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

Marin Cilic vs Kevin Anderson H2H: 7-1

Marin Cilic holds a 7–1 lead over Kevin Anderson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Marin Cilic leads 3–1 on clay and 4–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marin Cilic won the 2021 Estoril Open quarterfinal 7-6(7) 0-0 RET.

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Marin Cilic
Croatia Age 37 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main draw meetings
Kevin Anderson
RSA Age 40 Right-Handed 203 cm / 6'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marin Cilic #42 7-6(7) 0-0 (ret.) Kevin Anderson #105 Match data May 1, 2021* QF Estoril Open ATP 250 Clay
Marin Cilic #8 6-3 3-0 (ret.) Kevin Anderson #56 Match data Jun 6, 2017* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Marin Cilic #16 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 Kevin Anderson #20 Match data Aug 31, 2014* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Marin Cilic #29 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-4 Kevin Anderson #21 Match data Feb 23, 2014* F Delray Beach Open ATP 250 Hard
Kevin Anderson #27 6-3 7-6(7) Marin Cilic #13 Match data May 15, 2013* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Marin Cilic #11 6-2 6-3 Kevin Anderson #26 Match data Apr 17, 2013* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Marin Cilic #25 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 Kevin Anderson #31 Match data Oct 8, 2011* QF China Open ATP 500 Hard
Marin Cilic #20 6-3 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 Kevin Anderson #108 Match data Jan 21, 2009* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Kevin Anderson #1,151 #5 4,845 2,141 348 252 58.0% 0 0 0 1 6 7

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 Kevin Anderson
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 — — — — — — —
20 2009 45–20 69.2% #14 1,991 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 2010 38–21 64.4% #14 1,856 0 5 2007 0–1 0.0% #221 1,540 0 0
22 2011 40–23 63.5% #21 1,966 0 6 2008 8–9 47.1% #104 1,631 0 0
23 2012 38–18 67.9% #15 2,004 0 8 2009 2–6 25.0% #161 1,624 0 0
24 2013 24–13 64.9% #37 2,005 0 9 2010 14–18 43.8% #61 1,778 0 0
25 2014 51–21 70.8% #9 2,130 1 13 2011 39–27 59.1% #32 1,890 0 1
26 2015 35–19 64.8% #13 2,064 1 14 2012 31–26 54.4% #37 1,856 0 2
27 2016 44–21 67.7% #6 2,135 1 16 2013 37–23 61.7% #20 1,869 0 2
28 2017 43–22 66.2% #6 2,055 1 17 2014 39–24 61.9% #16 1,946 0 2
29 2018 40–19 67.8% #7 2,053 1 18 2015 46–24 65.7% #12 2,046 0 3
30 2019 22–20 52.4% #39 1,912 1 18 2016 17–21 44.7% #67 1,883 0 3
31 2020 11–11 50.0% #42 1,841 1 18 2017 32–21 60.4% #14 1,974 0 3
32 2021 32–19 62.7% #30 1,928 1 20 2018 48–19 71.6% #6 2,121 0 5
33 2022 32–20 61.5% #17 1,953 1 20 2019 11–4 73.3% #91 2,056 0 6
34 2023 1–2 33.3% #672 1,933 1 20 2020 8–9 47.1% #81 1,963 0 6
35 2024 6–8 42.9% #179 1,827 1 21 2021 13–13 50.0% #80 1,808 0 7
36 2025 8–11 42.1% #73 1,825 1 21 2022 1–5 16.7% #104 1,681 0 7
37 2026 14–16 46.7% #81 1,748 1 21 2023 2–2 50.0% #627 1,669 0 7

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 Kevin Anderson
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2011 25 14 39 64.1% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
23 2012 14 10 24 58.3% 15 6 21 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
24 2013 14 6 20 70.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
25 2014 37 13 50 74.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 30 18 48 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2015 21 10 31 67.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2012 21 18 39 53.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
27 2016 34 16 50 68.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2013 24 16 40 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2017 19 15 34 55.9% 12 4 16 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 2014 29 17 46 63.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
29 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2015 33 17 50 66.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
30 2019 15 13 28 53.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2016 13 14 27 48.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
31 2020 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2017 18 13 31 58.1% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
32 2021 18 12 30 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2018 36 13 49 73.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
33 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2019 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 2023 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2020 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
35 2024 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 5 10 15 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
36 2025 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2022 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2026 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2023 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
Career — 362 218 580 62.4% 128 91 219 58.4% 84 37 121 69.4% 4 4 8 50.0% — 243 171 414 58.7% 58 52 110 52.7% 47 29 76 61.8% — — — —

