Country – Croatia
Date of Birth – 28th September 1988.
Height – 6’6” (198 cm)
Weight – 180 lbs (82 Kg)
Birthplace – Medjugorje, BIH
Residence – Monte Carlo, Monaco
Nickname - Mrnja
Coach – Bob Brett
Fitness Coach - Ljubo Antekolovic
Turned Pro – 2005
Hand – Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Hobbies – playing football. His favorite teams include AC Milan and Croatia. Robinho and Kaka are his favorite football players.
Racquet - Head YOUTEK Radical Midplus.
Apparels – Fila.
Shoes - Fila Alfa Mens Tennis shoes.
Other sports – Likes playing soccer.
Idol - Goran Ivanisevic and Ivan Ljubicic.
Favorite surface – grass court and hard court. He believes that his style of play and height suits these 2 courts.
Favorite shot - backhand.
Practice location - Bob Brett Academy in San Remo which is located near French-Italian border.
Grand Slam Titles – 0, best Grand Slam result, Australian Open finals (2010)
Tournament Titles Singles – 5
Tournament Titles Doubles – 0
Relationships –
Father – Zdenko
Mother – Koviljka
Brothers – Has 3 brothers – one younger brother Mile, who is 14 years old, and two elder brothers, Vinko and Goran who are 25 and 22 years old respectively.
Achievements –
Marin began playing tennis at the age of 7 with his cousin Tanja, who lived in Germany. Tanja used to come to Marin’s place in summers. Marin finished as World No.2 in juniors in 2005 winning 4 International juniors titles which included Roland Garros. He also reached the quarter-finals of three other Grand Slams.
Cilic enjoyed success in doubles as well, winning 3 junior titles in 5 finals.