At the end of the 1955 tennis season, Lance Tingay of the London Daily Telegraph ranked her world No.

[2] She learned to play tennis on the public courts at Roxbury Park[3] and was coached by Dick Skeen.

[4] In women's doubles, Brough never failed to reach the quarterfinals at the 32 Grand Slam tournaments she played during her career.

[4] Their attempt at a tenth consecutive title was unsuccessful because Osborne duPont was injured and unable to play the 1951 U.S. Nationals.

In 1953, their winning streak as a team at the U.S. Nationals reached 42 before they lost to Doris Hart and Shirley Fry in the final, 6–2, 7–9, 9–7.

[4] Their career record as a team at the U.S. National Championships was 58–2, winning twelve of the 14 times they entered the tournament and losing only 12 sets in those 60 matches.

Brough entered the Australian National Championships only once, in 1950, when she won the singles and women's doubles titles.

At the French International Championships, Brough and Osborne duPont reached the final and were heavy favorites to defeat Hart and Shirley Fry, but the latter team prevailed, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2.

[1] She was included in the year-end top 10 rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) from 1941 through 1950 and from 1952 through 1957.

[4] He wrote "A willowy blonde, 5-foot-7 1/2, she was quiet but the killer in the left court when at play alongside duPont.

"[4] Beside her aggressive volleys, her strengths were her backhand and a paralyzing American twist serve with a high kick.

[2] She left one of her Wimbledon trophies to her alma mater, Beverly Hills High School.