Yannick Noah and as the co-founder, with his mother, of a charity organization for underprivileged children. Noah is also the father of Joakim Noah of the NBA Memphis Grizzlies Born in the north of France in 1960, Yannick Noah is the son of a Cameroonian footballer, Zacharie Noah, and his French wife Marie-Claire. After a sports injury in 1963, Noah's father returned to Africa with his family. He was living in Cameroon when he made his debut in tennis and was discovered at age 11 by Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell. He soon showed an amazing talent that eventually brought him to
1983 Lisbon Open Taygan 7–5, 6–4 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