Yannick Noah the French Tennis Federation's training center in Nice in 1971. Noah turned professional in 1977 and won his first top-level singles title in 1978 in Manila. Noah became France's most prominent tennis hero in 1983, becoming the first Frenchman in 37 years to win the French Open, one of the four Grand Slam singles events. He dropped only one set during the two-week-long tournament, and defeated the defending champion, Sweden's Mats Wilander in straight sets in the final, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6. He remains the last and most recent Frenchman to have won the French Open men's singles title. Noah won
Harald Rittersbacher Harald Rittersbacher Harald Rittersbacher (born 27 April 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Germanu. Born in Ludwigshafen, Rittersbacher played collegiate tennis in the United States for Texas Christian University in the early 1980s. Rittersbacher, a right-handed player, made his grand slam main draw debut at the 1986 French Open in the men's doubles with Anthony Emerson. At the 1987 Wimbledon Championships he and partner Russell Barlow faced top seeds Guy Forget and Yannick Noah for a first round loss. He made his third and final grand slam appearance in the mixed doubles with Marise Kruger at the 1988