PARIS — Yannick Noah, the 1983 French Open champion, was named Thursday as the new head of paratennis in France starting next year.

The French Tennis Federation announced in a statement that Noah will be responsible for coordinating wheelchair, visually impaired tennis activities, as well as tennis activities for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Noah had his first experience with disability tennis during the summer when he led the French men’s wheelchair tennis team at the Paris Paralympics.

“His main role will be to continue structuring the paratennis department by leading the training and ‘high level’ strategy and supporting the development of all paratennis activities throughout the country,” the French tennis federation said.

Noah, a celebrity in his home country, is the last man from France to win a Grand Slam singles title and reached a career-high No. 3 in the ATP rankings in 1986. He was later the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup a his country. captains, leading both teams to championships.

He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.

Noah said he was “delighted” at his appointment to lead a “new mission, which is particularly close to my heart”.

“I had an incredible human experience working alongside the players of the French wheelchair tennis team at the Paris Paralympics and I didn’t want this great story to end there,” he added.