Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.

Since his retirement from the game Noah has remained in the public eye as a very popular music performer and as the co-founder with his mother of a charity organization for underprivileged children. Noah also founded Fête le Mur in 1996 a tennis charity and adaptation for underprivileged children specially in the poor areas and the banlieues. S.

Noah is also the father of Joakim Noah of the NBA Chicago Bulls. Since his retirement from the game Noah has remained in the public eye as a very popular music performer and as the co-founder with his mother of a charity organization for underprivileged children. Yannick Noah (born 18 May 1960 in Sedan France) is a former professional tennis player from France.