 Paret, c. 1899 | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | (1870-10-03)October 3, 1870 |
| Died | November 24, 1952(1952-11-24) (aged 82) Pasadena,Los Angeles, USA |
| Turned pro | 1889 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1903 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 201–83 (70.7%)[2] |
| Career titles | 15[2] |
| 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 atennis player and writer from theUnited States.
Paret won the All-Comers final, but finished runner-up toMalcolm Whitman in the Challenge Round of theU.S. National Championships men's singles event, in1899.[3][4] He also reached the quarterfinals in 1897. The biggest title win of his career came at the 1902U.S. National Indoor Championships where he defeatedWylie Grant.
Parmly Paret became the author or several books about tennis technique and strategy, includingLawn Tennis : its Past, Present, and Future (1904),Methods and Players of Modern Lawn Tennis (1915) andMechanics of the Game of Lawn Tennis (1926).[5]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1899 | U.S. National Championships | Grass |  Malcolm Whitman | 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
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