Ion Țiriac
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Residence | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brașov, Romania |
9 May 1939 ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Int. Tennis HoF | 2013 (member page) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 167–177[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 8 (1968, World's Top 10)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1977Jan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1967, 1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 294–141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 19 (9 April 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1977Jan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | W (1970) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (1970) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | F (1969Ch, 1971Ch, 1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ion Țiriac (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon t͡siriˈak]; born 9 May 1939), also known as the 'Brasov Bulldozer' is a Romanian businessman and former professional tennis and ice hockey player.[3] He is also the current owner of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open.[4] In 2013 Tiriac was elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[5]
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Sports career
He was born in Transylvania, which is probably the reason why he has the nickname 'Count Dracula'.[6] Țiriac first appeared on the international sports scene as an ice hockey player on the Romanian national team at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Shortly after that he switched to tennis as his main sport. With fellow Romanian Ilie Năstase he won the men's doubles in the 1970 French Open and reached the Davis Cup finals several times in the 1970s.[7]
After his retirement, he served as coach and manager for players such as Ilie Năstase, Guillermo Vilas, Mary Joe Fernández, Goran Ivanišević and Marat Safin.[8]
He managed Boris Becker from 1984 to 1993. In 1998 he became president of the Romanian National Olympic Committee.
Țiriac ran major men's events in Germany, including the season-ending championships in Hanover. Although tennis is now a much smaller part of his portfolio and occupies only 5 percent of his time, he has taken particular pleasure and pride in making Madrid Tennis Open a combined men's and women's event with €7.2 million in total prize money.[9] The trophy awarded to the tournament winner bears his name.
Țiriac also holds the license for the BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy tennis tournament since 1996. It is currently a €450,000 event, part of the ATP World Tour 250 series, held annually in Bucharest, Romania, just 2 weeks before the Madrid Open.
In 2012 he was nominated for the ITF Hall of Fame in the contributor category.[10]
On 13 July 2013 he joined the ITF Hall of Fame as a successful promoter and tournament director for numerous events including the two of the largest Masters 1000 events, the Italian Open and the Madrid Masters.
Business career
After his retirement as a professional tennis player, Țiriac became a businessman in Germany. In 1987, he appeared in a TV commercial for Miller Lite beer with Bob Uecker, who extols Țiriac's supposed humorous qualities, laughing hysterically while Țiriac sits stone-faced.
Following the collapse of communism in Romania, he started numerous businesses and investments back home. In 1990, he founded Banca Țiriac, the first private bank in post-Communist Romania. Between that and several other enterprises (retail, insurance, auto leasing, auto dealerships, airlines, etc.), his fortune was estimated at over US$900 million in 2005.
Ion Țiriac became the first Romanian to enter Forbes' List of billionaires in the 2007 Forbes rankings, placing number 840 in the world. His wealth was estimated at $1.0 billion as of 2010, according to the magazine.[12] In 2010 TOP 300 Capital declared Ion Țiriac the richest man in Romania with a wealth estimated at €1.5–€1.6 billion ($2–$2.2 billion).[13]
Personal life
Țiriac was married between 1963 and 1965 with Erika Braedt, a handball player.[14] He has children with Mikette von Issenberg (a fashion model, who is Ion Țiriac Jr.'s mother) and with Sophie Ayad (an Egyptian journalist with whom he has two children, Karim Mihai and Ioana Natalia).[15][16][17]
Career statistics
Grand Slam finals
Doubles 2 (1–1)
Outcome | Championship | Partnering | Opponents | Score | |
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1966 | Runner-up | French Open | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
1970 | Winner | French Open | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
Grand Prix and WCT Tour finals 46 (22–24)
Singles 1 (1–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 3 August 1970 | Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1 February 1972 | Omaha, Nebraska, USA | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 1–6, 1–6 |
Doubles 46 (22–24)
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Grand Prix Masters |
Group 1 tournaments |
Group 2 tournaments |
Team events |
Outcome | Week of | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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1. Winner | 1970 | Philadelphia WCT, USA | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
2. Winner | 4 May 1970 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
3. Winner | 1970 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–8, 6–1 |
1. Runner-up | 13 July 1970 | Washington DC, USA | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 0–6 |
