{{Short description|British tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Ruth Winch |image = |caption = |fullname = Ruth Isabel Winch |country = {{GBR}} |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date|1870|8|25|df=yes}} |birth_place = Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK |death_date = {{death date and age|1952|1|9|1870|8|25|df=yes}} |death_place = Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, UK |height = |college = |turnedpro = |retired = |plays = |careerprizemoney = |tennishofyear = |tennishofid = |website = |singlesrecord = |singlestitles = |highestsinglesranking = |currentsinglesranking = |AustralianOpenresult = |FrenchOpenresult = |Wimbledonresult = QF (1904, 1919) |USOpenresult = |Othertournaments = |MastersCupresult = |WTAChampionshipsresult = |Olympicsresult = |doublesrecord = |doublestitles = |highestdoublesranking = |currentdoublesranking = |grandslamsdoublesresults = |AustralianOpenDoublesresult = |FrenchOpenDoublesseniorresult = |WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1922) |USOpenDoublesresult = |OthertournamentsDoubles = <!-- adds a "Other doubles tournaments" title --> |MastersCupDoublesresult = |WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult = |OlympicsDoublesresult = |Mixed = <!-- adds mixed information--> |mixedrecord = |mixedtitles = |AustralianOpenMixedresult = |FrenchOpenMixedresult = |WimbledonMixedresult = |USOpenMixedresult = 1R (1919, 1922) |OthertournamentsMixedDoubles = |OlympicMixedDoublesresult = | medaltemplates-expand = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's tennis}} {{MedalBronze | 1908 London | Singles}} }}
'''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.<ref name="usta" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71 |title=Ruth Winch |work=Olympedia |access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref name="sr" />
From 1899 to 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 quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2017.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/791d870f-8101-44f3-9202-627b26241666/index.html|title=Archive - Draws Archive : Ruth Winch|website=www.wimbledon.com|publisher=AELTC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009083911/http://2017.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/791d870f-8101-44f3-9202-627b26241666/index.html|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=|access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref>
In March 1907, she won the singles title at the Championship of Cannes, defeating Toupie Lowther in the final in straight sets.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Open Tournaments – Cannes|journal=Lawn Tennis and Badminton|date=24 April 1907|volume=XI|issue=307|pages=13, 14}}</ref>
==References== <references>
<ref name="sr">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042321/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/ruth-winch-1.html Ruth Winch's profile at Sports Reference.com]</ref> <ref name="usta">[http://www.usta.com/Pro-Tennis/Olympics-Pan-Am/Olympics/Information/22450_Olympics__OLYMPIC_TENNIS_MEDALISTS/ Olympic Tennis Medalists]</ref>
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==External links== * {{sports-reference|wi/ruth-winch-1}} *{{sports links}}
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