.jpg) Gulbis at the2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux | |
| Country (sports) |  Latvia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Jūrmala, Latvia |
| Born | (1988-08-30)30 August 1988 (age 37) |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Retired | 2023 (last match played) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Kevin D'Arcy (2011–2012) Larry Stefanki (2016–2017) Günter Bresnik (2012–2016, 2018–2021) Pjotrs Ņečajevs (2017–2018, 2021–2023) |
| Prize money | US$7,668,948[1] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 248–239 (atATP Tour level,Grand Slam level, and inDavis Cup) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (9 June 2014) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2020) |
| French Open | SF (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2018) |
| US Open | 4R (2007) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 32–34 (atATP Tour level,Grand Slam level, and inDavis Cup) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 130 (23 November 2009) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2007) |
| Last updated on: 3 October 2023. | |
Ernests Gulbis (Latvian pronunciation:[ˈærnestsˈɡulbis], born 30 August 1988)[2] is a Latvian inactive professionaltennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 10, making him the only male Latvian tennis player ever to be ranked inside the top 10, a feat achieved in June 2014. In 2008, Gulbis won his firstATP Tour doubles title at theU.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming withRainer Schüttler, and in 2010, he won his first ATP Tour singles title in theDelray Beach, defeatingIvo Karlović in the final. In total, Gulbis has six ATP titles to his name. His best performance at aGrand Slam was reaching the semifinals of the2014 French Open. He had previously reached the quarterfinals of the2008 French Open.
Beginning after Wimbledon 2011, Gulbis was coached by AustrianGünter Bresnik, until his departure the day before the 2016 French Open. Previously, he was coached byGuillermo Cañas, and before that byHernán Gumy (who before that wasMarat Safin's coach), but their partnership ended due to Gumy's schedule; during that time,Darren Cahill served as Gulbis' consultant for several tournaments. Before Gumy, Gulbis was coached by Karl Heinz Wetter, and subsequently byNikola Pilić, the former professionalCroatian tennis player and Croatian and German Davis Cup captain.[3] From September 2022 to August 2025, Gulbis was the president of the Latvian Tennis Union, gradually ending his career as a professional tennis player.[4]
Gulbis grew up in an upper-class household. His book-collecting parents named him afterErnest Hemingway.[5] His father Ainārs is an investment businessman, and his mother Milēna Gulbe-Kavace is a theater actress. His maternal grandfatherUldis Pūcītis was a popular actor and film director.
The second of five children, Gulbis has three sisters and one brother. His younger half-sisterLaura Gulbe is also a tennis player.[6]Gulbis comes from a sporting family in general, and his paternal grandfather,Alvils Gulbis, was one of the starting five players onASK Rīga, the Soviet Union basketball team that won the European Championships.[7] He first started playing tennis with his grandmother. Gulbis married Tamara Kopaleyshvili in November 2017, and they are raising a child in Riga, Latvia.[8]
When Gulbis stunned world no. 1Roger Federer at the 2010 Italian Open after throwing away six match points, he told reporters that "I shit my pants a little bit there...excuse my language" and has bragged about his racquet-throwing "skills" in an on-court interview.[9] On a telecast during the 2010Western and Southern Financial Group Masters from Cincinnati, broadcastersBrad Gilbert,Patrick McEnroe andChris Fowler compared Gulbis to former world No. 1Marat Safin in terms of both playing style and attitude on and off court. Like Safin, Gulbis often comments about his own lack of discipline and/or interest in practising, but is forthcoming about his aspirations for a high ranking.
In 2009, Gulbis was arrested in Sweden for soliciting prostitutes.[10] He called it a "misunderstanding". After paying a fine, he was released in time to play in theStockholm Open.[5] Speaking about the need for more explosive rivalries in tennis (e. g.,Connors-McEnroe), in 2013 he said thatFederer,Nadal,Djokovic andAndy Murray were "boring" in interviews.[11] The next year, at theFrench Open, when Gulbis was asked if he would encourage his sisters to pursue professional tennis, he said he believed that women should "focus on family and kids".[12]
Gulbis speaks Latvian, English, Russian, some French, and German.[7] He is nicknamed "Lord", "The Gull" or "Ernie".
