H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Marin Cilic vs Ivan Ljubicic H2H: 1-2

Ivan Ljubicic holds a 2–1 lead over Marin Cilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Ivan Ljubicic leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Marin Cilic won the 2011 China Open semifinal 6-4 6-3.

Croatia Age 37 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
1 2
3 main draw meetings
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marin Cilic #25 6-4 6-3 Ivan Ljubicic #26 Match data Oct 8, 2011* SF China Open ATP 500 Hard
Ivan Ljubicic #33 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 6-4 Marin Cilic #26 Match data Jun 22, 2011* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Ivan Ljubicic #23 7-6(7) 7-5 Marin Cilic #45 Match data Mar 16, 2008* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 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
Ivan Ljubicic #53 #3 3,315 2,053 404 284 58.7% 0 1 0 2 7 10

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 Ivan Ljubicic
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 1996 1–1 50.0% 1,509 0 0
18 2007 12–12 50.0% #71 1,714 0 0 1997 1–4 20.0% 1,489 0 0
19 2008 37–24 60.7% #23 1,908 0 1 1998 0–1 0.0% #293 1,482 0 0
20 2009 45–20 69.2% #14 1,991 0 3 1999 11–12 47.8% #77 1,587 0 0
21 2010 38–21 64.4% #14 1,856 0 5 2000 21–22 48.8% #91 1,680 0 0
22 2011 40–23 63.5% #21 1,966 0 6 2001 27–21 56.2% #37 1,827 0 1
23 2012 38–18 67.9% #15 2,004 0 8 2002 27–27 50.0% #49 1,740 0 1
24 2013 24–13 64.9% #37 2,005 0 9 2003 27–23 54.0% #42 1,791 0 1
25 2014 51–21 70.8% #9 2,130 1 13 2004 35–23 60.3% #22 1,812 0 1
26 2015 35–19 64.8% #13 2,064 1 14 2005 50–23 68.5% #9 1,953 0 3
27 2016 44–21 67.7% #6 2,135 1 16 2006 55–19 74.3% #5 1,945 0 6
28 2017 43–22 66.2% #6 2,055 1 17 2007 43–22 66.2% #18 1,807 0 8
29 2018 40–19 67.8% #7 2,053 1 18 2008 20–19 51.3% #44 1,738 0 8
30 2019 22–20 52.4% #39 1,912 1 18 2009 32–23 58.2% #24 1,898 0 9
31 2020 11–11 50.0% #42 1,841 1 18 2010 26–19 57.8% #17 1,895 0 10
32 2021 32–19 62.7% #30 1,928 1 20 2011 25–19 56.8% #30 1,910 0 10
33 2022 32–20 61.5% #17 1,953 1 20 2012 3–6 33.3% #53 1,796 0 10
34 2023 1–2 33.3% #672 1,933 1 20
35 2024 6–8 42.9% #179 1,827 1 21
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 Ivan Ljubicic
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% 1996 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2007 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2008 25 15 40 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 1998 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2009 34 13 47 72.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1999 5 7 12 41.7% 6 5 11 54.5%
21 2010 28 14 42 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2011 25 14 39 64.1% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2001 15 9 24 62.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
23 2012 14 10 24 58.3% 15 6 21 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% 2002 15 15 30 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
24 2013 14 6 20 70.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2003 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
25 2014 37 13 50 74.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2004 22 12 34 64.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
26 2015 21 10 31 67.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2005 37 11 48 77.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5%
27 2016 34 16 50 68.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2006 36 12 48 75.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
28 2017 19 15 34 55.9% 12 4 16 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 2007 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
29 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 2008 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2019 15 13 28 53.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 2020 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2010 20 13 33 60.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 2021 18 12 30 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 2011 15 12 27 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
33 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 2012 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 2023 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 2024 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0%
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% 244 158 402 60.7% 96 77 173 55.5% 24 26 50 48.0% 40 23 63 63.5%

