- Louise Brough
Althea Louise Brough Clapp (born
March 11 ,1923 ) was an American female tennis player who was born inOklahoma City, Oklahoma ,United States .She was one of the greatest volleyers in history and won 13 Wimbledon titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles and 16 at the U.S. championships.
She was inducted in the
International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1967.Grand Slam record
*Australian championships
**Singles champion: 1950
**Women's Doubles champion: 1950*French Championships
**Women's Doubles champion: 1946, 1947, 1949
**Women's Doubles finalist: 1950*Wimbledon
**Singles champion: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955
**Singles finalist: 1946, 1952, 1954
**Women's Doubles champion: 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954
**Women's Doubles finalist: 1947, 1951, 1952
**Mixed Doubles champion: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950
**Mixed Doubles finalist: 1949, 1955*U.S. Championships
**Singles champion: 1947
**Singles finalist: 1942, 1943, 1948, 1954, 1957
**Women's Doubles champion: 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957
**Women's Doubles finalist: 1952, 1953, 1954
**Mixed Doubles champion: 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949
**Mixed Doubles finalist: 1946Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (6)
NH = tournament not held.
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
See also
* Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
External links
* [http://www.tennisfame.com/enshrinees/louise_brough.html/ International Tennis Hall of Fame profile (Class of 1967)]
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