Ruth Riese

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Ruth Riese
Personal information
Birth nameRuth F. Smith
Nationality American
Born(1891-11-15)November 15, 1891
Romeo, Michigan
DiedJuly 30, 1972(1972-07-30) (aged 80)
Michigan
SpouseAlfred F. Riese (m. 1917)
Sport
Sport Tennis

Ruth F. Riese (née Smith, November 15, 1891 - July 30, 1972) of Saginaw, Michigan, was an American amateur tennis player in the 1920s. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Ruth F. Smith was born on November 15, 1891, in Romeo, Michigan. [3] [4] She married Alfred Frederick Riese (1888-1986) [5] on June 26, 1917. [6] [2] She died in Michigan on July 30, 1972, and her last residence was in Saginaw. [7] [4]

Tennis career

At the Tri-State Tennis Tournament (currently Cincinnati Open), in Cincinnati, Riese reached six finals, three each in singles and doubles. She was singles runner-up in 1929, 1930 & 1931, and was a doubles finalist in 1927, 1928 and 1930.[ citation needed ]

She won the Michigan State Championship in women's doubles in 1924. [2] She also reached the singles finals at the Illinois State Championships in 1927 & 1926; was the doubles winner (with Marian Leighton) and a singles semifinalist at the 1927 Western Tennis Championships; won the singles title and was a finalist in doubles at the 1927 Ohio State Championships; paired with Clara Louise Zinke to win the 1927 Michigan State doubles title; and won the doubles title (with Leighton) at the 1928 Western Tennis Championships.

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References

  1. The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for ... Chicago Daily News Company. 1924. p. 629.
  2. 1 2 3 American Lawn Tennis. American Lawn Tennis Publishing Company. 1924. p. 569.
  3. "Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPKB-FNJ2  : 8 September 2019), Ruth F. Smith in household of Alfred Frederick Riese, Georgia, United States; citing Military Service, Georgia, United States, Michigan Department of State, Lansing; FHL microfilm 008461604.
  4. 1 2 "Ruth Riese in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. "Alfred Riese in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  6. "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3RN-C5J  : 18 February 2021), Alfred F. Riese and Ruth F. Smith, 26 Jun 1917; citing Marriage, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4209964.
  7. "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ1S-QDL : 4 December 2014), Ruth F Riese, 30 Jul 1972; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, death certificate number 51325, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.