A silver-gilt Davis Cup tennis medal awarded to the British player Frank Riseley for the match v Italy in 1922, the obverse struck with a depiction of

A silver-gilt Davis Cup tennis medal awarded to the British player Frank Riseley for the match v Italy in 1922, the obverse struck with a depiction of the Davis Cup Trophy and inscribed DAVIS CUP, the reverse inscribed INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP, BRITISH ISLES, F.L. RISELEY, ITALY, 1922 Frank Lorymer Riseley was born 6th July 1877 in Clifton, Bristol. Riseley was a leading English lawn tennis player of the early part of the 20th century. He won the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Doubles twice in 1902 and 1906, each time partnering Sidney Smith. His highest ranking at this time was No 3. He lost the Gentlemen's Singles Final in 1903, 1904, and 1906, each time against the legendary Lawrence Doherty. He played in the Wimbledon Championships most years from 1896 to 1907; then a long gap to 1919. He won the Scottish Championships in 1902, and the Irish Championship in 1906. His first appearance for Great Britain in the Davis Cup was in 1904 against Belgium in which he won both his singles matches. His second appearance came 18 years later in 1922 against Italy when he won the doubles match partnering Algernon Kingscote, both players being somewhat above the usual age group for such matches! The present medal is the prize he won for this match. Frank Riseley died 6th February 1959 in Torquay.