_(52036669749).jpg) Čilić at the2022 Monte-Carlo Masters | ||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Croatia | |||||||||||
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||||||||||
| Born | (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 (age 37) | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2005 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Coach | Bob Brett (2004–2013) Goran Ivanišević (2013–2016) Jonas Björkman (2016–2017) Vedran Martić (2020–2021) Ivan Cinkuš (2017–2020, 2021–2023)[1][2] Vilim Višak (2020–)[3] | |||||||||||
| Prize money | US $32,346,353[4][5] | |||||||||||
| Official website | marincilic | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 596–350 (63.0%)[a] | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 21 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (29 January 2018) | |||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 94 (29 September 2025) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | F (2018) | |||||||||||
| French Open | SF (2022) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (2017) | |||||||||||
| US Open | W (2014) | |||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | RR (2014,2016,2017,2018) | |||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 3R (2016) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 89–100 (47.1%) | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (15 April 2013) | |||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 566 (29 September 2025) | |||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | F (2021) | |||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | W (2018) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 23 October 2025. | ||||||||||||
Marin Čilić (Croatian pronunciation:[mâriːntʃǐːlitɕ];[6][7][8] born 28 September 1988) is a Croatian professionaltennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) on 28 January 2018.
Čilić has won 21ATP Tour-level singles titles, including amajor at the2014 US Open. AlongsideGoran Ivanišević andIva Majoli, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest Croatian tennis players in history.
Čilić is one of only fiveactive players with 20 or more titles. He was also runner-up at the2017 Wimbledon Championships and the2018 Australian Open, and won a silver Olympic medal at the2020 Tokyo Olympics in themen's doubles tournament partneringIvan Dodig.
Čilić has reached the semifinal stage or better at all four majors, one of three active players to do so,[9] and the quarterfinal stage or better at all nineMasters tournaments.[10]
Marin Čilić was born inMedjugorje,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, a town in theHerzegovina region ofBosnia and Herzegovina toBosnian Croat parents. He was raised as aCatholic.[11][12] His father Zdenko Čilić was determined that his sons – Marin and older brothers Vinko and Goran – would have the opportunities he lacked in playing sports. When the first tennis courts in the town were built in 1991, Marin and his friends were among the first to play on them. At the recommendation ofGoran Ivanišević, in 2004, at the age of 15, Čilić moved toSan Remo,Italy to work with Ivanišević's former coach,Bob Brett.[13] He has a younger brother, Mile, who also plays tennis. On 28 April 2018, he married his long time girlfriend Kristina Milković.[14] They have two sons together, Baldo and Vito.[citation needed]
Čilić began playing on the juniorITF circuit in spring 2004. At the start he played on clay courts, winning theLa Vie Junior Cup Villach in singles and the Dutch Junior Open in doubles. He then qualified for the2004 US Open, where he lost in the second round toSam Querrey. In 2005, he won theFrench Open title in Boys' singles, beatingAndy Murray in the semifinal[15] andAntal van der Duim in the final.[16] He finished 2005 ranked number two behind AmericanDonald Young. While on the junior circuit, he won six tournaments in singles and four in doubles with his Canadian partner, Greg Kates.
Before representing Croatia, he played forBosnia and Herzegovina as a junior with partner Zachary Rosen.[17]
In 2004, Čilić played oneFutures event (Croatia F1), at which he reached the second round; he finished the year tied at No. 1463 on therankings of theATP Tour. He played seven Futures tournaments in 2005, winning one, the Croatia F3 event; twoChallenger tournaments, in Zagreb and Geneva; and oneATP International Series tournament, theCroatia Open, where he lost in the opening round. He finished the year ranked No. 587.
In 2006, he played three Futures, winning the Croatia F1 and Croatia F2 events. He also played in nine Challengers, nine International Series events (reaching the semifinals atGstaad),[18] and twoDavis Cup ties, againstAustria andArgentina. By the end of the year, he was ranked No. 170.
In 2007, he won the first and second professional tournaments of his career: the Casablanca Challenger (in April) and the Rijeka Challenger (in May). In June, at theQueen's Club Championships, he beatTim Henman in the first round after trailing 2–4 in the final set, and reached the quarterfinals, where he fell toAndy Roddick. After that performance, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 101 on 18 June 2007.
In the World Group playoffs in the first round of the2007 Davis Cup, Čilić beatBenjamin Becker of Germany; however, Croatia went on to lose the tie, three matches to two.[19]
In 2008, Čilić reached the semifinals at theChennai Open, in both singles and doubles. In the singles, he was defeated byMikhail Youzhny, who went on to win the tournament. Čilić made it to the fourth round of the2008 Australian Open, taking out twoseeds on his way, including2007 Australian Open finalistFernando González.James Blake beat him in the fourth round. He had achieved his goal for the year of reaching the top 40. His fourth-round result at the Australian Open put him at no. 39 in the ATP rankings.
