▁According ▁to ▁John ▁O ll iff ▁and ▁L ance ▁T ing ay ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁and ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mail , ▁Br ough ▁was ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁through ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁( no ▁rank ings ▁issued ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁through ▁ 1 9 4 5 ), ▁reaching ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁of ▁world ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁year - end ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁rank ings ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁La wn ▁Tennis ▁Association ▁( US LT A ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁through ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁through ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁top ▁ranked ▁US ▁player ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Her ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁US LT A ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁put ▁her ▁behind ▁only ▁Bill ie ▁Jean ▁King ▁( 1 8 ▁years ) ▁and ▁Chris ▁E vert ▁( 1 9 ▁years ). ▁ ▁Bud ▁Collins ▁regarded ▁her ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁vol ley ers ▁in ▁history . ▁He ▁wrote , ▁" A ▁will owy ▁bl onde , ▁ 5 - foot - 7 1 / 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁quiet ▁but ▁the ▁k iller ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁court ▁when ▁at ▁play ▁alongside ▁du P ont ." ▁Bes ide ▁her ▁ag gress ive ▁vol le ys , ▁her ▁strength s