Onny Parun

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Onny Parun Tennis player
Onny Parun
Onny Parun, 1966
Nation: New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
Birthday: April 15, 1947
Size: 188 cm
Weight: 76 kg
1st professional season: 1967
Resignation: 1982
Playing hand: Right
singles
Career record: 321: 294
Career title: 5
Highest ranking: 19 (March 5 1975)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open F (1973)
French Open VF (1975)
Wimbledon VF (1971, 1972)
US Open VF (1973)
Double
Career record: 162: 221
Career title: 2
Highest ranking: 577 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  1
Australian Open AF (1967, 1972, 1973)
French Open S (1974)
Wimbledon AF (1969, 1970, 1977)
US Open VF (1971)
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open -
Wimbledon 3R (1968)
US Open 2R (1969)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Onny Parun , OBE (born April 15, 1947 in Wellington ) is a retired New Zealand tennis player .

Career

Between 1974 and 1980 he won five singles and two doubles titles in his career . In the final of the Australian Open 1973 he played against John Newcombe , but lost to him in four sets with 3: 6, 7: 6, 5: 7 and 1: 6. Parun won the doubles competition at the 1974 French Open with the Australian Dick Crealy against the Americans Stan Smith and Bob Lutz in five sets with 6: 3, 6: 2, 3: 6, 5: 7 and 6: 1.

His brother Tony also played tennis, as did his sons Anthony and Bernard , but under the German flag.

Tournament victories

singles

No. date competition Final opponent Bottom line
1. 3rd November 1974 IndonesiaIndonesia Jakarta AustraliaAustralia Kim Warwick 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 4
2. November 16, 1974 IndiaIndia Bombay AustraliaAustralia Tony Roche 6: 3, 6: 3, 7: 6
3. January 12, 1975 New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland New ZealandNew Zealand Brian Fairlie 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 4
4th December 31, 1975 New ZealandNew Zealand Auckland New ZealandNew Zealand Brian Fairlie 6: 2, 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 3
5. April 6, 1976 South Africa 1961South Africa Johannesburg South Africa 1961South Africa Cliff Drysdale 7: 6, 6: 3

Double

No. date competition partner Final opponent Bottom line
1. April 14, 1974 JapanJapan Tokyo WCT South Africa 1961South Africa Raymond Moore SpainSpain Juan Gisbert Roger Taylor
United KingdomUnited Kingdom  		4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4
2. 3rd June 1974 FranceFrance French Open AustraliaAustralia Dick Crealy United StatesUnited States Bob Lutz Stan Smith
United StatesUnited States  		6: 3, 6: 2, 3: 6, 5: 7, 6: 1

Grand Slam record

singles

competition 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967
Australian Open - 2R 2R - - 2R - - AF F. - - - - - -
French Open 1R 1R 1R - 1R 1R - VF AF 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R -
Wimbledon - - AF 2R 1R 3R AF 3R 1R - VF VF 1R 2R 3R 2R
US Open - - 1R 1R - 3R 1R 3R 2R VF 2R 3R 2R 1R - -

Digit = x. Round , AF = round of 16 , VF = quarter-finals , HF = semi-finals , F = final , S = victory

Double

competition 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967
Australian Open - - - - - - - - AF AF - - - - - AF
French Open - - - - 3R - - 3R S. 2R AF 3R 1R 2R 2R -
Wimbledon - 2R - - 2R AF 3R 2R 2R - 3R 2R AF AF 2R -
US Open - - - - - - - 3R 3R AF 3R VF - 3R - -

Digit = x. Round , AF = round of 16 , VF = quarter-finals , HF = semi-finals , F = final , S = victory

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Parun, Onny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Wellington , New Zealand