Čilić also made it to the fourth round ofWimbledon, beatingJarkko Nieminen in five sets in the second round and knocking-out 14th seedPaul-Henri Mathieu. At the 2008 Olympics, he reached the second round of the men's singles, beatingJuan Mónaco before losing to Fernando González.[20] He lost in straight sets toArnaud Clément. At theCanada Masters, he defeated Andy Roddick in reaching the quarterfinal stage, giving his best performance in a Masters Series tournament to date. He lost in three sets toGilles Simon in the quarterfinals.
Čilić played thePilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven, Connecticut, where he won his first ATP title. He defeatedViktor Troicki,Jürgen Melzer, andIgor Andreev in early rounds, then 2007 finalistMardy Fish in the final. Čilić, seeded for the first time at aGrand Slam tournament, reached the third round of the US Open, but lost toNovak Djokovic in a match that lasted almost four hours. Čilić came back from a break down in each of the second, third, and fourth sets. In the first round, he had defeatedJulien Benneteau in five sets in a match that lasted more than four hours, winning the deciding set.
Čilić won his first title of 2009 and second career ATP title at theChennai Open, defeating first-time finalistSomdev Devvarman.[21]
He reached the fourth round of theAustralian Open after beatingDavid Ferrer in straight sets, equalling his 2008 record. In the fourth round, he was defeated byJuan Martín del Potro in four sets.Later in the year, Čilić won thePBZ Zagreb Indoors, defeating compatriotMario Ančić in the final.He helped his country defeat Chilean opponents in the Davis Cup first-round tie by winning the opening singles match and joining forces with Mario Ančić to win the doubles rubber.
Čilić reached a career best at theFrench Open when he beat 18th seedRadek Štěpánek in the third round in straight sets. After two competitive sets against the third-seeded Andy Murray, Čilić lost the match.[22]
He reached the second round of theQueen's Club Championships, anATP World Tour 250 series event, where he was defeated byNicolas Mahut of France. He beatAlberto Martín to make it into the second round at Wimbledon and won a five-set match (spread over two days) against Sam Querrey. He played another five-set match in the third round againstTommy Haas. He recovered from two sets down, but lost 10–8 in the deciding set, having held a match point.[22]
During the hard-court season, Čilić was defeated in back-to-back events in the first round. AtWashington, he was defeated in straight sets bySomdev Devvarman. He then failed to duplicate his quarterfinal appearance inCanada, losing toMikhail Youzhny. In theUS Open, as the 16th seed, he reached the fourth round, after defeatingRyan Sweeting,Jesse Levine, andDenis Istomin. He defeated Levine after being down two sets to love, coming back to win. He then scored the biggest upset of the 2009 US Open with a straight-sets victory over second-seededAndy Murray in the fourth round. Čilić outclassed Murray by saving all the break points he faced and took advantage of Murray's unforced errors. After the match, he said it was the biggest win of his career to date. However, in the quarterfinals, he lost to the eventual champion Juan Martín del Potro, despite leading by one set and an opening break in the second set.[22]
Following his impressive US Open run, Čilić participated in theChina Open in Beijing as the eighth seed. He won his opening match against RussianIgor Andreev, followed by a three-set victory over Frenchman Julien Benneteau. In the quarterfinals, he defeated fourth seedNikolay Davydenko, before stunning world No. 2 and top seed (in the tournament)Rafael Nadal in a straightforward win. In the final, Čilić went down to second seed Novak Djoković in straight sets.[22]
He reached the fifth final of his career at theBank Austria Tennis Trophy as top seed; however, he lost. He received a wild card for theDavidoff Swiss Indoors, where he finished in the quarterfinals, losing to Radek Štěpánek. His final tournament of the year was theBNP Paribas Masters. Entered as 12th seed, he came from a set down to defeatŁukasz Kubot in the second round, and then from a set down again to defeat seventh seedFernando Verdasco, before coming to a halt in the quarterfinals against eventual finalistGaël Monfils.
Čilić won theChennai Open final, beatingStan Wawrinka of Switzerland in straight sets.[22][23]
Seeded 14th at theAustralian Open, he defeatedFabrice Santoro,Bernard Tomic, and Stan Wawrinka in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, he faced fourth seed and reigning US Open champion del Potro; it was their third meeting in the past five majors. In a match that lasted more than four and a half hours, Čilić defeated Del Potro to reach his second major quarterfinal appearance. In the quarterfinals, he defeated seventh seed Andy Roddick in another five-set victory. In doing so, he became the first Croatian to reach the semifinals at the Australian Open. However, Čilić eventually lost in four sets to Andy Murray, despite winning the first set. Čilić followed up his Australian campaign by defending his title in Zagreb, defeatingMichael Berrer in the final. Čilić achieved a new career-high ranking of No. 9 as a result. Čilić was selected to play singles and doubles partnering with Karlović for theCroatia Davis Cup team againstEcuador in March 2010. Čilić, seeded eighth, lost in the second round toGuillermo García-López at theBNP Paribas Open.
