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General First nameGeorge Aristides
LastnameCaridia (Karidias)
GenderMale
CountryEngland
Date of birth1869-02-20
Place of birthCalcutta, India
Date of death1937-04-21
Place of deathLondon, England


About

George Aristides Caridia was born in Calcutta in 1869, the son of Aristides George Caridia, a native of Greece who became a naturalised British citizen in 1882, and Penelope Caridia. George Caridia had two siblings: a twin brother called Emmanuel, and a younger brother called Alexander.

George Caridia notably reached the semi-finals of the men’s singles event at Wimbledon in 1903, where he was beaten by Major Ritchie in four sets. In 1908, at the indoor lawn tennis events held at the Queen’s Club during the Olympic Games in London, Simond won two silver medals. In the men’s singles event he was runner-up to Arthur Gore, who won 6-3 7-5 6-4; in the men’s doubles event Caridia and George Simond were defeated in the final by Gore and Herbert Roper Barrett, 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-3.

Caridia excelled on indoor courts and won the men’s singles event at the Welsh Covered Court Championships nine times: from 1899 to 1902, in 1904, and again from 1906 to 1909. In later life Caridia was a member of the council of the British Lawn Tennis Association and also Honorary Treasurer of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. A stockbroker by profession, he did not marry.

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Archive statistics Career1893 - 1920
Tournament wins11
Matches195
Match wins130


Tournament wins 1919 - Shanklin (Amateur)
1909 - Welsh Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1908 - Welsh Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1907 - Welsh Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1906 - Welsh Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1902 - Welsh Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1901 - Welsh Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1900 - French International Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1900 - Welsh Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1899 - Welsh Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1899 - Fitzwilliam Plate (Amateur)


Tournaments Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1920 Shanklin - 1919 Wimbledon - 1914 Wimbledon - 1913 World Hardcourt Championships - 1912 Olympics Indoor - 1912 Wimbledon - 1911 British Covered Court Championships - 1910 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1910 Wimbledon - 1909 British Covered Court Championships - 1909 London Covered Court Championships - 1909 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1909 Wimbledon - 1908 Olympics, Olympic Games - 1908 Queens Club Tournament - 1908 European Championship - 1908 British Covered Court Championships - 1908 Olympics Indoor - 1908 London Covered Court Championships - 1908 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1908 British Covered Court Championships - 1907 London Covered Court Championships - 1907 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1907 Wimbledon - 1906 French International Covered Court Championships - 1906 South of France Championships - 1906 British Covered Court Championships - 1906 Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) - 1906 London Covered Court Championships - 1906 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1906 Shanklin - 1906 Wimbledon - 1905 British Covered Court Championships - 1905 Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) - 1905 London Covered Court Championships - 1905 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1905 Shanklin - 1905 Wimbledon - 1904 British Covered Court Championships - 1904 London Covered Court Championships - 1904 Wimbledon - 1903 British Covered Court Championships - 1903 London Covered Court Championships - 1903 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1903 Wimbledon - 1902 French International Covered Court Championships - 1902 European Championship - 1902 British Covered Court Championships - 1902 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1902 French International Covered Court Championships - 1901 British Covered Court Championships - 1901 Bournemouth - 1901 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1901 French International Covered Court Championships - 1900 British Covered Court Championships - 1900 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1900 Wimbledon - 1899 Irish Championships - 1899 French International Covered Court Championships - 1899 Sussex Championships - 1899 British Covered Court Championships - 1899 Bournemouth - 1899 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1899 Fitzwilliam Plate - 1899 Fitzwilliam Purse - 1899 Wimbledon - 1898 French International Covered Court Championships - 1898 Sussex Championships - 1898 British Covered Court Championships - 1898 Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) - 1898 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1898 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1897 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1896 Sussex Championships - 1895 Welsh Covered Court Championships - 1894 Sussex Championships - 1893