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He helped his country defeat Chilean opponents in the [[Davis Cup]] first round tie by winning the opening singles match and by joining forces with [[Mario Ancic]] to win the doubles rubber. |
He helped his country defeat Chilean opponents in the [[Davis Cup]] first round tie by winning the opening singles match and by joining forces with [[Mario Ancic]] to win the doubles rubber. |
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Cilic reached a career best at the [[French Open]] when he beat eighteenth seed [[Radek Stepanek]] in the third round in straight sets 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-3. After two competitive sets against the third-seeded [[Andy Murray]], Cilic went away and lost the match, 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-1. |
Cilic reached a career best at the [[French Open]] when he beat eighteenth seed [[Radek Stepanek]] in the third round in straight sets 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-3. After two competitive sets against the third-seeded [[Andy Murray]], Cilic went away and lost the match, 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-1.d.yimg.com/i/ng/ne/rtrs/20090531/15/293768814... |
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He reached the 2nd round of the [[Queen's Club Championships]], an [[ATP World Tour 250 series]] event, where he lost 6-7 6-7 to [[Nicolas Mahut]] of [[France]]. He won the first round of Wimbledon in a match against Alberto Martin and won the second round in a five-set match against Sam Querrey 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4. He played [[Tommy Haas]] in the 3rd round with the match being suspended for the 27th June 2009 with the scores standing at 7-5, 7-5, 1-6, 6-7(3), 6-6 and then carried on the next day and lost 10-8 in the decider set.In Davis cup quarterfinals against USA he won the first match against Mardy Fish.And the second match against James Blake. |
He reached the 2nd round of the [[Queen's Club Championships]], an [[ATP World Tour 250 series]] event, where he lost 6-7 6-7 to [[Nicolas Mahut]] of [[France]]. He won the first round of Wimbledon in a match against Alberto Martin and won the second round in a five-set match against Sam Querrey 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4. He played [[Tommy Haas]] in the 3rd round with the match being suspended for the 27th June 2009 with the scores standing at 7-5, 7-5, 1-6, 6-7(3), 6-6 and then carried on the next day and lost 10-8 in the decider set.In Davis cup quarterfinals against USA he won the first match against Mardy Fish.And the second match against James Blake. |
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| Country (sports) |  Croatia |
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| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand |
| Prize money | $1,378,029 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 79–57 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (May 18, 2009) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2008, 2009) |
| French Open | 4R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2008) |
| US Open | 3R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–12 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 241 (July 14, 2008) |
| Last updated on: May 11, 2009. | |
Marin Čilić (born September 28, 1988) is a professional tennis player from Croatia. His career high ATP ranking is no. 13, achieved on May 18, 2009.
Tennis career
Junior circuit (2004-2005)
Marin began playing on the juniors ITF circuit in spring 2004. At the start, he played on clay courts, winning the La Vie Junior Cup Villach in singles, and the Dutch Junior Open in doubles. He then qualified for the 2004 US Open, where he lost in the second round to Sam Querrey. In 2005, he won 2005 French Open title in Boys' single, beating Andy Murray in the semis, and Antal van der Duim in the final. He finished the 2005 ranked number two, behind American Donald Young. In his junior years, he won six tournamnets in singles, and four in doubles.
ATP Tour 2004-2007
In 2004, he played one Futures event (Croatia F1), at which he reached the second round; he finished the year tied at No. 1463 on the rankings of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP Tour). He played seven Futures tournaments in 2005, winning one, the Croatia F3 event; two Challenger tournaments, in Zagreb and Geneva; and one ATP International Series tournament, on Croatia Open Umag, 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, nine challengers, nine International Series events (reaching the semis at Gstaad), and two Davis Cup ties, against Austria and Argentina. 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 the Queen's Club tournament in London, he beat Tim Henman in the first round, after trailing 2–4 in the final set, and reached the quarterfinals, where he fell to Andy Roddick. After that performance, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 101 on June 18, 2007.
In the World Group playoffs in the first round of the 2007 Davis Cup, he beat Benjamin Becker from Germany. Croatia went on to lose to Germany in the best-out-of-five round robin format of singles and doubles.
2008
In 2008, he has reached the semi-finals in the Chennai Open, in both singles and doubles. In the singles, he beat Viktor Troicki 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–1 in the first round, Nicolas Mahut 6–2, 6–4 in the second round, Robin Haase 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 in the quarterfinals and eventually went out 6–2, 6–3 in the semi-finals to Mikhail Youzhny who went on to win the tournament.