At theFrench Open, Čilić lost toRobin Söderling in the fourth round. Čilić was defeated in the first round ofWimbledon byFlorian Mayer.
He reached the semifinals of theLegg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington D.C., endingMardy Fish's 11-match winning-streak in the third round. Čilić was defeated by eventual champion David Nalbandian.
At theUS Open, Čilić lost toKei Nishikori in the second round.
Čilić began the season with a first-round loss to Kei Nishikori inChennai, failing to defend his title. At theAustralian Open he progressed to the fourth round, defeatingDonald Young,Santiago Giraldo, and thenJohn Isner in a five-set. In the fourth round, he lost to world No. 1, Rafael Nadal. Next, he went toZagreb to defend another title. Again, he was unable to do so, falling to Florian Mayer in the quarterfinals.
Čilić played next inRotterdam and lost toViktor Troicki in the quarterfinals. He then played inMarseille, where he was unseeded. He defeatedTomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals and saved one match point in a comeback win against Mikhail Youzhny. He lost to Robin Söderling in the final. Čilić played for Croatia in the World Group playoffs in the first round of the2011 Davis Cup, defeating Florian Mayer in the opening singles rubber. He levelled the tie at 2–2 by defeatingPhilipp Kohlschreiber in the first reverse singles rubber. However, Germany ultimately won the tie.
Čilić lost in the first round of theFrench Open toRubén Ramírez Hidalgo and atWimbledon to his compatriotIvan Ljubičić.
At Umag, Čilić became the first Croatian man to reach the finals in over 20 years, losing toAlexandr Dolgopolov. He upset Juan Martín del Potro in the second round of theRogers Cup and reached the third round of the US Open, losing to Roger Federer. In ATP 500 in Beijing, he lost the final against world No. 6,Tomáš Berdych, in three sets. The next week he was upset byAlbert Ramos in theShanghai Rolex Masters. He won his sixth career title in Saint Petersburg by defeating world No. 10Janko Tipsarević in the final. En route to the final, he defeatedSergei Bubka,Somdev Devvarman,Andreas Seppi, and Mikhail Youzhny.
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Čilić did not play at the2012 Australian Open, but did play atIndian Wells, where he lost in the second round toDavid Nalbandian. He was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro in the third round ofMiami and theFrench Open. In June, Čilić won theQueen's Club Championships in London after his opponent in the final, David Nalbandian, was disqualified in the second set for aggravated behaviour, having kicked the hoarding around a linesman's chair, injuring the linesman.[24]
In the third round of Wimbledon, he beatSam Querrey 7–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 17–15 in the second-longest match ever played at Wimbledon in 5 hours and 31 minutes.[25] He subsequently lost to Andy Murray in the following round. In July 2012, Čilić became the first home player to win theCroatia Open after 22 years by defeatingMarcel Granollers of Spain in the final.[26]
At theSummer Olympics, he reached the second round in the men's singles, beating Jürgen Melzer before losing to Lleyton Hewitt.[20] In the men's doubles, he reached the quarterfinals withIvan Dodig.[20]
Čilić was seeded 12th at theUS Open, where he matched his 2009 effort in reaching the quarterfinals. He was defeated by the eventual champion Andy Murray despite winning the first set and leading 5–1 in the second set.
Čilić started his year at theChennai Open, where he lost toBenoît Paire in the quarterfinals. At theAustralian Open, he was seeded 12th but was upset in the third round by Andreas Seppi in a five-set match. In February, Čilić played for Croatia in theDavis Cup World Group playoffs against Italy; he defeatedPaolo Lorenzi in the opening singles rubber, and in the first reverse singles, he avenged his earlier loss to Seppi at the Australian Open, prevailing in a straight-sets win. Italy, however, won the tie eventually with a final score of 3–2.
AtZagreb, where he had won twice in 2009 and 2010, Čilić won for a third time to earn his ninth career title, defeatingJürgen Melzer in the final. Čilić was top-seeded in theMemphis Indoor event but lost toKei Nishikori, the eventual champion, in the quarterfinals. Čilić next played atIndian Wells, where he lost in the third round toMilos Raonic in three sets. In the following tournament atMiami, he defeated world No. 8,Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, in the fourth round but lost to Andy Murray in the quarterfinals.
Čilić started his clay-court season inMonte Carlo, but lost toRichard Gasquet in the fourth round. In May, it was announced Čilić had left his longtime coachBob Brett and would be coachless at tournaments before hiring a new one.[27] At theFrench Open, he lost in the third round to Viktor Troicki in straight sets. In June, Čilić returned toQueen's Club to defend his title. He defeated world No. 6, Tomas Berdych, in the quarterfinals, his second top 10 win of the year, andLleyton Hewitt in the semifinal. In the final, Čilić lost to Andy Murray in three sets.
AtWimbledon Čilić pulled out before his second-round match claiming he had a left knee injury where he was scheduled to playKenny de Schepper of France.[28] However, a month later it was revealed that Čilić had pulled out due to failing a drugs test in Munich for, according toJutarnji list daily, "incautious use of glucose."[29] On 16 September 2013, he received a backdated nine-month ban due to testing positive for the banned substancenikethamide. Čilić claimed that the banned substance was ingested via Coramine glucose tablets bought at a pharmacy by a member of his team, and as a result, the independent tribunal believed that he did not intend to enhance his performance. The suspension ran until 1 February 2014 and all prize money and points since the positive test including the Munich tournament were null and forfeited.[30] Čilić appealed against this ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, who reduced the ban from nine months to four months on 25 October. They stated that "the degree of fault committed by the athlete was inferior to that established in the (tribunal) decision and the sanction imposed was too severe in view of the degree of fault". Čilić, whose ranking had dropped to number 47, received an immediate boost as results at the French Open, Queen's and Wimbledon were reinstated.[31][32]
In late 2013, Čilić started working withGoran Ivanišević as his new coach.[33]
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Čilić returned to the tour atBrisbane. He defeatedDenis Istomin andGrigor Dimitrov to reach the quarterfinal, where he lost to Kei Nishikori. InSydney, he lost to Denis Istomin in the second round. At theAustralian Open second round, Čilić lost toGilles Simon in five sets.
In February, Čilić successfully defended his title atZagreb without dropping a set, winning his 10th career title. Čilić extended his winning streak at theRotterdam Open. He defeatedLukas Rosol, world No. 10, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, world No. 6, Andy Murray andIgor Sijsling, reaching the second final of the season, where he lost to Tomas Berdych. Čilić continued his excellent form inDelray Beach, reaching his third consecutive final of the season, where he defeatedKevin Anderson and won his 11th singles title.
Čilić reached the fourth round of theIndian Wells Masters. He defeatedPaolo Lorenzi andTommy Robredo to set up a clash with Novak Djokovic. However, he lost the match in three sets. His good form came to an end in theMiami Masters where he lost toÉdouard Roger-Vasselin in the second round.
During the clay season, Čilić reached the quarterfinals inBarcelona. He lost in early rounds in bothMadrid Open andRome Masters. At theFrench Open, Čilić reached the third round before losing to Djokovic in four sets.
Čilić returned toQueen's Club in June, where he was last year's runner-up on the grass court, however, he was knocked out byMarinko Matosevic in the first round. Čilić successfully rebounded atWimbledon, reached the quarterfinals for the first time, beatingPaul-Henri Mathieu,Andreas Haider-Maurer, Tomas Berdych andJérémy Chardy before losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in five sets.
In July, Čilić playedCroatia Open on home soil, where he was defeated in the semifinals by Tommy Robredo. In the warmupUS Open Series, Čilić advanced to the third round atRogers Cup, where he lost to Roger Federer in a close three-set match. In the followingCincinnati Masters, Čilić also reached the third round before losing to Stan Wawrinka.
Seeded 14th at theUS Open, Čilić defeatedMarcos Baghdatis,Illya Marchenko and Kevin Anderson to set up a fourth-round fixture against Gilles Simon, beating the Frenchman for the first time in five matches. He then went on to defeat both world No. 7, Tomas Berdych, and world No. 3, Roger Federer, in straight sets to reach his maiden major final. This was also his first-ever victory against Federer in all competitions. Čilić defeated 10th seed Kei Nishikori in straight sets in the final, claiming his first major title and becoming the first Croatian to win a men's major title since his coach Goran Ivanišević won the2001 Wimbledon Championships.[34] His triumph in the final was also his 300th professional victory.[35]
Following his US Open victory, Čilić played for Croatia inDavis Cup World Group playoffs against Netherlands. Initially signed up for doubles rubber only, Čilić and teammateMarin Draganja beatRobin Haase andJean-Julien Rojer. After a 2:2 tie between two countries, however, Čilić stepped up and played the deciding fifth singles rubber in place of young compatriotBorna Ćorić, where he defeatedThiemo de Bakker. The victory earned Croatia the World Group status for 2015.
AtChina Open, Čilić advanced to the quarterfinal before losing to Andy Murray. InShanghai Masters, Čilić was upset in the first round by fellow countrymanIvo Karlović after losing the tiebreak in the third set. Čilić, however, rebounded atKremlin Cup, where he defeatedRoberto Bautista Agut in the final and won his fourth title of the season. On 18 October, it was announced Čilić, as the then reigning US Open champion, had become the fifth player (after Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Wawrinka) to qualify for theATP World Tour Finals in London from 9–16 November.[36] Čilić subsequently withdrew from theValencia Open andParis Masters in order to allow time for an arm injury to heal before the tour finals. He ultimately lost all three matches in the round robin.
Čilić finished the season as world No. 9 in year-end ATP rankings.
A shoulder injury prevented Čilić from playing theBrisbane International andAustralian Open.
After being sidelined for more than two months, Čilić made his season debut at theIndian Wells Masters. After receiving a bye in the first round, he lost in the second round to Juan Mónaco in straight sets. Čilić subsequently withdrew from theMiami Open due to the shoulder problem. Čilić returned to tour atMonte-Carlo Masters, where he advanced to quarterfinals, before losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic.
At the 2015 French Open, Čilić lost to David Ferrer in the fourth round in straight sets. AtQueen's Club, Čilić was beaten in the second round byVictor Troicki in three sets. Čilić matched his 2014 Wimbledon performance, reaching the quarterfinals again after eliminatingMoriya,Berankis,Isner (12–10 in the fifth set), andKudla.
Čilić returned to Flushing Meadows for theUS Open to defend his title, reaching the semi-finals where he was beaten in straight sets byNovak Djokovic who also went on to win in the final. Čilić managed to defend his title at theKremlin Cup, winning the final in almost identical fashion to the previous year. In the final, he defeated the same player as the previous year, Roberto Bautista Agut.
In the first major tournament of the year, Marin Čilić was seeded 12th, but he was upset by Bautista Agut in the third round of the Australian Open.
At Indian Wells, he reached the quarterfinals before losing to No. 15 seed David Goffin. At the Miami Masters, he was defeated by Gilles Simon in third round.
At theWimbledon Championships, Čilić repeated his efforts of the previous two years making the quarterfinals, after eliminating rival Kei Nishikori in the fourth round. In the quarterfinals, he met third seed Roger Federer; Čilić won the first two sets and had match points in the fourth set but was unable to convert eventually being eliminated in five sets.[37]
At the2016 Olympics, he competed in the men's singles and the men's doubles withMarin Draganja. He reached the last 16 in the singles and the second round in the doubles.[38][39]
In August 2016, Čilić announced his new coach asJonas Björkman in a video posted to MyATP. InCincinnati, Čilić claimed his maiden Masters title, defeating Andy Murray in the final in straight sets. This win ended Murray's 22-match winning streak, dating back to 2016 Queen's Club. The Croat beat Viktor Troicki, Fernando Verdasco, Tomáš Berdych,Borna Ćorić and Grigor Dimitrov in the route to the final. Čilić returned to the top 10 in the following week.[40]
In October, he captured his maiden ATP 500 level title at theSwiss Indoors, beating Nishikori in straight sets in the final. At theParis Masters, Čilić defeated Djokovic for the first time in his career to reach the semifinals, where he subsequently lost to John Isner. His run guaranteed that he would qualify for theATP World Tour Finals for the second time in three years. There, in the round robin, he lost to Murray and Wawrinka, but defeated Nishikori for his first-ever win at the Finals. With this victory, he rose to No. 6 in the ATP rankings.
In the final of theDavis Cup, with Croatia leading Argentina by 2–1 in matches, Čilić ledJuan Martín del Potro by two sets to love needing one more set to win the title for his country. However, del Potro went on to win the match in five sets and Argentina won the deciding match to win the tournament.
Čilić started his 2017 season as first seed at theChennai Open but lost toJozef Kovalík in the second round. In the first major of the year, theAustralian Open, Čilić lost in the second round toDan Evans.
In February, he lost in his opening match inMontpellier, reached the quarterfinals of theRotterdam, and the semifinals ofAcapulco.
Čilić was eliminated in the second rounds ofIndian Wells,Miami Open, andMadrid Open, but reached the quarterfinals inRome, andMonte Carlo. In May, Čilić won the title at theIstanbul Open, defeating Milos Raonic in the final, in straight sets. This was his 14th ATP 250 title, second clay title, and 17th title overall. Additionally, Čilić's victory in Istanbul meant that 2017 was his tenth consecutive year winning at least one ATP title.
Čilić reached the quarterfinal of theFrench Open for the first time in his career and thus became one of the few tennis players who reached the quarterfinal stage of every major championship.
In June, at the Queen's Club Championships, Marin made the final for the third time in his career. There he facedFeliciano López, losing in three sets, after having a championship point in the final-set tiebreaker. AtWimbledon, Čilić reached the quarterfinals without dropping a set. There, he defeated Gilles Müller in five sets to reach his first Wimbledon semifinal. In the semifinal he recovered from a one set deficit to defeat Sam Querrey in four sets. In the final he was defeated by Roger Federer in straight sets, struggling with blisters on his left foot.[41]
An adductor injury forced Čilić to miss the Montreal and Cincinnati Masters events.[42] Čilić returned to play at theUS Open where he lost toDiego Schwartzman in the third round.[43] Despite this, following the tournament's conclusion Čilić broke into the top five for the first time in his career.
