H2H data updated: 2026-10-20 00:00 UTC

Ion Tiriac vs Cliff Richey H2H: 0-3

Cliff Richey holds a 3–0 lead over Ion Tiriac in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1972 London Indoor quarterfinal 4-6 6-1 6-3.

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Ion Tiriac
ROU Age 87 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main-draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Richey 4-6 6-1 6-3 Ion Tiriac Match data Jan 27, 1972* QF London Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-1 6-1 Ion Tiriac Match data Feb 1, 1970* R16 Omaha ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 8-6 6-3 Ion Tiriac Match data May 16, 1969* R16 Brussels ATP 250 Clay

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
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,081 479 222 68.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20

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.

Age Ion Tiriac Cliff Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 — — — — — — — 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 — — — — — — — 1970 82–24 77.4% — 2,028 0 11
24 — — — — — — — 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,909 0 14
25 — — — — — — — 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,957 0 17
26 — — — — — — — 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 17
27 — — — — — — — 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 18
28 — — — — — — — 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 18
29 1968 60–12 83.3% — 1,832 0 2 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,860 0 19
30 1969 14–14 50.0% — 1,762 0 2 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 19
31 1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,808 0 3 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 20
32 1971 27–16 62.8% — 1,782 0 4 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 20
33 1972 23–26 46.9% — 1,675 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 1973 34–35 49.3% #74 1,677 0 4 — — — — — — —
35 1974 9–14 39.1% #72 1,619 0 4 — — — — — — —
36 1975 8–10 44.4% #138 1,594 0 4 — — — — — — —
37 1976 1–7 12.5% #248 1,548 0 4 — — — — — — —
38 1977 15–20 42.9% #97 1,631 0 4 — — — — — — —
39 1978 2–10 16.7% #263 1,522 0 4 — — — — — — —
40 1979 1–3 25.0% #439 1,524 0 4 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Ion Tiriac Cliff Richey
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 %
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 31 5 36 86.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1968 — — — — 56 11 67 83.6% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1970 6 5 11 54.5% 23 9 32 71.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1972 6 9 15 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1973 2 9 11 18.2% 21 19 40 52.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1974 2 3 5 40.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 13 14 27 48.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 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% — 163 65 228 71.5% 155 64 219 70.8% 54 24 78 69.2% 107 69 176 60.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Ion Tiriac Cliff Richey
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
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +74 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.21
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2029 149.4 — — — — +93 +27 -149 72.6% +1.52 14–7 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 104.3 -0.49
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1909 147.4 — — — — +122 +39 +24 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) 96.6 +5.08
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1957 154.3 — — — — +26 +16 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) 100.8 -3.18
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1849 145.9 — — — — +101 -9 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) 97.8 -1.66
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -78 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 101.2 -3.70
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1858 145.2 — — — — +59 -41 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) 99.2 -3.96
29 1968 1833 137.7 — — — — — +131 -203 75.3% +1.86 9–2 (82%) — — +2.00 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) 96.4 -1.56
30 1969 1763 123.3 — — — — -148 +136 -139 51.5% +0.17 1–0 — — -1.84 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +53 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) 100.6 +1.06
31 1970 1808 137.8 — — — — -160 +97 -150 63.5% +0.93 3–9 (25%) — — -0.64 1978 1710 129.7 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 100.7 +0.66
32 1971 1783 135.6 — — — — -170 +111 -58 58.1% +0.67 5–1 (83%) 2–4 (33%) 103.9 +3.38 1979 1697 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
33 1972 1676 128.9 — — — — -62 +102 +64 51.5% +0.05 6–15 (29%) 3–4 (43%) 92.8 +3.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1973 1678 129.0 — — — — -55 0 +87 50.6% +0.14 10–13 (43%) 7–6 (54%) 98.5 +4.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1974 1619 121.8 — — — — +72 -35 — 38.5% -0.69 3–2 (60%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1975 1595 116.1 — — — — +71 -22 — 43.5% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 1–8 (11%) 94.0 +2.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1976 1548 112.0 — — — — +53 — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1977 1631 138.9 — — — — -92 +39 — 44.9% -0.49 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) 98.6 -0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1978 1523 117.6 — — — — +24 +98 +113 23.3% -1.60 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 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 — 2081 148.7 — — — — +73 +13 -45 64.5% +1.06 119–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.0 -0.49

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.