Marin Cilic vs Zachary SvajdaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Marin Cilic and Zachary Svajda have met 3 times since 2024; Zachary Svajda leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou in 2024 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Svajda has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Cilic has taken 2 sets to Svajda's 5. Their most recent meeting: Zachary Svajda won at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Cilic | Svajda | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Marin Cilic | Zachary Svajda | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 13/18 | 71% | 17/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 5/17 | 24% | 4/17 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 10/35 | 27% | 11/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 65% | 11/17 | 58% | 14/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 8/16 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 39% | 7/18 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 14/17 | 91% | 21/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 13/17 | 74% | 17/23 |
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 (Cilic 0, Svajda 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cilic
🤖 Servebot
Svajda
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Marin Cilic and Zachary Svajda 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
3 career meetings, newest first
Mar 4, 2026
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 1st Round
Jun 11, 2025
Ilkley Challenger
G Grass · 2nd Round
Sep 18, 2024
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cilic | Svajda | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Marin Cilic | Zachary Svajda | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 4/4 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 3/4 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 5 or more | 75% | 3/4 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cilic | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.27 | 2.00 |
| ROI % | -56.3% | -45.2% |
| Units P/L | -2.25u | -4.07u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Cilic | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 3 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | CHN | JPN → 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
Across 10 shared opponents, both Cilic and Svajda posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Cilic | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| Learner Tien | W 75 76 | L 57 57 |
| Daniel Altmaier | L 26 36 | W 63 61 67 62 |
| Daniel Merida Aguilar | L 63 16 16 | W 60 67 62 |
| Frances Tiafoe | L 75 26 26 | L 46 63 57 |
| Sho Shimabukuro | W 76 61 | L |
| Denis Shapovalov | W 67 64 75 | W |
| Adam Walton | W 64 61 | W 63 64 67 62 |
| Moise Kouame | L 67 26 16 | L 75 46 46 |
| Alexei Popyrin | W 64 64 | W 36 63 76 75 |
| Casper Ruud | L 46 46 63 57 | L 16 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Learner Tien
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Fabian Marozsan
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Arthur Gea
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 4
Daniel Altmaier
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
Mattia Bellucci
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Arthur Fils
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Denis Shapovalov
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–51 matches
| Metric | Cilic | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 59% |
| Sets won | 50% | 55% |
| Games won | 50% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cilic | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cilic | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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