Joakim Noah Defensive Player of the Year. Noah was born in New York City, to French singer and former world No. 3 tennis player Yannick Noah, winner of the French Open in 1983, and Cécilia Rodhe, Miss Sweden and fourth runner-up at Miss Universe 1978. His grandfather Zacharie Noah was a Cameroonian professional football player, winner of the Coupe de France in 1961. Noah lived in Paris, France from 1988 to 1998 and returned to New York City at age 13. He played high school basketball for the United Nations International School, Poly Prep Country Day School and Lawrenceville School. Considered a
Jonathan Canter that season were semi-final appearances at Montreal and Toronto. In Montreal, he had a win over world number four Yannick Noah. Jonathan Canter Jonathan Canter (born June 4, 1965) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Canter was born in Los Angeles, where his father, Stanley S. Canter, worked as a film producer. His father, who was also manager of Jimmy Connors for a time, produced films such as "", "Tarzan and the Lost City" and "Hornets' Nest", which he also wrote. The promising junior made the quarter-finals of the US Open in 1981 and the following