Benoit Paire vs Marin Cilic — Chennai Quarter-final
Chennai · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2012 ·
hard
CRO#80ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWLL
Paire B.6-4 1-6 7-5
Cilic M.
Paire B.
6172
Cilic M.
4651
Benoit Paire defeated Marin Cilic 6-4 1-6 7-5 in the Chennai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #80, leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32. Benoit Paire narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Benoit Paire closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 7–5.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-24 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Benoit Paire | 2-6 7-5 7-6 |
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Marin Cilic | 6-2 6-7 3-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 2018-05-14 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Marin Cilic | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2017-02-13 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Marin Cilic | 5-7 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016-10-03 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Marin Cilic | 6-0 4-6 6-3 |
| 2016-02-15 | Marseille | SF | hard | Marin Cilic | 6-2 6-7 6-3 |
| 2013-01-04 | Chennai | QF | hard | Benoit Paire | 6-4 1-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
51%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
10.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast