Carlos Alcaraz vs Marin CilicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ช๐ธCarlos Alcaraz
#3 ยท 23 yrs ยท R
20w5 meetings ยท sets 10โ4

๐ญ๐ทMarin Cilic
#81 ยท 37 yrs ยท R
Carlos Alcaraz and Marin Cilic have met 5 times since 2021; Carlos Alcaraz leads 4โ1. Their first meeting came at Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril in 2021 on clay. On hard courts Alcaraz leads 4โ0. Alcaraz has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Alcaraz has taken 10 sets to Cilic's 4. Their most recent meeting: Carlos Alcaraz won at Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Alcaraz | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Carlos Alcaraz | Marin Cilic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 20/25 | 74% | 14/19 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 2/6 | 25% | 5/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 7/31 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 69% | 20/29 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 0% | 0/2 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 95% | 21/22 | 83% | 15/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 91% | 20/22 | 78% | 14/18 |
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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Alcaraz 3, Cilic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Alcaraz
๐ The Complete Package
Cilic
๐ค Servebot
Matchup analysis
๐ The Complete Package vs ๐ค Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 616 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Feb 17, 2025
Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Sep 5, 2022
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard ยท 4th Round
Aug 18, 2022
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati
H Hard ยท 3rd Round
Mar 28, 2022
Miami Open - Miami
H Hard ยท 3rd Round
Apr 27, 2021
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril
C Clay ยท 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Alcaraz | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3โ5 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.30 |
| ROI % | - | -34.5% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.76u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Alcaraz | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | โ | 2 |
| Events | โ | 2 |
| Matches | โ | 3 |
| Distance | โ | 712 mi ยท 1,146 km |
| Route | โ | CAN โ USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 ยท Last 12 months
Alcaraz has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Cilic's 20%).
| Opponent | Alcaraz | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev | L 36 67 | L 16 26 46 |
| Zizou Bergs | W 64 63 | W 46 63 64 |
| Otto Virtanen | W 64 62 | L 57 46 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 67 36 | L 26 26 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | W 62 64 | L 67 36 |
| Alexander Zverev | W 64 76 67 67 75 | L 26 75 46 |
| Brandon Nakashima | W 62 64 | W 26 64 76 |
| Casper Ruud | W 61 76 | L 46 46 63 57 |
| Arthur Rinderknech | W 67 63 62 | L 26 46 |
| Taylor Fritz | W 67 75 63 | L 67 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Otto Virtanen
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Barcelona ยท 1st Round
Apr 14
Jannik Sinner
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo ยท Final
Apr 12
Valentin Vacherot
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo ยท Semifinals
Apr 11
Alexander Bublik
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo ยท Quarterfinals
Apr 10
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo ยท 3rd Round
Apr 9
Sebastian Baez
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo ยท 2nd Round
Apr 7
Sebastian Korda
Miami Open - Miami ยท 3rd Round
Mar 22
Joao Fonseca
Miami Open - Miami ยท 2nd Round
Mar 20
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round
Aug 15
Frances Tiafoe
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 2nd Round
Aug 5
Sho Shimabukuro
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 1st Round
Aug 4
Daniil Medvedev
Wimbledon - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 29
Ugo Humbert
HSBC Championships - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 16
Daniil Medvedev
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch ยท Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Nuno Borges
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch ยท 2nd Round
Jun 12
Denis Shapovalov
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch ยท 1st Round
Jun 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 42โ44 matches
| Metric | Alcaraz | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 86% | 48% |
| Sets won | 80% | 48% |
| Games won | 59% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Alcaraz | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Alcaraz | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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