Gulbis began playing tennis at the age of 5 with his grandmother. At the age of 12, he attended theNikola Pilić tennis academy inMunich and trained there until age 18.[13] One of the players he trained with at the Niki Pilić academy was future world No. 1Novak Djokovic who sometimes practiced with Gulbis when they were at the academy. He refused to play much junior tennis as he only played in three tournaments winning one in May 2004. He mainly played in men's ITF futures events to start his career and officially turned pro in June 2004 at the age of 15.[14]
Gulbis' first event at any level was a challenger tournament inGermany in June 2004 after receiving a wildcard into the main draw. He lost in the first round toTeymuraz Gabashvili in straight sets. For most of 2004–2006, he solely played ITF futures events while also occasionally playing in challenger events. At first, he struggled to win matches. But his results started to improve as time went on and he won his first futures title in September 2005. After this win, he made four more futures finals in 2006 winning two.
In July 2006, Gulbis made his first challenger final where he lost toMichal Tabara in straight sets. Two weeks later, he made his second challenger final where he lost to top seedFlorian Mayer in three sets.
Gulbis received direct entry into the2006 US Open Qualifying, his first Grand Slam qualifying draw. There, he upset 5th seedDick Norman in the first round in straight sets before losing in the second round toMichaël Llodra in straight sets.
Gulbis made his ATP debut at the2006 St. Petersburg Open after receiving a wildcard into the main draw. There, he reached the semifinals where he lost to 3rd seed and eventual championMario Ančić in straight sets. Because of his result, his ranking jumped 48 spots from 204 to 156.
Gulbis ended 2006 with his first challenger title without losing a set defeatingPhilipp Petzschner in the final. He also won two doubles challenger titles within the year both partneringMischa Zverev and another doubles final partnering compatriotDeniss Pavlovs. He ended the year with a year-end ranking of 141. A remarkable jump from his ranking of 418 at the beginning of the year. His results during the year earned him the award for Rising Star of the Year at the2006 Latvian Sports Awards.
Gulbis started his season as a qualifier in the Sydney Medibank International, losing in the first round toMarcos Baghdatis of Cyprus.[15] He was subsequently defeated in the first qualifying round of theAustralian Open.
Gulbis was relatively successful on the Challenger circuit in 2007. He reached the quarterfinals in Bergamo (l. toFabrice Santoro) and the semifinals in Heilbronn (l. toMichaël Llodra). Gulbis won his second Challenger title by triumphing over the local favorite,Edouard Roger-Vasselin, at the Besançon Challenger in France, enabling him to break into the ATP Top 100 for the first time in his career.[16] In his next tournament, the Sarajevo Challenger, Gulbis emerged victorious in both the singles and doubles events.
In the first week of October, he won the Mons Challenger in Belgium (d.Kristof Vliegen) as the top seed, breaking into the ATP Top 50 for the first time in his career and surpassingJuan Martín del Potro as the highest-ranked player born in 1988. This win also meant a fourth consecutive title.
Gulbis announced his arrival on the Grand Slam stage in the2007 French Open by defeating the British veteran,Tim Henman in straight sets to advance to the second round. It was heralded by the British Davis Cup captain,John Lloyd, as"... a brilliant performance from Gulbis, that is just pure and utter talent."[17] Gulbis' run was halted in the second round by SpaniardÁlbert Montañés in a four-set, rain-interrupted match.
AtWimbledon, his second Grand Slam participation, Gulbis again was drawn to faceMarcos Baghdatis in the first round. He won the first set before succumbing in four sets.[18] Gulbis debuted in Grand Slam doubles by teaming up withIvan Ljubičić, with whom he had reached the semifinals of the 2007Ordina Open.
At the2007 US Open, Gulbis upset 30th seed,Potito Starace, in the first round and eighth seed,Tommy Robredo, in the third round, the latter for the loss of only 6 games. In that match, Gulbis broke Robredo six times and had 39 winners to Robredo's seven.[19] Gulbis' run was finally halted by former World No. 1,Carlos Moyà, to whom he lost in four sets.[20]
In the first round of the2008 Australian Open, Gulbis lost toMarat Safin in straight sets. He reached the second round of the2008 Pacific Life Open, where he lost a tight match to former Grand Slam finalistDavid Nalbandian in a final set tiebreak. In the first round of the2008 Miami Masters, he defeatedDominik Hrbatý, but in the second round met eventual championNikolay Davydenko. After winning the first set 6–3, he lost the following two sets in tiebreaks.
His biggest result up to that point occurred when he reached the quarterfinals of the2008 French Open. Throughout the tournament he beatSimon Greul, seventh seedJames Blake,Nicolás Lapentti, and home-favouriteMichaël Llodra.[21] In the quarterfinals, he lost to third seedNovak Djokovic in three tight sets.
In his next tournament, he reached the third round of the2008 Queen's Club Championships, beatingKristof Vliegen and 12th seedAndreas Seppi. He lost to sixth seedAndy Murray, after winning the first set 7–5.
