Marin Cilic vs Denis Istomin Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Cilic vs D. Istomin

Marin Cilic

CRO

7

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

C. Rank

740

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$3.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Denis Istomin

UZB

7

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

C. Rank

740

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$3.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Cilic 7 - 1 Istomin

They have played 20 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 15 and Denis Istomin winning 5. The last match between Marin Cilic and Denis Istomin was at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - Rotterdam, 08-02-2016, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Marin Cilic getting the victory 7-6(5) 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Cilic	7
Istomin	1

Last 8 H2H Matches:

(R1) ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - Rotterdam(02-08-16)

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Marin Cilic

Denis Istomin

(R2) Kremlin Cup - Moscow(10-22-15)

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Marin Cilic

Denis Istomin

(R1) Rogers Cup - Toronto(08-04-14)

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Marin Cilic

Denis Istomin

M. Cilic vs D. Istomin H2H Profile

M. Cilic	Stats	D. Istomin
$23,262,625	Career Prize Money	$3,029,610
64.09% (712-399)	Career Total W/L	53.09% (585-517)
5	Hard	1
2	Indoor	0
27	Titles	19
7	Total H2H Matches	1
38.10% (8-13)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. Cilic vs D. Istomin 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 Denis Istomin 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 Denis Istomin 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 Denis Istomin 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 Denis Istomin winning 0% (W/L 0/1) 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). Denis Istomin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 73% (W/L 273/185), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 46% (W/L 104/123).
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 Denis Istomin has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 0.00% of matches (W/L 0/1). 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 8 times before with Marin Cilic winning 7 times and Denis Istomin being victorious 1 times. They have played 20 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 15 and Denis Istomin winning 5.
The last match between Marin Cilic and Denis Istomin was at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - Rotterdam, 08-02-2016, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Marin Cilic getting the victory 7-6(5) 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:5:44.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Marin Cilic has played against opponents with an average rank of 108.65 while Denis Istomin has played against players with an average rank of 421.
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 Denis Istomin 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 Denis Istomin 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 Denis Istomin Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

M. Cilic	Stats	D. Istomin
7	H2H Matches Won	1
15	Sets Won	5
114	Games Won	85
58	Aces (Total)	34
17	Total Double Faults	12
1:5:44	Average Match Time	1:5:44
57% (330/575)	1st Serve %	64% (423/665)
81% (268/330)	1st Serve Win %	65% (277/423)
57% (139/245)	2nd Serve Win %	54% (130/242)
36% (22/61)	Break Pts Won %	35% (8/23)
39% (258/665)	Return Points Win %	29% (168/575)
86% (6/7)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	14% (1/7)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (3/3)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/3)
100% (6/6)	1st Set Won, Won Match	50% (1/2)
0% (0/6)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/6)

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. Istomin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Cherbourg Challenger - 10-03-2025
Q1 David Jorda SanchisD. Jorda	L	6-1 6-1	Stats
Astana Challenger - 24-07-2023
Q1 Arslanbek AitkulovA. Aitkulov	L	6-2 6-4	Stats
Rome Challenger - 24-04-2023
Q3 Francesco FortiF. Forti	L	6-1 6-3	Stats
Q1 Sebastian FanselowS. Fanselow	W	6-4 4-6 6-3	Stats
Maia Challenger - 28-11-2022
R1 Nuno BorgesN. Borges	L	6-3 6-0	Stats

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

M. Cilic	Stats	D. Istomin
64.09% (712/399)	YTD Win/Loss	53.09% (585/517)
60.59% (1776/1155)	Sets Win/Loss	52.53% (1414/1278)
53.52% (15440/13409)	Games Win/Loss	51.15% (13382/12779)
62.53% (252/151)	Hard Win/Loss	59.61% (273/185)
61.94% (192/118)	Clay Win/Loss	49.69% (159/161)
64.68% (174/95)	Indoor Hard W/L	45.99% (109/128)
72.87% (94/35)	Grass Win/Loss	50.57% (44/43)
0.64	Aces Per Game	0.37
9118	Aces Total	4692
0.21	Double Faults Per Game	0.11
2958	Total Double Faults	1396
1:18:24	Average Match Time	1st Match
453.41	Average Opponent Rank	554.58
57% (44386/78141)	1st Serve %	65% (38540/58965)
77% (34272/44548)	1st Serve Win %	71% (27351/38540)
52% (17725/33841)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (10405/20415)
39% (2801/7252)	Break Points Won % (Total)	38% (1806/4788)
38% (30391/80727)	Return Points Win %	36% (21414/59238)
70.09% (150/64)	Slam W/L	42.22% (38/52)
52.61% (131/118)	Masters W/L	40.00% (38/57)
64.29% (36/20)	Cups W/L	66.04% (35/18)
68.21% (309/144)	Main Tour W/L	47.83% (176/192)
16.67% (2/10)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
64.29% (54/30)	Challenger W/L	58.43% (246/175)
73.53% (25/9)	Futures W/L	71.43% (50/20)
62% (540/869)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	53% (502/940)
70% (165/235)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	52% (69/132)
52% (269/521)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (245/476)
58% (215/369)	Deciding Set Win %	51% (163/322)
86% (686/587)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (560/480)
14% (686/98)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (560/78)
29% (425/123)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (541/102)