several other enterprises (retail, insurance, auto leasing, auto dealerships, airlines, etc.), his fortune was estimated at over US$900 million in 2005. Țiriac is an avid car collector. The Tiriac Collection represents the exhibition of cars and motorcycles under his ownership. Reopened to the public in May 2015, the collection includes historical vehicles manufactured since 1899 and also modern exotics with about 350 cars and 165 cars at full time display on a rotation basis. Visitors will find the only collection in the world with 2 Rolls-Royce Phantoms IV, as well as exhibits that previously belonged to great names such as Sir Elton John, Sammy Davis Jr. or Bernie Ecclestone. In 2006, Țiriac was selected as one of the 100 Greatest Romanians, ranking #77. Ion Țiriac became the first Romanian to enter Forbes' List of billionaires in the 2007 Forbes rankings, ranking 840th in the world. His wealth was estimated at $1.0 billion as of 2010, according to the magazine. In 2010, TOP 300 Capital declared Ion Țiriac the richest man in Romania with a wealth estimated at €1.5–€1.6 billion ($2–$2.2 billion). In 2018, Ion Țiriac ranked #1867 on the Forbes World's Billionaires list, with wealth listed at US$1.2 billion. Personal life Țiriac was married to Erika Braedt, a handball player, between 1963 and 1965. He has a son, Ion Țiriac Jr., with Mikette von Issenberg, a fashion model; and further two children, Karim Mihai and Ioana Natalia, with Sophie Ayad, an Egyptian journalist. According to Cinemagia, he dubbed the character Kron for the Romanian version of Dinosaur. Career statistics Grand Slam finals Doubles 2 (1–1) Grand Prix and WCT Tour finals (24–25) Singles (2–1) Doubles (22–24) Key Performance timeline Companies Țiriac Holdings ȚiriacAIR Allianz-Țiriac Asigurări România ȚiriacAuto Țiriac Leasing Tir Travel (formerly Țiriac Travel) See also Capital Top 300 wealthiest men in Romania References Selected publications External links Forbes World's Billionaires #840 Ion Tiriac; Tennis's Grandest Bad Boy June 24, 1993 The New York Times 1939 births Living people Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Olympic ice hockey players of Romania Sportspeople from Brașov Romanian billionaires Romanian businesspeople Romanian male tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis People named in the Panama Papers Universiade gold medalists for Romania Universiade bronze medalists for Romania French Open champions Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1965