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
1983 Lisbon Open 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 Složil / Ferdi