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 654/688 of Ivan Ljubicic'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 Ivan Ljubicic
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% 1996 2/2 1.0 2.0 53.3% 65.1% 41.0% 22.2% 45.8% 53.6% 39.9%
18 2007 24/24 7.0 3.5 52.6% 74.3% 48.5% 57.9% 51.0% 62.1% 36.1% 1997 4/5 10.3 3.3 45.2% 74.8% 37.6% 41.7% 35.1% 54.4% 39.3%
19 2008 59/61 9.3 3.3 53.6% 75.6% 53.2% 60.5% 38.4% 65.3% 37.5% 1998 1/1 4.0 7.0 39.3% 78.6% 52.3% 66.7% 50.0% 62.6% 36.4%
20 2009 65/65 7.8 2.7 56.6% 75.5% 53.6% 61.0% 38.2% 66.3% 40.0% 1999 21/23 6.7 2.2 56.3% 71.1% 48.6% 63.9% 34.0% 61.6% 36.2%
21 2010 59/59 7.2 2.5 58.1% 74.6% 53.5% 66.4% 43.0% 65.7% 38.0% 2000 34/43 10.9 3.1 53.3% 78.6% 47.0% 64.6% 38.3% 63.9% 35.2%
22 2011 62/63 7.0 2.6 54.7% 76.4% 54.7% 59.1% 44.6% 66.8% 38.3% 2001 44/48 10.6 3.0 56.3% 77.0% 53.7% 59.5% 42.6% 66.4% 35.9%
23 2012 54/56 6.2 2.7 55.5% 72.4% 53.2% 53.2% 46.7% 64.0% 40.4% 2002 46/54 13.8 3.6 56.6% 77.0% 52.7% 64.6% 41.9% 66.4% 33.9%
24 2013 36/37 8.4 2.4 56.4% 76.9% 57.0% 62.5% 43.3% 68.1% 38.6% 2003 48/50 13.1 3.3 55.8% 78.4% 53.2% 60.8% 41.1% 67.2% 34.6%
25 2014 71/72 10.4 2.8 56.9% 79.0% 50.9% 67.0% 39.5% 66.9% 38.0% 2004 55/58 11.4 2.3 60.6% 77.4% 54.1% 60.9% 38.2% 68.2% 34.0%
26 2015 54/54 12.0 2.6 58.8% 77.6% 52.0% 63.8% 41.8% 67.0% 36.8% 2005 72/73 12.5 2.2 61.9% 76.5% 56.2% 70.8% 41.9% 68.7% 35.2%
27 2016 62/65 10.4 2.4 55.4% 80.1% 54.7% 59.5% 40.4% 68.9% 37.1% 2006 74/74 12.2 2.5 60.3% 80.1% 53.5% 64.0% 39.1% 69.6% 37.7%
28 2017 64/65 11.3 3.1 58.5% 79.9% 54.9% 60.5% 42.7% 69.6% 39.7% 2007 65/65 14.5 2.4 58.5% 79.7% 53.3% 65.1% 35.1% 68.9% 34.9%
29 2018 58/59 10.2 3.1 58.8% 80.1% 55.1% 57.3% 40.3% 69.9% 38.1% 2008 37/39 12.8 1.8 61.6% 78.2% 52.6% 60.5% 47.1% 68.5% 33.6%
30 2019 41/42 9.7 5.0 58.3% 77.4% 47.7% 61.0% 41.9% 65.1% 35.0% 2009 55/55 11.6 1.8 58.9% 79.0% 51.4% 61.2% 39.1% 67.7% 34.8%
31 2020 21/22 10.0 3.8 59.8% 76.2% 50.1% 61.4% 33.4% 65.6% 35.7% 2010 44/45 11.7 2.0 59.8% 76.6% 49.3% 58.2% 38.0% 65.7% 35.8%
32 2021 49/51 11.1 3.9 58.2% 79.0% 49.9% 62.9% 38.5% 66.6% 37.0% 2011 43/44 10.2 1.7 56.9% 76.7% 52.2% 58.4% 46.1% 66.2% 34.8%
33 2022 51/52 11.5 3.4 59.9% 78.9% 52.2% 61.1% 41.2% 68.0% 38.0% 2012 9/9 13.3 3.0 58.2% 74.8% 47.0% 68.0% 50.5% 62.8% 30.5%
34 2023 2/3 9.5 3.0 65.4% 71.9% 42.9% 64.6% 21.4% 62.6% 33.9% —/—
35 2024 14/14 12.1 4.0 56.2% 77.9% 50.3% 59.7% 54.3% 65.8% 33.3% —/—
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% 654/688 12.0 2.5 58.5% 77.7% 52.4% 62.7% 40.3% 67.2% 35.2%

