Ion Ţiriac (born 9 May 1939 in Braşov) is a Romanian former tennis player and businessman. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Braşov (braˈʃov Brassó Kronstadt Medieval Latin: Brassovia or Corona) is a city in Romania and the capital of Braşov County Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) He is now one of the wealthiest men in Romania according to the 2005 issue of Capital Top 300 wealthiest men in Romania where he occupies the top spot. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Sports career
Ţiriac first appeared on the international sports scene as an ice hockey player on the Romanian national team at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck Shortly after that he switched to tennis as his main sport. With fellow Romanian Ilie Năstase he won the men's doubles in the 1970 French Open and reached the Davis Cup finals several times in the 1970s[1]. Ilie Năstase (born July 19, 1946, in Bucharest, Romania) is a former Romanian professional tennis player and one of the top players The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis.
In 1983, he became a tennis manager; above all, he managed Boris Becker from 1984 to 1993. Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967 in Leimen, West Germany) is a former World No In 1998 he became president of the Romanian National Olympic Committee.
Ţiriac has held the license for the "BCR Open Romania" tennis tournament since 1996. The 10th annual tournament (September 2005) offered €302,000 in prizes. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Florent Serra won the Trophy, and a check worth €44,100. Florent Serra (Born February 28, 1981 in Bordeaux, France) is a French male Tennis player
Career statistics
Grand Slam finals
Doubles
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1970 | French Open | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small} Ilie Năstase |
 Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell |
6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
Business career
After his retirement as a professional tennis player, Ţiriac became a businessman in Germany. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Ilie Năstase (born July 19, 1946, in Bucharest, Romania) is a former Romanian professional tennis player and one of the top players Arthur Robert Ashe Jr ( July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an African American Tennis player who was born and raised Charles "Charlie" Pasarell (born June 12, 1944, San Juan Puerto Rico) is a former American Tennis player and commentator Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Following the collapse of communism in Romania, he started numerous businesses and investments back home. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based In 1990, he founded Banca Ţiriac, the first private bank in post-Communist Romania. Between that and several other enterprises (retail, insurance, auto leasing, auto dealerships, airlines, etc. ), his fortune was estimated at over $900 million as of 2005. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Ion Ţiriac became the first Romanian[2] to enter Forbes' List of billionaires in the 2007 Forbes rankings, placing number 840 in the world. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly This is the 2nd part of the list of billionaires of 2007 compiled by Forbes, main article in List of billionaires (2007. His wealth was estimated at $1. 1 billion as of 2007, according to the magazine. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Companies
- Tiriac Holdings Ltd.
- TiriacAIR
- HVB Ţiriac Bank
- Allianz-Ţiriac Asigurări România
- ŢiriacAuto
- Ţiriac Leasing
- Tir Travel (formerly Ţiriac Travel)
References
- Personal Tennis Scorecard
- Forbes World's Billionaires #840
- his CV (in Romanian, with picture)
- http://www.capital.ro (in Romanian, source of Top 300, requires subscription)
- Alexandru Gugoasa, „Generatia Asteptata“ urca in „Top 300“, ("The Awaited Generation Rises in Top 300) Cotidianul, undated but appears to be November 2005 (there is a response dated 16 Nov 2005). Ţiriac Holdings Ltd is a Romanian company primarily owned by Ion Ţiriac. Ion Ţiriac Air (founded in 1998) is an Airline based in Bucharest, Romania. Cotidianul is a Romanian newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Berliner format Retrieved 23 Nov 2005.
- Cei mai bogaţi 10 români ("The 10 richest Romanians", on biz. hotnews. ro; Microsoft Word document). Microsoft Word is Microsoft 's flagship word processing software. Apparently uses data from 2005 Top 300.
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