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Harry Parker was a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

tennis player.

Parker won the doubles title at the Australasian Championships

Australian Open

The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

, the future Australian Open

Australian Open

, alongside Bill Gregg in 1907

1907 Australasian Championships (tennis)

The 1907 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts in Brisbane, Australia the event is a part of the Grand Slam. The tournament was held from 18 to 24 August.-Singles:...

. He also reached two singles finals at the tournament in 1907 and 1913

1913 Australasian Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1913 Australasian Championships :-Men's singles: Ernie Parker defeated Harry Parker 2-6 6-1 6-3 6-2...

, and two doubles finals in 1906

1906 Australasian Championships (tennis)

The 1906 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts in Christchurch, New Zealand the event is a part of the Grand Slam. The tournament was held from 26 to 31 December.-Singles:...

and 1913

1913 Australasian Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1913 Australasian Championships :-Men's singles: Ernie Parker defeated Harry Parker 2-6 6-1 6-3 6-2...

Runner-up (2)

Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1907 1907 Australasian Championships (tennis) The 1907 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts in Brisbane, Australia the event is a part of the Grand Slam. The tournament was held from 18 to 24 August.-Singles:...	Australasian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	Grass	Horace Rice Horace Rice ----Horace "Horrie" Rice was a Australian tennis player.Rice won the men's singles title at the 1907 Australasian Championships. He was also Runner Up 3 times...	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1913 1913 Australasian Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1913 Australasian Championships :-Men's singles: Ernie Parker defeated Harry Parker 2-6 6-1 6-3 6-2...	Australasian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	Grass	Ernie Parker Ernie Parker Ernie F. Parker was a former Australian male tennis player and cricketer....	2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2

Winner (1)

Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1907 1907 Australasian Championships (tennis) The 1907 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts in Brisbane, Australia the event is a part of the Grand Slam. The tournament was held from 18 to 24 August.-Singles:...	Australasian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	Grass	Bill Gregg	Horace Rice Horace Rice ----Horace "Horrie" Rice was a Australian tennis player.Rice won the men's singles title at the 1907 Australasian Championships. He was also Runner Up 3 times... Gordon Wright	6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2

Runner-up (2)

Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1906 1906 Australasian Championships (tennis) The 1906 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts in Christchurch, New Zealand the event is a part of the Grand Slam. The tournament was held from 26 to 31 December.-Singles:...	Australasian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	Grass	C. Cox	Rodney Heath Rodney Heath ----Rodney Heath was an Australian male tennis player.Heath was the men's singles champion at the inaugural Australasian Championships in 1905... Tony Wilding Tony Wilding Anthony "Tony" Frederick Wilding was a champion tennis player from Christchurch, New Zealand and a soldier killed in action during World War I near Neuve-Chapelle, Pas-de-Calais, France....	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1913 1913 Australasian Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1913 Australasian Championships :-Men's singles: Ernie Parker defeated Harry Parker 2-6 6-1 6-3 6-2...	Australasian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	Grass	Ray Taylor	Ernie Parker Ernie Parker Ernie F. Parker was a former Australian male tennis player and cricketer.... Alf Hedeman Alf Hedeman Alf Hedeman was an Australian tennis player.Hedeman won the doubles title alongside Ernie Parker at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1913, and finished singles runner-up to Rhys Gemmell at the tournament in 1921.-Runner-up :...	8–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

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