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Marin Cilic Bio
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- Nicknamed Mrnja from his uncle and family and friends call him that
- Began playing at age seven with his cousin, Tanja who lived in Germany and would come over during summer to his home city and says "I liked playing from the beginning"
- Parents Zdenko (father) and Koviljka (mother) are retired
- Has three brothers, two older Vinko (25) and Goran (22), and one younger Mile (14), who is "most inspirational person because of his good advice"
- Finished as No. 2 junior in world in 2005 (behind Donald Young) and won four international junior titles, including Roland Garros (d. Van Der Duim)
- Also QF at other three junior Grand Slams
- In doubles, captured three junior titles in five finals
- Hobbies include playing soccer and his favorite teams are AC Milan and Croatia (admires players Kaka and Robinho)
- Admires countrymen Goran Ivanisevic and Ivan Ljubicic
- Considers all surfaces his favorite surfaces and considers backhand his strength
- Has a 2-5 career Davis Cup record (2-3 in singles) in four ties
- Coached by countryman Boris Vallejo and fitness trainer Ljubo Antekolovic.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2007.
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