Wanaro N'Godrella

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]

Wanaro N'Godrella

Country (sports)	France
Born	(1949-10-18)18 October 1949 Nouméa, New Caledonia
Died	26 May 2016(2016-05-26) (aged 66) Nouméa, New Caledonia
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

Doubles (1 runner-up)

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