Yannick Noah Noah's father, Zacharie Noah, was a former professional Cameroonian football star who won the French Cup with Sedan in 1961. His mother, Marie-Claire, is a former captain of France's basketball team and teacher. Noah has five children, of whom two were from his first marriage to Cécilia Rodhe (Miss Sweden 1978 and now a sculptor): Joakim (born in 1985) and Yelena (born in 1986). Joakim plays basketball for the NBA Memphis Grizzlies and for the French team. Yelena is a model, mildly famous in the world of fashion. They don't live in France but in the U.S. With his second
1985 US Open (tennis) 1985 US Open (tennis) The 1985 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 105th edition of the US Open and was held from August 27 to September 8, 1985. Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 Hana Mandlíková defeated Martina Navratilova 7–6, 1–6, 7–6 Ken Flach / Robert Seguso defeated Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–0 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková defeated Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 Martina Navratilova