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Marin Cilic vs Roger Federer Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Marin Cilic seasons:20262025202420232022
Roger Federer seasons:20212020201920182017
🇭🇷 Marin Cilic
🇨🇭 Roger Federer
#49
1,000pts
Age: 37y 172d (1988-09-28)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
(1981-08-08) Age: 44y 223d
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
1 - 10
Wins: 9.1% - 90.9%
Hard 1–6Clay 0–2Grass 0–2
Masters 1000 04Slam 15Finals 01
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Match Prediction

FavoriteUnderdog
89.7%10.3%
-870+553

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🇭🇷Marin Cilic and 🇨🇭Roger Federer have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 11 times. Roger Federer currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 101.

Looking at their individual career profiles, 🇭🇷Marin Cilic has compiled an overall career record of 601355 across 956 matches, translating to a win rate of 62.87%. On hard courts his record stands at 377225 (62.62%), while on clay he holds a 13892 (60.00%) mark. On grass the numbers read 8233 (71.30%) , and on carpet 45 (44.44%). Throughout his career he has won 21 titles (16 hard, 2 clay, 3 grass). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 38101 (27.34%).

🇨🇭Roger Federer, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 1251275 from 1526 matches (81.98% win rate). His hard-court record is 783155 (83.48%), on clay he stands at 22671 (76.09%), and on grass he has gone 19229 (86.88%) , with a carpet record of 5020 (71.43%). He has accumulated 103 titles in total (71 hard, 11 clay, 19 grass, 2 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 224123 (64.55%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 7 times, with Roger Federer leading 61 (85.71%). The clay record between them sits at 20 (100.00% for Roger Federer) across 2 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 20 (100.00% for Roger Federer).

At the Grand Slam level — where the best-of-five format adds an extra layer of physical and mental endurance — the two have crossed paths 6 times, producing a Slam record of 5–1 in favour of Roger Federer. These matches, often played in front of the largest tennis audiences, frequently prove decisive in shaping the broader narrative of a rivalry.

Date
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
2021-05-31Roland GarrosClayR648🇨🇭Roger Federer (8)47🇭🇷Marin Cilic6-2 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2515516168.4%75.0%56.8%5/8
2018-01-15Australian OpenHardF2🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)6🇭🇷Marin Cilic (6)6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-1518324460.4%79.8%58.2%7/9
2017-11-12ATP FinalsHardRR2🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)5🇭🇷Marin Cilic (5)6-7(5) 6-4 6-1311517268.8%76.6%65.5%1/1
2017-07-03WimbledonGrassF5🇨🇭Roger Federer (3)6🇭🇷Marin Cilic (7)6-3 6-1 6-451018275.7%81.1%70.6%1/1
2016-06-27WimbledonGrassQF3🇨🇭Roger Federer (3)13🇭🇷Marin Cilic (9)6-7(4) 4-6 6-3 7-6(9) 6-3519727062.7%79.2%58.7%7/8
2014-08-25US OpenHardSF16🇭🇷Marin Cilic (14)3🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)6-3 6-4 6-4510513155.6%86.7%55.6%1/2
2014-08-04Canada MastersHardR163🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)18🇭🇷Marin Cilic (15)7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-4315911463.2%82.1%59.0%2/2
2012-10-07Shanghai MastersHardQF1🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)16🇭🇷Marin Cilic (10)6-3 6-43828267.7%64.3%55.0%4/6
2011-08-29US OpenHardR323🇨🇭Roger Federer (3)28🇭🇷Marin Cilic (27)6-3 4-6 6-4 6-251606358.3%74.6%62.2%7/9
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersClayR163🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)22🇭🇷Marin Cilic (15)6-4 6-33720070.4%78.9%75.0%1/1
2008-10-26Paris MastersHardR162🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)25🇭🇷Marin Cilic6-3 6-43714060.7%70.3%66.7%1/2

Wins

Marin Cilic
Roger Federer
110Overall
15Grand Slam
04Masters 1000
01Tour Finals
16Hard
02Clay
02Grass

Sets Format

0.0%0
100.0%5
Bo3
16.7%1
83.3%5
Bo5
0.0%0
100.0%3
2 Sets
25.0%1
75.0%3
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%2
4 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%2
5 Sets
Marin Cilic
Roger Federer

Deciding

0.0%0
100.0%4
Decider Set
0.0%0
100.0%5
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
100.0%2
After 3 hours
Marin Cilic
Roger Federer

Sets

30.6%11
69.4%25
All
37.5%9
62.5%15
Grand Slam
11.1%1
88.9%8
Masters 1000
36.4%8
63.6%14
Hard
25.0%2
75.0%6
Grass
16.7%1
83.3%5
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Marin Cilic
Roger Federer

Games

42.9%151
57.1%201
All
44.1%101
55.9%128
Grand Slam
40.9%38
59.1%55
Masters 1000
44.0%95
56.0%121
Hard
41.3%33
58.8%47
Grass
41.1%23
58.9%33
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Marin Cilic
Roger Federer

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Marin Cilic
Roger Federer

By Tournament Level

Marin Cilic
Roger Federer

By Round

Marin Cilic
Roger Federer

By Opponent Ranking

Marin CilicRoger Federer
13.3%2-13
vs Top 1
33.3%10-20
16%13-68
vs Top 5
58.1%104-75
27.3%38-101
vs Top 10
64.6%224-123
36.2%89-157
vs Top 20
70.1%383-163
58.6%449-317
vs Top 100
80.8%1091-260
80%152-38
vs +100
91.3%158-15
34.6%97-183
vs Higher
49%77-80
74.6%504-172
vs Lower
85.7%1172-195

Opponent Breakdown

Marin CilicRoger Federer
63.3%226-131
Vs Younger
83.1%754-153
62.6%375-224
Vs Older
80.3%497-122
61.6%511-318
Vs Right-Handed
82.5%1119-238
70.9%90-37
Vs Left-Handed
78.1%132-37
63.9%478-270
Vs 2H Backhand
80.8%819-194
56.5%104-80
Vs 1H Backhand
85.1%319-56
63.8%565-320
Vs Shorter
86%504-82
71%22-9
Vs Taller
80.3%556-136

Pressure Situations