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 Ivan Ljubicic
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 1996 1509 95.7 -2.03 -1.07 0.860 45.7% 0.0% -4.50 +0.06
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 1997 1490 104.5 -2.20 -1.38 0.861 47.3% +7 27.3% -1.91 0–1 1–2 (33%) -0.03
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 1998 1482 104.7 -1.10 -2.56 0.975 48.9% 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 -0.09
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 1999 1587 131.8 +0.10 -0.99 0.942 49.0% -35 +53 48.3% 0.00 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) +0.45
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 2000 1681 136.3 +1.53 -1.72 0.975 49.7% -42 -3 -138 48.6% +0.01 8–8 (50%) 7–12 (37%) -1.80
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 2001 1828 153.8 +4.06 -0.83 1.068 51.3% +24 -154 55.7% +0.52 8–11 (42%) 23–19 (55%) -2.33
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 2002 1740 143.8 +3.33 -3.12 1.008 50.2% +33 -49 -222 50.7% +0.14 11–13 (46%) 13–23 (36%) -0.04
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 2003 1792 143.2 +4.76 -1.27 1.058 50.6% -9 -58 -246 55.3% +0.46 7–6 (54%) 9–15 (38%) -0.25
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 2004 1812 149.4 +4.58 -1.59 1.070 51.0% +22 -8 54.8% +0.34 17–5 (77%) 18–13 (58%) +0.19
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 2005 1953 158.8 +6.39 -0.60 1.125 52.2% +38 -209 -440 63.1% +0.76 16–10 (62%) 22–17 (56%) -1.13
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 2006 1945 155.1 +6.49 +0.62 1.240 53.1% +66 -99 -349 67.9% +1.11 15–7 (68%) 19–19 (50%) +2.90
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 2007 1807 146.0 +5.26 -1.42 1.121 51.8% +71 -22 -72 60.5% +0.50 18–8 (69%) 32–16 (67%) +3.48
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 2008 1738 142.0 +4.50 -1.60 1.068 51.1% +63 +125 -71 52.1% +0.22 6–6 (50%) 14–16 (47%) +0.99
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 2009 1899 153.1 +4.29 -1.16 1.077 51.2% +7 -13 -183 54.2% +0.21 14–8 (64%) 19–10 (66%) -1.08
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 2010 1896 158.1 +2.54 +0.43 1.045 50.8% +49 +1 55.9% +0.37 9–4 (69%) 13–12 (52%) +0.45
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 2011 1911 154.8 +2.91 -1.08 1.029 50.8% -39 +48 -171 58.6% +0.45 3–5 (38%) 14–10 (58%) +0.77
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 2012 1796 110.2 -1.01 -4.57 0.820 47.6% -13 34.8% -0.91 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) +0.85
34 2023 1933 104.1 +0.22 +0.03 0.907 49.3% 40.0% 0.00 1–0 +0.03
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
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%) -0.87
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 2053 155.2 +4.23 -1.07 1.072 51.2% +26 -26 -188 56.4% +0.41 139–98 (59%) 211–194 (52%) 105.1 +0.49

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.