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
1985 Italian Open (tennis) 1985 Italian Open (tennis) The 1985 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy that was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix and of 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The men's tournament was held from May 13 through May 18, 1985, while the women's tournament was held from May 4 through May 10, 1985. Yannick Noah defeated Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 Raffaella Reggi defeated Vicki Nelson-Dunbar 6–3, 6–4 Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander defeated Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Sandra Cecchini /