Frederick Plaskitt
Frederick Plaskitt (24 December 1867 - 10 November 1926) was a British tennis player who played around the turn of the 20th century. He reached the men's singles quarter finals at Wimbledon in 1900 (he beat Oswald Milne and Robert Hough before losing to losing to Arthur Gore).[2] This was the only year he won a match in a Wimbledon singles career that lasted from 1896 to 1905. Plaskitt was author of the book Microscopic fresh water life. [3]
| Full name | Frederick James Wade Plaskitt |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  |
| Born | 24 December 1867 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 10 November 1926 (aged 58) [1] Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Turned pro | 1892 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1905 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1900) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1903) |
References
- "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- "Wimbledon 1900". tennis.co.nf.
- Plaskitt, F. J. W. (September 17, 2017). "Microscopic Fresh Water Life". Chapman And Hall Limited. Retrieved September 17, 2017 – via Internet Archive.
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