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Name:
BROWN, Louise
Sport:
Tennis
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Tennis has come a long way from the days of the wooden racket. One thing that has not changed over the years, though — the edge of competitiveness was as just as sharp way back then. For a long-time Louise Brown stood tall as one of the best and most competitive women players in Canada, ranked among the nation's top 10 (15 times in the top three) in four decades over 26 consecutive years from 1946 to 1971. It’s a feat that has yet to be matched and it was recognized on September 28, 1991 when the Mississauga resident was among the six inaugural inductees into Canada’s Tennis Hall of Fame. She is also an honoured member of the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame, one of five athletes inducted during the inaugural year for 1975. A self-taught and self-coached player throughout her career, Louise Brown first burst onto the competitive tennis scene in 1946, making her debut at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club where she showed enough promise to earn a place among the top 10 in national ranking. Her first real taste of success arrived in 1957 when she was 35 years old and won the Canadian open women’s singles title, then teamed with Hilda Doleschell to add the doubles crown as well. From there it was all uphill.She won her second Canadian open national doubles title at 40 in 1962 with Ann Barclay and in her golden age added a pair of national senior women’s singles and doubles championship trophies in 1990. In 1969, she won a gold medal at the first Canada Games. A member of the original Canadian Federation Cup women's team in 1963 Louise was chosen playing captain two consecutive years, then was selected an non-plating captain for three more years in '66, '67 and '69. Her achievements earned Louise an invitation to three All-England championship at Wimbledon, the glamour event on the Grand Slam tournament circuit. For many years, Louise was women's representative to the Player's Association. Her son, David Brown, has followed in mom's footsteps, won Canadian titles and represented Canada in Davis Cup in 1973. Her considerable contribution played a major role making tennis one of the most popular participatory sports across Canada. |
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