16-597: Riseley may refer to: People [ edit ] Frank Riseley (1877–1959), British tennis player Jillian Riseley , Australian businesswoman Martin Riseley (born 1969), Canadian violinist and concertmaster Places [ edit ] Riseley, Bedfordshire , a village in Bedfordshire, England Riseley, Berkshire , a village in Berkshire, England Topics referred to by
32-488: A tenth career title. He played for the Great Britain Davis Cup team in 1904 against Belgium and won both his singles matches. His second and last Davis Cup appearance came 18 years later, in 1922, when he won the doubles match partnering with Algernon Kingscote . Sydney Howard Smith Sydney Howard Smith (3 February 1872 – 27 March 1947) was a British tennis and badminton player. Sydney Smith
48-593: A third consecutive Waterloo title against Arthur Henry Riseley beating him two sets to love in the final. He travelled to Paris to compete at the French Covered Court Championships on indoor wood courts where he progressed to the final before losing to Ireland's Manliffe Francis Goodbody in three straight sets. In 1898 he reached the final of the Exmouth Open Tennis Tournament losing in five close sets to Edward Roy Allen. In 1900 he
64-560: A walkover against Arthur Henry Riseley. In 1896 he won the Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships at Sheffield, Yorkshire defeating Edward Roy Allen three sets to love. He then reached the final of the Teignmouth and Shaldon tennis tournament, but then conceded the title by a walkover. He played his first Wimbledon Championships the same year reaching the quarter-finals stage before losing to Harold Mahony in four sets. In 1897 he picked up
80-403: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Frank Riseley Frank Lorymer Riseley (6 July 1877 – 6 February 1959) was a British tennis player. He was a three time Wimbledon singles finalist (1903, 1904, 1906), two time Wimbledon doubles champion (1902, 1906) and won ten career singles titles. Risley played his first tournament at
96-681: The Northern Championships singles title seven consecutive times (1899–1905) and the Sussex Championships six times (1899–1902, 1904–1905), the Burton-on-Trent Open three times (1897–1899). The Mixed Doubles Trophy, a silver challenge cup and cover presented to the winners of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, was gifted to the All England Club by Smith's family. This biographical article relating to English tennis
112-635: The Warwickshire Championships in 1892 losing to Wilberforce Eaves in the second round in two straight sets. In 1895 after playing in sixteen events during the previous three years he won his first title at the Waterloo Tournament in Liverpool, Lancashire. The same year he reached the all comers final of the prestigious Northern Championships before losing to Herbert Baddeley in five sets. In 1896 he retained his Waterloo title by way of
128-767: The Northern. In 1904 he again reached the finals of the Sussex Championships but conceded the tile by retiring at 3 games all in the third set. In 1905 he reached the final of the South of England Championships at Eastbourne before losing to Australian player Norman Brookes . Early in 1906 he won the Irish Championships at the Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin and later in June that year he dispatched New Zealander Tony Wilding in
144-670: The all comers final in five sets to Norman Brookes . Smith and partner Frank Riseley won the Gentlemen's Doubles title at Wimbledon in 1902 and 1906. He was a member of the British Davis Cup team in 1905 and 1906. His other career highlights included winning the Welsh Championships singles title ten times (1896–1906), the Midland Counties Championships at Edgbaston nine times from (1896–1898, 1900–1905),
160-532: The challenge round to Laurence Doherty. In 1906 Riseley beat Smith and Gore before losing to Laurence Doherty. In 1903 he travelled to Monaco where he reached the final of the Monte-Carlo Cup against Reggie Doherty , but retired at 14-16 in the second set. In 1904 and 1905 he reached the finals of the Northern Championships losing both of them to Sydney Smith. In 1906 after four attempts he won
176-573: The final conceding the title to Sydney Smith. Riseley won the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Doubles title twice, in 1902 and 1906, partnering with Sydney Smith . His singles career at Wimbledon was impressive, though he never won the title losing three finals. In 1903 Riseley beat Smith and Major Ritchie before losing in the Challenge Round to Laurence Doherty . In 1904 Riseley beat Harold Mahony , Arthur Gore , Smith and Ritchie before losing in
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#1732852394623192-573: The final of the West of England Championships held at Bristol before losing to New Zealander Francis Fisher over four sets. In 1921 he travelled to France again to compete at the second meeting of the Le Touquet tournament where he reached the final before losing to Joseph de Poncheville three sets to two. In 1925 he played his final tournament at the West of England Championships going on to win that event and secure
208-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Riseley . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Riseley&oldid=1171134549 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
224-581: The semi-finals in straight sets, before going onto win the singles event against George Greene at the short-lived European Championship event held in Leicester . In the final he was leading the Irishman George Ball-Greene, 4–6, 6–1, 5–1 when the latter retired. In 1912 he won another title, this time on clay at the Dinard tournament in Dinard, France against Robert Powell. In 1920 he played and reached
240-620: Was a finalist at the Derbyshire Championships at Buxton before losing to George Hillyard over four sets. In 1902 he reached the final of the Midland Counties Championships at Edgbaston before losing to Sidney Howard Smith in 3 sets. At the Scottish Championships at Moffat that year he won that title against John Mycroft Boucher. He then played at the Sussex Championships held in Brighton when he retired at two sets all in
256-497: Was the first All England Badminton Men's Singles champion in 1900. He reached his first Wimbledon singles final in 1899, beating Herbert Roper Barrett in an epic five set semi final before losing the all comers final to Arthur Gore in four sets. In 1900 Smith beat Gore in the all comers final at Wimbledon, before losing to Reginald Doherty in the challenge round in four sets. In 1905, Smith beat Holcombe Ward , Wilberforce Eaves , William Larned and Major Ritchie before losing
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