In the first round at Wimbledon, Gulbis defeated fellow rising starJohn Isner, but lost in the second round to second seed and eventual championRafael Nadal in a four set, rain-interrupted match. Other thanRoger Federer, he was the only player to take a set off the eventual champion.
At the2008 Cincinnati Masters, Gulbis defeatedJarkko Nieminen,Arnaud Clément, andJames Blake, but succumbed in the quarterfinals to third seedNovak Djokovic.
The young Latvian then traveled to Beijing to take part in the2008 Summer Olympics, where he lost his first-round match toNikolay Davydenko.
At theUS Open, Gulbis defeatedThomas Johansson in the first round, before losing toAndy Roddick in the second, again after winning the first set. Coincidentally, it was both his and Andy's birthday on the day they played.
Gulbis began the year strongly by defeating world No. 3Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the first round of theBrisbane International before falling in the second round toPaul-Henri Mathieu. It would be the first time and one of only two times that Djokovic ever lost in the first round of a tournament with the other instance being againstJuan Martín del Potro at the2016 Olympics. It would also be Gulbis' only victory against Djokovic to date.
He lost in the second round of the2009 Australian Open toIgor Andreev in five sets, after beatingAlbert Montañés in the first round in straight sets.
Gulbis was seeded third heading into the 2009Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, but was defeated in the first round by former World No. 8Marcos Baghdatis. It was the fourth time he was drawn to face Baghdatis in the first round of a tournament.
Gulbis had a poor clay-court season compared to 2008, failing to go deep in any of the tournaments preceding theFrench Open. Gulbis also failed to defend his quarterfinal appearance at the French Open, causing his ranking to drop to World No. 67, the lowest it had been since the summer of 2007.
At the2009 Wimbledon Championships, Gulbis, unseeded, defeated ItalianRiccardo Ghedin in the first round, before falling to third seededAndy Murray.[22]
Gulbis played in theIndianapolis Tennis Championships in singles and doubles. He lost toMarc Gicquel of France in the first round. However, he entered the doubles draw with RussianDmitry Tursunov and won the championship, defeating top seedsAshley Fisher andJordan Kerr of Australia in the final.[23]
At the US Open, Gulbis was again drawn to playAndy Murray early in a Grand Slam, losing to the No. 2 seed in the first round.
At the 2009Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Gulbis advanced to the quarterfinals, upsetting sixth seedRadek Štěpánek in the first round as a qualifier, then defeating top-20 playerJuan Mónaco in the second in straight sets. He lost to eventual champion and second seedJo-Wilfried Tsonga after taking the first set.
The year saw a general decline in his ranking, with Gulbis failing to go deep in any of the Grand Slams. He momentarily dropped out of the top 100 in August and finished the year ranked 90 and with a win–loss record of 20–26.
To begin the year, Gulbis claimed wins in the first two rounds of theAustralian Open precursor tournament, theQatar ExxonMobil Open, defeating sixth-seeded SpaniardAlbert Montañés and ItalianAndreas Seppi. Gulbis progressed to the third round, where he was defeated in a tight three set match against World No. 1Roger Federer. At the 2010 Australian Open itself, Gulbis was ousted in the first round by 30th seed ArgentineJuan Mónaco in straight sets.
In February, Gulbis reached his second career semifinal at an ATP 500 event, theRegions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, Tennessee. In the second round, he defeated third seedRadek Štěpánek, facing two consecutive Czech players as he ousted fifth seedTomáš Berdych in the third round in a tight, three set match. He lost in the semifinals to eventual championSam Querrey.
At the end of February, he then competed in theDelray Beach International Tennis Championships, an outdoor hard-court tournament, where he won his maiden ATP tour title. In the final, he faced 6' 11" Croatian and second seedIvo Karlović, winning convincingly. With this victory, his ranking rose back into the top 50.
Gulbis' next tournament was the2010 BNP Paribas Open, an ATP 1000 Tier tournament. Gulbis defeated Swiss playerMarco Chiudinelli in the first round, but succumbed to fifth seedNikolay Davydenko in the second round. Davydenko later withdrew from the tournament due to a wrist injury exacerbated during the match. Gulbis did not compete in theSony Ericsson Open, instead returning to Europe to train for the clay season.
At his first clay-court tournament of the season, the ATP 1000Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Gulbis again defeated SwissMarco Chiudinelli in the first round, this time in straight sets, but lost to 13th seedStan Wawrinka in the second round, also in straight sets. At his next tournament, the ATP 500Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, Gulbis reached the quarterfinals, defeatingPeter Luczak,Jérémy Chardy, andAlbert Ramos-Viñolas, all in straight sets. He lost to in-form, eventual championFernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals. With this result, Gulbis' ranking rose back into the top 40 and also pushed his career win–loss record past 50% for the first time in his career, his year-to-date win–loss record at 15–7.
