Wanaro N'Godrella (18 October 1949 – 26 May 2016) was a French tennis player who was active in the late 1960s and the 1970s. His best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the quarterfinals of the singles' event at the 1973 Australian Open in which he was defeated by Karl Meiler in four sets.[1][2] In 1973 and 1974 he played a doubles match for the French Davis Cup team.[3]
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Born | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 18 October 1949
Died | 26 May 2016 Nouméa, New Caledonia | (aged 66)
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 71 (15 October 1973) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1973) |
French Open | 3R (1973) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1972) |
US Open | 3R (1972) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1972, 1974) |
French Open | 3R (1974) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1969) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | SF (1974) |
He reached the highest singles ranking of No. 71 in October 1973.
N'Godrella reached the second round of the singles' event at the Wimbledon Championships in 1972.[4] In 1973 he defeated fifth-seeded Manuel Orantes in the second round of the singles event at the French Open.[5]
The center court at the ATP Challenger Tour event in his hometown of Nouméa is named for N'Godrella.[6]
Career finals
editDoubles (1 runner-up)
editResult | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1972 | Seattle, U.S. | Hard | Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau | Ross Case Geoff Masters |
6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-942257-41-0.
- ^ "Australian open results archive – Wanaro N'Godrella". www.ausopen.com. Tennis Australia.
- ^ "Wanaro N'Godrela grand nom du tennis calédonien a disparu - nouvelle calédonie 1ère". francetvinfo.fr. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Wanaro N'Godrella". AELTC.
- ^ "Roland Garros past tournaments – 1973 Men's Singles" (PDF). www.rolandgarros.com. Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
- ^ "ORDER OF PLAY" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
External links
edit- Wanaro N'Godrella at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Wanaro N'Godrella at the International Tennis Federation
- Wanaro N'Godrella at the Davis Cup