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 595/600 of Kevin Anderson'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 Kevin Anderson
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2007 1/1 7.0 1.0 75.0% 54.8% 42.9% 50.0% — 51.8% 21.7%
22 2011 62/63 7.0 2.6 54.7% 76.4% 54.7% 59.1% 44.6% 66.8% 38.3% 2008 15/17 9.4 3.3 65.7% 74.0% 58.9% 62.8% 28.9% 68.9% 33.5%
23 2012 54/56 6.2 2.7 55.5% 72.4% 53.2% 53.2% 46.7% 64.0% 40.4% 2009 8/8 9.4 3.1 69.8% 72.4% 46.3% 57.6% 25.1% 64.4% 27.4%
24 2013 36/37 8.4 2.4 56.4% 76.9% 57.0% 62.5% 43.3% 68.1% 38.6% 2010 32/32 9.6 3.2 66.0% 75.6% 51.0% 46.2% 43.7% 67.1% 34.2%
25 2014 71/72 10.4 2.8 56.9% 79.0% 50.9% 67.0% 39.5% 66.9% 38.0% 2011 66/66 10.9 2.1 66.9% 76.1% 55.8% 63.4% 47.0% 69.2% 36.5%
26 2015 54/54 12.0 2.6 58.8% 77.6% 52.0% 63.8% 41.8% 67.0% 36.8% 2012 56/57 11.4 3.2 62.6% 75.1% 53.6% 62.7% 36.7% 67.1% 34.8%
27 2016 62/65 10.4 2.4 55.4% 80.1% 54.7% 59.5% 40.4% 68.9% 37.1% 2013 60/60 10.9 3.0 64.2% 76.3% 54.8% 63.5% 38.8% 68.5% 35.8%
28 2017 64/65 11.3 3.1 58.5% 79.9% 54.9% 60.5% 42.7% 69.6% 39.7% 2014 62/63 11.7 2.9 66.2% 76.6% 51.9% 65.4% 36.5% 68.2% 35.2%
29 2018 58/59 10.2 3.1 58.8% 80.1% 55.1% 57.3% 40.3% 69.9% 38.1% 2015 70/70 15.3 3.4 63.5% 80.1% 54.3% 65.0% 43.2% 70.6% 33.9%
30 2019 41/42 9.7 5.0 58.3% 77.4% 47.7% 61.0% 41.9% 65.1% 35.0% 2016 38/38 13.0 4.4 59.2% 77.0% 53.4% 63.9% 36.4% 67.4% 32.9%
31 2020 21/22 10.0 3.8 59.8% 76.2% 50.1% 61.4% 33.4% 65.6% 35.7% 2017 53/53 13.9 2.8 64.0% 79.0% 54.5% 65.3% 37.4% 70.2% 35.2%
32 2021 49/51 11.1 3.9 58.2% 79.0% 49.9% 62.9% 38.5% 66.6% 37.0% 2018 66/67 16.4 2.7 64.2% 79.6% 55.3% 63.1% 35.6% 70.7% 33.8%
33 2022 51/52 11.5 3.4 59.9% 78.9% 52.2% 61.1% 41.2% 68.0% 38.0% 2019 15/15 15.7 2.7 63.1% 78.7% 53.6% 68.9% 44.1% 69.2% 35.7%
34 2023 2/3 9.5 3.0 65.4% 71.9% 42.9% 64.6% 21.4% 62.6% 33.9% 2020 17/17 12.5 3.7 62.5% 77.1% 51.2% 60.3% 41.2% 67.2% 32.1%
35 2024 14/14 12.1 4.0 56.2% 77.9% 50.3% 59.7% 54.3% 65.8% 33.3% 2021 26/26 16.9 2.8 63.5% 80.3% 49.5% 69.7% 34.1% 69.0% 30.9%
36 2025 19/19 8.7 2.8 57.0% 75.5% 50.9% 55.9% 35.8% 64.8% 30.6% 2022 6/6 15.3 2.8 65.0% 78.6% 57.1% 66.1% 33.3% 70.9% 24.5%
37 2026 29/31 9.1 3.2 58.6% 76.8% 48.4% 61.5% 37.2% 65.2% 35.0% 2023 4/4 11.0 4.0 64.4% 77.7% 43.7% 58.3% 28.6% 65.5% 37.4%
Career — 909/929 9.3 3.0 57.0% 77.1% 52.6% 60.9% 41.2% 66.6% 37.6% — 595/600 12.9 3.0 64.3% 77.4% 53.7% 63.2% 38.8% 68.9% 34.3%