At his next tournament, the2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Gulbis was drawn to faceMarcos Baghdatis in the first round of a tournament for the fifth time in his career, although for the first time on clay. He defeated Baghdatis for the loss of only four games, which set up a match with top seed and World No. 1Roger Federer. After losing the first set, Gulbis rallied to win the match 7–5 in the third, converting his seventh match point for his biggest career win to date.[24] In the third round, he backed up his win over Federer, with a battling final set tiebreak victory over Italian qualifierFilippo Volandri. In the next round, Gulbis defeatedFeliciano López to reach his first semifinal at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, where he lost toRafael Nadal in a tight, three-set match, hitting 50 winners and 59 errors throughout. This made Gulbis the first player to take a set off Nadal on clay in 2010. With his semifinal appearance, he assured himself a seeded position at the2010 French Open.
At the2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, Gulbis got off to a winning start in the first round against 2010 Estoril Open championAlbert Montañés. He carried on his good vein of form, defeating 10th seedMikhail Youzhny andFeliciano López. In the quarterfinals he again faced World No. 1Roger Federer, which ended in the opposite result: Gulbis losing after taking the first set.
Expectations were high for Gulbis as the former quarterfinalist came into the2010 French Open seeded 23rd (ranked World No. 27), after having an incredible clay-court season. However, Gulbis retired during the first round citing a hamstring injury against the veteran Frenchman and World No. 38,Julien Benneteau.
Due to his injury sustained during the clay-court season, Gulbis withdrew fromWimbledon and its precursor tournaments, effectively missing the entire grass season.
Gulbis returned to the ATP in July, first competing in theFarmers Classic in Los Angeles, California. He defeatedLukáš Lacko in the first round in straight sets, but lost to the in-formAlejandro Falla in the round of 16 in three sets. He next played in theLegg Mason Tennis Classic, where he received a first-round bye, but quickly retired in the second round to UkrainianIllya Marchenko, citing fatigue.
His next tournament was the ATP World Tour Masters 1000Rogers Cup. He defeated World No. 26Thomaz Bellucci in the first round easily, but fell to World No. 5Robin Söderling in the second round in a tight match. He then played the ATP World Tour Masters 1000Western & Southern Open, defeatingDonald Young in the first round and 13th seedJürgen Melzer in the second, both in close matches. However, he fell in the third round to World No. 4Andy Murray in another tight encounter, decided by a final set tiebreak.
Gulbis who was the 24th seed, lost in the first round of theUS Open toJérémy Chardy of France in three sets, marking the fourth consecutive first-round lost at a Grand Slam tournament. Gulbis then took three weeks off to play for the Latvian Davis Cup team against Poland, winning both of his singles rubbers againstJerzy Janowicz andMichał Przysiężny. His next tournament was thePTT Thailand Open. He received a bye through the first round, and defeatedRainer Schüttler in three sets, advancing to the quarterfinals, where he fell toGuillermo García-López, also in three sets. He then played theJapan Open Tennis Championships, but suffered an upset defeat at the hands of World No. 432Dmitry Tursunov.
Gulbis suffered two more consecutive first-round losses at the hands ofRichard Gasquet, at theShanghai Rolex Masters, andNovak Djokovic, at theSwiss Indoors. However, in his final tournament of the season, he bounced back at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 even in Paris, where he dispatched World No. 40Juan Ignacio Chela and World No. 10Mikhail Youzhny, both in straight sets. He then fell toAndy Roddick, also in straight sets.
Gulbis ended the year at a then-career-high of World No. 24.
To begin the year, Gulbis claimed wins in the first two rounds of theAustralian Open precursor tournament, theQatar ExxonMobil Open, defeatingVictor Hănescu andAntonio Veić, both in straight sets. Gulbis progressed to the quarterfinals, equaling his 2010 run, where he was defeated in a tight match against World No. 1Rafael Nadal. Gulbis next played in the2011 Medibank International Sydney. He received a bye through the first round due to being seeded third for the tournament and defeated RussianIgor Andreev in the second round in three sets. He then defeatedSergiy Stakhovsky in the quarterfinals, before losing to eventual championGilles Simon of France in the semifinals, citing fatigue as a cause for his low intensity.
