Marin Cilic is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Stockholm. Cilic has defeated Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 7-5 6-3, Marin Cilic 7-6(2) 6-4, Marin Cilic 7-6(2) 6-4, Marin Cilic 7-6(2) 6-4, Marin Cilic 7-6(2) 6-4 and Marin Cilic 7-6(2) 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Casper Ruud.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Marin Cilic’s projected draw withhisplausible opposition in BNP Paribas Nordic Open. Marin has a weak record (2-8) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (136) – 7-5 6-3
R2 – Casper Ruud (12) – H2H 0-3
1/4 – Sebastian Korda (60) – H2H 0-2
1/2 – Denis Shapovalov (23) – H2H 2-3
or Jacob Fearnley (81) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Holger Rune (11) – H2H 0-0
or Ugo Humbert (25) – H2H 0-1
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Draw

R2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Casper Ruud

39 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
12
High
2
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-16 12-8 14-5 13-3 0-0 0-0
2024 51-25 21-9 24-7 5-8 1-1 0-0
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 33-14 record in 2025, 7-1 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the previous 11 years, Ruud has a 64-39 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this season was conquering the title in Madrid where he beat Jack Draper in the final 7-5 3-6 6-4.

Last year in BNP Paribas Nordic Open Ruud capitulated to Tallon Griekspoor in the quarter 7-5 7-6(5).

H2H Marin Cilic vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 4th time that Marin Cilic and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

1/4 – Sebastian Korda’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Sebastian Korda

24 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
48
High
15
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 24-18 12-8 5-5 7-5 0-0 0-0
2024 31-19 17-9 5-5 2-2 7-3 0-0
2023 26-16 18-8 1-3 4-3 3-2 0-0
2022 34-22 13-9 8-6 12-5 1-2 0-0
2021 36-20 12-8 6-5 13-5 5-2 0-0
2020 22-10 6-4 6-1 3-4 0-0 7-1
2019 41-25 11-9 24-13 6-3 0-0 0-0
2018 21-25 17-15 3-7 1-3 0-0 0-0

Sebastian Korda has a 19-14 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the last 10 years, the American has a 43-26 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Korda won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Korda’s best result of this season was reaching the final Adelaide.

Last year in BNP Paribas Nordic Open Sebastian didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Marin Cilic vs. Sebastian Korda

This match would represent the 3rd time that Marin Cilic and Sebastian Korda clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Korda (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

1/2 – Denis Shapovalov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Denis Shapovalov

26 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
23
High
10
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-22 14-11 2-5 9-3 1-3 0-0
2024 33-25 9-10 5-6 16-6 3-3 0-0
2023 13-13 6-6 3-3 0-1 4-3 0-0
2022 34-26 22-12 4-4 7-6 1-4 0-0
2021 30-23 11-11 7-6 4-3 8-3 0-0
2020 17-15 8-6 5-2 4-7 0-0 0-0
2019 38-28 20-11 4-6 14-8 0-3 0-0
2018 35-28 18-13 8-6 7-5 2-4 0-0

Denis Shapovalov has a 22-19 win-loss record in 2025, 5-0 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the previous 11 years, Shapovalov has a 82-49 record on indoor hard courts (Click here

to see full career record). Denis won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current season was conquering the competition in Dallas where he defeated Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(5) 6-3, and in Los Cabos where he defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Nordic Open Shapovalov didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Marin Cilic vs. Denis Shapovalov

This match would represent the 6th time that Marin Cilic and Denis Shapovalov fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

However, Marin Cilic could square off with Jacob Fearnley. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

36 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
15
High
4
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 36-22 20-10 10-6 4-4 2-2 0-0
2024 45-24 21-12 11-6 10-4 3-2 0-0
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 34-21 record in 2025, 2-3 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the last 8 years, Holger has a 70-29 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Rune won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was conquering the tournament in Barcelona where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(6) 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Nordic Open Rune didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Marin Cilic vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Marin Cilic and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Possibly, Marin Cilic could compete against Ugo Humbert. Their H2H is 1-0 for Ugo Humbert.