Background
He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex.
He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex.
Educated at Brighton College, he was a three-time medalist at the 1908 London Olympics. In 1909 he reached the Wimbledon singles Challenge Round, losing to Arthur Gore. He also reached the All-Comers final in 1902, 1903 and 1904.
In March 1907 Ritchie caused an upset by defeating Lawrence Doherty in the Monte Carlo singles final.
In 1920, at age 50, he reached the semifinal of the World Covered Court Championships at the Queen"s Club in London. He was ranked World Number.
8 for 1905, 1908 and 1909 by Karoly Mazak. Ritchie was also active in other sports.
In addition he competed in table tennis and was the secretary of the Table Tennis Association, founded in 1902.
That year he co-authored a book on table tennis titled Table tennis and how to play it, with rules. In 1909 he authored The Text Book of Lawn Tennis. Singles (1 runner-up)
Doubles (2 titles).