Marin Čilić
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| Country |  Croatia |
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| Residence | Zagreb Croatia | |
| Date of birth | September 28, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia, | |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |
| Weight | 79 kg (170 lb) | |
| Turned pro | 2005 | |
| Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | $497,663 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 31 - 36 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 39 (January 28, 2008) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 4r (2008) | |
| French Open | 2r (2008) | |
| Wimbledon | 1r (2007) | |
| US Open | N/A | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 7 - 8 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | 253 (February 25, 2008) | |
Marin Cilic (Marin Čilić) (born on September 28, 1988 in Mostar, in then Yugoslavia, now Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a tennis player from Croatia. His career high so far is #39, achieved on January 28, 2008.
[edit] Tennis career
In 2005, as a junior, he won the 2005 French Open in boys' singles and was at one point ranked the world's top junior player. He finished the year ranked number two, behind American Donald Young.
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.
So far 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.
Cilic made it to the 4th round of the Australian Open 2008, taking out 2 seeds on his way, including 2007 Australian Open finalist Fernando Gonzalez. James Blake went on to beat him 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the 4th round. He has 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.
[edit] Singles Titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (2) |
| Futures (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | August 8, 2005 | Vinkovci |
Clay |  Lukas Lacko |
6–3 6–1 |
| 2. | February 13, 2006 | Zagreb |
Hard (I) |  Dieter Kindlmann |
6–4 6–2 |
| 3. | April 9, 2007 |  Casablanca |
Clay |  Simone Bolelli |
4–6 6–3 6–4 |
| 4. | May 7, 2007 | Rijeka |
Clay | Lukas Lacko |
7–5 6–2 |
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 4R | 0 / 2 | 3-2 |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1-2 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | |
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | N/A | 4-5 |
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| ATP Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
| ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
| Year End Ranking | 587 | 170 | 71 | N/A | N/A |
