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French tennis player and pop singer

Person · Open Library

Born
1960
Works
5

Top works

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

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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

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1960
frenchpop

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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/

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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 )

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Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Team
_Retired Tennis
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
France

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Wikidata facts

Mass
87
Official website
www.yannicknoah.com
Image
Yannick Noah 2011.jpg
Height
194
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Commons category
Yannick Noah
date of birth
1960-05-18
singles record
478–209
doubles record
213–109
name in native language
Yannick Noah
prize money
3440600
start of work period
1977-00-00
ranking
1
social media followers
121000
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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. He is commemorated each year at Roland-Garros with Yannick Noah's Day. Noah is also the father of former NBA player Joakim Noah.

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