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New Zealand tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tony Parun (born 24 August 1949) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.[1]
Country (sports) | New Zealand |
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Born | 24 August 1949 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–14 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 235 (8 April 1975) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1973) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–7 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1975) |
His brother, Onny Parun, was also a professional tennis player and they both represented New Zealand in the Davis Cup during the 1970s.[2][3]
Parun qualified for the main draw of the 1973 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to Mike Machette 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 1–6.[4]
Parun has two sons, Anthony and Bernhard, who both played tennis for Germany.[3][5][6]
In 2023, his younger brother Melvin Joseph Parun was killed in the Loafers Lodge fire.[7]
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