Magdalene "Mieken" Rieck (26 April 1892 – 27 December 1977), married name Magdalene Galvao, was a German tennis player who was active in the early 20th century. She later became a sports administrator.

Biography

Rieck, who was a member of Harvestehuder THC, in 1910 and 1911 won the singles title at the German Championships in Hamburg. Her most significant result was winning the singles title at the

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in 1913 in Paris, after having reached the final of this clay court tournament in 1912. In 1911 and 1913, Rieck participated in the

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and reached the third round (last 16) in 1913 which she lost to

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. She entered the tennis event at the

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in Stockholm but did not play her first round match against Norwegian Valborg Bjurstedt. Rieck, also an enthusiastic

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player, was administrator of the Deutschen Hockeybundes from 1929 until 1945 and from 1930 until 1945 president of the women's hockey at the

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. She died in December 1977, aged 86, in

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World Hard Court Championships

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

References

External links

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Munzinger biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rieck, Mieken 1892 births 1977 deaths German female tennis players German female field hockey players Tennis players from Hamburg