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Yannick Noah

Country France
Date of birth May 18, 1960 (1960-05-18) (age 50)
Place of birth Sedan, France
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Turned pro 1977
Retired 1996
Plays Right-handed
Career prize money US$ 3,440,660
Int. Tennis HOF 2005 (member page)
Singles
Career record 476–210
Career titles 23
Highest ranking 3 (July 7, 1986)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open SF (1990)
French Open W (1983)
Wimbledon 3R (1979, 1985)
US Open QF (1983, 1985, 1989)
Doubles
Career record 213–109
Career titles 16
Highest ranking 1 (August 25, 1986)

Major finals >>>> Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1983 French Open Clay Mats Wilander 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(3)

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1984 French Open Clay Henri Leconte Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 1985 US Open Hard Henri Leconte Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 6–7(5), 7–6(1), 7–6(6), 6–0
Runner-up 1987 French Open Clay Guy Forget Anders Järryd
Robert Seguso		 6–7(5), 6–7(2), 6–3, 6–4, 6–2

Singles finals (36)

Wins (23)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1978 Manila, Philippines Clay Peter Feigl 7–6, 6–0
2. 1978 Calcutta, India Clay Pascal Portes 6–3, 6–2
3. 1979 Nancy, France Hard (i) Jean-Louis Haillet 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 7–5
4. 1979 Madrid, Spain Clay Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
5. 1979 Bordeaux, France Clay Harold Solomon 6–0, 6–7, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
6. 1981 Richmond WCT, United States Carpet Ivan Lendl 6–1, 3–1, ret.
7. 1981 Nice, France Clay Mario Martinez 6–4, 6–2
8. 1982 La Quinta, United States Hard Ivan Lendl 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
9. 1982 South Orange, United States Clay Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 7–6
10. 1982 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
11. 1982 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–2
12. 1983 Madrid, Spain Clay Henrik Sundström 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
13. 1983 Hamburg, Germany Clay José Higueras 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
14. 1983 French Open, Paris Clay Mats Wilander 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(3)
15. 1985 Rome, Italy Clay Miloslav Mečíř 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(4)
16. 1985 Washington, D.C., United States Clay Martín Jaite 6–4, 6–3
17. 1985 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–4
18. 1986 Forest Hills, United States Clay Guillermo Vilas 7–6(3), 6–0
19. 1986 Wembley, England Carpet Jonas Svensson 6–2, 6–3, 6–7(12), 4–6, 7–5
20. 1987 Lyon, France Carpet Joakim Nyström 6-4, 7-5
21. 1987 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Ronald Agénor 7–6(6), 6–4, 6–4
22. 1988 Milan, Italy Carpet Jimmy Connors 4–4, ret.
23. 1990 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Carl-Uwe Steeb 5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Runner-ups (13)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1978 Nice, France Clay José Higueras 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
2. 1980 Rome, Italy Clay Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 6–4, 6–4
3. 1981 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Wojtek Fibak 6–1, 7–6
4. 1982 Nice, France Clay Balázs Taróczy 6–2, 3–6, 13–11
5. 1983 Lisbon, Portugal Clay Mats Wilander 2–6, 7–6(2), 6–4
6. 1984 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–7(7), 6–3
7. 1985 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Stefan Edberg 6–1, 6–0
8. 1985 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Stefan Edberg 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–1
9. 1986 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Joakim Nyström 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
10. 1986 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Joakim Nyström 6–3, 6–2
11. 1986 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Stefan Edberg 7–6(5), 6–2, 6–7(7), 7–6(5)
12. 1987 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay Andrés Gómez 6–4, 7–6(5), 7–6(1)
13. 1989 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Miloslav Mečíř 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles finals (25)

Wins (16)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1981 Nice, France Clay Pascal Portes Chris Lewis
Pavel Složil		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2. 1981 Paris, France Hard (i) Ilie Năstase Andrew Jarrett
Jonathan Smith		 6–4, 6–4
3. 1982 Nice, France Clay Henri Leconte Paul McNamee
Balázs Taróczy		 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
4. 1982 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Henri Leconte Fritz Buehning
Pavel Složil		 6–2, 6–2
5. 1984 French Open, Paris Clay Henri Leconte Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
6. 1985 Chicago, United States Carpet Johan Kriek Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
7. 1986 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Guy Forget Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander		 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
8. 1986 Rome, Italy Clay Guy Forget Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart		 7–6, 6–2
9. 1986 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Guy Forget Jan Gunnarsson
Tomáš Šmíd		 7–6, 6–4
10. 1987 Lyon, France Carpet Guy Forget Kelly Jones
David Pate		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
11. 1987 Indian Wells, United States Hard Guy Forget Boris Becker
Eric Jelen		 6–4, 7–6
12. 1987 Forest Hills, United States Clay Guy Forget Gary Donnelly
Peter Fleming		 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
13. 1987 Rome, Italy Clay Guy Forget Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–2, 6–7, 6–3
14. 1987 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Guy Forget Rick Leach
Tim Pawsat		 6–4, 6–4
15. 1988 Orlando, United States Hard Guy Forget Sherwood Stewart
Kim Warwick		 6–4, 6–4
16. 1990 Nice, France Clay Alberto Mancini Marcelo Filippini
Horst Skoff		 6–4, 7–6

Runner-ups (9)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1978 Calcutta, India Clay Gilles Moretton Sashi Menon
Sherwood Stewart		 7–6, 6–4
2. 1982 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Jean-Louis Haillet Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–4, 6–4
3. 1983 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Henri Leconte Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy		 6–2, 6–4
4. 1984 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Henri Leconte Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 6–2, 6–3
5. 1985 U.S. Open, New York Hard Henri Leconte Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–0
6. 1986 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Sherwood Stewart Guy Forget
Peter Fleming		 6–4, 6–3
7. 1986 Masters Doubles, London Carpet Guy Forget Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		 6–3, 7–6, 6–3
8. 1987 French Open, Paris Clay Guy Forget Anders Järryd
Robert Seguso		 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
9. 1990 Bordeaux, France Clay Mansour Bahrami Tomás Carbonell
Libor Pimek		 6–3, 6–7, 6–2
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