Mieken Rieck

Magdalene "Mieken" Rieck (26 April 1892 – 27 December 1977), married name Magdalene Galvao, was a German tennis player 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 World Hard Court Championships in 1913 in Paris, after reaching the final of this clay court tournament in 1912. In 1911 and 1913, Rieck participated in the Wimbledon Championships and reached the third round (last 16) in 1913 which she lost to Phyllis Satterthwaite. She entered the tennis event at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm but did not play her first round match against Norwegian Valborg Bjurstedt.

Rieck, also an enthusiastic field hockey player, was administrator of the Deutschen Hockeybundes from 1929 until 1945 and from 1930 until 1945 president of the women's hockey at the International Hockey Federation. She died in December 1977, aged 85, in Hamburg.

World Championships finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1912 World Hard Court Championships Clay Marguerite Broquedis 3–6, 6–0, 4–6Win 1913 World Hard Court Championships Clay Marguerite Broquedis 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Mixed doubles: (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1912 World Hard Court Championships Clay Heinrich Kleinschroth Max Decugis Anne de Borman 4–6, 5–7