Inside or outside the courts, Ion Tiriac is one of the most charismatic and key people in the professional tennis world.First as a player, then as a manager and last but not least expanding his field as developer and consultant of tournaments, this Rumanian of 66 years has dedicated almost all his life to the sport world and to be precise to the tennis. His modernist and risked conceptions to give a professional status to the sport of the racquet and his vision, have currently consolidated him as one of the most influential leaders in the tennis world. His last project is to make succeed the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madridin the Spanish capital, one of the nine most important events of the male tennis world that distributes 2.1 million dollars in prizes and in which all the tennis player stars will meet.

Behind the cold look of Ion Tiriac there is a life with large experiences.He stood out very quick as an ice hockey player representing Rumania in the Olympic Games of 1960 in Squaw Valley. Later he changed the skates for the racquet.Three years only took him to add his first tournament in Zinnovitz. Between his first and his last crown (won in Madrid in 1971), Tiriac accumulated 24 victories. In 1970, he and his protected Ilie Nastase won Roland Garros.To the 24 titles of singles should be added 27 of double. His tennis was not the brightest, but his intelligence and cunning in the courts gave him successes.Those two qualities have helped him to also succeed in the business world.

In the last years of his career as a player, he began to develop his side as representative helping his partner of doubles Illie Nastase. Many-sided Tiriac speaks besides seven languages among them English, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Rumanian. He learned Spanish working as coach and agent of the Argentine Guillermo Vilas.Then he continued with Henri Leconte, Boris Becker, Steffi Graf, the Croatian Goran Ivanisevic, and the ex number one of the world, the Russian Marat Safin.His side of agent opened him the doors as the developer of tournaments in Germany.Tiriac has currently relation with the tournaments of Kitzbuhel, Bucharest, Dubai (female) and Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid.

His activity is not only reduced to tennis.Tiriac´s contribution was decisive to promote foreign investments in Rumania, since 1989 due to the democratic changes. He owns the most important insurance company of Rumania, in his hometown, Brasov, Asegurari Ion Tiriac that associated with the German multinational Allianz. Besides he directs the group of communication with greatest penetration Media Pro, he also continues with the representations of Ford and Mercedes in Rumania. Furthermore, he owns his own air line of private jets with routes according to the client's needs.His personal interests carry him also to participate in numerous charitable organizations, his strongest energies are concentrated on keeping going a Home of Orphans in Brasov with more than 100 children. Among his multiple sides is included the movies, since he starred in the movie "Players (Jugadores)".It describes a professional tennis player life and in which Ilie Nastase and John McEnroe havealso participated.

Ion Tiriac lives in MountCarlo and has three children right now.