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Parun has two sons, Anthony and Bernhard, who both played tennis for Germany.<ref name="scoop.co.nz"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=30012641 |title=Bernard Parun |website=Itftennis.com |accessdate=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10023534 |title=Anthony Parun |website=Itftennis.com |accessdate=5 June 2017}}</ref>
Parun has two sons, Anthony and Bernhard, who both played tennis for Germany.<ref name="scoop.co.nz"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=30012641 |title=Bernard Parun |website=Itftennis.com |accessdate=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10023534 |title=Anthony Parun |website=Itftennis.com |accessdate=5 June 2017}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In 2023, his younger brother Melvin Joseph Parun was killed in the [[Loafers Lodge fire]].<ref name=":5">{{cite news |date=23 May 2023 |title=Wellington hostel fire: Three victims of Loafers Lodge blaze named |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/490501/wellington-hostel-fire-three-victims-of-loafers-lodge-blaze-named |url-status=live |access-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526142617/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/490501/wellington-hostel-fire-three-victims-of-loafers-lodge-blaze-named |archive-date=26 May 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:53, 3 January 2024

Tony Parun
Country (sports) New Zealand
Born (1949-08-24) 24 August 1949 (age 75)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record2–14
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 235 (8 April 1975)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1973)
Doubles
Career record2–7
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1975)

Tony Parun (born 24 August 1949) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.[1]

Playing career

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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]

Personal life

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In 2023, his younger brother Melvin Joseph Parun was killed in the Loafers Lodge fire.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Anthony Parun". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Tennis: Remember Onny, Tony? Now Bernhard's here". The New Zealand Herald. 11 March 2002.
  3. ^ a b "TENNIS: Parun heads for Germany – by Dave Worsley – Scoop News". Scoop.co.nz.
  4. ^ "Tony Parun | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Bernard Parun". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Anthony Parun". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  7. ^ "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.