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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
P. Starace vs M. Cilic

Potito Starace

ITA

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

6'6" (198 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$930.6K

Career Money

$23.3M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Marin Cilic

CRO

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

6'6" (198 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$930.6K

Career Money

$23.3M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Starace 1 - 1 Cilic

They have played 5 sets in total, with Potito Starace winning 2 and Marin Cilic winning 3. 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
Starace	1
Cilic	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

P. Starace vs M. Cilic H2H Profile

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

P. Starace vs M. Cilic Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Potito Starace has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Marin Cilic has won 46.29%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Potito Starace, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Marin Cilic has won 42.06%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 17.70% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Potito Starace has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Marin Cilic has saved 61.58% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Potito Starace has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Marin Cilic winning 59.18% (W/L 29/20) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Potito Starace has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 394/242), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 22% (W/L 4/14). Marin Cilic has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 62% (W/L 94/35), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 192/118).
Player level: In the last year, Potito Starace has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Marin Cilic has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 73.91% of matches (W/L 17/6). 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 Potito Starace winning 1 times and Marin Cilic being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Potito Starace winning 2 and Marin Cilic winning 3.
The last match between Potito Starace and Marin Cilic 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, Potito Starace has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Marin Cilic has played against players with an average rank of 110.22.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Potito Starace has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Marin Cilic has won 62% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Potito Starace has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Marin Cilic has converted 21.25% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Potito Starace vs Marin Cilic Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

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 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 vs M. Cilic Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

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