Rank #1804
Ion Tiriac
Net worth $2.3B
Banking, insurance · Romania
- Born
- May 09, 1939
- Age
- 87
- Source
- Banking, insurance
- Residence
- Bucharest
- Citizenship
- Romania
- Marital status
- Single
- Children
- 2
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Ion Tiriac is a former professional athlete who heads Tiriac Group, which has interests in real estate, auto, financial services and more.
- After he retired as a tennis player in the 1970s, Tiriac coached and managed top players like Guillermo Vilas, Marat Safin and Boris Becker.
- He began his investment career after the fall of communism in Romania, and eventually founded the Tiriac Group.
- He owns a car and motorcycle collection of more than 400 models, including cars previously owned by Al Capone, Sammy Davis Jr. and Elton John.
- Tiriac has also represented Romania internationally in ice hockey, including an appearance in the 1964 Winter Olympics and three Davis Cup finals.
- Known as Count Dracula in his tennis years, Tiriac is one of the richest former athletes of all time.
- He formed a formidable doubles team with Ilie Nastase and captured a Grand Slam doubles title and a runners-up finish as well.