Čilić made it to the 4th round of the Australian Open 2008, taking out 2 seeds on his way, including 2007 Australian Open finalist Fernando González. James Blake went on to beat him 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the 4th round. He then already achieved his goal for the year of reaching the top 40. His 4th round result at the Australian Open put him at #39 in the ATP rankings.
Čilić also made it to the 4th round of Wimbledon, beating Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(6), 7–5 in the 2nd round and knocking off the fourteenth seed Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(6). He lost in straight sets to Arnaud Clément. At the Canada Masters, he defeated Andy Roddick in Toronto in order to reach the quarter-final stage, thus making it his best performance in a Masters Series tournament so far. He lost in three sets to Gilles Simon in quarter-finals.
Čilić played the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut where he won his first ATP title. He defeated Viktor Troicki, Jürgen Melzer, Igor Andreev and 2007 finalist Mardy Fish in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2.
Čilić reached the 3rd round of the US Open, losing to Novak Djokovic 6–7(7), 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(0). In the first round, he defeated Julien Benneteau in five sets, in a match that lasted more than four hours, winning the deciding set by 6–2. He then defeated Robby Ginepri in four sets, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5.
2009
He won his first title of 2009 and second career ATP title in the 2009 Chennai Open, defeating first-time finalist Indian Somdev Devvarman.[1]
He reached the fourth round of the Australian Open after beating David Ferrer in straight sets, equalling his 2008 record. In the fourth round, he was defeated by Juan Martin del Potro in 4 sets. Cilic would later win the PBZ Zagreb Indoors defeating compatriot Mario Ancic in the final 6-3, 6-4. He helped his country defeat Chilean opponents in the Davis Cup first round tie by winning the opening singles match and by joining forces with Mario Ancic to win the doubles rubber.
Cilic reached a career best at the French Open when he beat eighteenth seed Radek Stepanek in the third round in straight sets 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-3. After two competitive sets against the third-seeded Andy Murray, Cilic went away and lost the match, 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-1.d.yimg.com/i/ng/ne/rtrs/20090531/15/293768814...
He reached the 2nd round of the Queen's Club Championships, an ATP World Tour 250 series event, where he lost 6-7 6-7 to Nicolas Mahut of France. He won the first round of Wimbledon in a match against Alberto Martin and won the second round in a five-set match against Sam Querrey 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4. He played Tommy Haas in the 3rd round with the match being suspended for the 27th June 2009 with the scores standing at 7-5, 7-5, 1-6, 6-7(3), 6-6 and then carried on the next day and lost 10-8 in the decider set.In Davis cup quarterfinals against USA he won the first match against Mardy Fish.And the second match against James Blake.
ATP Tour Titles
Singles wins (3)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | August 23, 2008 | New Haven, United States | Hard |  Mardy Fish
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6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 2. | January 11, 2009 | Chennai, India | Hard |  Somdev Devvarman
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6–4, 7–6(3) |
| 3. | February 8, 2009 | Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (I) | Mario Ančić
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6–3, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
Template:Performance timeline legend To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through February 2, 2009.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR |
Career Win-Loss |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 4R | 4R | 0 / 3 | 6-3 |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | 0 / 3 | 4-3 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 4R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 5-3 |
| U.S. Open | A | LQ | LQ | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2-1 | |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 9 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 9–4 | 6-2 | 15-9 | N/A |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | LQ | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–2 |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 0 / 1 | 2-1 |
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | 1R | NME | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | LQ | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
| Year-End Championship | |||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Olympic Games | |||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | 2R | NH | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | ||
| Career Statistics | |||||||
| Tournaments Played | 1 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 54 | |
| Runner-ups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Overall W-L | 0-1 | 5-11 | 14-13 | 37-25 | 23-7 | 77-56 | |
| Win (%) | 0% | 31% | 52% | 60% | 77% | 58% | |
| Year End Ranking | 587 | 170 | 71 | 22 | N/A | ||
- NME - Not Masters Event
References
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- ^ Cilic Wins Chennai Open SI.com, January 11, 2009
External links
- Marin Čilić at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- ITF mens profile for Marin Cilic
- Čilić Recent Match Results
- Čilić World Ranking History
- Website about Marin Cilic ( English / Français )
- ATP DEUCE Magazine: On the Rise... Marin Cilic