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 Kevin Anderson
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2007 1541 108.0 -2.14 +0.48 0.451 38.2% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.19
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 2008 1631 124.1 +2.28 -0.60 1.079 51.2% +91 — -124 50.0% -0.02 3–5 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.62
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 2009 1624 111.4 +0.61 -4.84 0.771 46.3% +26 — — 26.3% -1.42 1–0 3–2 (60%) — -0.29
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 2010 1779 142.8 +2.68 -1.25 1.039 50.3% +34 -199 -256 46.9% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 5–11 (31%) — -1.45
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 2011 1891 157.1 +5.50 +0.11 1.185 52.5% +20 -245 -270 57.6% +0.61 12–11 (52%) 15–17 (47%) — +1.44
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 2012 1857 156.6 +3.45 -0.90 1.058 50.9% +33 -124 -193 51.1% +0.27 10–8 (56%) 20–15 (57%) — -0.14
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 2013 1869 157.9 +4.20 +0.05 1.135 51.7% +7 +20 -159 57.7% +0.40 12–8 (60%) 18–16 (53%) — +1.51
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 2014 1947 161.0 +3.91 +0.32 1.107 51.6% +6 -48 -101 54.9% +0.38 15–7 (68%) 17–16 (52%) — +2.15
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 2015 2047 162.6 +6.01 -0.88 1.154 51.7% -15 -143 -48 61.2% +0.51 13–8 (62%) 31–22 (58%) — +1.09
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 2016 1883 151.8 +2.89 -1.81 1.011 50.2% +31 -46 +51 48.9% -0.09 4–9 (31%) 11–10 (52%) — -0.24
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 2017 1974 162.0 +6.28 -0.22 1.180 52.4% -50 -48 -31 60.4% +0.82 7–7 (50%) 19–17 (53%) — -1.65
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 2018 2122 169.8 +6.52 -1.15 1.152 51.8% -20 -176 -10 61.7% +0.67 21–7 (75%) 30–20 (60%) — +1.48
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 2019 2057 133.2 +3.47 -0.21 1.160 52.1% +25 — -2 64.3% +0.64 3–1 (75%) 7–3 (70%) — +0.68
34 2023 1933 104.1 +0.22 +0.03 0.907 49.3% — — — 40.0% 0.00 1–0 — — +0.03 2020 1964 140.8 +3.58 -0.85 0.980 49.5% +34 -65 — 47.7% -0.16 4–2 (67%) 5–5 (50%) — -1.17
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 2021 1809 136.1 +4.26 -3.10 0.998 49.9% +7 +65 +284 46.0% -0.24 4–0 (100%) 12–11 (52%) — -0.83
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 2022 1681 114.8 -0.53 -2.72 0.844 47.9% -5 — — 31.3% -0.94 0–3 (0%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.18
37 2026 1748 138.1 +0.72 +0.14 1.005 50.1% +68 0 +279 48.6% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.86 2023 1670 109.6 -0.03 +1.57 1.084 50.9% — — +422 55.6% -0.11 0–1 2–0 — +0.47
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 — 2142 159.7 +4.52 -0.73 1.102 51.3% +7 -94 -39 55.3% +0.34 113–85 (57%) 206–173 (54%) 104.0 +0.61

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.