Casper Ruud vs Marin CilicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic have met 5 times since 2020; Casper Ruud leads 5–0. Their first meeting came at Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome in 2020 on clay. On hard courts Ruud leads 3–0. On clay courts Ruud leads 2–0. Ruud has won the last 5 meetings. Across all meetings Ruud has taken 12 sets to Cilic's 3. Their most recent meeting: Casper Ruud won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ruud | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Casper Ruud | Marin Cilic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 77% | 24/31 | 71% | 12/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 15% | 2/13 | 29% | 5/17 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 20% | 9/44 | 29% | 10/34 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 20/36 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 4/7 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 11/22 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 25/27 | 81% | 13/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ruud 2, Cilic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruud
🤖 Servebot
Cilic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 6,464 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Jan 24, 2026
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 3rd Round
Oct 15, 2025
BNP Paribas Nordic Open - Stockholm
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jun 3, 2022
French Open - Paris
C Clay · Semifinals
Aug 10, 2021
Rogers Cup - Toronto
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 18, 2020
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 3rd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ruud | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Casper Ruud | Marin Cilic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 3 or more | 83% | 5/6 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 3/6 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 10 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–3 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | 2.27 |
| ROI % | +4.7% | -56.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.42u | -2.25u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 4 | 1 |
| Distance | 7,032 mi · 11,317 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | GBR → JPN → 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
Ruud has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Cilic's 60%).
| Opponent | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Learner Tien | W 64 76 | W 75 76 |
| Ugo Humbert | W 62 63 | L 57 36 |
| Denis Shapovalov | W 63 64 | W 67 64 75 |
| Alexei Popyrin | W 64 63 | W 64 64 |
| Zachary Svajda | W 61 63 | L 67 46 |
| Marcos Giron | W 46 76 64 | W 75 64 |
| Daniel Altmaier | L 36 57 | L 26 36 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | L | L 67 36 |
| Aleksandr Shevchenko | W 61 76 | W 61 63 |
| Ethan Quinn | L 46 67 | W 76 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Learner Tien
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 12
Bu Yunchaokete
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Luciano Darderi
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Francisco Cerundolo
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 25
Fnu Nidunjianzan
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 · Rubber 4
Sep 19
Rigele Te
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 · Rubber 1
Sep 18
Christopher O'Connell
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Joao Fonseca
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
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 · 39–53 matches
| Metric | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 70% | 49% |
| Sets won | 64% | 49% |
| Games won | 55% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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