Jo Durie
Durie playing in the Ladies' Invitation Doubles final at Wimbledon in 2004
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| Country (sports) |
 Great Britain
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| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Born |
27 July 1960 Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1977 |
| Retired | 1995 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,224,016 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 321–305 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (9 July 1984) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1983) |
| French Open | SF (1983) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1984) |
| US Open | SF (1983) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | 1R (1984) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 274–199 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (December 1983) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1985) |
| French Open | SF (1983) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1983, 1984) |
| US Open | QF (1987, 1991) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (1984) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1991) |
| Wimbledon | W (1987) |
| US Open | SF (1991) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | F (1981) |
Jo Durie (born Joanna Mary Durie; 27 July 1960) is a former singles World No. 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she also reached No. 9 in the world in doubles, and won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles with Jeremy Bates.
Durie was the last British woman to reach the semi final of a grand slam until Johanna Konta reached the semi final of the 2016 Australian Open.
After a successful junior career which included winning junior British titles on all three surfaces (grass, hard court and indoor) in 1976; Jo Durie turned professional in 1977, and played her first match at Wimbledon that year against the eventual champion Virginia Wade. In 1980 Durie suffered a major back injury which kept her out of the game for eight months. However, she made a successful return to the woman's tennis circuit in 1981, reaching the 4th round of the singles at Wimbledon and the US Open and climbing to her highest singles ranking so far of 31.
1983 proved to be her most successful year as a singles player, ending the season at number 6 in the world rankings and on the prize money leader board. As an unseeded player Durie reached the semi-finals of the French Open, beating both Pam Shriver and Tracy Austin along the way. Later that year she made another Grand Slam singles semi-final appearance at the US Open, where she eventually lost to Chris Evert in straight sets. Her dramatic rise up the singles rankings that year ended with a quarterfinal at the Australian Open in December. Durie's success as a singles player during 1983 gained her a coveted place at the 1984 WTA Tour Championship as the 5th seed.
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