Donald Platt (5 June 1930 – 9 April 2020) was a Canadian tennis player and later tennis writer for the Toronto Star.[3] He was active from 1948 to 1963 and won 1 career singles title.[1]
Donald Platt was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 5 June 1930.[1] In major competitions he competed at the U.S. National Championships in 1953, 1955 and 1956 and the French Championships in 1955.[4][1] He won his one and only singles title in 1953 at the Toronto District Championships against Beau Summers.[1]
In addition he was a finalist at the Leaside Invitation in 1954 against Jim Bentley, and the Toronto District Championships again in 1955.[5] In 1960 he reached his last tournament final at the Ontario International Championships losing to Donald Fontana.[6]
He played his last singles event in 1962 at the province of Quebec Championships.[1] Following his retirement he was working as a tennis writer for the Toronto Star in the early 1970s.[7]
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^ abcdefg"Players:Platt, Donald". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 January 2024.[permanent dead link]
^"Donald Platt: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^"Tennis Tips Don Platt". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Canada: newspapers.com. 8 August 1974. p. 31. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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