Alexander Zverev vs Marin CilicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Zverev and Marin Cilic have met 9 times since 2015; Alexander Zverev leads 8–1. Their first meeting came at Washington in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Zverev leads 5–1. On clay courts Zverev leads 3–0. Zverev has won the last 8 meetings. Across all meetings Zverev has taken 16 sets to Cilic's 7. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Zverev won at Miami Open - Miami (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zverev | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Zverev | Marin Cilic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 30/44 | 71% | 12/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 8/17 | 29% | 5/17 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 22/61 | 29% | 10/34 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 29/52 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 23/33 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 39/46 | 81% | 13/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 30/46 | 75% | 12/16 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 4 of 9 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zverev 3, Cilic 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
💥 Big Hitter
Cilic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
9 career meetings, newest first
Mar 23, 2026
Miami Open - Miami
H Hard · 3rd Round
May 4, 2022
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 2nd Round
Nov 12, 2018
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
May 17, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Semifinals
Nov 6, 2017
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
May 9, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Oct 11, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 4, 2016
Montpellier
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 7, 2015
Washington
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zverev | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexander Zverev | Marin Cilic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 5 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 10 or more | 61% | 11/18 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 33% | 6/18 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 6% | 1/18 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–4 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.19 | 2.27 |
| ROI % | -6.8% | -56.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.35u | -2.25u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zverev | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 7 | 1 |
| Distance | 5,722 mi · 9,208 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | GBR → CHN | CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zverev has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Cilic's 40%).
| Opponent | Zverev | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Fery | W 76 62 64 | L 67 16 |
| Learner Tien | W 76 63 | W 75 76 |
| Frances Tiafoe | W 63 64 | L 75 26 26 |
| Taylor Fritz | W 64 64 62 | L 67 67 |
| Marcos Giron | W 62 76 64 | W 75 64 |
| Daniil Medvedev | W 26 63 76 | L 16 26 46 |
| Daniel Altmaier | W 75 63 | L 26 36 |
| Zizou Bergs | W 62 75 | W 46 63 64 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | L 46 67 | L 67 36 |
| Brandon Nakashima | W 76 57 64 | W 26 64 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Quentin Halys
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 11
Yibing Wu
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Novak Djokovic
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Juncheng Shang
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Cameron Norrie
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Learner Tien
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 27
Alex de Minaur
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 26
Dino Prizmic
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, GER-CRO · Rubber 4
Sep 20
Arthur Fery
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Frances Tiafoe
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Sho Shimabukuro
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Daniil Medvedev
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Ugo Humbert
HSBC Championships - London · 1st Round
Jun 16
Daniil Medvedev
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–88 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 49% |
| Sets won | 72% | 49% |
| Games won | 56% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zverev | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 5 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zverev | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 5 | 1 |
| Clay | 3 | 0 |
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