H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Ion Tiriac vs Manuel Santana H2H: 1-2

Manuel Santana holds a 2–1 lead over Ion Tiriac in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Manuel Santana leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Manuel Santana won the 1969 Bastad final 8-6 6-4 6-1.

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Ion Tiriac
ROU Age 87 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Manuel Santana
ESP Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Manuel Santana 8-6 6-4 6-1 Ion Tiriac Match data Jul 13, 1969* F Bastad ATP 250 Clay
Manuel Santana 6-3 7-5 6-3 Ion Tiriac Match data Jun 1, 1969* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Ion Tiriac 6-3 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-3 Manuel Santana Match data Jul 13, 1968* SF Swedish Open 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 1,888 230 190 54.8% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Manuel Santana #374 #145 0 1,993 113 50 69.3% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Manuel Santana
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
29 1968 60–12 83.3% — 1,832 0 2 — — — — — — —
30 1969 14–14 50.0% — 1,763 0 2 1968 38–11 77.6% — 1,814 0 4
31 1970 34–22 60.7% — 1,809 0 3 1969 25–6 80.6% — 1,907 0 6
32 1971 27–16 62.8% — 1,783 0 4 1970 25–8 75.8% — 1,990 0 8
33 1972 23–26 46.9% — 1,675 0 4 1971 14–7 66.7% — 1,930 0 8
34 1973 36–36 50.0% #74 1,681 0 4 1972 2–2 50.0% — 1,865 0 8
35 1974 9–14 39.1% #72 1,620 0 4 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,839 0 8
36 1975 8–10 44.4% #138 1,595 0 4 1974 2–3 40.0% #188 1,810 0 8
37 1976 1–7 12.5% #248 1,548 0 4 1975 2–3 40.0% #212 1,758 0 8
38 1977 15–20 42.9% #97 1,631 0 4 1976 4–6 40.0% #169 1,693 0 8
39 1978 2–10 16.7% #263 1,522 0 4 1977 0–2 0.0% #234 1,678 0 8
40 1979 1–3 25.0% #439 1,525 0 4 1978 1–1 50.0% #374 1,677 0 8

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 Manuel Santana
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 %
29 1968 — — — — 56 11 67 83.6% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1968 0 3 3 0.0% 31 4 35 88.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5%
31 1970 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1969 — — — — 20 4 24 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1970 2 2 4 50.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
33 1972 6 9 15 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1971 5 2 7 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
34 1973 2 9 11 18.2% 23 20 43 53.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 1972 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
35 1974 2 3 5 40.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
37 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
38 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 13 14 27 48.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1976 — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
39 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
40 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 28 42 70 40.0% 156 90 246 63.4% 21 21 42 50.0% 25 37 62 40.3% — 9 10 19 47.4% 79 24 103 76.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 11 27 59.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Manuel Santana
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
29 1968 1833 137.7 — — — — — +131 -203 75.3% +1.86 9–2 (82%) — — +2.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1969 1763 123.3 — — — — -148 +136 -139 51.5% +0.17 1–0 — — -1.83 1968 1814 136.4 — — — — -240 +129 -240 74.5% +1.84 5–6 (45%) — — +0.50
31 1970 1810 138.9 — — — — -162 +93 -151 63.9% +0.98 3–10 (23%) — — -0.73 1969 1908 142.2 — — — — -262 +167 -244 73.9% +1.81 3–2 (60%) — — +1.37
32 1971 1783 135.6 — — — — -170 +109 -57 58.1% +0.67 5–1 (83%) 2–4 (33%) 103.9 +3.37 1970 1990 137.8 — — — — -171 +56 -251 70.9% +1.45 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 98.5 +0.51
33 1972 1676 128.9 — — — — -62 +101 +65 51.5% +0.05 6–15 (29%) 3–4 (43%) 92.8 +3.07 1971 1930 121.8 — — — — -88 +70 — 75.5% +1.69 1–0 1–1 — +2.58
34 1973 1682 130.0 — — — — -58 -1 +83 51.4% +0.18 10–14 (42%) 7–6 (54%) 97.8 +4.22 1972 1865 102.4 — — — — -91 — — 53.8% +0.46 — 0–1 — +0.61
35 1974 1621 121.7 — — — — +70 -34 — 38.5% -0.69 3–2 (60%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +0.02 1973 1839 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.11
36 1975 1596 116.1 — — — — +70 -20 — 43.5% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 1–8 (11%) 94.0 +2.98 1974 1810 107.0 — — — — — +168 — 50.0% +0.30 1–1 1–1 — +0.35
37 1976 1549 112.0 — — — — +52 — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.52 1975 1759 107.5 — — — — -73 — — 46.2% +0.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.70
38 1977 1631 139.0 — — — — -93 +39 — 44.9% -0.49 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) 98.6 -0.45 1976 1693 110.9 — — — — — +128 — 40.9% -0.77 1–1 — — +1.30
39 1978 1523 117.6 — — — — +24 +99 +113 23.3% -1.60 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.15 1977 1679 112.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — 0–1 — -0.60
40 1979 1525 117.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–0 — -0.12 1978 1678 106.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 — +0.12
Career — 1888 137.2 — — — — -54 +82 -31 55.5% +0.44 44–59 (43%) 21–31 (40%) 92.2 +3.21 — 1993 138.0 — — — — -159 +119 -245 68.9% +1.40 16–15 (52%) 5–9 (36%) 94.0 +4.78

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.