Prediction of Marin Cilic vs David Nalbandian Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Cilic vs D. Nalbandian

Marin Cilic

CRO

2

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

5'11" (180 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$4.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

David Nalbandian

ARG

2

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

5'11" (180 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$4.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Cilic 2 - 4 Nalbandian

They have played 17 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 5 and David Nalbandian winning 12. The last match between Marin Cilic and David Nalbandian was at the AEGON Championships - London, 17-06-2012, Round: F, Surface: Grass, with Marin Cilic getting the victory 6-7(3) 4-3 def..

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Cilic	2
Nalbandian	4

Last 6 H2H Matches:

(F) AEGON Championships - London(06-17-12)

Stats

Marin Cilic

David Nalbandian

(Rubber 1) Davis Cup, World Group, QF, ARG-CRO 4-1(04-06-12)

Stats

Marin Cilic

David Nalbandian

(R2) BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells(03-11-12)

Stats

David Nalbandian

Marin Cilic

M. Cilic vs D. Nalbandian H2H Profile

M. Cilic	Stats	D. Nalbandian
$23,262,625	Career Prize Money	$4,611,715
64.09% (712-399)	Career Total W/L	67.35% (460-223)
1	Clay	0
1	Grass	0
0	Hard	2
0	Indoor	2
27	Titles	13
2	Total H2H Matches	4
38.10% (8-13)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. Cilic vs D. Nalbandian Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Marin Cilic has won 46.32% of points on their second serve, while David Nalbandian has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Marin Cilic, in recent form, has won 42.46% of their opponent's second serve points, while David Nalbandian has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 18.24% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Marin Cilic has saved 58.45% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas David Nalbandian has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Marin Cilic has won 59.18% of matches played (W/L 29/20), with David Nalbandian winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Marin Cilic has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 73% (W/L 94/35), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 192/118). David Nalbandian has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 73% (W/L 53/18), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 65% (W/L 149/81).
Player level: In the last year, Marin Cilic has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 73.91% of matches (W/L 17/6), where as David Nalbandian has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). 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 6 times before with Marin Cilic winning 1 times and David Nalbandian being victorious 4 times. They have played 17 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 5 and David Nalbandian winning 12.
The last match between Marin Cilic and David Nalbandian was at the AEGON Championships - London, 17-06-2012, Round: F, Surface: Grass, with Marin Cilic getting the victory 6-7(3) 4-3 def..
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:59:19.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Marin Cilic and David Nalbandian have played a deciding set 3 times, with Marin Cilic winning 2 times and David Nalbandian 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 4 tiebreaks against each other with Marin Cilic winning 1, and David Nalbandian 3.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Marin Cilic has played against opponents with an average rank of 109.27 while David Nalbandian has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Marin Cilic has won 62% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while David Nalbandian has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Marin Cilic has converted 21.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and David Nalbandian has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Marin Cilic vs David Nalbandian Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. Cilic vs D. Nalbandian H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. Cilic	Stats	D. Nalbandian
1	H2H Matches Won	4
5	Sets Won	12
72	Games Won	96
29	Aces (Total)	17
18	Total Double Faults	19
1:59:19	Average Match Time	1:59:19
57% (275/481)	1st Serve %	57% (265/463)
69% (190/275)	1st Serve Win %	75% (199/265)
48% (98/206)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (102/198)
32% (14/44)	Break Pts Won %	35% (18/51)
35% (162/463)	Return Points Win %	40% (193/481)
0% (0/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	100% (3/3)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	50% (1/2)
67% (2/3)	Deciding Set Win %	33% (1/3)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	60% (3/5)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	20% (1/5)
20% (1/5)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	100% (1/1)

Recent Performance Stats

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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D. Nalbandian Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Sony Open Tennis - Miami - 18-03-2013
R1 Jarkko NieminenJ. Nieminen	L	2-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells - 04-03-2013
R2 Jerzy JanowiczJ. Janowicz	L	7-6(4) 4-6 6-3	Stats
R1 Marcel GranollersM. Granollers	W	6-4 6-2	Stats
Abierto Mexicano Telcel - Acapulco - 25-02-2013
R1 Aljaz BedeneA. Bedene	L	4-6 6-0 6-4	Stats
Copa Claro - Buenos Aires - 18-02-2013
R2 David FerrerD. Ferrer	L	2-6 6-4 6-0	Stats

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M. Cilic vs D. Nalbandian Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Cilic	Stats	D. Nalbandian
64.09% (712/399)	YTD Win/Loss	67.35% (460/223)
60.59% (1776/1155)	Sets Win/Loss	63.29% (1148/666)
53.52% (15440/13409)	Games Win/Loss	54.43% (9406/7875)
62.53% (252/151)	Hard Win/Loss	64.78% (149/81)
61.94% (192/118)	Clay Win/Loss	67.01% (193/95)
64.68% (174/95)	Indoor Hard W/L	72.50% (87/33)
72.87% (94/35)	Grass Win/Loss	68.89% (31/14)
0.64	Aces Per Game	0.16
9118	Aces Total	1387
0.21	Double Faults Per Game	0.14
2958	Total Double Faults	1161
1:18:24	Average Match Time	1st Match
453.18	Average Opponent Rank	456.21
57% (44386/78141)	1st Serve %	59% (16768/28473)
77% (34272/44548)	1st Serve Win %	70% (11731/16768)
52% (17725/33841)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (6097/11724)
39% (2801/7252)	Break Points Won % (Total)	43% (1339/3092)
38% (30391/80727)	Return Points Win %	41% (12076/29284)
70.09% (150/64)	Slam W/L	70.63% (89/37)
52.61% (131/118)	Masters W/L	62.90% (117/69)
64.29% (36/20)	Cups W/L	79.31% (23/6)
68.21% (309/144)	Main Tour W/L	67.92% (163/77)
16.67% (2/10)	Tour Finals W/L	50.00% (6/6)
64.29% (54/30)	Challenger W/L	69.77% (60/26)
73.53% (25/9)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
62% (540/869)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	66% (347/523)
70% (165/235)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	71% (110/155)
52% (269/521)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	58% (138/238)
58% (215/369)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (115/209)
86% (686/587)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (436/376)
14% (686/98)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (436/59)
29% (425/123)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	34% (247/83)