Ruth Isabel Winch (née Legh, 25 August 1870 – 9 January 1952) was a British tennis player who won a

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at the

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in London. 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. Between 1899 and 1922 Winch participated in nine editions of the

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. 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 title at the Championship of Cannes after defeating

Toupie Lowther May "Toupie" Lowther (also Toupée; 15 April 1874 – 30 December 1944) was an English tennis player and fencer, active during the late 19th century and early 20th century. During the First World War, she led an all-female English unit of ambul ...

in the final in straight sets.

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