[4] He played his first senior event in 1938 at the Worthing Open where he reached the final, before losing to Alan Brown.

[1] He won through to the singles third round of the 1947 Wimbledon Championships and took a set off third seed Tom Brown before being eliminated.

[5] During his playing career he was a member of British Davis Cup teams but was never called upon for a rubber.

[1] Baxter was non playing Davis Cup captain for Great Britain from 1962 to 1967, then again from 1968 to 1971, both largely unsuccessful periods.

He had resigned as captain in 1967 citing business commitments but was put in charge again the next year when his replacement Peter Hare had to step aside due to ill health.