Career
Riseley won the Wimbledon Double Championships twice, in 1902 and 1906, partnering Sidney Smith. He lost the singles finals three times against Lawrence Doherty in 1903, 1904 and 1906.
He played for the Great British 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 Algernon Kingscote.
Riseley won the 1902 edition of the Scottish Championships, held in Moffat, and the Irish Championships in 1906.
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