Prediction of Marin Cilic vs Jurgen Melzer Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Cilic vs J. Melzer

Marin Cilic

CRO

7

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.2M

Career Money

$4.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Jurgen Melzer

AUT

7

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.2M

Career Money

$4.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Head-to-head: Cilic 7 - 3 Melzer

They have played 23 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 16 and Jurgen Melzer winning 7. The last match between Jurgen Melzer and Marin Cilic was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome, 14-05-2014, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Jurgen Melzer getting the victory 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Cilic	7
Melzer	3

Last 10 H2H Matches:

(R2) Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome(05-14-14)

Stats

Jurgen Melzer

Marin Cilic

(F) PBZ Zagreb Indoors - Zagreb(02-10-13)

Stats

Marin Cilic

Jurgen Melzer

(R1) Olympics - London(07-30-12)

Stats

Marin Cilic

Jurgen Melzer

M. Cilic vs J. Melzer H2H Profile

M. Cilic	Stats	J. Melzer
$23,213,320	Career Prize Money	$4,041,290
64.10% (707-396)	Career Total W/L	54.31% (504-424)
0	Clay	1
2	Grass	0
2	Hard	1
3	Indoor	1
27	Titles	10
7	Total H2H Matches	3
38.89% (7-11)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. Cilic vs J. Melzer Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Marin Cilic has won 47.06% of points on their second serve, while Jurgen Melzer 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 Jurgen Melzer has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 20.77% 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 56.55% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Jurgen Melzer has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Marin Cilic has won 55.56% of matches played (W/L 25/20), with Jurgen Melzer 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). Jurgen Melzer has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 73% (W/L 118/73), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 51% (W/L 134/128).
Player level: In the last year, Marin Cilic has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 75.00% of matches (W/L 15/5), where as Jurgen Melzer 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 10 times before with Marin Cilic winning 7 times and Jurgen Melzer being victorious 3 times. They have played 23 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 16 and Jurgen Melzer winning 7.
The last match between Marin Cilic and Jurgen Melzer was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome, 14-05-2014, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Jurgen Melzer getting the victory 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:37:42.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Marin Cilic and Jurgen Melzer have played a deciding set 2 times, with Marin Cilic winning 1 times and Jurgen Melzer 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 6 tiebreaks against each other with Marin Cilic winning 5, and Jurgen Melzer 1.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Marin Cilic has played against opponents with an average rank of 95.22 while Jurgen Melzer 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 58% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Jurgen Melzer has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Marin Cilic has converted 18.68% of breakpoint opportunities, and Jurgen Melzer 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 Jurgen Melzer Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. Cilic vs J. Melzer H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. Cilic	Stats	J. Melzer
7	H2H Matches Won	3
16	Sets Won	7
130	Games Won	111
72	Aces (Total)	52
25	Total Double Faults	16
0:37:42	Average Match Time	0:37:42
57% (450/787)	1st Serve %	67% (518/774)
75% (336/450)	1st Serve Win %	67% (346/518)
58% (195/337)	2nd Serve Win %	54% (137/256)
36% (23/64)	Break Pts Won %	30% (16/54)
38% (291/774)	Return Points Win %	33% (256/787)
67% (6/9)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (3/9)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/1)
50% (1/2)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (6/6)	1st Set Won, Won Match	75% (3/4)
0% (0/6)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	25% (1/4)
25% (1/4)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/6)

Recent Performance Stats

M. Cilic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
BNP Paribas Nordic Open - Stockholm - 13-10-2025
R1 Nicolai Budkov KjaerN. Budkov	W	7-5 6-3	Stats
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
R2 Novak DjokovicN. Djokovic	L	7-6(2) 6-4	Stats
R1 Nikoloz BasilashviliN. Basilashvili	W	6-3 7-6(5)	Stats
China Open - Beijing - 22-09-2025
R1 Jannik SinnerJ. Sinner	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou - 15-09-2025
R1 Nishesh BasavareddyN. Basavareddy	L	4-6 6-4 6-3	Stats

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J. Melzer Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
All Lower level tournaments - 01-06-2020
R1 Alexander ErlerA. Erler	L	7-6(7) 3-6 6-3	Stats
R1 Sebastian OfnerS. Ofner	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
R1 David PichlerD. Pichler	W	3-6 6-2 6-4	Stats
R1 Lenny HampelL. Hampel	W	7-6 6-3	Stats
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem - 19-08-2019
Q1 Bjorn FratangeloB. Fratangelo	L	6-4 6-4	Stats

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M. Cilic vs J. Melzer Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Cilic	Stats	J. Melzer
64.10% (707/396)	YTD Win/Loss	54.31% (504/424)
60.60% (1766/1148)	Sets Win/Loss	52.64% (1266/1139)
53.52% (15340/13324)	Games Win/Loss	50.71% (11860/11528)
62.53% (252/151)	Hard Win/Loss	51.15% (134/128)
61.94% (192/118)	Clay Win/Loss	52.32% (169/154)
64.75% (169/92)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.48% (150/98)
72.87% (94/35)	Grass Win/Loss	53.68% (51/44)
0.64	Aces Per Game	0.27
9036	Aces Total	3144
0.21	Double Faults Per Game	0.14
2931	Total Double Faults	1648
1:18:14	Average Match Time	1st Match
452.04	Average Opponent Rank	533.54
57% (44070/77566)	1st Serve %	63% (28979/46355)
77% (34018/44232)	1st Serve Win %	70% (20212/28983)
52% (17583/33582)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (8873/17339)
39% (2785/7210)	Break Points Won % (Total)	39% (1651/4210)
38% (30213/80180)	Return Points Win %	37% (17216/46317)
70.09% (150/64)	Slam W/L	56.74% (80/61)
52.61% (131/118)	Masters W/L	42.36% (61/83)
64.29% (36/20)	Cups W/L	43.14% (22/29)
68.30% (306/142)	Main Tour W/L	54.74% (231/191)
16.67% (2/10)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
64.20% (52/29)	Challenger W/L	65.24% (107/57)
73.53% (25/9)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
62% (535/861)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (414/754)
70% (165/235)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	50% (82/163)
52% (267/516)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (200/396)
58% (214/368)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (179/323)
85% (681/582)	1st Set Won, Won Match	79% (501/397)
14% (681/98)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	21% (501/103)
29% (422/123)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (426/104)