Did Françoise Dürr play tennis professionally before Marin Čilić started to play professionally?
Françoise Dürr 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.
Nelly Landry Nelly Adamson Landry (28 December 1916 – 22 February 2010) was a female tennis player from Belgium (became French citizen after marriage). She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships beating Shirley Fry. She had also been a finalist in 1938, losing to Simonne Mathieu, and reached again the final in 1949, losing to Margaret Osborne duPont.