In October, Čilić reached the semifinals of theTokyo,Shanghai,Basel, and the quarterfinals of theParis Masters. Čilić failed to win a match in theATP Finals despite going to three sets against Federer,Alexander Zverev, andJack Sock. Čilić finished the season as world No. 6 for the second consecutive year.
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Čilić started his 2018 season as first seed inPune, India. He lost in semifinals to eventual champion Gilles Simon.[44]
Despite mixed form since his Wimbledon campaign, Čilić defeated world No. 1,Rafael Nadal, at theAustralian Open after the Spaniard retired hurt in the fifth set, going on to reach another Grand-Slam final against Federer. This made him the first Croatian to ever reach the singles final at Melbourne Park. He eventually lost in five sets. The match garnered minor criticism from some tennis pundits for being played indoors to favour Federer, despite the Australian Open traditionally being an outdoor event. Čilić later admitted that he found it difficult to adjust to the changed conditions. However, it remained disputed that who among the two players was going to be favored in indoor conditions.[45] At the conclusion of the tournament, Čilić reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 3. He remained at that position for 12 weeks, before being surpassed byAlexander Zverev.
In the first twoMasters 1000 events of the season Čilić was defeated by Philipp Kohlschreiber (atIndian Wells, in the round of 32) and John Isner, the eventual champion ofMiami. In the clay-court season, Čilić played four tournaments reaching the quarterfinals ofMonte Carlo, the semifinals ofRome, and the quarterfinals at theFrench Open. Čilić failed to defend his only title from the 2017 season atIstanbul, losing in his opening match toMalek Jaziri. This defeat marked the first time since February 2014 that Čilić had not held any tournament on the ATP Tour.
AtQueen's Club, Čilić was the top seed. He reached the final, where he contested a close match with Djokovic, coming out on top in three sets and saving a match point on his serve to claim his second title at Queen's Club and second career win over Djokovic. AtWimbledon, he was drawn in the top half and was considered one of the biggest threats to Roger Federer's title defense. He was upset in the second round byGuido Pella in five sets, after comfortably winning the first two sets.
During the North American summer hard-court swing, Čilić made strong showings inToronto andCincinnati, losing in both tournaments to the eventual champion in tight three setters (Rafael Nadal in Toronto and Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati). At theUS Open, Čilić recovered from a two-set deficit to defeat teenagerAlex de Minaur in the third round. Čilić eventually lost in the quarterfinals against Kei Nishikori in a rematch of the2014 final.
Čilić helped Croatia reach theDavis Cup finals for the second time in three years, winning one of his two singles rubbers against theUSA. In October, Čilić suffered a string of early exits atTokyo,Shanghai, andBasel. He rebounded from this trough in form at theParis Masters reaching the quarterfinals for a third consecutive year before losing to Djokovic in three sets. By winning a set he ended the Serb's streak of 30 consecutive sets won.[46]
Čilić qualified for theTour Finals for a third successive time and fourth time overall. His disappointing record at the event continued winning only one of his three round-robin matches, bringing his overall record at the event to 2–10.
Čilić led theCroatian national team at the2018 Davis Cup final againstFrance on the clay courts ofLille. After comfortably defeating Tsonga in his first match, Čilić found himself in the same position he was in the2016 final, having to win his second rubber to guarantee Croatia the title. This time however, Čilić defeated his opponent,Lucas Pouille, in straight sets to grab the decisive victory for Croatia.[47]
Čilić started his year atAustralian Open. In his third round match against Fernando Verdasco, Čilić saved two match points and came back from a two set deficit to advance to the fourth round. This was the seventh time in Čilić's career that he had won a match after being down two sets.[48] In the fourth round, Čilić was upset by an in-form Roberto Bautista Agut.
Over his next three tournaments, Čilić only managed to win one match, while being eliminated early atDubai,Indian Wells, andMiami. As a result of his poor form in the early hard court season, Čilić fell from the world's top ten for the first time in over two years.
After another two winless tournaments to start the clay court season (atMonte-Carlo andBudapest), Čilić finally broke his slump at theMadrid Masters by winning three consecutive matches againstMartin Kližan,Jan-Lennard Struff, &Laslo Djere on the way to the quarterfinals. However, he had to withdraw before his match against Djokovic due to food poisoning. By reaching the quarterfinals, Čilić became one of the few players on the Tour to reach the quarterfinal stage of allnine Masters 1000 tournaments. Čilić lost his second round match at bothRome and theFrench Open, to Jan-Lennard Struff and Grigor Dimitrov respectively.
Čilić failed to defend hisQueen's Club title, leaving the Croat out of the top 15 for the first time in five years. This also marked the first time since August 2008 that Čilić had not reached a tournament final in over a year. Čilić lost in the second round ofWimbledon toJoão Sousa in straight sets.
