Marin Cilic vs Nikoloz BasilashviliPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Marin Cilic and Nikoloz Basilashvili have met 3 times since 2021; Marin Cilic leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Mercedes Cup - Stuttgart in 2021 on grass. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Cilic has taken 4 sets to Basilashvili's 2. Their most recent meeting: Nikoloz Basilashvili won at Almaty Open - Almaty (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Cilic | Basilashvili | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Marin Cilic | Nikoloz Basilashvili | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 11/17 | 72% | 23/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 28% | 5/18 | 25% | 7/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 11/35 | 27% | 16/60 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 59% | 10/17 | 38% | 9/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 8/16 | 65% | 20/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 41% | 7/17 | 46% | 12/26 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 13/16 | 85% | 28/33 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 11/16 | 70% | 23/33 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Cilic 2, Basilashvili 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cilic
🤖 Servebot
Basilashvili
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Marin Cilic and Nikoloz Basilashvili are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 6,456 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Oct 19, 2026
Almaty Open - Almaty
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 1, 2025
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai
H Hard · 1st Round
Jun 10, 2021
Mercedes Cup - Stuttgart
G Grass · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cilic | Basilashvili | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Marin Cilic | Nikoloz Basilashvili | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 100% | 16/16 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 100% | 16/16 |
| 5 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 81% | 13/16 |
| 10 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 50% | 8/16 |
| 15 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cilic | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–5 | 11–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.11 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -47.3% | +21.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.31u | +3.36u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Cilic | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 12 |
| Distance | 2,553 mi · 4,108 km | 3,584 mi · 5,768 km |
| Route | CHN → KAZ | CHN → KAZ |
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 (75% vs Basilashvili's 50%).
| Opponent | Cilic | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Walton | W 63 36 61 | W 64 76 |
| Adrian Mannarino | W 63 62 | L |
| Daniel Merida Aguilar | L 63 16 16 | W 64 26 63 |
| Sho Shimabukuro | W 76 61 | W 62 61 |
| Daniel Altmaier | L 26 36 | L 57 46 |
| Brandon Nakashima | W 26 64 76 | W 76 64 |
| Ethan Quinn | W 76 63 | L 62 67 46 |
| Aleksandr Shevchenko | W 61 63 | L 67 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Almaty Open - Almaty · 1st Round
Oct 19
Yosuke Watanuki
Jinan Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 15
Adam Walton
Jinan Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 13
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
Marin Cilic
Almaty Open - Almaty · 1st Round
Oct 19
Adam Walton
Almaty Open - Almaty · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 18
Taro Daniel
Almaty Open - Almaty · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 17
Adrian Mannarino
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Liam Draxl
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Andre Ilagan
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · Semifinals
Sep 28
Jenson Brooksby
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · Quarterfinals
Sep 27
Matchup videos
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–60 matches
| Metric | Cilic | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 53% |
| Sets won | 47% | 52% |
| Games won | 49% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cilic | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cilic | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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