Martin Plaa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French tennis player and coach
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Place of Birth: Bidart, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Martin Plaa
- Martin Plaa (12 March 1901 – 29 March 1978) was a professional tennis player from France who had success as a pro in the early 1930s. Plaa worked for some years in the late 1920s (timing uncertain) as the then very successful French Davis Cup team coach.
- During the 1930s Plaa competed on the professional tour, amongst the world elite. Among his achievements are the 1931 French Pro singles title, defeating countryman Robert Ramillon.
- Plaa also reached the finals in 1932 and 1934, but was defeated by Ramillon and Tilden respectively.
- In 1932 he won the singles title at the World professional championships in Berlin, where he defeated both Tilden and Hans Nüsslein.
- As a pro, Plaa was ranked as high as World No.
- 8 by American Lawn Tennis Magazine.
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