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John Paish vs Ion Tiriac H2H: 1-0

John Paish holds a 1–0 lead over Ion Tiriac in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John Paish leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, John Paish won the 1971 London 3 quarterfinal 2-6 2-0 RET.

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John Paish
GBR Age 86 Left-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ion Tiriac
ROU Age 87 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Paish 2-6 2-0 (ret.) Ion Tiriac Match data Nov 23, 1971* QF London 3 ATP 250 Carpet

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
John Paish #546 #80 0 1,689 43 68 38.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ion Tiriac #439 #55 0 1,885 226 188 54.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 John Paish Ion Tiriac
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
28 1968 5–6 45.5% — 1,471 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1969 1–2 33.3% — 1,461 0 0 1968 60–12 83.3% — 1,832 0 2
30 1970 3–4 42.9% — 1,480 0 0 1969 14–14 50.0% — 1,762 0 2
31 1971 6–9 40.0% — 1,522 0 0 1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,808 0 3
32 1972 17–16 51.5% — 1,626 0 0 1971 27–16 62.8% — 1,782 0 4
33 1973 10–18 35.7% #93 1,565 0 0 1972 23–26 46.9% — 1,675 0 4
34 1974 1–7 12.5% #195 1,469 0 0 1973 34–35 49.3% #74 1,677 0 4
35 1975 0–3 0.0% #238 1,435 0 0 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 1978 0–2 0.0% #227 1,421 0 0 1977 15–20 42.9% #97 1,631 0 4
39 — — — — — — — 1978 2–10 16.7% #263 1,522 0 4
40 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,404 0 0 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 John Paish Ion Tiriac
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 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1969 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1968 — — — — 56 11 67 83.6% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
30 1970 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 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%
31 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 6 5 11 54.5% 23 9 32 71.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
32 1972 — — — — 4 8 12 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
33 1973 3 7 10 30.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 6 9 15 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9%
34 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 2 9 11 18.2% 21 19 40 52.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6%
35 1975 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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 1978 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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 1980 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 5 10 15 33.3% 7 20 27 25.9% 26 28 54 48.1% 5 10 15 33.3% — 28 42 70 40.0% 152 88 240 63.3% 21 21 42 50.0% 25 37 62 40.3%

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 John Paish Ion Tiriac
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 1472 93.0 — — — — +6 +12 +76 32.0% -1.48 3–0 (100%) — — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1969 1461 100.3 — — — — — — +66 28.6% -1.71 — — — +0.21 1968 1833 137.7 — — — — — +131 -203 75.3% +1.86 9–2 (82%) — — +2.00
30 1970 1480 112.7 — — — — — — +44 47.4% -0.05 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.20 1969 1763 123.3 — — — — -148 +136 -139 51.5% +0.17 1–0 — — -1.84
31 1971 1523 109.1 — — — — +11 — +22 40.5% -0.76 0–3 (0%) — — +0.43 1970 1808 137.8 — — — — -160 +97 -150 63.5% +0.93 3–9 (25%) — — -0.64
32 1972 1626 125.5 — — — — -111 -166 +117 50.0% +0.07 3–4 (43%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.20 1971 1783 135.6 — — — — -170 +111 -58 58.1% +0.67 5–1 (83%) 2–4 (33%) 103.9 +3.38
33 1973 1565 113.0 — — — — -68 -94 +128 42.9% -0.76 2–9 (18%) 3–1 (75%) 94.9 +1.11 1972 1676 128.9 — — — — -62 +102 +64 51.5% +0.05 6–15 (29%) 3–4 (43%) 92.8 +3.05
34 1974 1469 104.5 — — — — +5 — +119 28.6% -0.62 0–2 — — +1.02 1973 1678 129.0 — — — — -55 0 +87 50.6% +0.14 10–13 (43%) 7–6 (54%) 98.5 +4.22
35 1975 1435 99.3 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.20 0–2 — — +0.23 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 1978 1421 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.20 — — — -0.06 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 1980 1405 99.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.33 — 0–2 — +0.17 1979 1525 117.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
Career — 1690 115.4 — — — — -44 -120 +89 40.8% -0.62 9–22 (29%) 5–5 (50%) 91.5 +3.31 — 1886 136.9 — — — — -53 +83 -30 55.3% +0.42 44–57 (44%) 21–31 (40%) 92.8 +3.27

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.