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
Yannick Tremblay (ice hockey, born 1977) Yannick Tremblay (ice hockey, born 1977) Yannick Tremblay (born August 25, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He played nine seasons in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Thrashers, and the Vancouver Canucks, tallying 107 points in 300 games played. Tremblay played major junior hockey with Chicoutimi Saguenéens in 1992–93, three and a half seasons with the Sherbrooke Faucons, and a final half a season with Rimouski Océanic. After four seasons of college hockey with Université de Moncton, he joined Lacroix de Windsor of the QSPHL in 2002–03. The following season, while playing most of