Althea Louise Brough Clapp was an American tennis player.
22 Facts About Louise Brough
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Louise Brough was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1923.
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Louise Brough's family moved to Beverly Hills, California when she was four years old.
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In women's doubles, Brough never failed to reach the quarterfinals at the 32 Grand Slam tournaments she played during her career.
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Louise Brough reached the semifinals 29 times and the final 28 times.
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Louise Brough usually teamed with her longtime friend Margaret Osborne duPont.
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In singles, Louise Brough won the US title in 1947 after being the runner-up in 1942 and 1943.
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At Wimbledon, Louise Brough won three consecutive singles titles from 1948 through 1950, with her fourth and last title coming in 1955.
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Louise Brough appeared in 21 of the 30 finals contested at Wimbledon in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles during those ten years.
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Louise Brough won 3 more mixed doubles titles there with partners John Bromwich and Eric Sturgess.
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Louise Brough entered the Australian National Championships only once, in 1950, when she won the singles and women's doubles titles.
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Louise Brough played the French International Championships four times between 1946 and 1950, with her best result in singles being the semi-finals.
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Louise Brough came very close in 1950 to winning a calendar year Grand Slam in women's doubles.
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Louise Brough won the title at the Australian Championships with Doris Hart, and she won the titles at Wimbledon and the US Championships, both with Osborne duPont.
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In summary, Louise Brough won 17 titles at the US National Championships, 13 titles at Wimbledon, three titles at the French International Championships, and two titles at the Australian National Championships.
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Louise Brough was included in the year-end top 10 rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis Association from 1941 through 1950 and from 1952 through 1957.
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Louise Brough was the top ranked US player in 1947.
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Louise Brough married dentist Dr Alan Clapp on August 9,1958.
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Louise Brough taught juniors in California for the following 20 years.
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Louise Brough was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1967.
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Louise Brough died at her home in Vista, California, on February 3,2014, at the age of 90 and left no children.
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Louise Brough left one of her Wimbledon trophies to her alma mater, Beverly Hills High School.