Florence de la Courtie-Billat

Florence de la Courtie-Billat (13 November 1932 – 17 December 2023) was a French tennis player.

Florence de la Courtie-Billat
Country (sports) France
Born(1932-11-13)13 November 1932
Died17 December 2023(2023-12-17) (aged 91)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1959, 1960, 1962)
Wimbledon4R (1961)
US Open3R (1962)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1962)
Wimbledon3R (1958)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open3R (1970)
Wimbledon4R (1958)

Active on tour in the 1950s and 1960s, de la Courtie-Billat reached the top of the French rankings during her career. She made the singles round of 16 at the 1961 Wimbledon Championships and was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1962 French Championships (with Françoise Dürr).[1][2][3]

De la Courtie-Billat died on 17 December 2023, at the age of 91.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Après Darmon, Sven Davidson est éliminé de la coupe Marcel Porée". Le Monde (in French). 26 September 1958.
  2. ^ "France Names Leading Tennis Players". The Canberra Times. 20 December 1960. p. 32. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Nathalie Tauziat et Emilie Loit font étape à Albi". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 12 May 1999.
  4. ^ "Le Figaro : Deuils - Mme Michel BILLAT". carnetdujour.lefigaro.fr. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Madame Florence BILLAT née DE LA COURTIE". Simplifia. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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