H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Ion Tiriac vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 2-3

Nikola Pilic holds a 3–2 lead over Ion Tiriac in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Nikola Pilic leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Nikola Pilic won the 1973 Louisville round of 32 6-4 6-1.

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Ion Tiriac
ROU Age 87 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-1 Ion Tiriac Match data Aug 8, 1973* R32 Louisville ATP 250 Clay
Nikola Pilic 6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-6 Ion Tiriac Match data Sep 3, 1972* R64 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Ion Tiriac 2-6 9-7 6-3 6-4 Nikola Pilic Match data Aug 9, 1970* F Munich Open ATP 250 Clay
Ion Tiriac 6-1 6-4 Nikola Pilic Match data Nov 11, 1969* R16 Paris ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 6-1 6-2 6-0 Ion Tiriac Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64 US Open Grand Slam Grass

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
Nikola Pilic #284 #12 0 1,950 301 249 54.7% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Nikola Pilic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
28 — — — — — — — 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,636 0 0
29 1968 60–12 83.3% — 1,832 0 2 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 1
30 1969 14–14 50.0% — 1,763 0 2 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,887 0 2
31 1970 34–22 60.7% — 1,809 0 3 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,842 0 3
32 1971 27–16 62.8% — 1,783 0 4 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,891 0 4
33 1972 23–26 46.9% — 1,675 0 4 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,841 0 4
34 1973 36–36 50.0% #74 1,681 0 4 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,904 0 4
35 1974 9–14 39.1% #72 1,620 0 4 1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,871 0 5
36 1975 8–10 44.4% #138 1,595 0 4 1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,752 0 5
37 1976 1–7 12.5% #248 1,548 0 4 1977 11–14 44.0% #82 1,697 0 5
38 1977 15–20 42.9% #97 1,631 0 4 1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,620 0 5
39 1978 2–10 16.7% #263 1,522 0 4 — — — — — — —
40 1979 1–3 25.0% #439 1,525 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 Nikola Pilic
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 %
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 7 11 18 38.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 16 20 36 44.4%
29 1968 — — — — 56 11 67 83.6% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
30 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1970 5 6 11 45.5% 17 7 24 70.8% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
31 1970 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 10 19 47.4%
32 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1972 11 9 20 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6%
33 1972 6 9 15 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 26 13 39 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 1973 2 9 11 18.2% 23 20 43 53.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 8 26 69.2%
35 1974 2 3 5 40.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1975 — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
36 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
38 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 13 14 27 48.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1978 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — —
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% 156 90 246 63.4% 21 21 42 50.0% 25 37 62 40.3% — 48 46 94 51.1% 105 86 191 55.0% 64 37 101 63.4% 84 80 164 51.2%

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 Nikola Pilic
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
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1636 111.3 — — — — -151 -16 -31 47.3% -0.36 10–12 (45%) — — -1.40
29 1968 1833 137.7 — — — — — +131 -203 75.3% +1.86 9–2 (82%) — — +2.01 1969 1768 124.1 — — — — -72 -209 -64 53.7% +0.31 8–9 (47%) 1–0 — -0.25
30 1969 1763 123.3 — — — — -148 +136 -139 51.5% +0.17 1–0 — — -1.83 1970 1888 148.2 — — — — -193 -47 +36 58.2% +0.88 14–13 (52%) 5–4 (56%) 105.5 -3.73
31 1970 1810 138.9 — — — — -162 +93 -151 63.9% +0.98 3–10 (23%) — — -0.73 1971 1842 144.2 — — — — -19 -83 +111 58.7% +0.69 8–5 (62%) 12–13 (48%) 102.1 -3.55
32 1971 1783 135.6 — — — — -170 +109 -57 58.1% +0.67 5–1 (83%) 2–4 (33%) 103.9 +3.37 1972 1892 147.9 — — — — -16 -78 +47 53.5% +0.29 7–7 (50%) 16–18 (47%) 98.7 -5.81
33 1972 1676 128.9 — — — — -62 +101 +65 51.5% +0.05 6–15 (29%) 3–4 (43%) 92.8 +3.07 1973 1841 145.7 — — — — -61 +43 +118 60.6% +0.80 10–8 (56%) 15–13 (54%) 98.1 -3.46
34 1973 1682 130.0 — — — — -58 -1 +83 51.4% +0.18 10–14 (42%) 7–6 (54%) 97.8 +4.22 1974 1905 139.1 — — — — -6 — +73 56.0% +0.54 11–3 (79%) 5–8 (38%) 105.7 -1.38
35 1974 1621 121.7 — — — — +70 -34 — 38.5% -0.69 3–2 (60%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +0.02 1975 1872 141.1 — — — — -40 +45 — 57.6% +0.42 7–6 (54%) 4–3 (57%) 99.8 -0.41
36 1975 1596 116.1 — — — — +70 -20 — 43.5% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 1–8 (11%) 94.0 +2.98 1976 1752 126.5 — — — — +23 +27 +201 49.3% -0.20 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 95.7 -0.02
37 1976 1549 112.0 — — — — +52 — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.52 1977 1698 136.2 — — — — +16 +18 +284 48.4% +0.05 6–5 (55%) 2–5 (29%) 96.7 -0.64
38 1977 1631 139.0 — — — — -93 +39 — 44.9% -0.49 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) 98.6 -0.45 1978 1620 117.9 — — — — — +19 — 34.6% -0.54 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.2 +0.12
39 1978 1523 117.6 — — — — +24 +99 +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 — 1888 137.2 — — — — -54 +82 -31 55.5% +0.44 44–59 (43%) 21–31 (40%) 92.2 +3.21 — 1950 142.6 — — — — -68 -21 +43 54.6% +0.39 86–74 (54%) 63–73 (46%) 98.1 -3.78

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.