George Caridia

George Aristides Caridia (Greek: Γεώργιος Αριστείδης Καρυδιάς; 20 February 1869 – 21 April 1937) was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist.[3]

George Caridia
George Aristides Caridia, English tennis player, making a backhand (before 1908)
Full nameGeorge Aristides Caridia
Country (sports)Great Britain
Born(1869-02-20)20 February 1869
Calcutta, India
Died21 April 1937(1937-04-21) (aged 68)
London, England
Singles
Career record126-60 (67.7%) [1]
Career titles12 [1]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonSF (1903)
Other tournaments
WHCC1R (1912)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonF (1904)[2]
Other doubles tournaments
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Indoor singles
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Indoor doubles

Career

At the 1908 London Olympics Caridia won those medals in the men's singles and doubles (with George Simond) event (both were contested indoor). In both finals he lost to fellow British player Arthur Gore.[4] Caridia reached the singles semifinals of Wimbledon in 1903 (losing in four sets to Major Ritchie) and the quarterfinals in 1904 and 1909.[5]

Caridia was reportedly best on covered courts which suited his strong half-volley, he won the Welsh Covered Court Championships nine times between 1899 and 1909, playing at Craigside, Llandudno, Wales for 20 consecutive years. In 1900 he won the French Covered Court Championships in Paris against Harold Mahony. In addition he was a finalist at the London Covered Court Championships (1906) losing to Tony Wilding, and an all comers finalist at the British Covered Court Championships (1905) losing to Major Ritchie.

Caridia later became a member of the committee of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Association. He died in 1937 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.

References
  1. "George Caridia: Career match record". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL.
  2. "Wimbledon players archive – George Caridia". Wimbledon. AELTC.
  3. "George Caridia". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. "George Caridia Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  5. Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 443–444. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.


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