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Ion Tiriac vs Bernard Paul H2H: 1-0

Ion Tiriac holds a 1–0 lead over Bernard Paul in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ion Tiriac leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ion Tiriac won the 1970 Salisbury round of 32 14-12 6-2.

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Ion Tiriac
ROU Age 87 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Bernard Paul
FRA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ion Tiriac 14-12 6-2 Bernard Paul Match data Feb 18, 1970* R32 Salisbury ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Ion Tiriac #439 #55 0 1,885 226 188 54.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Bernard Paul — — — 1,500 — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Ion Tiriac Bernard Paul
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 60–12 83.3% — 1,832 0 2 — — — — — — —
1969 14–14 50.0% — 1,762 0 2 — — — — — — —
1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,808 0 3 — — — — — — —
1971 27–16 62.8% — 1,782 0 4 — — — — — — —
1972 23–26 46.9% — 1,675 0 4 — — — — — — —
1973 34–35 49.3% #74 1,677 0 4 — — — — — — —
1974 9–14 39.1% #72 1,619 0 4 — — — — — — —
1975 8–10 44.4% #138 1,594 0 4 — — — — — — —
1976 1–7 12.5% #248 1,548 0 4 — — — — — — —
1977 15–20 42.9% #97 1,631 0 4 — — — — — — —
1978 2–10 16.7% #263 1,522 0 4 — — — — — — —
1979 1–3 25.0% #439 1,524 0 4 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Ion Tiriac Bernard Paul
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1968 — — — — 56 11 67 83.6% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1969 4 5 9 44.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1969 — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1970 6 5 11 54.5% 23 9 32 71.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1970 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
1971 4 4 8 50.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1975 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1972 6 9 15 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1973 2 9 11 18.2% 21 19 40 52.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 2 3 5 40.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1 2 3 33.3% 13 14 27 48.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 28 42 70 40.0% 152 88 240 63.3% 21 21 42 50.0% 25 37 62 40.3% Career 1 4 5 20.0% 3 9 12 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Ion Tiriac Bernard Paul
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 1833 137.7 — — — — — +131 -203 75.3% +1.86 9–2 (82%) — — +2.00 1968 1484 94.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.14
1969 1763 123.3 — — — — -148 +136 -139 51.5% +0.17 1–0 — — -1.84 1969 1460 101.1 — — — — — +1 — 12.5% -2.62 1–0 — — -0.80
1970 1808 137.8 — — — — -160 +97 -150 63.5% +0.93 3–9 (25%) — — -0.64 1970 1449 102.0 — — — — +63 +12 +51 31.0% -1.07 1–0 — — +0.40
1971 1783 135.6 — — — — -170 +111 -58 58.1% +0.67 5–1 (83%) 2–4 (33%) 103.9 +3.38 1975 1459 101.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.00 — — — +0.21
1972 1676 128.9 — — — — -62 +102 +64 51.5% +0.05 6–15 (29%) 3–4 (43%) 92.8 +3.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1973 1678 129.0 — — — — -55 0 +87 50.6% +0.14 10–13 (43%) 7–6 (54%) 98.5 +4.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 1619 121.8 — — — — +72 -35 — 38.5% -0.69 3–2 (60%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 1595 116.1 — — — — +71 -22 — 43.5% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 1–8 (11%) 94.0 +2.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 1548 112.0 — — — — +53 — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1631 138.9 — — — — -92 +39 — 44.9% -0.49 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) 98.6 -0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1523 117.6 — — — — +24 +98 +113 23.3% -1.60 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1525 117.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–0 — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1886 136.9 — — — — -53 +83 -30 55.3% +0.42 44–57 (44%) 21–31 (40%) 92.8 +3.27 Career 1500 100.5 — — — — +63 +5 +51 25.0% -1.77 2–0 — — -1.50

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.