Jahial Parmly Paret

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Jahial Parmly Paret
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Paret, c. 1899
Country (sports) United States
Born(1870-10-03)October 3, 1870
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA[1]
DiedNovember 24, 1952(1952-11-24) (aged 82)
Pasadena, Los Angeles, USA
Turned pro1889 (amateur tour)
Retired1903
Singles
Career record201–83 (70.7%)[2]
Career titles15[2]
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon2R (1898)
US OpenF (1899Ch)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1898)

Jahial "John" Parmly Paret (October 3, 1870 – November 24, 1952) was a tennis player and writer from the United States.

Paret won the All-Comers final, but finished runner-up to Malcolm Whitman in the Challenge Round of the U.S. National Championships men's singles event, in 1899.[3][4] He also reached the quarterfinals in 1897. Parmly Paret became the author or several books about tennis technique and strategy, including Lawn Tennis : its Past, Present, and Future (1904), Methods and Players of Modern Lawn Tennis (1915) and Mechanics of the Game of Lawn Tennis (1926).[5]

Grand Slam finals[]

Singles (1 runner-up)[]

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1899 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Malcolm Whitman 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 5–7

References[]

  1. ^ "Parmly Paret's GS Performance Timeline & Stats". www.db4tennis.com.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jahail Parmly Paret: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL.
  3. ^ "History > Men's Singles Championships". usopen.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  4. ^ "US National/US Open Championships" (PDF). usta.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  5. ^ "Jahial Parmly Paret". openlibrary.org. Retrieved 2009-06-24.

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