H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Marin Cilic vs Denis Istomin H2H: 7-1

Marin Cilic holds a 7–1 lead over Denis Istomin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Marin Cilic leads 7–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Marin Cilic won the 2016 ABN AMRO Open first round 7-6(5) 6-4.

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Marin Cilic
Croatia Age 37 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main draw meetings
Denis Istomin
UZB Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marin Cilic #13 7-6(5) 6-4 Denis Istomin #65 Match data Feb 11, 2016* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP 500 Hard
Marin Cilic #14 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3 Denis Istomin #53 Match data Oct 23, 2015* R16 Moscow ATP 250 Hard
Marin Cilic #18 6-2 4-6 7-5 Denis Istomin #39 Match data Aug 6, 2014* R64 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Denis Istomin #49 6-3 6-4 Marin Cilic #37 Match data Jan 10, 2014* R16 Sydney International ATP 250 Hard
Marin Cilic #37 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-4 Denis Istomin #45 Match data Jan 1, 2014* R32 Brisbane International ATP 250 Hard
Marin Cilic #13 6-4 6-2 Denis Istomin #54 Match data Aug 4, 2010* R32 Washington Open ATP 500 Hard
Marin Cilic #17 6-1 6-4 6-3 Denis Istomin #108 Match data Sep 6, 2009* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Marin Cilic #27 6-0 6-4 Denis Istomin #109 Match data Jan 9, 2009* R16 Chennai ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Marin Cilic #81 #3 5,155 2,199 578 350 62.3% 1 1 0 2 17 21
Denis Istomin #1,509 #33 1,217 1,914 196 249 44.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Denis Istomin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2005 0–1 0.0% #587 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2006 5–9 35.7% #170 1,498 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2007 12–12 50.0% #71 1,714 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2008 37–24 60.7% #23 1,908 0 1 2006 0–2 0.0% #200 1,474 0 0
20 2009 45–20 69.2% #14 1,991 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 2010 38–21 64.4% #14 1,856 0 5 2008 2–2 50.0% #105 1,559 0 0
22 2011 40–23 63.5% #21 1,966 0 6 2009 13–17 43.3% #102 1,635 0 0
23 2012 38–18 67.9% #15 2,004 0 8 2010 29–29 50.0% #40 1,767 0 0
24 2013 24–13 64.9% #37 2,005 0 9 2011 10–21 32.3% #73 1,665 0 0
25 2014 51–21 70.8% #9 2,130 1 13 2012 28–30 48.3% #43 1,751 0 0
26 2015 35–19 64.8% #13 2,064 1 14 2013 30–29 50.8% #45 1,811 0 0
27 2016 44–21 67.7% #6 2,135 1 16 2014 27–24 52.9% #49 1,860 0 0
28 2017 43–22 66.2% #6 2,055 1 17 2015 20–23 46.5% #61 1,789 0 1
29 2018 40–19 67.8% #7 2,053 1 18 2016 6–20 23.1% #121 1,707 0 1
30 2019 22–20 52.4% #39 1,912 1 18 2017 15–18 45.5% #63 1,723 0 2
31 2020 11–11 50.0% #42 1,841 1 18 2018 12–18 40.0% #92 1,678 0 2
32 2021 32–19 62.7% #30 1,928 1 20 2019 3–11 21.4% #177 1,575 0 2
33 2022 32–20 61.5% #17 1,953 1 20 2020 0–1 0.0% #184 1,552 0 2
34 2023 1–2 33.3% #672 1,933 1 20 2021 0–3 0.0% #254 1,537 0 2
35 2024 6–8 42.9% #179 1,827 1 21 2022 1–1 50.0% #467 1,570 0 2
36 2025 8–11 42.1% #73 1,825 1 21 — — — — — — —
