Yannick Noah Named France Davis Cup Captain for Third Time

Yannick Noah has been named France Davis Cup captain for the third time, the French Tennis Federation announced in a statement on Monday.

The iconic 55-year-old, who was the last Frenchman to win Roland Garros in 1983, captained the team to Davis Cup victory in 1991 and 1996, as he takes over from Arnaud Clement who was sacked last week.

The team was defeated by Great Britain in the quarter-finals this year and last lifted the trophy in 2001 having lost three finals -- against Russia (2002), Serbia (2010) and Switzerland (2014).

Clement had been in charge since 2013.

Noah also captained the French Fed Cup team to victory, the first for the country in 1997.

"On the proposition put forward by French Tennis Federation president Jean Gachassin and national technical director Arnaud Di Pasquale, the federal office of the FFT today named Yannick Noah as captain of the France Davis Cup team for 2016," read the statement.

Noah has also enjoyed a successful career as a singer/performer and is the father of NBA basketball star Joakim Noah who plys his trade with the Chicago Bulls.