Françoise Dürr
| Country (sports) |
 France
|
|---|---|
| Born |
25 December 1942 Algiers, French Algeria |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1968 (start of Open Era) |
| Retired | 1984 |
| Plays | Right-handed (single handed-backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2003 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 101–79 |
| Career titles | 26 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1967) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1965, 1967) |
| French Open | W (1967) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1970) |
| US Open | SF (1967) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 202–80 |
| Career titles | 60 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1969) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1969) |
| French Open | W (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971) |
| Wimbledon | F (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975) |
| US Open | W (1969, 1972) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1967) |
| French Open | W (1968, 1971, 1973) |
| Wimbledon | W (1976) |
| US Open | F (1969) |
Françoise Dürr (born 25 December 1942; sometimes referred to by English writers as Frankie Durr) is a retired French professional tennis player. She won 26 major singles titles and over 60 doubles titles.
According to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Bud Collins, and the Women's Tennis Association, Dürr was ranked in the world top ten from 1965 through 1967, from 1970 through 1972, and from 1974 through 1976, reaching a career high of World No. 3 in those rankings in 1967. She finished second to Billie Jean King in prize money earnings in 1971.
Dürr reached a total of 27 Grand Slam finals – 1 in singles, 18 in women's doubles, and 8 in mixed doubles. She won 12 of them.
Dürr is best known for winning the singles title at the 1967 French Championships. She defeated Maria Bueno in a quarterfinal and Lesley Turner Bowrey in the final. In addition to her singles championship, Dürr won seven Grand Slam women's doubles titles and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She was the runner-up in eleven Grand Slam women's doubles events and four Grand Slam mixed doubles events.
Dürr won eight doubles titles at the French Championships. The first of Dürr's record-tying five consecutive women's doubles titles was in 1967. This record is shared with Martina Navratilova and Gigi Fernández, who, like Dürr, achieved it with separate partners. Dürr teamed with Ann Haydon-Jones to win the titles in 1968 and 1969 and with Gail Sherriff Chanfreau in 1967, 1970, and 1971. Dürr was the runner-up in women's doubles in 1965 with Janine Lieffrig, in 1973 with Betty Stöve, and in 1979 with Virginia Wade. Dürr teamed with Jean-Claude Barclay to win the mixed doubles title in 1968, 1971, and 1973. They were runners-up in 1969, 1970, and 1972. In total, Dürr reached 15 finals at the French Open, winning 9 of them.
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