A shekara ta 1958, Franks ya kasance # 7 a kasar. a shekara ta 1959, ya lashe Pacific Southwest Doubles Title tare da Barry MacKay, da kuma Kudancin California Men's Singles Championships ta hanyar kayar da Alex Olmedo a wasan karshe, wata daya kafin Olmedo ya lashe gasar Wimbledon. A cikin 1961, Ma'aikatar Harkokin Wajen Amurka ta zaɓi Franks da Donald Dell su zama Amurkawa na farko da za su buga wasan tennis a Gasar Wasannin Ƙasar Rasha. A wannan shekarar, ya sami lambar zinare ta hanyar cin nasara sau biyu a gasar cin kofin duniya.
Wasannin Maccabiah na 1961 a Isra'ila tare da Dick Savitt, kuma sun kasance abokai na dogon lokaci. Ya sake lashe lambar zinare ta biyu a Wasannin Maccabiah na 1965 tare da Ronny Goldman.