British tennis player

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.

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

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.

In March 1907 she won the singles *le at the Championship of Cannes after defeating Toupie Lowther in the final in straight sets.

References

External links

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