Grigor Dimitrov vs Marin CilicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ง๐ฌGrigor Dimitrov
#137 ยท 35 yrs ยท R
6 meetings ยท sets 9โ8

๐ญ๐ทMarin Cilic
#81 ยท 37 yrs ยท R
Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic have met 6 times since 2015; they are level 3โ3. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Paris in 2015 on hard. On hard courts they are level 2โ2. On clay courts they are level 1โ1. Dimitrov has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Dimitrov has taken 9 sets to Cilic's 8. Their most recent meeting: Grigor Dimitrov won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Dimitrov | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Grigor Dimitrov | Marin Cilic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 6/8 | 74% | 14/19 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 5/14 | 25% | 5/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 7/22 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 36% | 5/14 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 4/7 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 30% | 3/10 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 73% | 8/11 | 83% | 15/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 55% | 6/11 | 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 (Dimitrov 1, Cilic 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Dimitrov
๐ค Servebot
Cilic
๐ค Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic are ๐ค Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,568 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Feb 8, 2021
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard ยท 1st Round
May 29, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay ยท Round of 64
Nov 1, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Paris
H Hard ยท Round of 16
Aug 18, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard ยท Semifinals
Aug 6, 2016
Rio Olympics
C Clay ยท Round of 64
Nov 4, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Paris
H Hard ยท Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Dimitrov | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Grigor Dimitrov | Marin Cilic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 13/13 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 3 or more | 92% | 12/13 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 5 or more | 85% | 11/13 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 10 or more | 31% | 4/13 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 15 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 20 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Dimitrov | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8โ5 | 3โ5 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 2.30 |
| ROI % | -3.7% | -34.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.48u | -2.76u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Dimitrov | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 3 |
| Distance | 0 mi ยท 0 km | 712 mi ยท 1,146 km |
| Route | USA | 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
Cilic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Dimitrov's 0%).
| Opponent | Dimitrov | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Nuno Borges | L 46 26 | W 36 76 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sebastian Baez
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round
Aug 14
Nuno Borges
Nordea Open - Bastad ยท 2nd Round
Jul 15
Dalibor Svrcina
Nordea Open - Bastad ยท 1st Round
Jul 14
Arthur Fery
Wimbledon - London ยท 4th Round
Jul 6
Matteo Berrettini
Wimbledon - London ยท 3rd Round
Jul 4
Jakub Mensik
Wimbledon - London ยท 2nd Round
Jul 2
Dane Sweeny
Wimbledon - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 30
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca ยท Quarterfinals
Jun 25
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 27โ44 matches
| Metric | Dimitrov | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 41% | 48% |
| Sets won | 45% | 48% |
| Games won | 50% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Dimitrov | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Dimitrov | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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