4. Winner | 20 July 1970 | Cincinnati, USA | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
2. Runner-up | 27 July 1970 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, Indianapolis, USA | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
3. Runner-up | 16 November 1970 | Embassy British Indoor Championships, London, England | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
5. Winner | 7 March 1971 | Hampton, USA | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
6. Winner | 12 April 1971 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6 |
4. Runner-up | 18 April 1971 | Palermo, Sicily, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
5. Runner-up | 22 May 1971 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
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7. Winner | 6 February 1972 | Kansas City, USA | Indoor | ![]() |
23x15px Andrés Gimeno 23x15px Manuel Orantes |
6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
6. Runner-up | 14 February 1972 | Los Angeles, California, USA | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, 4–6 | |
8. Winner | 5 March 1972 | Hampton, USA | Hard (i) | ![]() |
23x15px Andrés Gimeno 23x15px Manuel Orantes |
6–4, 7–6 |
9. Winner | 24 April 1972 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–3, RET. |
7. Runner-up | 13 May 1972 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
8. Runner-up | 5 June 1972 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 0–6, 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
10. Winner | 14 August 1972 | Montreal, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
9. Runner-up | 4 February 1973 | Des Moines, Iowa, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 1–6 |
10. Runner-up | 3 March 1973 | Hampton, Virginia, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 1–6 |
11. Winner | 26 March 1973 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 10–8 |
11. Runner-up | 2 April 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
12. Runner-up | 7 May 1973 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–8 |
13. Runner-up | 11 June 1973 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–7, 6–7 |
14. Runner-up | 23 June 1973 | Eastbourne, England | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
12. Winner | 5 August 1973 | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
15. Runner-up | 13 August 1973 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
13. Winner | 17 January 1977 | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
16. Runner-up | 7 February 1977 | Springfield, Massachusetts, USA | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–2 |
14. Winner | 28 March 1977 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
17. Runner-up | 31 July 1977 | South Orange, New Jersey, USA | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
18. Runner-up | 19 September 1977 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
15. Winner | 26 September 1977 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6 |
16. Winner | 3 October 1977 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
17. Winner | 3 October 1977 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
18. Winner | 21 November 1977 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
19. Winner | 23 May 1978 | BMW Open, Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
19. Runner-up | 30 July 1978 | South Orange, New Jersey, USA | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
20. Winner | 25 September 1978 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
20. Runner-up | 5 November 1978 | Paris Bercy, France | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
21. Runner-up | 1 January 1979 | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–8 |
22. Runner-up | 29 January 1979 | Richmond, Virginia, USA | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
21. Winner | 19 March 1979 | San José, Costa Rica | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
23. Runner-up | 28 May 1979 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
24. Runner-up | 9 July 1979 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
22. Winner | 29 July 1979 | Volvo International, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Tournament | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Championships/Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33.33 |
French Championships/French Open | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 15–9 | 62.50 | |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 10 | 11–10 | 52.38 | |
US National Championships/US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 55.55 | |
Win–Loss | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | n/a | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 25 | 32–25 | 56.14 |
Companies
- Țiriac Holdings
- ȚiriacAIR
- HVB Ţiriac Bank
- Allianz-Ţiriac Asigurări România
- ŢiriacAuto
- Ţiriac Leasing
- Tir Travel (formerly Ţiriac Travel)
See also
References
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External links
- Ion Țiriac at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Ion Țiriac at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
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- Ion Țiriac at the Davis Cup
- Forbes World's Billionaires #840
- Ion Tiriac; Tennis's Grandest Bad Boy June 24, 1993 The New York Times
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- 1939 births
- Living people
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
- Olympic ice hockey players of Romania
- People from Brașov
- Romanian billionaires
- Romanian businesspeople
- Romanian ice hockey players
- Romanian male tennis players