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Françoise Dürr (born 25 December 1942; sometimes referred to by English writers as Frankie Durr) is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles. Durr played with an unorthodox backhand, which she played with an Eastern forehand grip and her index finger extended up the handle.
Surnommée Frankie, Françoise Dürr est numéro un française pendant la quasi-totalité de sa carrière. Avec sa prise de raquette atypique, l'index tendu le long du manche, elle reste avant tout une grande spécialiste du double et du double-mixte, remportant onze titres dans les tournois du Grand Chelem dans ces deux disciplines.
Oficial de l'Orde Nacional del Mèrit. Françoise Dürr ( Alger, 25 de desembre de 1942) és una tennista professional francesa retirada. Va ser una de les millors tennistes de les dècades de 1960 i 1970, en què va guanyar més de cinquanta títols individuals i seixanta de dobles femenins.
Dürr enjoyed a fruitful run as a member of the French Fed Cup Team, playing on and off from 1963-67, 1970, 1972, 1977-79. She was one of the first women to sign a professional contract, and played on the Virginia Slims Tour. Post playing days, she was named the first Technical Director of Women’s Tennis for the French Tennis Federation in ...
20 de dic. de 2020 · Legacy Spotlight: Francoise Dürr. Legacy Spotlight • December 20, 2020. Getty Images. Adam Lincoln. Francoise Dürr’s Hall of Fame career brought 12 Grand Slam titles, including the singles at Roland Garros in 1967 – the last staging of her home Slam in the amateur era.
Francoise Durr. FRANCE. Height. - Plays. Right-Handed. DOB. Dec 25 1942. Birthplace. Algiers, Algeria. Overview. Bio. Grand Slams. Stats. Rankings History. Latest Matches. All Matches. ROLAND GARROS. Round of 32. ROLAND GARROS. Round of 64. Matches do not include current week match results. Latest Player News.
25 de dic. de 2022 · 25 December 2022. Alexandre Sokolowski. On this day, December 25, 1942, Francoise Durr, nicknamed “Frankie”, one of the few French women to have won Roland-Garros, was born in Algiers.
