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Ion Țiriac

1939 - Today

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Ion Țiriac (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon t͡siriˈak]; born 9 May 1939), also known as the "Brașov Bulldozer", is a Romanian businessman, former professional tennis and ice hockey player and current president of the Romanian Tennis Federation. A former singles top 10 player on the ATP Tour, he was active from 1958 to 1979 and won 34 career singles titles. Tiriac was the winner of one grand slam title, the 1970 French Open in men's doubles. Țiriac was the first man to play against a woman and defeat her, in a sanctioned tennis tournament (against Abigail Maynard, in 1975). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ion Țiriac is the 21st most popular tennis player (up from 22nd in 2024), the 68th most popular biography from Romania (up from 87th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Ion Țiriac ranks 21 out of 1,569. Before him are Fred Perry, Rafael Nadal, Ivan Lendl, Helen Wills, Stan Smith, and Boris Becker. After him are John McEnroe, Chris Evert, Major Ritchie, Arthur Ashe, Guillermo Vilas, and Charlotte Cooper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Ion Țiriac ranks 59. Before him are Susumu Tonegawa, Leland H. Hartwell, Alfredo Palacio, Carlo Ginzburg, Beate Klarsfeld, and Henry Mintzberg. After him are Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Phil Spector, Claude François, Joel Schumacher, Mark Margolis, and Karl-Heinz Schnellinger.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Ion Țiriac ranks 68 out of 844. Before him are Elisabeth of Romania (1894), Zoia Ceaușescu (1949), Ion Ivanovici (1845), Ana Pauker (1893), Clara Haskil (1895), and Sigismund Báthory (1572). After him are Ștefan Kovács (1920), György Dózsa (1470), Iolanda Balaș (1936), György Kurtág (1926), Nicușor Dan (1969), and Jean Negulesco (1900).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Romania

Among tennis players born in Romania, Ion Țiriac ranks 2. Before him are Ilie Năstase (1946). After him are Virginia Ruzici (1955), Simona Halep (1991), Florența Mihai (1955), Andrei Pavel (1974), Sorana Cîrstea (1990), Monica Niculescu (1987), Victor Hănescu (1981), Elena-Gabriela Ruse (1997), Irina-Camelia Begu (1990), and Ruxandra Dragomir (1972).

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