a United States Professional Tennis Association Master Professional and has coached many tennis players, including Venus Williams and Serena Williams, Greg Rusedski, Andrew Sznajder, and Sébastien Lareau when he won the gold medal in doubles with Daniel Nestor at the 2000 Olympics. During his career, Burwash both played and coached in 134 countries. Burwash is the author of 10 books on a variety of topics. He toured the world giving motivational speeches, giving approximately 100+ speeches a year. Burwash has commentated for The Sports Network (TSN) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), for their coverage of the Rogers Cup. Burwash was the recipient of numerous awards, including Hall of Fame inductions for the Tennis Industry, the USPTA, the Hawaii USTA, the University of Toronto, and the Northern California USTA. Burwash was a vegetarian and has lectured on the topic. In 1983, he authored Peter Burwash's Vegetarian Primer. Death Burwash died in Carmel, California, on 7 July 2022. References External links University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame list page 1945 births 2022 deaths Canadian colour commentators Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian male tennis players Canadian non-fiction writers Canadian people of English descent Canadian television sportscasters Canadian tennis coaches Sportspeople from Brockville People from San Diego County, California Racket sportspeople from Ontario Tennis commentators University of Toronto alumni Writers from Ontario People from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Vegetarianism activists 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people