H2H data updated: 2026-10-22 00:00 UTC

Ion Tiriac vs Rod Laver H2H: 0-2

Rod Laver holds a 2–0 lead over Ion Tiriac in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1970 Sydney International round of 16 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2.

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Ion Tiriac
ROU Age 87 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 Ion Tiriac Match data Mar 20, 1970* R16 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Rod Laver 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-0 Ion Tiriac Match data Jun 7, 1968* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,302 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69

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 Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
29 1968 60–12 83.3% — 1,832 0 2 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1969 14–14 50.0% — 1,762 0 2 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,808 0 3 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,214 5 39
32 1971 27–16 62.8% — 1,782 0 4 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,157 5 46
33 1972 23–26 46.9% — 1,675 0 4 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,017 5 51
34 1973 34–35 49.3% #74 1,677 0 4 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1974 9–14 39.1% #72 1,619 0 4 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,123 5 64
36 1975 8–10 44.4% #138 1,594 0 4 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,099 5 69
37 1976 1–7 12.5% #248 1,548 0 4 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 1977 15–20 42.9% #97 1,631 0 4 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 1978 2–10 16.7% #263 1,522 0 4 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 1979 1–3 25.0% #439 1,524 0 4 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69

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 Rod Laver
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% — — — — 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1970 6 5 11 54.5% 23 9 32 71.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1972 6 9 15 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1973 2 9 11 18.2% 21 19 40 52.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1974 2 3 5 40.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 13 14 27 48.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 28 42 70 40.0% 152 88 240 63.3% 21 21 42 50.0% 25 37 62 40.3% — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8%

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 Rod Laver
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%) — — +2.00 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +5 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.22
30 1969 1763 123.3 — — — — -148 +136 -139 51.5% +0.17 1–0 — — -1.84 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +113 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1970 1808 137.8 — — — — -160 +97 -150 63.5% +0.93 3–9 (25%) — — -0.64 1970 2214 155.8 — — — — +204 -197 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.24
32 1971 1783 135.6 — — — — -170 +111 -58 58.1% +0.67 5–1 (83%) 2–4 (33%) 103.9 +3.38 1971 2157 162.6 — — — — +161 -163 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.73
33 1972 1676 128.9 — — — — -62 +102 +64 51.5% +0.05 6–15 (29%) 3–4 (43%) 92.8 +3.05 1972 2018 162.7 — — — — +114 -23 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.84
34 1973 1678 129.0 — — — — -55 0 +87 50.6% +0.14 10–13 (43%) 7–6 (54%) 98.5 +4.22 1973 2103 156.6 — — — — +130 -105 -10 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.10
35 1974 1619 121.8 — — — — +72 -35 — 38.5% -0.69 3–2 (60%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +0.03 1974 2124 154.5 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.95
36 1975 1595 116.1 — — — — +71 -22 — 43.5% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 1–8 (11%) 94.0 +2.98 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +101 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95
37 1976 1548 112.0 — — — — +53 — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.52 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +18 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11
38 1977 1631 138.9 — — — — -92 +39 — 44.9% -0.49 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) 98.6 -0.45 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +75 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 1978 1523 117.6 — — — — +24 +98 +113 23.3% -1.60 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.15 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +45 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 1979 1525 117.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–0 — -0.12 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
Career — 1886 136.9 — — — — -53 +83 -30 55.3% +0.42 44–57 (44%) 21–31 (40%) 92.8 +3.27 — 2302 159.0 — — — — +119 -66 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

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.