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Peter Burwash

CAN Died Jan 1, 2022 (age 77) 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1974

Peter Burwash represented Canada on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 240. In TennisDB's records, Peter Burwash finished with a career record of 8–26 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

240 (Jun 3, 1974)

Elo peak

1516 (7th percentile)

Career record

8–26 (23.5%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Peter Burwash's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Bob Giltinan	(def.)	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1974*	R32	Calgary	ATP 250	Carpet
John Newcombe	(def.)	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 7, 1973*	R64	Louisville	ATP 250	Clay
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 1973*	R32	Calgary	ATP 250	Carpet
Jaime Fillol	6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1972*	R64	Canadian Open	ATP 500	Clay
Toshiro Sakai	1-6 1-6	L	—	Match data	Aug 9, 1972*	R64	Indianapolis	ATP 250	Clay

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Peter Burwash's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Terry Addison	2	2	Jul 29, 1970	H2H
Roger Taylor	2	2	May 21, 1969	H2H
Bob Giltinan	1	1	Mar 20, 1974	H2H
John Newcombe	1	1	Aug 7, 1973	H2H
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	1	1	Feb 15, 1973	H2H

Career Results

Peter Burwash career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	23	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—
1969	24	1	7	8	12.5%	—	—
1970	25	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1971	26	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
1972	27	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
1973	28	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1974	29	0	1	1	0.0%	240	271
Career		8	26	34	23.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Peter Burwash career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	23	1	1	2	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	33.3%
1969	24	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	7	8	12.5%
1970	25	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1971	26	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
1972	27	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1973	28	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1974	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	2	3	33.3%	5	15	20	25.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	0	2	2	0.0%	8	26	34	23.5%

Advanced Stats

Peter Burwash advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	23	1457	104.1	—	—	—	—	—	+43	—	37.0%	-0.81	1–1	—	—	-0.05
1969	24	1415	96.8	—	—	—	—	—	+20	—	13.6%	-2.68	—	—	—	-0.84
1970	25	1395	95.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.14	—	—	—	-0.21
1971	26	1405	106.7	—	—	—	—	—	+34	—	46.2%	-0.31	0–1	—	—	+0.59
1972	27	1412	96.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	+72	37.5%	-1.06	—	0–1	—	+0.86
1973	28	1405	98.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.08
Career		1516	99.6	—	—	—	—	—	+31	+72	28.7%	-1.48	1–2 (33%)	0–1	—	+1.34

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Peter Burwash Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1968	23	R128	0–1 (0%)
1969	24	R128	0–1 (0%)
1971	26	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

ATP 500

Peter Burwash ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
1972	27	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Peter Burwash ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	BAR	CIN	NAP	SPB	WAS	BER	BER	BOS	CAL	CAN	COL	LOU	CAN	REG	CAN	W-L Win %
1968	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R128	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	R32	3–5 (38%)
1969	24	R32	R64	R64	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	1–6 (14%)
1970	25	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
1971	26	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1972	27	QF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1973	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1974	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	8–22 (27%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

240

Career-high date

Jun 3, 1974

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Peter Burwash ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	29	—	—	—	—	—	240	271	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Peter Burwash's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Tony Parun	NZL	235	1,500	36	8	28	22.2%	1968–1980	Match log
Pietro Marzano	ITA	252	1,516	36	9	27	25.0%	1968–1976	Match log
Pierre Joly	FRA	244	1,500	15	3	12	20.0%	1968–1974	Match log
Rafael Ruiz	ESP	237	1,500	15	4	11	26.7%	1968–1977	Match log
Tony Dawson	AUS	234	1,516	8	2	6	25.0%	1968–1975	Match log
John Clifton	GBR	243	1,504	50	15	35	30.0%	1968–1974	Match log
Munawar Iqbal	PAK	257	1,500	13	3	10	23.1%	1968–1974	Match log
Bernard Montrenaud	FRA	265	1,524	25	6	19	24.0%	1968–1973	Match log
Tony Bardsley	CAN	207	1,534	36	9	27	25.0%	1968–1975	Match log
George Taylor	USA	248	1,506	20	4	16	20.0%	1968–1979	Match log
Jose Guerrero	ESP	241	1,516	37	12	25	32.4%	1968–1976	Match log
Fernando Gentil	BRA	222	1,516	13	3	10	23.1%	1968–1976	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Peter Burwash represent?: Peter Burwash represents Canada in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Peter Burwash?: Peter Burwash is 175 cm / 5'9".
Is Peter Burwash left-handed or right-handed?: Peter Burwash plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Peter Burwash won?: Peter Burwash has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Peter Burwash won?: TennisDB does not group any of Peter Burwash's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Peter Burwash's highest ATP ranking?: Peter Burwash's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 240, first achieved on June 3, 1974.
What is Peter Burwash's career win-loss record?: Peter Burwash has a career ATP singles record of 8 wins and 26 losses (23.5%).
Which seasons of Peter Burwash's career appear in TennisDB?: Peter Burwash appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1974.
On which surface does Peter Burwash have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Peter Burwash's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 25.0% (5–15).
Who has Peter Burwash faced most often?: Peter Burwash's most frequent opponent is Terry Addison, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.