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Ruth Isabel Winch (née Legh, 25 August 1870 – 9 January 1952) was a British tennis player who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2]

Ruth Winch

Full name	Ruth Isabel Winch
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1870-08-25)25 August 1870 Ryde, Isle of Wight
Died	9 January 1952(1952-01-09) (aged 81) Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	QF (1904, 1919)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (1922)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (1919, 1922)
Medal record Women's tennis 1908 London Singles

Winch had a walkover in both round one and the quarter finals of the 1908 women's singles competition, in the semi-final she lost to Dorothea Chambers 6–1, 6–1.[3]

Between 1899 and 1922 Winch participated in nine editions of the Wimbledon Championships. Her best results in the singles event were achieved in 1904 and 1919 when she reached the quarterfinal.[4]

In March 1907 she won the singles title at the Championship of Cannes after defeating Toupie Lowther in the final in straight sets.[5]

References

External links

• Ruth Winch at the International Tennis Federation
• Ruth Winch at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Ruth Winch

Ruth Isabel Winch (* 25. August 1870 in Ryde, Isle of Wight als Ruth Pennington-Legh; † 9. Januar 1952 in Beaumaris, Anglesey) war eine englische Tennisspielerin.

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- [en] Ruth Winch

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[it] Joan Winch

Joan Ruth Winch (Ryde, 25 agosto 1870 – Beaumaris, 9 gennaio 1952) è stata una tennista britannica.

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[ru] Уинч, Рут

Рут Изабель Уинч (англ. Ruth Isabel Winch); (урождённая Ли (англ. Legh), 25 августа 1870 — 9 января 1952) ― британская теннисистка. Была удостоена бронзовой медали на летних Олимпийских играх 1908 года в Лондоне[1][2].

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