Fernando Verdasco vs Marin CilicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Fernando Verdasco and Marin Cilic have met 6 times since 2015; Marin Cilic leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid in 2015 on clay. On hard courts Cilic leads 3–0. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Cilic has won the last 5 meetings. Across all meetings Verdasco has taken 5 sets to Cilic's 12. Their most recent meeting: Marin Cilic won at Australian Open (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Verdasco | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Fernando Verdasco | Marin Cilic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 74% | 14/19 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 25% | 5/20 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 26% | 10/39 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 65% | 11/17 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 48% | 10/21 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 42% | 8/19 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 83% | 15/18 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Verdasco 0, Cilic 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Verdasco
🎯 Baseliner
Cilic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,749 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Jan 11, 2019
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 32
Jun 10, 2018
London / Queen's Club
G Grass · Round of 32
Apr 9, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Round of 32
Oct 6, 2016
Tokyo
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 9, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · Round of 32
May 5, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Verdasco | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–5 |
| 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 | Verdasco | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 712 mi · 1,146 km |
| Route | — | 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Hugo Gaston
Seville · Round of 32
Sep 5
Alexandr Cozbinov
Stanford, CA · Round of 32
Aug 14
Gonzalo Lama
Santo Domingo · Round of 32
Aug 8
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Mallorca · Round of 32
Jul 28
Ricardas Berankis
Segovia · Round of 16
Jul 27
Dan Added
Segovia · Round of 32
Jul 25
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Pozoblanco · Round of 32
Jul 19
Pavel Kotov
Mallorca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 24
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 · 44–44 matches
| Metric | Verdasco | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 48% |
| Sets won | - | 48% |
| Games won | - | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Verdasco | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Verdasco | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 3 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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