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Yannick Noah

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Tennis Player

The Resume

    (May 18, 1960- )
    Born in Sedan, France
    Won the French Open (1983)
    Recorded the albums 'Black or What' (1991), 'Yannick Noah' (2000) and 'Charango' (2006)
    Father of basketball player Joakim Noah

Why he might be annoying:

    He often wore his hair in dreadlocks.
    He admitted to smoking marijuana before matches.
    He said, 'What kind of ambition is it to be a tennis player? Nothing.'
    French veterans' organizations protested when he recorded a pacifist adaptation of 'La Marseilles.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He captained France to its first Davis Cup victory in over half a century (1991).
    He married a former Miss Sweden, Cecilia Rhode.
    He said that after becoming a father, 'My priorities suddenly changed. Tennis became number two or number three.'
    He was twice named France's most popular celebrity (2005,07).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 58 Votes: 63.79% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 44 Votes: 56.82% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 63.64% Annoying