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

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]

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 event 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.

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.

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 2021-02-22.
  5. "Alfred Riese in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  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.
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