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
1985 Italian Open (tennis) Raffaella Reggi defeated Patrizia Murgo / Barbara Romanò 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 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