His next tournament was the2011 Australian Open, where he lost in the first round to unseeded GermanBenjamin Becker in straight sets, again citing fatigue and illness for his poor showing. It marked his fifth consecutive loss at a Grand Slam event. Gulbis then withdrew from his next three tournaments, his ranking momentarily rising to his personal best of World No. 21 due toMarin Čilić failing to defend his points from the 2010 Australian Open.
Gulbis returned to the tour in late February. His next tournament was theDubai Tennis Championships, an outdoor hard-court tournament, which was held simultaneously with theDelray Beach International Tennis Championships, the tournament at which Gulbis attained his first ATP title. In the first round, seeded 8th, Gulbis won against wild card entrant and former doubles partnerMichael Berrer, despite having trouble with his first serve, giving away seven double faults throughout the match. Gulbis fell toSergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine in the second round in three sets.
Gulbis' season did little to improve as he next played in the2011 BNP Paribas Open, receiving a bye through the first round, before struggling withLu Yen-Hsun, but ultimately prevailing, with the first two sets going to tiebreaks. In the third round, he was swiftly defeated by eventual winnerNovak Djokovic, winning one game. He then proceeded to play the2011 Sony Ericsson Open, receiving a bye through the first round, but losing in the second round to World No. 72Carlos Berlocq. Ranked World No. 30 going into theMonte-Carlo Masters, he defeated the Ukrainian World No. 21Alexandr Dolgopolov in his first round in straight sets, before losing toMilos Raonic in the second round, also in straight sets. Gulbis proceeded to lose in the first round of the2011 Serbia Open to UkrainianIllya Marchenko, in straight sets.
From late April to mid-May, Gulbis took three weeks off due to fatigue before competing in the2011 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur. In his first two rounds, he defeatedFabio Fognini andDenis Istomin, both in three sets, before falling to World No. 6Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals. From there, Gulbis' playing deteriorated further as his ranking dropped from No. 30 to No. 85 during the clay-court season, failing to defend his deep runs in 2010. He proceeded to lose his next four matches in a row: againstBlaž Kavčič at theFrench Open, againstAdrian Mannarino at theQueen's Club Championships, againstDmitri Tursunov atWimbledon (which marked his seventh, consecutive first-round exit at a Grand Slam, and after which he took nearly a month off from tennis to train with his new coach), and against former World No. 4James Blake at theAtlanta Tennis Championships.
However, Gulbis won his second ATP title at theFarmers Classic in Los Angeles, where he snapped his five-match losing streak by defeating fifth seed BelgianXavier Malisse in a final set tiebreak in the first-round. He then defeated American qualifierDaniel Kosakowski in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, he defeatedJuan Martín del Potro with relative ease, before defeating RussianAlex Bogomolov Jr. in the semifinals. He faced top seed and World No. 9Mardy Fish in the finals; after double-faulting to hand Fish the first set, he rallied to win the championship match in a close three setter.
Gulbis received a wildcard entry into the 2011Rogers Cup. He defeated former World No. 1Juan Carlos Ferrero in three sets in the first round, and proceeded to defeatMichaël Llodra in the second round after Llodra retired, trailing in the second set. In the third round, he fell to eventual finalistMardy Fish, whom he had recently defeated, in another tight three-setter. He then qualified for the 2011Cincinnati Masters, where he lost to CroatianIvan Dodig in two sets. Gulbis reached the second round of theUS Open, but lost toGilles Müller in the third round. He was later fined for improper coaching by theUSTA. Gulbis played five more tournaments that year – all hard court – but had four first-round exits and one second-round exit.[25]
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Gulbis began the year with three first-round losses atDoha,Melbourne andMemphis, but in between won two singles rubbers for the Latvian Davis Cup match against Egypt. He also represented Latvia against Hungary, winning one of his two singles rubbers. Prior to that, Gulbis reached the quarterfinals at Delray Beach, defeatingAlejandro Falla andSteve Darcis before going down toMarinko Matosevic. Gulbis' only wins during the clay court season were first round wins atMunich and a challenger event, losing in five sets toMikhail Kukushkin at theFrench Open. During this time, Gulbis was transitioning to a new coach, Gunter Bresnik, the former Austrian Davis Cup Captain who had previously worked withBecker andLeconte.
Guilbis reached the second round atWimbledon by dispatching World No. 7 and sixth seedTomáš Berdych in three tiebreak sets. He lost in the second round in 5 sets to rising starJerzy Janowicz.
Gulbis lost toFernando Verdasco in a topsy-turvy match in the second round of theCroatia Open.[26] Gulbis then reached the quarterfinals in Gstaad, losing toPaul-Henri Mathieu. He qualified for Winston-Salem, reaching the third round, before falling toMarcel Granollers.
