H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Marin Cilic vs David Nalbandian H2H: 1-3
David Nalbandian holds a 3–1 lead over Marin Cilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, David Nalbandian leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Marin Cilic leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Marin Cilic won the 2012 Queen's Club final 6-7(3) 4-3 DEF.
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Croatia
Age 37
Right-Handed
198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
1
–
3
4 main draw meetings
ARG
Age 44
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2012* | Queen's Club | ATP 500 | F | Grass | Marin Cilic | 6-7(3) 4-3 DEF | David Nalbandian | Match data |
| Mar 11, 2012* | Indian Wells Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Hard | David Nalbandian | 7-6(3) 7-6(4) | Marin Cilic | Match data |
| Nov 5, 2010* | Basel | ATP 500 | R16 | Hard | David Nalbandian | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | Marin Cilic | Match data |
| Aug 7, 2010* | Washington | ATP 500 | SF | Hard | David Nalbandian | 6-2 6-2 | Marin Cilic | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marin Cilic | #88 | #3 | 5,155 | 2,195 | 572 | 344 | 62.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 21 |
| David Nalbandian | #231 | #3 | 3,500 | 2,070 | 356 | 185 | 65.8% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
Career Progression by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Age | Marin Cilic | David Nalbandian | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | 2005 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #587 | 1,486 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 2006 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #170 | 1,499 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2007 | 12–12 | 50.0% | #71 | 1,714 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #245 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2008 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #23 | 1,904 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 17–9 | 65.4% | #47 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2009 | 45–20 | 69.2% | #14 | 1,989 | 0 | 3 | 2002 | 36–23 | 61.0% | #12 | 1,856 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | 2010 | 38–21 | 64.4% | #14 | 1,854 | 0 | 5 | 2003 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #8 | 1,988 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 2011 | 40–23 | 63.5% | #21 | 1,963 | 0 | 6 | 2004 | 33–14 | 70.2% | #9 | 1,905 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | 2012 | 37–17 | 68.5% | #15 | 2,009 | 0 | 8 | 2005 | 40–19 | 67.8% | #6 | 1,982 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | 2013 | 24–13 | 64.9% | #37 | 1,964 | 0 | 9 | 2006 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #8 | 1,940 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | 2014 | 51–21 | 70.8% | #9 | 2,127 | 1 | 13 | 2007 | 31–17 | 64.6% | #9 | 2,032 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | 2015 | 35–19 | 64.8% | #13 | 2,061 | 1 | 14 | 2008 | 37–14 | 72.5% | #11 | 2,014 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | 2016 | 42–20 | 67.7% | #6 | 2,133 | 1 | 16 | 2009 | 14–8 | 63.6% | #64 | 1,935 | 0 | 10 |
| 28 | 2017 | 43–22 | 66.2% | #6 | 2,055 | 1 | 17 | 2010 | 25–10 | 71.4% | #27 | 2,005 | 0 | 11 |
| 29 | 2018 | 40–19 | 67.8% | #7 | 2,056 | 1 | 18 | 2011 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #64 | 1,940 | 0 | 11 |
| 30 | 2019 | 22–20 | 52.4% | #39 | 1,911 | 1 | 18 | 2012 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #82 | 1,883 | 0 | 11 |
| 31 | 2020 | 11–11 | 50.0% | #42 | 1,850 | 1 | 18 | 2013 | 6–5 | 54.5% | #229 | 1,871 | 0 | 11 |
| 32 | 2021 | 31–18 | 63.3% | #30 | 1,933 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2022 | 32–20 | 61.5% | #17 | 1,958 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 2023 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #672 | 1,912 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 2024 | 6–8 | 42.9% | #179 | 1,816 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 2025 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #73 | 1,819 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 2026 | 13–14 | 48.1% | #88 | 1,758 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |