, singer, and musician. Born on May 18, 1960, in Sedan, he is right-handed and stands 194 centimeters tall. His professional tennis career included a singles record of 478–209 and a doubles record of 213–109. He has received the International Tennis Hall of Fame award, the L'Équipe Champion of Champions, and is a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

As a performing artist, Noah works in the pop, funk, and French chanson genres. His published works include *Noah par Noah*, *Balles de match*, *Secrets etc.--*, and *T'as pas deux balles?*. He is married to Cecilia Rodhe and is the father of Joakim Noah. His father was Zacharie Noah.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1960
Works
5

Top works

  • Noah par Noah
  • Balles de match
  • Secrets etc.--
  • T'as pas deux balles?

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Sedan, Ardennes, France

Yannick Noah (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 currently the 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…

Known for

  • Mort sur terre battue — Vincent Beti2025
  • Santé mentale, briser le tabou — Self2025
  • Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés — Self (archive footage)2025
  • The World Upside Down — Bobby2024
  • Nasty — Self - 1983 French Open Winner2024
  • Paris 2024 Paralympic Opening Ceremony — Self2024
  • Roland Garros - 40 ans d'exploits — Self2024
  • Noirs en France — Himself2022
  • Noah : le sens de la gagne — Self2022
  • Alerte2022

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1960
frenchpop

Member of

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
63,461
Total plays
648,963

Tags

frenchreggaechanson francaisepopfrench pop

Yannick Noah is a former tennis player who, notably, won the French Open in Roland Garros. A French singer-songwriter from Cameroon and France, he has managed to become a respected artist, singing largely inoffensive pop songs with a slight reggae side to them. Born in the French town of Sedan on 18 May 1960, Yannick Noah grew up with a rich mixed African and European culture at home, living with his Cameroonian father, Simon, and French mother, Marie-Claire. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

via Last.fm · Yannick Noah

Key facts

Country sports
France
Born
( 1960-05-18 ) 18 May 1960 (age 66) , Sedan , Ardennes , France
Height
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money
$ 3,440,660
Int tennis hof
2005 ( member page )
Career record
478–209 (69.6%)
Highest ranking
No. 3 (7 July 1986)
Australian open
SF ( 1990 )
French open
W ( 1983 )
Wimbledon
3R ( 1979 , 1985 )
Us open
QF ( 1983 , 1985 , 1989 )
Tour finals
QF ( 1982 )
Grand slam cup
1R ( 1990 )
Wct finals
SF ( 1988 )
Davis cup
F ( 1982 )

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Team
_Retired Tennis
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
France

via TheSportsDB

Article · Italiano

Yannick Noah (Sedan, 18 maggio 1960) è un allenatore di tennis, ex tennista e cantante francese. In carriera si è aggiudicato in tutto 23 tornei ATP in singolare e 13 in doppio, vincendo il Roland Garros in entrambe le discipline rispettivamente nel 1983 e nel 1984. È stato numero tre del mondo in singolare nel luglio 1986 raggiungendo, nello stesso anno, anche la vetta della classifica mondiale di doppio. È tutt'oggi il tennista francese più vincente di sempre, nonché l'ultimo ad essersi aggiudicato un torneo del Grande Slam. Si è ritirato nel 1991, all'età di 31 anni. Padre del cestista NBA Joakim Noah, centro dei Chicago Bulls dal 2007 al 2016, nel 2005 Noah è stato inserito nella International Tennis Hall of Fame, nono francese a ottenere questo onore. È stato anche consulente psicologico della nazionale camerunese di calcio e di Amélie Mauresmo.

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