TENNIS PLAYER

Françoise Dürr

1942 - Today

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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. She is also noted for having an unorthodox serve that "might not have registered on a radar gun" according to her official Tennis Hall of Fame biography. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Françoise Dürr is the 261st most popular tennis player (down from 200th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 125th in 2019) and the most popular Algerian Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Françoise Dürr ranks 261 out of 1,569. Before her are Jelena Janković, Harry Hopman, Marion Jones Farquhar, Kei Nishikori, Daniela Hantuchová, and Art Larsen. After her are Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, Victoria Azarenka, Wilmer Allison, Henry Slocum, Henri Leconte, and Karel Koželuh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Françoise Dürr ranks 485. Before her are Lola Falana, Pedro Solbes, Pedro Morales, Chris Irwin, Danièle Thompson, and Paulos Faraj Rahho. After her are John Seale, Graciela Iturbide, Fernando Vallejo, Petar Kirov, John E. Blaha, and Osman Nuri Topbaş.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Françoise Dürr ranks 127 out of 213. Before her are Tahar Djaout (1954), Ernest Libérati (1906), Smail Hamdani (1930), Mohammed El Filali (1945), Mustapha Dahleb (1952), and Hassiba Boulmerka (1968). After her are Biyouna (1952), Célestin Oliver (1930), Abdelaziz Ben Tifour (1927), Georges Lamia (1933), Abdelmalek Benhabyles (1921), and Solveig Dommartin (1961).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Algeria

Among tennis players born in Algeria, Françoise Dürr ranks 1. 

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