Yannick Noah captained the French team to its first Davis Cup victory in 59 years, defeating a heavily favoured US team 3–1 in the final. This feat was repeated in 1996, when Noah coached the French team to defeat Sweden 3–2 in the final held in Malmö. In 2017, Noah added a third Davis Cup win for France under his guidance as Captain, defeating Belgium in the final in Lille. In 1997, he also captained France's Fed Cup team to its first ever win of that competition when they defeated the Dutch in the final. Since retiring from playing tennis, Noah developed
1983 Lisbon Open 1983 Lisbon Open The 1983 Lisbon Open, also known by its sponsorship name Lights Cup, was a men's tennis tournament held in Lisbon, Portugal and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the only edition of the tournament and was held from April 4 to May 16. It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit as a Super Series category event. Mats Wilander won his 6th career title and his 2nd of the year by defeating Yannick Noah in the final. Mats Wilander defeated Yannick Noah 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 Carlos Kirmayr / Cassio Motta defeated Pavel Složil / Ferdi