Onny Parun is a former tennis player of Croatian descent from New Zealand, who was among the world's top 20 for five years and who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1971 and 1972. He made the final of the Australian Open in 1973, losing to John Newcombe in four sets, and was a US Open quarterfinalist in 1973 and also a quarterfinalist at the French Open in 1975.
Second-seeded John Newcombe defeated Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open. Ken Rosewall was the two time defending champion, but was upset in the second round by unseeded Karl Meiler.
Second-seeded Jimmy Connors defeated Phil Dent 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1974 Australian Open.
The 1975 New Zealand Open, also known as Benson and Hedges Open for sponsorship reasons, was a professional men's tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was an independent event, i.e. not part of the 1975 Grand Prix or 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and was held from 6 January through 12 January 1975. First-seeded Onny Parun won the singles title.
The 1976 New Zealand Open was a men's professional tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was an independent event, i.e. not part of the 1976 Grand Prix or 1976 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor hard courts and was held from 5 to 11 January 1976. Onny Parun won the singles title.
The 1978 New Zealand Open, also known by its sponsored name Benson & Hedges New Zealand Open, was a men's professional tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor hard courts and was held from 2 January through 8 January 1978. Eliot Teltscher won the singles title.
The 1984 Stockholm Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts and part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix and took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was held from 29 October through 5 November 1984. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title, his third at the event after 1978 and 1979.
The 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The season-ending Commercial Union Assurance Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking.
The 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. This article covers all tournaments that were part of that year's Men's Grand Prix. Bonus points were awarded to players who were nominated to play in certain 1973 Davis Cup ties and who miss tournaments through competing in those ties. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.
The 1974 New Zealand Open, also known as Benson and Hedges Open for sponsorship reasons, was a professional men's tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was an independent event, i.e. not part of the 1974 Grand Prix or 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and was held from 7 January through 13 January 1974. Björn Borg and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles.
Dick R. Bohrnstedt is a former American professional tennis player who played from 1972-1979. He was a 2-time CIF singles champion from Redlands High School (1967,68), and 2-time All-American at USC (1971,72). In 1973, on the ATP tour, he reached the quarterfinals of the Welsh Open on grass, and the semifinals of the U.S. National Hardcourts in Aptos, CA, defeating 1973 U.S. Open men's singles runner-up, world #5 Jan Kodeš, 6-4, 6-3. In 1974 indoor tournaments he reached the quarterfinals of the Canadian Indoor after defeating Vitas Gerulaitis, the quarterfinals in the Arkansas International, and the semifinals in Salt Lake City.
The 1975 Indian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Calcutta, India. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 17 November through 23 November 1975. The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and categorized in Group A. Second-seeded Vijay Amritraj won the singles title.
The 1974 Tokyo WCT, also known by its sponsored name Kawasaki Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Tokyo, Japan. The event was part of the Green Group of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 8 April through 14 April 1974. Rod Laver won the singles title and the accompanying $10,000 first prize money.
The 1973 New Zealand Open, also known as Benson and Hedges Open for sponsorship reasons, was a combined men's and women's professional tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was an independent event, i.e. not part of the 1973 Grand Prix or 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and was held from 8 to 14 January 1973. Onny Parun and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles.
The 1973 Indian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in New Delhi, India. It was the inaugural edition of the event and was held from 15 October through 20 October 1973. The tournament was part of the Group B tier of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. Vijay Amritraj won the singles title.
The 1977 Indian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bombay, India. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 November through 4 December 1977. The tournament was part of the 1 Star tier of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. Second-seeded Vijay Amritraj won the singles title, his third at the event after 1973 and 1975.
The 1979 Indian Open, also known as the Indian Grand Prix, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bombay, India. It was the seventh and last edition of the tournament and was held from 19 November through 25 November 1979. The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. First-seeded Vijay Amritraj won the singles title, his fourth at the event after 1973, 1975 and 1977. Due to the cancellation of the tournament in Manila, Philippines the Indian Open was held one week earlier compared to the original schedule.
The 1974 South Australian Championships was a combined men's and women's professional tennis tournament held in Adelaide, Australia that was held from 1 December until 7 December 1974. First-seeded Björn Borg and Olga Morozova won the singles titles.
The 1978 Belgian International Championships was a men's tennis tournament staged at the Leopold Club in Brussels, Belgium that was part of the Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 12 June until 18 June 1978. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and unseeded Werner Zirngibl, who entered the competition as a qualifier, won the singles title.
The 1974 City National Buckeye Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States that was part of Group B of the 1974 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from August 13 through August 19, 1974. Fourth-seeded Raúl Ramírez won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $9,000 first-prize money.
