Frederick Plaskitt Explained

Frederick Plaskitt
Fullname:Frederick James Wade Plaskitt
Birth Date:24 December 1867
Birth Place:Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Death Date: [1]
Death Place:Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Turnedpro:1892 (amateur tour)
Retired:1905
Wimbledonresult:QF (1900)
Wimbledondoublesresult:SF (1903)

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 quarterfinals 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FreeBMD Entry Info. www.freebmd.org.uk. September 17, 2017.
  2. Web site: The Championships 1900 – Gentlemen's Singles . Wimbledon . AELTC .
  3. Web site: Microscopic Fresh Water Life. F. J. W.. Plaskitt. September 17, 2017. Chapman And Hall Limited.. September 17, 2017. Internet Archive.