H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 13:16 UTC

Marin Cilic vs Rafael Nadal H2H: 2-7

Rafael Nadal holds a 7–2 lead over Marin Cilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 6–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2019 US Open fourth round 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2.

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Marin Cilic
Croatia Age 37 Right-Handed 198 cm / 6'6"
H2H
2 – 7
9 main draw meetings
Rafael Nadal
ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 3, 2019* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2 Marin Cilic #23 Match data
Aug 11, 2018* Canada Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Rafael Nadal #1 2-6 6-4 6-4 Marin Cilic #7 Match data
Jan 25, 2018* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Hard Marin Cilic #6 3-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 2-0 (ret.) Rafael Nadal #1 Match data
Oct 14, 2017* Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 SF Hard Rafael Nadal #1 7-5 7-6(3) Marin Cilic #5 Match data
Mar 4, 2017* Acapulco ATP 500 SF Hard Rafael Nadal #6 6-1 6-2 Marin Cilic #8 Match data
Oct 31, 2015* Basel ATP 500 QF Hard Rafael Nadal #7 4-6 6-3 6-3 Marin Cilic #13 Match data
May 14, 2011* Rome Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Rafael Nadal #1 6-1 6-3 Marin Cilic #23 Match data
Jan 25, 2011* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 6-4 6-3 Marin Cilic #15 Match data
Oct 10, 2009* Beijing ATP 500 SF Hard Marin Cilic #15 6-1 6-3 Rafael Nadal #2 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
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,500 1,045 225 82.3% 22 36 0 18 15 91

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 Rafael Nadal
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2005 0–1 0.0% #587 1,486 0 0 2002 1–1 50.0% #200 1,508 0 0
17 2006 5–9 35.7% #170 1,499 0 0 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0
18 2007 12–12 50.0% #71 1,714 0 0 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,735 0 1
19 2008 36–23 61.0% #23 1,904 0 1 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,155 1 12
20 2009 45–20 69.2% #14 1,989 0 3 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2010 38–21 64.4% #14 1,854 0 5 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2011 40–23 63.5% #21 1,963 0 6 2008 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30
23 2012 37–17 68.5% #15 2,009 0 8 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35
24 2013 24–13 64.9% #37 1,964 0 9 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42
25 2014 51–21 70.8% #9 2,127 1 13 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45
26 2015 35–19 64.8% #13 2,061 1 14 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49
27 2016 42–20 67.7% #6 2,133 1 16 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59
28 2017 43–22 66.2% #6 2,055 1 17 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63
29 2018 40–19 67.8% #7 2,056 1 18 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66
30 2019 22–20 52.4% #39 1,911 1 18 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68
31 2020 11–11 50.0% #42 1,850 1 18 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74
32 2021 31–18 63.3% #30 1,933 1 20 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79
33 2022 32–20 61.5% #17 1,958 1 20 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83
34 2023 1–2 33.3% #672 1,912 1 20 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,299 20 85
35 2024 6–8 42.9% #179 1,816 1 21 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,269 20 87
36 2025 8–11 42.1% #73 1,819 1 21 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,194 22 91
37 2026 13–14 48.1% #88 1,758 1 21 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,155 22 91
38 — — — — — — — 2024 11–6 64.7% #153 2,046 22 91