Ruth Dyas
Alias: Ruth Durlacher
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| Bio | Ruth was daughter to Jacob Dyas and Sophia Dyas. Durlacher was baptised Protestant (Church of England) on the 16 November 1900 in St. James Paddington. She had one brother and one older sister. The Durlachers were a wealthy family. Their original family home was Heathstown House, she grew up in England. Ruth entered her first competition at 18. Later she married fellow tennis player Neville John Durlacher in Rathdown on 17 December 1898 at the age of 23. They had two children: Patrick Durlacher who was a successful cricket player and Nora Durlacher who was a successful tennis player. 4 time Irish finalist (1897, 1899, 1901-1902), but winning the Irish doubles 5 times (1896, 1898, 1899, 1901 and 1902. Ruth was also 1898 and 1899 winner of the All-England Women's Doubles title at Buxton with Bertha Steedman. She won the Irish Championships mixed doubles title along with Harold Nisbet in 1898, and with Laurence Doherty 1901 and 1902. She played at the Wimbledon Championships from 1897 to 1907. In 1899, she won the doubles tournament, at teh same time in singles, Ruth reached the finals of the all-comers competition, losing to Blanche Bingley 7-5 6-8 6-1. Ruth was unlucky indeed to never win the Irish singles that she wrote of her closest final in Lawn Tennis For Ladies (1910) She died in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire in 1946. She also played for the Irish golf team in the Women's Home Internationals, being part of the winning team in 1907. |
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