Gulbis won the first round of the US Open overTommy Haas, but crashed out in next round against the American Qualifier Steve Johnson.
He finished the year by playing some Challenger tournaments. He took a break due to a leg injury. He came back for the Vienna indoor tournament, where he fell in the second round to Janko Tipsarević. Gulbis didn't manage to qualify for Basel, but reached the final of the Challenger in Eckental, where he lost to Daniel Brands. Later on he had to skip the last two Challengers of the year due illness. He decided to take a longer off-season in order to prepare best for next season.
Gulbis skipped the Australian Open to have a longer off-season and played two Challenger tournaments, where he went out in the second and first rounds. In Rotterdam, he qualified for the maindraw. It was his first ATP tournament of the year, he defeatedRobin Haase in the first round, but lost toJuan Martín del Potro in the second, after a first-set tiebreak. For the ATP tournament Marseille, he received a wildcard. After a win against Nieminen, he lost a tight match againstTomáš Berdych.
He went to Florida to qualify for the Delray Beach ATP tournament. After winning seven matches to reach the final, including wins againstSam Querrey andTommy Haas, Gulbis won his third career ATP title by defeatingÉdouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets to claim his first title since 2011.
Gulbis continued his excellent start to 2013 with a great run at theBNP Paribas Open inIndian Wells. After winning his two qualifying rounds, he beat SpaniardFeliciano López in straight sets, crushed ninth seedJanko Tipsarević for the loss of only two games, and then defeated 20th seedAndreas Seppi from a set down to set up a fourth round meeting with the returningRafael Nadal. Gulbis lost in a tight three setter after taking the first set 6–4, ending his win streak at 13 matches. At theFrench Open Gulbis lost in the second round toGaël Monfils despite taking the first set.
At Wimbledon, he defeatedÉdouard Roger-Vasselin andJo-Wilfried Tsonga, but was beaten byFernando Verdasco in the third round.
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Gulbis defeatedFeliciano López,Fabio Fognini, andAndy Murray to make the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup, losing to finalistMilos Raonic in three sets. He lost in the first round in Cincinnati and at the US Open toMikhail Youzhny andAndreas Haider-Maurer, respectively.
Gulbis won his fourth career ATP tournament in theSt. Petersburg Open, defeatingGuillermo García-López in the final. He came back from being down a set and 1–4 to reel off 11 straight games to take the match. It was the first time Gulbis had won more than one ATP title in a single season. As a result, Gulbis rose to No. 27 in the ATP World Tour rankings, improving this season's positive overall match record to 34–15.
Gulbis was absent from the 2013 China Open and the2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters due to illness. He made his next appearance at the2013 If Stockholm Open where Gulbis made it to the semi-final stage, losing toDavid Ferrer in three sets. During the tournament, Gulbis defeatedJérémy Chardy,Igor Sijsling andJerzy Janowicz.
Gulbis finished his season with two first round defeats byJohn Isner andFernando Verdasco at the 2013Valencia Open 500 and the2013 BNP Paribas Masters respectively.
Gulbis started the new season inDoha, where he reached the quarterfinals, losing to eventual championRafael Nadal for the seventh time in his career, in straight sets.
Gulbis was seeded at the2014 Australian Open, and defeatedJuan Mónaco in the first round in four sets by coming back from losing the first set. Gulbis ended the tournament in the second round by losing toSam Querrey in straight sets.
Gulbis reached the semi-finals of theRotterdam Open, defeatingGrigor Dimitrov andJuan Martín del Potro along the way. He lost the semi-final to the eventual championTomáš Berdych.
Gulbis won his fifth ATP title at the2014 Open 13 in Marseille, beating 3 Frenchmen in succession without losing a set –Nicolas Mahut, then world No.9Richard Gasquet in the semi-final, then No.10Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final. With this victory, he entered the ATP Top 20 for the first time in his career, at No.18.
Gulbis then played inAcapulco where he was seeded seventh, beatingYen-hsun Lu andDavid Goffin, then losing two sets to one to eventual championGrigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals.
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Next, in March, he played atIndian Wells. He beatJoão Sousa,Grigor Dimitrov andRoberto Bautista-Agut, but then lost in two tie-break sets toJohn Isner in the 1/4-finals. At Indian Wells, he also played inthe doubles with partnerMilos Raonic. They beat Serbia's wildcardsNovak Djokovic andKrajinović in round 1, but then lost to Swiss duoFederer andWawrinka in the second round in two tie-break sets.
Gulbis then played inMiami, where he was seeded 21st and had a bye into the second round. In an almost two and a half hour match, Gulbis lost in three tight sets to veteranJulien Benneteau, having conceded a match point during the match.
