George Aristides Caridia (; 20 February 1869 – 21 April 1937) was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. 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. Caridia reached the singles semifinals of Wimbledon in 1903 (losing in four sets to Major Ritchie) 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 (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 External links Obituary The Times 22 April 1937 1869 births 1937 deaths 19th-century British people 19th-century male tennis players British male tennis players British people of Greek descent Burials at West Norwood Cemetery Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic tennis players of Great Britain Tennis players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in tennis British stockbrokers Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kolkata