Frank Riseley

Risley played his first tournament at 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 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 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 was a finalist at the Derbyshire Championships at Buxton before losing to George Hillyard over four sets. In 1902 he reached the…