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% | 23/30 | 74% | 14/19 |
| Wins a set when losing | 23% | 3/13 | 25% | 5/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 10/43 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 21/36 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 3/6 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 53% | 10/19 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 83% | 15/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 23/27 | 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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ruud 2, Cilic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruud
💥 Big Hitter
Cilic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 3,444 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
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% | 5/5 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 3 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 10 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/8 |
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 | 2–3 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.75 | 2.30 |
| ROI % | -48.8% | -34.5% |
| Units P/L | -2.44u | -2.76u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 3 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 712 mi · 1,146 km |
| Route | CAN | CAN → 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 · Last 12 months
Ruud has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Cilic's 50%).
| Opponent | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 46 46 | L 26 26 |
| 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 |
| Corentin Moutet | W 75 63 | L 57 46 |
| Aleksandr Shevchenko | W 61 76 | W 61 63 |
| Ethan Quinn | L 46 67 | W 76 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Joao Fonseca
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
EFG Swiss Open - Gstaad · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Jaime Faria
EFG Swiss Open - Gstaad · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Hubert Hurkacz
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Joao Fonseca
French Open - Paris · 4th Round
May 31
Tommy Paul
French Open - Paris · 3rd Round
May 29
Hamad Medjedovic
French Open - Paris · 2nd Round
May 27
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
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
Nuno Borges
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · 2nd Round
Jun 12
Denis Shapovalov
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · 1st Round
Jun 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 44–52 matches
| Metric | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 69% | 48% |
| Sets won | 64% | 48% |
| 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 World Tour 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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