Jahial Parmly Paret
 Paret, c. 1899 | |
| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 3, 1870 Bayonne, New Jersey, USA[1] |
| Died |
November 24, 1952 (aged 82) Pasadena, Los Angeles, USA |
| Turned pro | 1889 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1903 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1898) |
| US Open | F (1899Ch) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (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.[2][3] 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).[4]
Grand Slam singles finals (1)
Challenge Rounds (0–1)
| Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1899 | U.S. National Championships | Grass |  Malcolm Whitman | 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
References
- ↑ http://www.db4tennis.com/players/male/parmly-paret
- ↑ "History > Men's Singles Championships". usopen.org. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ↑ "US National/US Open Championships" (PDF). usta.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ↑ "Jahial Parmly Paret". openlibrary.org. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
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