37 2026 14–16 46.7% #81 1,748 1 21 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Marin Cilic Denis Istomin
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 2005 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2006 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 25 15 40 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2009 34 13 47 72.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 28 14 42 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2011 25 14 39 64.1% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2009 9 12 21 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
23 2012 14 10 24 58.3% 15 6 21 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2010 17 19 36 47.2% 5 7 12 41.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
24 2013 14 6 20 70.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2011 7 10 17 41.2% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
25 2014 37 13 50 74.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2012 17 17 34 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — —
26 2015 21 10 31 67.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2013 25 19 44 56.8% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2016 34 16 50 68.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2014 13 17 30 43.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
28 2017 19 15 34 55.9% 12 4 16 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 2015 9 15 24 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2016 1 10 11 9.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2019 15 13 28 53.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2017 11 8 19 57.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 2020 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 5 8 13 38.5% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 2021 18 12 30 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2019 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
33 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2023 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 2024 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2022 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2025 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2026 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 362 218 580 62.4% 128 91 219 58.4% 84 37 121 69.4% 4 4 8 50.0% — 119 148 267 44.6% 40 67 107 37.4% 37 33 70 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 909/929 of Marin Cilic's and 437/445 of Denis Istomin's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Marin Cilic Denis Istomin
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 2005 1/1 2.0 2.0 50.8% 56.3% 45.2% 20.0% 50.0% 50.8% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2006 14/14 5.4 3.5 54.6% 69.3% 48.4% 59.9% 29.1% 59.6% 34.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 24/24 7.0 3.5 52.6% 74.3% 48.5% 57.9% 51.0% 62.1% 36.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 59/61 9.3 3.3 53.6% 75.6% 53.2% 60.5% 38.4% 65.3% 37.5% 2006 2/2 7.5 2.0 61.5% 66.3% 47.4% 60.2% 22.2% 59.1% 27.3%
20 2009 65/65 7.8 2.7 56.6% 75.5% 53.6% 61.0% 38.2% 66.3% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 59/59 7.2 2.5 58.1% 74.6% 53.5% 66.4% 43.0% 65.7% 38.0% 2008 4/4 4.5 2.0 62.2% 68.4% 49.7% 65.1% 38.0% 61.3% 35.4%
