Peter Burwash (10 February 1945 – 7 July 2022) was a Canadian No. 1 tennis player and coach. He was a right-handed player in the 1960s and 1970s, winning the 1971 Canadian National Championships singles (closed) and the 1971 Quebec Open singles titles. After his playing days, he became a prominent coach and motivational speaker and author. Early life Burwash was born in Brockville, Ontario, Canada on 10 February 1945. He played both tennis and ice hockey for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues from 1963 through 1967, earning a Bachelor of Physical Education degree. He was OUAA singles champion in tennis in 1963–64 and 1965–66, as well as member of back-to-back OUAA and CIAU hockey champions in 1965–66 and 1966–67. Tour tennis career 1968 Burwash lost in the first round of the U.S.T.A. National amateur championship of 1968, played at the Longwood Cricket Club in early August, 0–6, 9–7, 3–6, 5–7 to Dick Stockton. Three weeks later at the inaugural U.S. Open, Burwash lost his opening main draw match to Bob Lutz, 1–6, 1–6, 3–6. 1969 Burwash won his only professional tour match in the opening round of the 1969 Cincinnati Outdoor, defeating American Roy Sprengelmeyer, 6–3, 6–4. Burwash then lost in the second round, 1–6, 4–6, to No. 9 seed Željko Franulović. Burwash also played in the doubles main draw in Cincinnati where, with partner Stanley Pasarell, he lost in the first round. The following month, Burwash played in the Canadian Open for the first time where after a first round bye, he lost to Brian Fairlie 6–2, 1–6, 0–6, 1–6. In doubles, he reached the second round partnering American Rudy Hernando. Two weeks later, at his second U.S. Open, Burwash was beaten by Jim Osborne, 2–6, 2–6, 2–6. Again partnering Hernando in doubles, the pair lost their opening match by exactly the same score, to the British pair of Mark Cox and Peter Curtis. In October at the Barcelona Outdoor, Burwash lost in straight sets to Australian Allan Stone in singles. In doubles, he also lost in the first round, in 5 sets. 1970 In 1970, Burwash played in his only Davis Cup tie for Canada, winning a dead rubber against Caribbean Davis Cup team player Leo Rolle, 6–1, 6–1, 6–1. Canada won the North and Central America Semi-final tie, played in June, 5–0. In his only tournament main draw singles action for the year, at the