In the North American summer hard-court season, Čilić competed inWashington,Montreal,Cincinnati, and theUS Open in New York. Čilić fell from the world's top 20 after failing to match his previous year's performance at the first three events. At the US Open, Čilić reached the fourth round where he showed improvements to form during a four set loss against eventual champion Nadal.
On 17 October 2019, he reached his 500th career match win at the2019 Kremlin Cup in Moscow becoming the 10th active player in the list.[49] Čilić ended the year ranked No. 39 in the ATP rankings. It marked the first time that he had failed to win a singles title since 2007.
Čilić started the 2020 season at theAustralian Open where he beatCorentin Moutet,Benoît Paire, andRoberto Bautista Agut before losing toMilos Raonic in straight sets. At theOpen 13, Čilić lost in the round of 16 toDenis Shapovalov. He lost in the first rounds of theDubai Tennis Championships and theCincinnati Masters to Benoît Paire and Shapovalov respectively. At theUS Open, he beatDenis Kudla andNorbert Gombos before losing toDominic Thiem in four sets. He was once again defeated by Thiem in the first round of theFrench Open in straight sets.
Čilić began the 2021 season at theMurray River Open, where he lost in the first round toJérémy Chardy despite having five match points in the third-set tiebreak.[50] At theAustralian Open, he lost to 18th seedGrigor Dimitrov in the first round.
At theFrench Open, he was defeated in the second round byRoger Federer in four sets.
In June, Čilić won theStuttgart Open, defeating third seedFélix Auger-Aliassime in the final in straight sets to win his 19th singles title and first in three years.[51] AtWimbledon, he reached third round where he was knocked out byDaniil Medvedev after winning the first two sets.
In July, Čilić competed at the postponedTokyo Olympics and reached the second round in singles where he lost toPablo Carreño Busta. In thedoubles tournament, he andIvan Dodig reached the final,[52] where they lost to compatriotsMate Pavić andNikola Mektić.[53] It was the third time in theOlympics men's doubles' history that the same country won both gold and silver, and the first one since1908.[54]
At theUS Open, Čilić retired in the first round in the fifth set againstPhilipp Kohlschreiber. It was his first retirement in more than 800 matches on the tour and the first time he had failed to make it past the opening round at Flushing Meadows in 13 attempts.[55]
Čilić then competed at theKremlin Cup as the sixth seed where he reached the final. He beatDamir Dzumhur in three sets before defeatingTommy Paul in straight sets. He once again won in straight sets againstPedro Martínez in the quarterfinals and againstRičardis Berankis in the semifinals. He lost toAslan Karatsev in straight sets in the final.[56][57]
The following week, Čilić won theSt. Petersburg Open, defeating fifth seedTaylor Fritz in a three-sets final to win his 20th singles title.[58] On the way to the title, he also defeatedAlbert Ramos Viñolas,Karen Khachanov,Roberto Bautista Agut andBotic van de Zandschulp. With this title he became only the sixth active player in 2021 with20 titles after Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray and del Potro. He also returned to the top 30 after to years to World No. 28 on 1 November 2021.
At theAdelaide International 1 tournament, Čilić recorded his 550th win and became one of only seven active players to have over 550 wins and 40th man overall in theOpen Era.[59]
Čilić then entered theAustralian Open as the 27th seed. He defeatedEmilio Gómez in the first round in straight sets,Norbert Gombos in the second round in four sets, and fifth seedAndrey Rublev in the third round in four sets. He lost to ninth seedFélix Auger-Aliassime in the fourth round in four sets.
At theFrench Open, Čilić defeatedAttila Balazs in the first round,[60]Marton Fucsovics in the second,Gilles Simon in the third before taking out number 2 seedDaniil Medvedev in straight sets in the round of 16.[61] With this result, he secured his return into the top 20 in the rankings. He won againstAndrey Rublev in the quarterfinals in a long five sets match with a super tiebreak in the fifth — the first ever played on Court Philippe Chatrier — winning the last 9 points in a row and lasting 4 hours and 10 minutes to reach his first semifinal at this Major.[62] He became only the 5th active player besides theBig Four, and the first Croatian player to reach the semifinals at all four majors. He then lost toCasper Ruud in the semifinals.[63]
At theCanadian Open he recorded his 350th hard court win, becoming only the fifth active player, behind the Big Four, to achieve this milestone.[64]
At theUS Open, Čilić defeatedDan Evans in the third round.[65] In the fourth round, he lost to eventual championCarlos Alcaraz in a five-set match lasting nearly four hours.[66]
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In October, Čilić reached the final of theTel Aviv Open, where he lost in straight sets to No. 1 seedNovak Djokovic, who was playing his first official tournament since winningWimbledon.[67] As a result, he returned to the top 15 in the rankings at world No. 14 on 3 October 2022.