Gulbis started his clay-court season in Monte-Carlo but was defeated in the first round byAlexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets. Gulbis also played in the doubles tournament withMilos Raonic, but lost in the first round toJuan Sebastián Cabal andRobert Farah.
His next tournament was theBarcelona Open. Along the way to the semifinals, Gulbis defeatedDaniel Gimeno-Traver,Albert Montañés, andTeymuraz Gabashvili. Gulbis was eventually defeated byKei Nishikori.
Gulbis performed well in theMadrid Masters 1000. In the first round, Gulbis defeatedJerzy Janowicz in three sets. Then, in the second round, Gulbis outmatchedAlexandr Dolgopolov in two sets followed by a round of 16 win againstMarin Čilić in straight sets. All these tennis players were ranked among the top 30 in the ATP rankings at that time. In the quarter-finals, Gulbis lost in straight sets toDavid Ferrer. Following the tournament, Gulbis reached a new career-high ranking of No. 17.
Gulbis reached the quarterfinal stage also in theRome Masters 1000, defeatingAlejandro Falla andStéphane Robert in the process. However, Gulbis then lost toDavid Ferrer again in straight sets.
In May, Gulbis won his sixth ATP title, beatingFederico Delbonis in the final of theATP Nice Open. It was Gulbis' first ATP singles title on clay.
At theFrench Open, Gulbis reached the quarterfinals for the second time courtesy of a five-set victory over world No. 4 and2009 championRoger Federer. He followed this up with a straight-set win overTomáš Berdych to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal, where he lost toNovak Djokovic. As a result of this run, Gulbis entered the ATP's top 10 for the first time in his career.
Gulbis' form dropped in the second part of the season, evidenced by his 9–10 win–loss record, followingRoland Garros. Gulbis lost toSergiy Stakhovsky in the round of 64 atWimbledon and toJulien Benneteau andSteve Johnson in the round of 32 at theRogers Cup andCincinnati Masters respectively.
Gulbis also struggled with a shoulder injury in the later part of the season. At theUS Open, Gulbis crucially lost toDominic Thiem in five sets, losing the final three, what seemed to have a negative impact on his confidence and physical condition for the rest of the season. Despite reaching the semifinals of theMalaysian Open, Gulbis retired in the round of 16 of theChina Open, lost in the round of 64 of theShanghai Masters, and was defeated in the round of 32 byBorna Ćorić at theSwiss Indoors in Basel. Gulbis finished the season early due to concerns over his shoulder and illness.
Nevertheless, Gulbis finished his best career season as No. 13, which became his highest year-end ATP ranking.
Gulbis started his season inAuckland as second seed. He lost his first match of the year to the Czech qualifierJiří Veselý 2–6, 6–3, 1–6.
At theAustralian Open, Gulbis was seeded eleventh, but was defeated by the Australian wildcardThanasi Kokkinakis in the first round.
At theOpen 13 in Marseille, Gulbis failed to defend his title from 2014, falling toJérémy Chardy in two sets in the round of 16.
Gulbis took his first win of the season againstDaniel Gimeno-Traver at theBNP Paribas Open in Indiana Wells. It was the latest first win of the season in ATP level tournaments for Gulbis since 2007. Afterwards, he fell toAdrian Mannarino in two sets in the round of 32.
Gulbis also failed to defend his title from 2014 at theATP Nice Open, losing toDominic Thiem in two sets in the quarter-finals.
At theFrench Open, Gulbis lost in the second round toNicolas Mahut, having won in the first round againstIgor Sijsling. As a result, Gulbis dropped outside the top 75 in theATP rankings, having failed to defend the ranking points for his semifinal appearance in 2014.
Gulbis then lost in the first round ofWimbledon toLukáš Rosol in three sets. Having recorded a dismal 1–3 win–loss record at the first three Grand Slams of the season, it was the worst performance for Gulbis at these tournaments since 2012.
Gulbis showed signs of revival at theRogers Cup, reaching the quarter-finals. Despite having 2 match points against world No.1Novak Djokovic in the second set, he went on to lose the match. Gulbis had reached the quarter-final stage of at least oneMasters 1000 tournament for a third season in a row.
At theUS Open, Gulbis retired in the first round match againstAljaž Bedene due to injury.
Having lost in the qualifying rounds of the first two ATP tournaments of the season in Australia inBrisbane andSydney, Gulbis went on to lose in the round of 128 at theAustralian Open againstJérémy Chardy.
Gulbis won his first match of the season against world No. 171Quentin Halys at the2016 Open Sud de France, but lost in the round of 16 toRichard Gasquet in straight sets, who went on to retain his title from the previous year.
