Yannick Noah Noah's father, Zacharie Noah, was a former professional Cameroonian football star who won the French Cup with Sedan in 1961. His mother, Marie-Claire, is a former captain of France's basketball team and teacher. Noah has five children, of whom two were from his first marriage to Cécilia Rodhe (Miss Sweden 1978 and now a sculptor): Joakim (born in 1985) and Yelena (born in 1986). Joakim plays basketball for the NBA Memphis Grizzlies and for the French team. Yelena is a model, mildly famous in the world of fashion. They don't live in France but in the U.S. With his second
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