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]

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

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1972 Seattle, U.S. Hard France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters 		6–4, 6–7, 4–6

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Australian open results archive – Wanaro N'Godrella". www.ausopen.com. Tennis Australia.
  3. ^ "Wanaro N'Godrela grand nom du tennis calédonien a disparu - nouvelle calédonie 1ère". francetvinfo.fr. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Wanaro N'Godrella". AELTC.
  5. ^ "Roland Garros past tournaments – 1973 Men's Singles" (PDF). www.rolandgarros.com. Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  6. ^ "ORDER OF PLAY" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-18.


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