In the first week of 2023, Čilić reached the quarterfinals inPune, but injured his knee during the tournament and pulled out before his match against eventual championTallon Griekspoor. He did not play in any further tournaments since his injury[68] and fell out of the top 100 until his return at theCroatia Open in Umag.[69]
In 2024, after another long hiatus, Čilić returned to the ATP Tour at the2024 Hong Kong Open using a protected ranking. He also competed at theAustralian Open using a protected ranking.[70] Čilić then received a wildcard for the2024 Argentina Open. He also entered theMonte-Carlo Masters and theMutua Madrid Open using a protected ranking, but withdrew before the tournaments began. In May 2024, he withdrew from theFrench Open having undergone knee surgery.[71]In August 2024, after a six-month hiatus, he returned to the2024 Manacor Challenger and defeatedAlberto Barroso Campos in the first round.[72]
Ranked No. 777, Čilić reached the semifinals at the2024 Hangzhou Open as a wildcard with wins over two Japanese players, eighth seedYoshihito Nishioka[73] and qualifierYasutaka Uchiyama, saving two match points against the latter.[74][75] Next he defeated fourth seedBrandon Nakashima to reach his 37th final and first in two years since September 2022 in Tel Aviv.[76] As a result, he became the second lowest-ranked finalist afterRaemon Sluiter in 2009 in's-Hertogenbosch.[77] With his win over sixth seedZhang Zhizhen in the final, Čilić clinched his 21st title and 16th on hardcourts, becoming the lowest ranked player to win a title since the current ATP ranking system's introduction in 1973. As a result, he returned to the top 250 in the singles rankings, raising more than 500 positions on 23 September 2024.[78][79][80][81]
Ranked No. 187 at the2025 Dubai Tennis Championships, Čilić reached the quarterfinals defeating top-10 player and sixth seedAlex de Minaur and another AustralianAlexei Popyrin, and rose more than 45 positions up, returning to the top 150 in the singles rankings.[82][83]
Čilić won his first Challenger title in 17 years and 10 months at the2025 Girona Challenger (since Rijeka, Croatia in 2007) breakingAndy Murray's record for the longest gap in winning titles on theATP Challenger Tour.[84]
Ranked No. 109, Čilić played in the2025 French Open, his first French Open appearance since 2022 and his first Grand Slam tournament since the 2024 Australian Open,[85] having been given a place in the main draw as a lucky loser after losing in the last round of qualifying toLloyd Harris.[86] This was the first time that Čilić had played in the qualifying competition of a major since the2007 US Open. He lost in the first round toFlavio Cobolli.
At theLexus Nottingham Open Čilić lifted another Challenger title after reaching his third final for the season and returned to the top 100 in the singles rankings on 23 June 2025.[87] At 36 and eight months, Čilić became the oldest grass court champion in Challenger history.[88]He received a direct main draw entry for the2025 Wimbledon Championships following a four year absence at the tournament and upset world No. 4Jack Draper in the second round.[89] It was his first Top 5 win since knocking out then No. 2-rankedDaniil Medvedev in the fourth round at the2022 French Open.[90]
Marin Cilic lost in the round of 16 at the 2025 Swiss Indoors againstFelix Auger-Aliassime, who was a finalist at theParis Masters 2025.
As of 2018 Čilić plays with the Head YouTek Radical MidPlus with a custom drilled 16x19 string pattern, painted to look like the Head Graphene Touch Prestige Mid. For strings he uses a hybrid of Babolat VS Touch mains and Luxilon ALU Power crosses. He woreFila apparel until the 2011 season, when he got a 5-year contract withLi-Ning, switching back toFila in 2016.[91] At the start of the 2020 season, Čilić started wearingHead apparel.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | 4R | 4R | SF | 4R | A | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | 2R | F | 4R | 4R | 1R | 4R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 15 | 35–15 | 70% |
| French Open | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | A | A | 1R | 0 / 17 | 31–17 | 65% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | QF | QF | QF | F | 2R | 2R | NH | 3R | A | A | A | 4R | 0 / 15 | 34–14 | 71% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | QF | 2R | 3R | QF | A | W | SF | 3R | 3R | QF | 4R | 3R | 1R | 4R | A | A | 1R | 1 / 15 | 41–14 | 75% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 9–4 | 12–4 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 9–3 | 5–2 | 14–3 | 12–3 | 8–4 | 13–4 | 15–4 | 8–4 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 11–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1 / 62 | 141–60 | 70% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2014 | US Open | Hard |  Kei Nishikori | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Roger Federer | 3–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2018 | Australian Open | Hard | Roger Federer | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Mȁrīn
Čílić
Katolik sam, tako sam odgojen. ("I am a Catholic, so I was raised")
...Katolik sam, tako su me odgojili otac i majka...("...I am a Catholic, so I was raised by my father and mother...")
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| Preceded by | Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year 2016 | Succeeded by |
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