Prediction of Marin Cilic vs Potito Starace Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Cilic vs P. Starace

Marin Cilic

CRO

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$930.6K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Potito Starace

ITA

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$930.6K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Cilic 1 - 1 Starace

They have played 5 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 3 and Potito Starace winning 2. The last match between Marin Cilic and Potito Starace was at the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open - Madrid, 02-05-2011, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Marin Cilic getting the victory 7-6(5) 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Cilic	1
Starace	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open - Madrid(05-02-11)

Stats

Marin Cilic

Potito Starace

(R1) Campionati BNL dItalia - Rome(05-05-08)

Stats

Potito Starace

Marin Cilic

M. Cilic vs P. Starace H2H Profile

M. Cilic	Stats	P. Starace
$23,262,625	Career Prize Money	$930,620
64.09% (712-399)	Career Total W/L	56.02% (456-358)
1	Clay	1
27	Titles	11
1	Total H2H Matches	1
38.10% (8-13)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. Cilic vs P. Starace 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 Potito Starace 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 Potito Starace 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 Potito Starace 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 Potito Starace 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). Potito Starace has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 73% (W/L 394/242), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 22% (W/L 4/14).
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 Potito Starace 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 2 times before with Marin Cilic winning 1 times and Potito Starace being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 3 and Potito Starace winning 2.
The last match between Marin Cilic and Potito Starace was at the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open - Madrid, 02-05-2011, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, 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 0:47:9.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Marin Cilic has played against opponents with an average rank of 110.22 while Potito Starace 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 Potito Starace 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 Potito Starace 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 Potito Starace Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. Cilic vs P. Starace H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. Cilic	Stats	P. Starace
1	H2H Matches Won	1
3	Sets Won	2
27	Games Won	24
14	Aces (Total)	2
3	Total Double Faults	1
0:47:9	Average Match Time	0:47:9
53% (88/165)	1st Serve %	69% (111/161)
66% (58/88)	1st Serve Win %	63% (70/111)
55% (42/77)	2nd Serve Win %	42% (21/50)
47% (8/17)	Break Pts Won %	44% (7/16)
43% (70/161)	Return Points Win %	39% (65/165)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	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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P. Starace Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
San Benedetto Challenger - 13-07-2015
R1 Gianluca NasoG. Naso	L	7-5 6-4	Stats
Mestre Challenger - 01-06-2015
QF Maximo GonzalezM. Gonzalez	L	6-4 6-3	Stats
R2 Chase BuchananC. Buchanan	W	6-0 6-2	Stats
R1 Yoshihito NishiokaY. Nishioka	W	7-5 7-5	Stats
French Open - Paris - 25-05-2015
Q1 Victor HanescuV. Hanescu	L	6-4 4-6 6-4	Stats

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M. Cilic vs P. Starace Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Cilic	Stats	P. Starace
64.09% (712/399)	YTD Win/Loss	56.02% (456/358)
60.59% (1776/1155)	Sets Win/Loss	54.85% (1069/880)
53.52% (15440/13409)	Games Win/Loss	51.83% (9609/8931)
62.53% (252/151)	Hard Win/Loss	36.56% (34/59)
61.94% (192/118)	Clay Win/Loss	61.95% (394/242)
64.68% (174/95)	Indoor Hard W/L	35.82% (24/43)
72.87% (94/35)	Grass Win/Loss	22.22% (4/14)
0.64	Aces Per Game	0.12
9118	Aces Total	1102
0.21	Double Faults Per Game	0.06
2958	Total Double Faults	567
1:18:24	Average Match Time	1st Match
454.1	Average Opponent Rank	576.15
57% (44386/78141)	1st Serve %	73% (24054/32991)
77% (34272/44548)	1st Serve Win %	67% (16086/24072)
52% (17725/33841)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (4688/8942)
39% (2801/7252)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (1210/2955)
38% (30391/80727)	Return Points Win %	38% (12383/32993)
70.09% (150/64)	Slam W/L	37.31% (25/42)
52.61% (131/118)	Masters W/L	29.31% (17/41)
64.29% (36/20)	Cups W/L	78.95% (15/4)
68.21% (309/144)	Main Tour W/L	50.87% (147/142)
16.67% (2/10)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
64.29% (54/30)	Challenger W/L	66.40% (251/127)
73.53% (25/9)	Futures W/L	50.00% (1/1)
62% (540/869)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (430/746)
70% (165/235)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	38% (22/58)
52% (269/521)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (148/287)
58% (215/369)	Deciding Set Win %	51% (126/248)
86% (686/587)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (451/387)
14% (686/98)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (451/64)
29% (425/123)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (363/70)