Tony Parun
{{short description|New Zealand tennis player}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|8|24}}
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| plays = Right-handed
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| singlesrecord = 2–14
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 235 (8 April 1975)
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| Wimbledonresult = 1R (1973)
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| doublesrecord = 2–7
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| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1975)
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Tony Parun (born 24 August 1949) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10005131 |title=Anthony Parun |website=Itftennis.com |accessdate=5 June 2017}}
Playing career
His brother, Onny Parun, was also a professional tennis player and they both represented New Zealand in the Davis Cup during the 1970s.{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=1191146|title=Tennis: Remember Onny, Tony? Now Bernhard's here|date=11 March 2002|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald}}{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SP0003/S00013.htm|title=TENNIS: Parun heads for Germany – by Dave Worsley – Scoop News|website=Scoop.co.nz}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/tony-parun/p071/overview |title=Tony Parun | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis |publisher=ATP World Tour |date= |accessdate=5 June 2017}}
Parun has two sons, Anthony and Bernhard, who both played tennis for Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=30012641 |title=Bernard Parun |website=Itftennis.com |accessdate=5 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10023534 |title=Anthony Parun |website=Itftennis.com |accessdate=5 June 2017}}
Personal life
In 2023, his younger brother Melvin Joseph Parun was killed in the Loafers Lodge fire.{{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}}
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