Kei Nishikori vs Marin Cilic Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs M. Cilic

Kei Nishikori

JPN

10

Win

Played

6

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'6" (198 cm)

159

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$23.3M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Marin Cilic

CRO

10

Win

Played

6

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'6" (198 cm)

159

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$23.3M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 10 - 6 Cilic

They have played 48 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 24 and Marin Cilic winning 24. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic was at the Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo, 26-09-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-4 3-6 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	10
Cilic	6

Last 16 H2H Matches:

(R1) Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo(09-26-24)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Marin Cilic

(QF) U.S. Open - New York(09-05-18)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Marin Cilic

(QF) Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo(04-20-18)

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Kei Nishikori

Marin Cilic

K. Nishikori vs M. Cilic H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Cilic
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$23,262,625
68.00% (595-280)	Career Total W/L	64.09% (712-399)
2	Clay	0
0	Grass	1
7	Hard	3
1	Indoor	2
21	Titles	27
10	Total H2H Matches	6
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	38.10% (8-13)

K. Nishikori vs M. Cilic Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 49.46% of points on their second serve, while Marin Cilic has won 46.32%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kei Nishikori, in recent form, has won 48.86% of their opponent's second serve points, while Marin Cilic has won 42.46%. The same stats for first serve returns are 25.76% and 18.24% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Kei Nishikori has saved 60.00% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Marin Cilic has saved 58.45% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 54.17% of matches played (W/L 13/11), with Marin Cilic winning 59.18% (W/L 29/20) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28). Marin Cilic has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 71% (W/L 94/35), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 192/118).
Player level: In the last year, Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 54.55% of matches (W/L 6/5), where as Marin Cilic has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 73.91% of matches (W/L 17/6). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 16 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 10 times and Marin Cilic being victorious 6 times. They have played 48 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 24 and Marin Cilic winning 24.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic was at the Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo, 26-09-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-4 3-6 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:13:30.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic have played a deciding set 9 times, with Kei Nishikori winning 8 times and Marin Cilic 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 7 tiebreaks against each other with Kei Nishikori winning 5, and Marin Cilic 2.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 87 while Marin Cilic has played against players with an average rank of 108.65.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kei Nishikori has won 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Marin Cilic has won 62% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Marin Cilic has converted 21.00% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Kei Nishikori vs Marin Cilic Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs M. Cilic H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Cilic
10	H2H Matches Won	6
24	Sets Won	24
227	Games Won	234
66	Aces (Total)	194
54	Total Double Faults	67
2:13:30	Average Match Time	2:13:30
60% (874/1460)	1st Serve %	54% (783/1463)
70% (614/874)	1st Serve Win %	75% (584/783)
51% (299/586)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (358/680)
34% (44/130)	Break Pts Won %	34% (46/134)
36% (521/1467)	Return Points Win %	37% (547/1468)
67% (8/12)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (4/12)
50% (2/4)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	50% (2/4)
89% (8/9)	Deciding Set Win %	11% (1/9)
83% (5/6)	1st Set Won, Won Match	50% (5/10)
17% (1/6)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	50% (5/10)
50% (5/10)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	17% (1/6)

Recent Performance Stats

K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
R1 Camilo Ugo CarabelliC. Ugo	L	7-5 6-3	Stats
Gonet Geneva Open - Geneva - 19-05-2025
R2 Karen KhachanovK. Khachanov	L	7-5 2-5 ret.	Stats
R1 Learner TienL. Tien	W	4-6 6-4 6-4	Stats
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid - 21-04-2025
R2 Denis ShapovalovD. Shapovalov	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
R1 Aleksandar VukicA. Vukic	W	6-4 3-6 6-3	Stats

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M. Cilic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Helsinki Challenger - 03-11-2025
QF Otto VirtanenO. Virtanen	L	7-5 6-4	Stats
R2 Stefano NapolitanoS. Napolitano	W	6-2 4-6 7-5	Stats
R1 Benjamin HassanB. Hassan	W	6-4 7-5	Stats
Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel - 20-10-2025
R2 Felix Auger AliassimeF. Auger	L	7-6(2) 7-6(2)	Stats
R1 David GoffinD. Goffin	W	7-6(9) 7-5	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs M. Cilic Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Cilic
68.00% (595/280)	YTD Win/Loss	64.09% (712/399)
62.27% (1396/846)	Sets Win/Loss	60.59% (1776/1155)
53.86% (11480/9833)	Games Win/Loss	53.52% (15440/13409)
67.73% (296/141)	Hard Win/Loss	62.53% (252/151)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	61.94% (192/118)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.68% (174/95)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	72.87% (94/35)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.64
2439	Aces Total	9118
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.21
1927	Total Double Faults	2958
1:27:17	Average Match Time	1:18:24
453.96	Average Opponent Rank	453.41
62% (36526/59026)	1st Serve %	57% (44386/78141)
70% (25707/36526)	1st Serve Win %	77% (34272/44548)
53% (12003/22485)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (17725/33841)
41% (2535/6163)	Break Points Won % (Total)	39% (2801/7252)
40% (24053/60622)	Return Points Win %	38% (30391/80727)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	70.09% (150/64)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	52.61% (131/118)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	64.29% (36/20)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	68.21% (309/144)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	16.67% (2/10)
72.73% (88/33)	Challenger W/L	64.29% (54/30)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	73.53% (25/9)
68% (474/695)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	62% (540/869)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	70% (165/235)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (269/521)
72% (200/276)	Deciding Set Win %	58% (215/369)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (686/587)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (686/98)
35% (364/127)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	29% (425/123)