22 2011 62/63 7.0 2.6 54.7% 76.4% 54.7% 59.1% 44.6% 66.8% 38.3% 2009 29/30 6.6 2.7 66.1% 69.8% 48.8% 54.8% 41.5% 62.4% 34.1%
23 2012 54/56 6.2 2.7 55.5% 72.4% 53.2% 53.2% 46.7% 64.0% 40.4% 2010 58/58 6.7 1.5 65.3% 70.2% 53.9% 54.2% 41.5% 64.5% 36.2%
24 2013 36/37 8.4 2.4 56.4% 76.9% 57.0% 62.5% 43.3% 68.1% 38.6% 2011 31/31 5.5 2.2 64.3% 64.3% 49.6% 56.0% 36.7% 59.3% 34.6%
25 2014 71/72 10.4 2.8 56.9% 79.0% 50.9% 67.0% 39.5% 66.9% 38.0% 2012 54/58 7.1 1.7 63.9% 70.8% 52.2% 58.0% 39.1% 64.1% 35.8%
26 2015 54/54 12.0 2.6 58.8% 77.6% 52.0% 63.8% 41.8% 67.0% 36.8% 2013 59/59 6.3 2.0 63.2% 72.0% 51.6% 64.5% 39.1% 64.4% 35.1%
27 2016 62/65 10.4 2.4 55.4% 80.1% 54.7% 59.5% 40.4% 68.9% 37.1% 2014 50/51 7.0 1.6 67.9% 72.2% 50.5% 58.6% 39.9% 65.0% 34.8%
28 2017 64/65 11.3 3.1 58.5% 79.9% 54.9% 60.5% 42.7% 69.6% 39.7% 2015 43/43 5.7 1.3 63.5% 72.5% 51.8% 58.3% 38.9% 64.8% 36.5%
29 2018 58/59 10.2 3.1 58.8% 80.1% 55.1% 57.3% 40.3% 69.9% 38.1% 2016 25/26 6.8 2.1 63.5% 69.9% 49.2% 52.9% 44.8% 62.3% 33.7%
30 2019 41/42 9.7 5.0 58.3% 77.4% 47.7% 61.0% 41.9% 65.1% 35.0% 2017 33/33 8.4 1.7 65.4% 72.3% 50.1% 59.7% 44.3% 64.7% 34.2%
31 2020 21/22 10.0 3.8 59.8% 76.2% 50.1% 61.4% 33.4% 65.6% 35.7% 2018 30/30 5.7 1.5 68.7% 71.0% 51.0% 56.5% 34.9% 64.5% 34.3%
32 2021 49/51 11.1 3.9 58.2% 79.0% 49.9% 62.9% 38.5% 66.6% 37.0% 2019 14/14 5.5 2.0 65.7% 72.4% 49.2% 56.9% 39.4% 64.5% 30.6%
33 2022 51/52 11.5 3.4 59.9% 78.9% 52.2% 61.1% 41.2% 68.0% 38.0% 2020 1/1 2.0 2.0 64.0% 65.6% 27.8% 60.0% 0.0% 52.0% 28.3%
34 2023 2/3 9.5 3.0 65.4% 71.9% 42.9% 64.6% 21.4% 62.6% 33.9% 2021 2/3 2.0 2.5 72.1% 64.6% 44.2% 50.8% — 59.2% 19.8%
35 2024 14/14 12.1 4.0 56.2% 77.9% 50.3% 59.7% 54.3% 65.8% 33.3% 2022 2/2 3.5 1.5 68.0% 69.9% 41.1% 72.2% 21.4% 60.5% 33.4%
36 2025 19/19 8.7 2.8 57.0% 75.5% 50.9% 55.9% 35.8% 64.8% 30.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2026 29/31 9.1 3.2 58.6% 76.8% 48.4% 61.5% 37.2% 65.2% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 909/929 9.3 3.0 57.0% 77.1% 52.6% 60.9% 41.2% 66.6% 37.6% — 437/445 6.5 1.8 65.1% 70.7% 51.0% 57.9% 39.5% 63.8% 34.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Marin Cilic Denis Istomin
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 2005 1486 99.9 -3.62 -1.03 0.677 42.1% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2006 1498 111.3 -1.65 -2.46 0.850 47.4% -25 +64 — 37.1% -0.77 4–3 (57%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 1715 126.8 -0.80 -0.10 0.954 49.3% -39 -98 -126 47.5% -0.11 5–4 (56%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 1908 151.0 +2.06 +1.34 1.082 51.4% -11 -243 -142 57.3% +0.46 10–8 (56%) 13–16 (45%) — -0.68 2006 1474 112.2 +1.83 +2.43 0.669 43.4% — — — 16.7% -2.34 0–1 1–1 — -0.22
20 2009 1992 159.4 +3.31 +2.77 1.188 52.7% +28 -214 -200 64.9% +1.04 13–8 (62%) 14–16 (47%) — +2.37 2007 1486 103.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 1857 158.2 +2.35 +1.40 1.109 51.8% +72 +14 -102 58.6% +0.73 13–5 (72%) 11–19 (37%) — +1.24 2008 1559 115.8 -0.37 +0.78 0.914 48.9% +45 — — 50.0% -0.08 — 2–2 (50%) — +0.02
22 2011 1966 162.8 +4.08 +1.86 1.156 52.2% +25 -52 -198 59.6% +0.62 12–7 (63%) 14–9 (61%) — +0.09 2009 1636 125.3 -1.33 -1.62 0.907 48.6% +16 -133 -53 42.9% -0.57 5–2 (71%) 7–10 (41%) — +1.12
