Louise Brough Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What was Louise Brough’s full birth name?
A. Althea Louise Brough Clapp
B. Margaret Louise Brough
C. Louise Althea Brough
D. Pauline Louise Brough
Answer: A. Althea Louise Brough Clapp
Q2. In which city and state was Louise Brough born?
A. Beverly Hills, California
B. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
C. New York City, New York
D. Los Angeles, California
Answer: B. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Q3. At what age did Louise Brough’s family move to Beverly Hills, California?
A. 2 years old
B. 3 years old
C. 4 years old
D. 8 years old
Answer: C. 4 years old
Q4. Where did Louise Brough primarily learn to play tennis as a child?
A. Private country club courts
B. Public courts at Roxbury Park
C. UCLA tennis facilities
D. Beverly Hills High School courts
Answer: B. Public courts at Roxbury Park
Q5. In which years did Louise Brough win the U.S. Girls’ (18-and-under) Championships?
A. 1938 and 1939
B. 1940 and 1941
C. 1942 and 1943
D. 1945 and 1946
Answer: B. 1940 and 1941
Q6. How many Grand Slam titles (singles, doubles, and mixed) did Louise Brough win in her career?
A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
Answer: C. 35
Q7. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Louise Brough win?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 10
Answer: A. 6
Q8. At which Grand Slam tournament did Louise Brough win the most singles titles?
A. Australian Championships
B. French Championships
C. Wimbledon
D. U.S. Championships
Answer: C. Wimbledon
Q9. In which year did Louise Brough reach world No. 1 ranking (according to Lance Tingay)?
A. 1950
B. 1955
C. 1948
D. 1957
Answer: B. 1955
Q10. Who was Louise Brough’s most frequent and successful doubles partner?
A. Doris Hart
B. Shirley Fry
C. Margaret Osborne duPont
D. Pauline Betz
Answer: C. Margaret Osborne duPont
Q11. How many consecutive U.S. National Championships women’s doubles titles did Brough and duPont win from 1942 to 1950?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
D. 11
Answer: C. 9
Q12. What was Louise Brough’s career singles win-loss record?
A. 514-134
B. 614-134
C. 714-134
D. 514-234
Answer: B. 614-134
Q13. In which year did Louise Brough win her only U.S. Championships singles title?
A. 1947
B. 1948
C. 1949
D. 1955
Answer: A. 1947
Q14. Which rare achievement did Brough accomplish at Wimbledon in 1948 and 1950?
A. Winning only the singles title
B. The “triple” (singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles)
C. Winning the singles and mixed doubles only
D. Reaching finals in all three events but winning none
Answer: B. The “triple” (singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles)
Q15. In which year and with which partner did Louise Brough win her only Australian Championships singles title?
A. 1950 defeating Doris Hart
B. 1948 with Margaret Osborne duPont
C. 1950 with Shirley Fry
D. 1955 defeating Althea Gibson
Answer: A. 1950 defeating Doris Hart
Q16. On which surface did Louise Brough win the majority of her Grand Slam titles?
A. Clay
B. Hard
C. Grass
D. Carpet
Answer: C. Grass
Q17. What was a signature weapon in Louise Brough’s game, praised for its high bounce?
A. Slice backhand
B. American twist serve
C. Drop shot
D. One-handed topspin forehand
Answer: B. American twist serve
Q18. In what year did Louise Brough marry Dr. Alan Clapp?
A. 1958
B. 1959
C. 1960
D. 1950
Answer: A. 1958
Q19. When and where did Louise Brough pass away?
A. 2014 in Oklahoma City
B. February 3, 2014 in Vista, California
C. 2005 in Beverly Hills
D. 2010 in New York
Answer: B. February 3, 2014 in Vista
Q20. Against which player did Louise Brough lose her first two U.S. Championships singles finals (1942 and 1943)?
A. Margaret Osborne duPont
B. Doris Hart
C. Pauline Betz
D. Althea Gibson
Answer: C. Pauline Betz
Q21. What was Louise Brough’s best result at the French Championships in singles?
A. Quarterfinals
B. Semifinals
C. Runner-up
D. Winner
Answer: B. Semifinals
Q22. In women’s doubles, Brough reached the final in how many of the 32 Grand Slam tournaments she entered?
A. 18
B. 22
C. 28
D. 32
Answer: C. 28
Q23. Who defeated Louise Brough in the 1955 Wimbledon singles final?
A. Doris Hart
B. Maureen Connolly
C. Althea Gibson
D. Beverly Baker Fleitz
Answer: D. Beverly Baker Fleitz
Q24. For how many years was Louise Brough ranked in the USLTA/USTA top 10?
A. 10 years
B. 12 years
C. 16 years
D. 19 years
Answer: C. 16 years
Q25. In which year did Brough come closest to a calendar-year Grand Slam in women’s doubles?
A. 1948
B. 1950
C. 1955
D. 1946
Answer: B. 1950