Former French Open champion Yannick Noah, who previously captained both the French Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams to championships, will return as the nation's Davis Cup captain for 2016 succeeding the deposed Arnaud Clement.
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Hall of Famer Noah is expected to be formally introduced as captain tomorrow at a French Tennis Federation press conference.
Widely regarded as one of the most charismatic champions in French history, Noah led France to a stirring 3-1 upset of a heavily-favored American squad that featured Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras in the 1991 Davis Cup final in Lyon. Guy Forget and Henri Leconte were the starters on that squad that won France's first Davis Cup in 59 years. Noah also captained France to the 1996 Davis Cup championship, following it up by guiding the French Fed Cup team to the 1997 Fed Cup championship.
In the video below, the former singles world No. 3 and doubles world No. 1 says he was a better captain than player and reflects on the influence of the Hall of Famer who helped discover him and served as his mentor, Arthur Ashe.
"As a player I never had that kind of spirit that my team had when I was captain," Noah said. "I guess I was a better Davis cup captain than a Davis Cup player."