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

Roy Emerson vs Ion Tiriac H2H: 3-0

Roy Emerson holds a 3–0 lead over Ion Tiriac in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Roy Emerson leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1969 Wembley round of 32 11-9 6-3.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Ion Tiriac
ROU Age 87 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roy Emerson 11-9 6-3 Ion Tiriac Match data Nov 20, 1969* R32 Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-3 6-4 Ion Tiriac Match data Oct 9, 1969* R32 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Roy Emerson 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-0 Ion Tiriac Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64 Wimbledon 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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
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 Roy Emerson Ion Tiriac
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
29 — — — — — — — 1968 60–12 83.3% — 1,832 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1969 14–14 50.0% — 1,762 0 2
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,808 0 3
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1971 27–16 62.8% — 1,782 0 4
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,937 0 4 1972 23–26 46.9% — 1,675 0 4
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,918 0 4 1973 34–35 49.3% #74 1,677 0 4
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,919 0 4 1974 9–14 39.1% #72 1,619 0 4
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 1975 8–10 44.4% #138 1,594 0 4
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 1976 1–7 12.5% #248 1,548 0 4
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 1977 15–20 42.9% #97 1,631 0 4
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 1978 2–10 16.7% #263 1,522 0 4
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 1979 1–3 25.0% #439 1,524 0 4
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Roy Emerson 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 %
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%
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1970 6 5 11 54.5% 23 9 32 71.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1972 6 9 15 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1973 2 9 11 18.2% 21 19 40 52.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6%
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1974 2 3 5 40.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 13 14 27 48.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
46 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7% — 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 Roy Emerson 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
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1833 137.7 — — — — — +131 -203 75.3% +1.86 9–2 (82%) — — +2.00
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1763 123.3 — — — — -148 +136 -139 51.5% +0.17 1–0 — — -1.84
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.03 1970 1808 137.8 — — — — -160 +97 -150 63.5% +0.93 3–9 (25%) — — -0.64
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1971 1783 135.6 — — — — -170 +111 -58 58.1% +0.67 5–1 (83%) 2–4 (33%) 103.9 +3.38
33 1970 1938 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 100.2 -3.34 1972 1676 128.9 — — — — -62 +102 +64 51.5% +0.05 6–15 (29%) 3–4 (43%) 92.8 +3.05
34 1971 1918 151.5 — — — — +32 -58 +54 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) 100.6 -6.38 1973 1678 129.0 — — — — -55 0 +87 50.6% +0.14 10–13 (43%) 7–6 (54%) 98.5 +4.22
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +32 -64 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) 108.3 -2.89 1974 1619 121.8 — — — — +72 -35 — 38.5% -0.69 3–2 (60%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +0.03
36 1973 1975 147.8 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) 106.5 -0.60 1975 1595 116.1 — — — — +71 -22 — 43.5% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 1–8 (11%) 94.0 +2.98
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 101.2 -0.52 1976 1548 112.0 — — — — +53 — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.52
38 1975 1823 125.5 — — — — +24 +32 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 1977 1631 138.9 — — — — -92 +39 — 44.9% -0.49 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) 98.6 -0.45
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 1978 1523 117.6 — — — — +24 +98 +113 23.3% -1.60 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.15
40 1977 1804 119.4 — — — — +32 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 1979 1525 117.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
46 1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2008 146.9 — — — — -8 +7 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.64 — 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.