Onny Parun
OBE
Wellington, New Zealand
Onny Parun OBE (born 15 April 1947) is a former tennis player of Croatian descent from New Zealand, who was among the world's top 20 for five years and who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1971 and 1972. He made the final of the Australian Open in 1973, losing to John Newcombe in four sets, and was a US Open quarterfinalist in 1973 and also a quarterfinalist at the French Open in 1975. He eventually went on to coach the Bhatti brothers.
Parun and Australian Dick Crealy won the French Open doubles title in 1974. He also made the Masters in 1974, qualifying by finishing in the top eight on the grand prix table. Parun played Davis Cup from 1966 to 1982 and won a string of national titles, including the Benson and Hedges Open three times in four years.
Parun became the second player from New Zealand to reach a Grand Slam Singles final, 62 years after Anthony Wilding had reached the 1913 Wimbledon final, and Parun became the second player from New Zealand to win a Grand Slam Doubles title, 61 years after Wilding had won the 1914 Wimbledon doubles title and was also the last player from New Zealand to reach the finals of a Grand Slam Doubles title before Michael Venus was successful in the 2017 French Open.
Parun reached his career-high ATP singles ranking on 5 March 1975, when he became World No. 19. His brother, Tony Parun, also played professional tennis.
In September 1974, he defeated Jimmy Connors in San Francisco to end the No. 1 world ranked player's run of 160 weeks atop the ATP rankings.
In the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours, Parun was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to tennis.[1] Since retiring from competition, Parun has been a coach, and trades shares on the US share market.[2][3]
In 2023, his younger brother Melvin Joseph Parun was killed in the Loafers Lodge fire.[4]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1973 | Australian Open | Grass | John Newcombe | 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1974 | French Open | Clay | Dick Crealy | Robert Lutz Stanley Smith | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | SR | |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 3R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | QF | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 | |
Wimbledon | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | A | 1R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | A | A | 0 / 13 | |
US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 | |
Strike rate | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 42 |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Career finals
Singles (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1968 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Barry Phillips-Moore | 3–6, 8–6, 6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 1973 | Australian Open, Australia | Grass | John Newcombe | 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 1973 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Patrick Proisy | 4–6, 6–7, 6–2, 6–0, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Sep 1973 | Aptos, US | Hard | Jeff Austin | 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jan 1974 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Björn Borg | 4–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Jul 1974 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 1–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Nov 1974 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Kim Warwick | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–5 | Nov 1974 | Bombay, India | Clay | Tony Roche | 6–3, 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Dec 1974 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Björn Borg | 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 4–6 | Jan 1975 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Brian Fairlie | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 5–6 | Dec 1975 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Brian Fairlie | 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–7 | Mar 1976 | Washington, US | Carpet (i) | Harold Solomon | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6–7 | Apr 1976 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Cliff Drysdale | 7–6, 6–3 |
Doubles (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 1971 | Houston, US | Clay | Milan Holeček | Tom Edlefsen Frank Froehling | 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1973 | Aptos, US | Hard | Ray Moore | Jeff Austin Fred McNair | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 1974 | Palm Desert, US | Hard | Ray Moore | Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 1974 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Ray Moore | Juan Gisbert Sr. Roger Taylor | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | Jun 1974 | French Open | Grass | Dick Crealy | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–3 | Nov 1974 | Bombay, India | Clay | Dick Crealy | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 3–4 | Jan 1975 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Brian Fairlie | Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | 6–7, ret. |
Loss | 3–5 | Jun 1978 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Vladimír Zedník | Jean-Louis Haillet Antonio Zugarelli | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
References
- ^ "No. 49010". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1982. p. 40.
- ^ Jonathan Millmow (28 September 2013). "Night owl Onny Parun still loves a challenge". The Dominion Post.
- ^ Joseph Romanos (23 April 2009). "The Wellingtonian interview: Onny Parun". The Wellingtonian.
- ^ "Wellington hostel fire: Three victims of Loafers Lodge blaze named". Radio New Zealand. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
- Onny Parun at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Onny Parun at the International Tennis Federation
- Onny Parun at the Davis Cup
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