23 2012 2005 160.0 +1.42 +3.57 1.123 52.2% -30 +11 -22 62.0% +0.74 8–3 (73%) 11–15 (42%) — +1.95 2010 1768 143.4 +1.15 +0.13 1.018 50.4% -22 -228 -27 51.7% +0.19 13–12 (52%) 15–11 (58%) — -0.33
24 2013 2005 157.1 +3.69 +2.41 1.208 52.9% +18 -88 +81 63.4% +0.90 8–5 (62%) 11–4 (73%) — +0.69 2011 1666 130.3 -2.79 -1.92 0.850 47.1% +33 -165 +77 37.3% -0.88 1–5 (17%) 7–3 (70%) — -1.16
25 2014 2130 169.3 +3.49 +2.72 1.150 52.3% +34 -173 -10 65.8% +0.76 13–9 (59%) 20–9 (69%) — -2.53 2012 1751 150.1 +1.09 -0.48 0.999 50.0% -33 -229 +124 48.6% +0.04 10–10 (50%) 14–14 (50%) — -1.49
26 2015 2064 160.5 +3.04 +1.34 1.114 51.7% +53 -93 +78 60.4% +0.54 12–8 (60%) 26–9 (74%) — +1.96 2013 1812 153.1 +0.94 -0.48 0.987 49.9% +15 -243 -31 50.0% +0.05 10–10 (50%) 11–13 (46%) — -0.77
27 2016 2136 171.9 +5.19 +1.67 1.193 52.6% +11 -180 +58 63.1% +0.86 11–8 (58%) 14–17 (45%) — +1.16 2014 1860 158.1 +1.45 -0.54 0.996 50.0% +1 -139 -14 52.7% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 13–14 (48%) — -3.30
28 2017 2055 166.2 +4.81 +4.38 1.303 53.9% -89 -3 +181 63.1% +0.91 10–12 (45%) 16–14 (53%) — +0.86 2015 1790 143.8 +0.64 +0.10 1.036 50.5% -25 -86 +93 48.4% +0.09 3–7 (30%) 8–8 (50%) — -1.14
29 2018 2054 170.8 +5.78 +3.23 1.264 53.3% -14 +7 +214 64.3% +0.99 9–10 (47%) 20–18 (53%) — -0.29 2016 1707 140.8 -0.07 -2.12 0.894 48.4% -28 -26 +126 33.8% -0.85 2–5 (29%) 5–6 (45%) — -2.01
30 2019 1912 154.6 +1.14 -0.18 1.003 50.4% +27 +85 +277 54.5% +0.15 5–6 (45%) 16–9 (64%) — +1.07 2017 1723 138.9 +1.33 -1.58 0.968 49.5% +6 -29 -40 45.2% -0.31 6–4 (60%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.43
31 2020 1842 146.2 +1.45 -0.54 1.037 50.2% +6 +126 — 45.5% -0.05 7–4 (64%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.50 2018 1679 132.6 +0.11 -1.51 0.968 49.0% -23 +18 +38 45.8% -0.11 4–6 (40%) 10–14 (42%) — -0.46
32 2021 1929 146.3 +3.33 +0.85 1.108 51.7% -35 +4 +247 57.9% +0.43 13–8 (62%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.01 2019 1576 124.0 -0.42 -1.96 0.862 47.8% +79 +78 — 25.8% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.40
33 2022 1953 160.1 +4.07 +1.98 1.190 52.7% -43 +52 +215 60.6% +0.86 8–10 (44%) 11–11 (50%) — +0.30 2020 1552 113.0 -1.58 +7.36 0.589 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.19
34 2023 1933 104.1 +0.22 +0.03 0.907 49.3% — — — 40.0% 0.00 1–0 — — +0.03 2021 1538 107.3 -0.95 -2.93 0.484 41.2% — — — 12.5% -2.25 0–1 1–0 — -0.06
35 2024 1827 133.0 +0.92 -0.98 0.975 50.1% -8 — — 45.7% 0.00 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.06 2022 1571 110.4 -1.64 -0.13 0.846 46.2% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — 1–0 — -0.06
36 2025 1825 142.2 +1.69 -2.10 0.870 48.1% +3 — +327 43.1% -0.45 2–2 (50%) 3–5 (38%) — -1.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2026 1748 138.1 +0.73 +0.14 1.005 50.1% +67 0 +279 48.6% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2200 164.7 +3.06 +1.77 1.127 51.9% +6 -47 +77 59.1% +0.60 170–127 (57%) 230–214 (52%) 99.2 +0.53 — 1914 147.1 +0.44 -0.79 0.963 49.4% -2 -119 +38 46.1% -0.19 63–74 (46%) 107–108 (50%) 101.5 -2.45

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.