Jahial "John" Parmly Paret (October 3, 1870 – November 24, 1952) was a

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player and writer from the

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. 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

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. 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).

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

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