Prediction of Marin Cilic vs Ivan Ljubicic Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Cilic vs I. Ljubicic

Marin Cilic

CRO

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'4" (193 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$4.7M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Ivan Ljubicic

CRO

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'4" (193 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$4.7M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Cilic 1 - 2 Ljubicic

They have played 8 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 3 and Ivan Ljubicic winning 5. The last match between Marin Cilic and Ivan Ljubicic was at the China Open - Beijing, 08-10-2011, Round: SF, Surface: Hard, with Marin Cilic getting the victory 6-4 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Cilic	1
Ljubicic	2

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(SF) China Open - Beijing(10-08-11)

Stats

Marin Cilic

Ivan Ljubicic

(R1) Wimbledon - London(06-21-11)

Stats

Ivan Ljubicic

Marin Cilic

(R2) Pacific Life Open - Indian Wells(03-16-08)

Stats

Ivan Ljubicic

Marin Cilic

M. Cilic vs I. Ljubicic H2H Profile

M. Cilic	Stats	I. Ljubicic
$23,262,625	Career Prize Money	$4,731,485
64.09% (712-399)	Career Total W/L	59.66% (488-330)
0	Grass	1
1	Hard	1
27	Titles	14
1	Total H2H Matches	2
38.10% (8-13)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. Cilic vs I. Ljubicic Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Marin Cilic has won 46.29% of points on their second serve, while Ivan Ljubicic 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 42.06% of their opponent's second serve points, while Ivan Ljubicic has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 17.70% 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 61.58% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Ivan Ljubicic 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 Ivan Ljubicic 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). Ivan Ljubicic has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 73% (W/L 99/58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 51% (W/L 27/26).
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 Ivan Ljubicic 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 3 times before with Marin Cilic winning 1 times and Ivan Ljubicic being victorious 2 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 3 and Ivan Ljubicic winning 5.
The last match between Marin Cilic and Ivan Ljubicic was at the China Open - Beijing, 08-10-2011, Round: SF, Surface: Hard, with Marin Cilic getting the victory 6-4 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:27:42.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Marin Cilic has played against opponents with an average rank of 110.1 while Ivan Ljubicic 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 Ivan Ljubicic has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Marin Cilic has converted 21.25% of breakpoint opportunities, and Ivan Ljubicic 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 Ivan Ljubicic Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. Cilic vs I. Ljubicic H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. Cilic	Stats	I. Ljubicic
1	H2H Matches Won	2
3	Sets Won	5
42	Games Won	43
26	Aces (Total)	41
6	Total Double Faults	6
1:27:42	Average Match Time	1:27:42
57% (142/251)	1st Serve %	56% (157/281)
75% (106/142)	1st Serve Win %	76% (119/157)
54% (59/109)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (63/124)
30% (8/27)	Break Pts Won %	44% (7/16)
35% (99/281)	Return Points Win %	34% (86/251)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

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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I. Ljubicic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo - 16-04-2012
R1 Ivan DodigI. Dodig	L	6-0 6-3	Stats
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai - 27-02-2012
R1 Flavio CipollaF. Cipolla	L	6-2 7-5	Stats
Open 13 - Marseille - 20-02-2012
QF Janko TipsarevicJ. Tipsarevic	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
R2 Karol BeckK. Beck	W	6-4 7-6(1)	Stats
R1 Florent SerraF. Serra	W	6-4 6-7(3) 6-3	Stats

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M. Cilic vs I. Ljubicic Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Cilic	Stats	I. Ljubicic
64.09% (712/399)	YTD Win/Loss	59.66% (488/330)
60.59% (1776/1155)	Sets Win/Loss	57.14% (1204/903)
53.52% (15440/13409)	Games Win/Loss	52.28% (11184/10208)
62.53% (252/151)	Hard Win/Loss	61.03% (177/113)
61.94% (192/118)	Clay Win/Loss	55.75% (126/100)
64.68% (174/95)	Indoor Hard W/L	63.45% (158/91)
72.87% (94/35)	Grass Win/Loss	50.94% (27/26)
0.64	Aces Per Game	0.4
9118	Aces Total	4209
0.21	Double Faults Per Game	0.07
2958	Total Double Faults	765
1:18:24	Average Match Time	1st Match
453.53	Average Opponent Rank	463.37
57% (44386/78141)	1st Serve %	59% (16789/28389)
77% (34272/44548)	1st Serve Win %	78% (13021/16789)
52% (17725/33841)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (5935/11604)
39% (2801/7252)	Break Points Won % (Total)	37% (798/2171)
38% (30391/80727)	Return Points Win %	35% (9930/28328)
70.09% (150/64)	Slam W/L	50.00% (48/48)
52.61% (131/118)	Masters W/L	58.93% (132/92)
64.29% (36/20)	Cups W/L	61.76% (21/13)
68.21% (309/144)	Main Tour W/L	62.28% (246/149)
16.67% (2/10)	Tour Finals W/L	33.33% (2/4)
64.29% (54/30)	Challenger W/L	61.40% (35/22)
73.53% (25/9)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
62% (540/869)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	62% (417/677)
70% (165/235)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	52% (69/132)
52% (269/521)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (247/473)
58% (215/369)	Deciding Set Win %	58% (162/278)
86% (686/587)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (485/408)
14% (686/98)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	15% (485/74)
29% (425/123)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (332/80)