Ion Țiriac

Ion Țiriac, nicknamed the Brașov Bulldozer and born on 9 May 1939, is a Romanian businessman and former professional tennis and ice hockey player. A singles top 10 player active from 1958 to 1979, he won 34 career singles titles and one Grand Slam title, the men's doubles at the 1970 French Open with fellow Romanian Ilie Năstase, and he played three Davis Cup finals in 1969, 1971 and 1972. On the ice he played defense for the Romanian national team at the 1964 Winter Olympics. After retiring he coached and managed Ilie Năstase, Manuel Orantes, Adriano Panatta, Guillermo Vilas, Henri Leconte and Boris Becker, owned the Madrid Open from 2009 to 2021, became president of the Romanian Tennis Federation and was elected a contributor to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2013.