George Caridia

George Aristides Caridia was a British male tennis player and a two-time Olympic silver medalist.

Career

At the 1908 London Olympics, Caridia won those medals in the men's singles and doubles event. In both finals he lost to fellow British player Arthur Gore. Caridia reached the singles semifinals of Wimbledon in 1903 and the quarterfinals in 1904 and 1909.
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, losing to Tony Wilding, and an all-comers finalist at the British Covered Court Championships, losing to Major Ritchie.
Caridia later became a committee member of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Association. He died in 1937 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.