Wanaro N'Godrella
{{short description|French tennis player}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1949|10|18}}
|birth_place = Nouméa, New Caledonia
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|5|26|1949|10|18}}
|death_place = Nouméa, New Caledonia
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|highestsinglesranking = No. 71 (15 October 1973)
|AustralianOpenresult = QF (1973)
|FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1973)
|Wimbledonresult = 2R (1972)
|USOpenresult = 3R (1972)
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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.{{cite book |author=Collins, Bud |title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book |publisher=New Chapter Press |location=New York, N.Y |year=2008 |pages=362 |isbn=978-0-942257-41-0 }}{{cite web|title=Australian open results archive – Wanaro N'Godrella|url=http://2014.ausopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/players/15745.html|website=www.ausopen.com|publisher=Tennis Australia}} In 1973 and 1974 he played a doubles match for the French Davis Cup team.{{cite web|url=http://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/wanaro-n-godrela-grand-nom-du-tennis-caledonien-disparut-363875.html|title=Wanaro N'Godrela grand nom du tennis calédonien a disparu - nouvelle calédonie 1ère|work=francetvinfo.fr|date=26 May 2016 |access-date=1 June 2016}}
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.{{cite web|title=Wimbledon players archive – Wanaro N'Godrella|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/94ea480a-ad57-4c8d-a97e-c19ad46f2370/index.html|publisher=AELTC}} In 1973 he defeated fifth-seeded Manuel Orantes in the second round of the singles event at the French Open.{{cite web|title=Roland Garros past tournaments – 1973 Men's Singles|url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/pdf/history/1973-mens.pdf|website=www.rolandgarros.com|publisher=Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT)}}
The center court at the ATP Challenger Tour event in his hometown of Nouméa is named for N'Godrella.{{cite web| url=http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2018/2205/op.pdf | title=ORDER OF PLAY | access-date=2023-11-18}}
Career finals
=Doubles (1 runner-up)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W-L !style="width:55px"|Date !style="width:130px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:180px"|Partner !style="width:180px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
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|0–1 |Sep 1972 |Seattle, U.S. |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau |{{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case |6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
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Category:French male tennis players
Category:New Caledonian male tennis players
Category:Sportspeople from Nouméa
Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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