Marin Cilic #121 def. Benjamin Becker #46

6-3 6-2

Marin Cilic defeated Benjamin Becker 6-3 6-2 in the 2007 Stuttgart Open first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 19, 2007*
Tournament: Stuttgart Open
Edition: 2007
Category: International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 10m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marin Cilic	Benjamin Becker
Aces	14	5
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	49	27
First serve points won %	84	73
Second serve points won %	54	46
Break points saved %	80	43
Break points converted %	57	20
Service points won %	69	54
Return points won %	46	31
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Marin Cilic	Benjamin Becker
Country	CRO	GER
Birth date	Sep 28, 1988	Jun 16, 1981
Age	18	26
Height	198 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	121	46
Ranking points (entering)	347	719
Elo (entering)	1,615	1,624
Current career W-L	578–350	153–217
Current career earnings	$33,520,563	$4,399,584

Pre-match H2H

Marin Cilic #121 0 – 0 Benjamin Becker #46

Path

Marin Cilic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bartolome Salva-Vidal #324	6-3 4-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 2007	Q2
Hugo Armando #170	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 2007	Q1

Marin Cilic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Wawrinka #50	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 2007	R16

Benjamin Becker's path

No prior matches in this tournament.