Marin Cilic vs Rafael Nadal Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Cilic vs R. Nadal

Marin Cilic

CRO

2

Win

Played

7

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$96.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Rafael Nadal

ESP

2

Win

Played

7

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$96.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Head-to-head: Cilic 2 - 7 Nadal

They have played 26 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 8 and Rafael Nadal winning 18. The last match between Rafael Nadal and Marin Cilic was at the U.S. Open - New York, 02-09-2019, Round: R4, Surface: Hard, with Rafael Nadal getting the victory 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Cilic	2
Nadal	7

Last 9 H2H Matches:

(R4) U.S. Open - New York(09-02-19)

Stats

Rafael Nadal

Marin Cilic

(QF) Rogers Cup - Toronto(08-10-18)

Stats

Rafael Nadal

Marin Cilic

(QF) Australian Open - Melbourne(01-23-18)

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Marin Cilic

Rafael Nadal

M. Cilic vs R. Nadal H2H Profile

M. Cilic	Stats	R. Nadal
$23,262,625	Career Prize Money	$96,585,210
64.09% (712-399)	Career Total W/L	82.16% (1124-244)
0	Clay	1
2	Hard	5
0	Indoor	1
27	Titles	94
2	Total H2H Matches	7
38.10% (8-13)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. Cilic vs R. Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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). Rafael Nadal has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 73% (W/L 511/59), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 82/39).
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 Rafael Nadal has played most of their matches on the Davis/Fed Cup, 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 9 times before with Marin Cilic winning 2 times and Rafael Nadal being victorious 7 times. They have played 26 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 8 and Rafael Nadal winning 18.
The last match between Marin Cilic and Rafael Nadal was at the U.S. Open - New York, 02-09-2019, Round: R4, Surface: Hard, with Rafael Nadal getting the victory 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:4:43.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Marin Cilic has played against opponents with an average rank of 108.65 while Rafael Nadal has played against players with an average rank of 78.
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 Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. Cilic vs R. Nadal H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. Cilic	Stats	R. Nadal
2	H2H Matches Won	7
8	Sets Won	18
100	Games Won	129
82	Aces (Total)	31
29	Total Double Faults	20
2:4:43	Average Match Time	2:4:43
63% (469/745)	1st Serve %	68% (508/752)
69% (324/469)	1st Serve Win %	72% (366/508)
42% (117/276)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (116/244)
28% (19/69)	Break Pts Won %	39% (32/83)
36% (268/752)	Return Points Win %	40% (296/745)
17% (1/6)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	83% (5/6)
33% (1/3)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	67% (2/3)
0% (0/2)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (2/2)
33% (1/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (5/6)
67% (2/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	17% (1/6)
17% (1/6)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	67% (2/3)

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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R. Nadal Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Davis Cup, World Group, QF, NED-ESP 2-1 - 18-11-2024
Rubber 1 Botic Van De ZandschulpB. Van	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Olympics - Paris - 29-07-2024
R2 Novak DjokovicN. Djokovic	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
R1 Marton FucsovicsM. Fucsovics	W	6-1 4-6 6-4	Stats
Nordea Open - Bastad - 15-07-2024
F Nuno BorgesN. Borges	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
SF Duje AjdukovicD. Ajdukovic	W	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats

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M. Cilic vs R. Nadal Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Cilic	Stats	R. Nadal
64.09% (712/399)	YTD Win/Loss	82.16% (1124/244)
60.59% (1776/1155)	Sets Win/Loss	76.57% (2696/825)
53.52% (15440/13409)	Games Win/Loss	59.47% (19730/13449)
62.53% (252/151)	Hard Win/Loss	79.67% (439/112)
61.94% (192/118)	Clay Win/Loss	89.65% (511/59)
64.68% (174/95)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.90% (98/53)
72.87% (94/35)	Grass Win/Loss	79.17% (76/20)
0.64	Aces Per Game	0.24
9118	Aces Total	3839
0.21	Double Faults Per Game	0.12
2958	Total Double Faults	2000
1:18:24	Average Match Time	1:7:13
453.41	Average Opponent Rank	429.43
57% (44386/78141)	1st Serve %	68% (58555/86368)
77% (34272/44548)	1st Serve Win %	72% (42361/58544)
52% (17725/33841)	2nd Serve Win %	57% (15931/27857)
39% (2801/7252)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (4679/10428)
38% (30391/80727)	Return Points Win %	42% (38917/92075)
70.09% (150/64)	Slam W/L	87.71% (314/44)
52.61% (131/118)	Masters W/L	81.98% (414/91)
64.29% (36/20)	Cups W/L	87.50% (35/5)
68.21% (309/144)	Main Tour W/L	80.50% (289/70)
16.67% (2/10)	Tour Finals W/L	53.85% (21/18)
64.29% (54/30)	Challenger W/L	75.47% (40/13)
73.53% (25/9)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
62% (540/869)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	80% (775/968)
70% (165/235)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	88% (338/384)
52% (269/521)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	61% (276/452)
58% (215/369)	Deciding Set Win %	68% (199/291)
86% (686/587)	1st Set Won, Won Match	94% (1049/990)
14% (686/98)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	5% (1049/57)
29% (425/123)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	41% (319/132)