Grigor Dimitrov vs Marin CilicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic have met 6 times since 2015; they are level 3–3. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Paris in 2015 on hard. On hard courts they are level 2–2. On clay courts they are level 1–1. 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 · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Dimitrov | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Grigor Dimitrov | Marin Cilic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 8/11 | 71% | 12/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 6/16 | 29% | 5/17 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 9/27 | 29% | 10/34 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 37% | 7/19 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 4/7 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 4/14 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 10/14 | 81% | 13/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 8/14 | 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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Dimitrov 1, Cilic 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Dimitrov
🤖 Servebot
Cilic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Grigor Dimitrov 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
6 career meetings, newest first
Feb 8, 2021
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
May 29, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 64
Nov 1, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Paris
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 18, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · Semifinals
Aug 6, 2016
Rio Olympics
C Clay · Round of 64
Nov 4, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Paris
H Hard · Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Dimitrov | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Grigor Dimitrov | Marin Cilic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 5/5 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 5/5 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 5 or more | 100% | 5/5 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 10 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Dimitrov | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–4 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.39 | 2.27 |
| ROI % | -50.6% | -56.3% |
| Units P/L | -3.54u | -2.25u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Dimitrov | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 1 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | FRA | 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
Cilic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Dimitrov's 0%).
| Opponent | Dimitrov | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Fery | L 57 63 64 46 67 | L 67 16 |
| Alexei Popyrin | L 63 36 26 46 | W 64 64 |
| Nuno Borges | L 46 26 | W 36 76 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Edas Butvilas
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Holger Rune
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, DEN-BUL 3-2 · Rubber 4
Sep 19
Elmer Moller
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, DEN-BUL 3-2 · Rubber 1
Sep 18
Alexei Popyrin
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Timofey Skatov
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Lorenzo Giustino
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Sebastian Baez
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Nuno Borges
Nordea Open - Bastad · 2nd Round
Jul 15
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 · 33–39 matches
| Metric | Dimitrov | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 42% | 49% |
| Sets won | 46% | 49% |
| 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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