Ruth Riese
{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| birth_name = Ruth F. Smith
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date|1891|11|15}}
| birth_place = Romeo, Michigan
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|7|30|1891|11|15}}
| death_place = Michigan
| spouse = Alfred F. Riese (m. 1917)
| 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.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNQ0AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ruth+Riese%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA629|title=The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for ...|date=1924|publisher=Chicago Daily News Company|pages=629|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nR8cAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Ruth+Riese%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA569|title=American Lawn Tennis|date=1924|publisher=American Lawn Tennis Publishing Company|pages=569|language=en}}
Personal life
Ruth F. Smith was born on November 15, 1891, in Romeo, Michigan."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.{{Cite web|title=Ruth Riese in Social Security Death Index|url=https://www.fold3.com/record/44535004-ruth-riese-social-security-death-index|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Fold3|language=en}} She married Alfred Frederick Riese (1888-1986){{Cite web|title=Alfred Riese in Social Security Death Index|url=https://www.fold3.com/record/44188136-alfred-riese-social-security-death-index|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Fold3|language=en}} on June 26, 1917."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. She died in Michigan on July 30, 1972, and her last residence was in Saginaw."Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (
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|date=February 2021}}
She won the Michigan State Championship in women's doubles in 1924. 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.