Francoise Durr (b. December 25, 1942 in Algiers, Algeria) is a former tennis player from France. She is best remembered for winning the women's singles title at Roland Garros in 1967. She also won 11 Grand Slam doubles titles. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Algiers (disambiguation). ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In tennis, a Grand Slam is winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments of the year in the...

Durr won both the women's singles and the women's doubles titles at Roland Garros in 1967. (She was the last Frenchwoman to win the coveted singles trophy until 2000, when Mary Pierce ended a 33-year drought.) It was the first of a record five consecutive women's doubles titles at the event for Durr (the record has since been equalled by Martina Navratilova and Gigi Fernandez). She also claimed the mixed doubles title in 1968, 1971 and 1973. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mary Pierce Mary Pierce (born January 15, 1975, in Montreal, Canada) is a professional tennis player. ... Navratilova at the 2000 US Open Martina Navrátilová  listen (born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-born American tennis player. ... Beatriz Fernández (born 1966), better known as Gigi Fernández, is a Puerto Rican former tennis player. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Durr also won the women's doubles at the US Open in 1969 and 1972, and the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1976. The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Durr was an integral member of France's Fed Cup team in the 1960s and 70s, and then served as Team Captain in 1996. The Fed Cup (until 1995 Federation Cup) is the most important tennis tournament for female national teams, very similar to the mens Davis Cup. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Over the course of her career, Durr won 26 singles titles and 42 doubles titles. She was ranked the World No. 3 woman player in 1967, and as was ranked in the world's top-10 a total of nine times between 1965 and 1976. Her titles were won using unorthodox grips and strokes, giving way to pinpoint accuracy. Durr was also the first woman to travel the tennis circuit with her dog, named Topspin, who became a star by carrying Durr's racquet onto court. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

Durr received the WTA Tour's Honorary Membership Award in 1988 for her contributions to the founding, development and direction of women's professional tennis. In 1993, she was appointed the first Director of Women's Tennis for the French Tennis Federation. In 2003, Durr was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. WTA stands for Womens Tennis Association, and is also known as the WTA Tour, and is to womens tennis what the ATP is to mens tennis. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit tennis museum in Newport, Rhode Island, USA that also has a Hall of Fame for prominent personalities and players from the tennis world. ...

External links

• Official WTA profile (http://www.wtatour.com/players/playerprofiles/PlayerBio.asp?ID=&EntityID=1&CustomerID=0&OrderID=0&ReturnURL=/&PlayerID=40134)
• International Tennis Hall of Fame profile (http://www.tennisfame.com/enshrinees/durr.html)