Gulbis went through qualifying at theRotterdam Open, but then lost in the round of 32 toGaël Monfils.
Gulbis lost toRichard Gasquet for a second consecutive time in 2016 at theOpen 13 in Marseille in the round of 16.
Following this came a string of losses in the first rounds of four consecutive ATP tournaments: at theBNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, at the2016 Miami Open, at the2016 Barcelona Open, and the2016 BMW Open in Munich. After that, Gulbis failed to qualify for the2016 Mutua Madrid Open, losing toLucas Pouille in qualifying.
Gulbis managed to break the losing streak at the2016 Rome Master by getting through qualifying and beatingIvo Karlovic in three sets in the round of 64, but went down to Pouille in the next round for a second consecutive time (and tournament).
Gulbis defeated Lithuania'sRičardas Berankis in the first round of the2016 Geneva Open, but lost in the round of 16 toMarin Cilic in straight sets.
Gulbis appeared resurgent at theFrench Open by beatingAndreas Seppi,João Sousa andJo-Wilfried Tsonga, losing his first set of the tournament only to the latter. Tsonga pulled out of the match due to injury, the second time Tsonga had to retire from aGrand Slam match against Gulbis. Gulbis then lost in the round of 16 toDavid Goffin in four sets. During the tournament, Gulbis cited injury of his shoulder as the cause for poor performances since 2015, having never fully recovered from it and refusing to have surgery. Before the tournament, Gulbis had split with his coach since 2012, Gunter Bresnik.
Gulbis lost toBenjamin Becker in the first round inHalle and atWimbledon toJack Sock in straight sets.
Gulbis did not play in the 2017 Australian Open and lost in qualifying in Rotterdam, Indian Wells, Miami, Barcelona, and Estoril. He lost in the first round of the 2017 Roland Garros toMarin Čilić, but made it to the third round of 2017 Wimbledon, beatingJuan Martin del Potro in the second round before losing toNovak Djokovic. He made it to the second round inBastad and the quarterfinals in Gstaad, losing toFabio Fognini. He made it to the second round of the US Open, where he fell toKevin Anderson. The rest of 2017 saw little success.
Gulbis reached the fourth round of2018 Wimbledon as a qualifier by defeating 4th seedAlexander Zverev in a five set match in the third round, before losing toKei Nishikori in four sets. This was his best showing at this Grand Slam in his career.
Gulbis made his first ATP Tour final in four years at the2018 Stockholm Open, losing toStefanos Tsitsipas. This was his first loss at a final, having previously won six singles titles and two doubles titles. In 2018 Gulbis made his way back to Top 100 men's singles rankings, for the first time since the summer of 2016.[27]
Gulbis started off his 2019 year with a quarterfinal appearance at theMaharashtra Open and anAustralian Open match againstStan Wawrinka where he won the 1st set 6–3 but retired in the 2nd set due to back issues.
Throughout 2019, he would post a 6–17 record and his ranking would drop to 226 by the end of the year.
Gulbis started off his 2020 season with a 3rd round appearance at the2020 Australian Open losing toGaël Monfils in straight sets and his first challenger title since 2012 at thePau Open.
After theCOVID-19 pandemic had suspended tennis from March to August, it would seem that Gulbis had lost his form from early 2020. From September 2020 to February 2021, Gulbis failed to win an ATP qualifying match or even a challenger match.
Gulbis reached the third round of the qualifying competition at2021 Wimbledon qualifying after he defeatedDmitry Popko in the first round and then 3rd seedAndrej Martin where he lost only three games. He lost toBrandon Nakashima in straight sets. He repeated this feat at the2021 US Open qualifying where he defeated 26th seedMarc Polmans andFilip Horanský before losing toQuentin Halys in straight sets.
Gulbis played in threeDavis Cup ties for Latvia (four singles; three doubles withDeniss Pavlovs).[28][29][30] His participation in the tie againstMonaco in September helped Latvia to qualify for the Europe/Africa Zone Group I tier of Davis Cup for the first time in its history.[30]
In 2010, Gulbis continued to participate on the Latvian Davis Cup team, playing against Poland, where he won both of his singles rubbers.
In 2011, 2012, and 2013, he continued to play in Davis Cup competition for Latvia.
Gulbis primarily employs an offensive baseline playing style. Gulbis' most consistent shot is his backhand, which is taken with rapid pace, relatively flat execution, and is difficult to read. Gulbis is also known for his finesse shots, including the offensive topspinlob anddrop shot, both of which he can strike from any position, including from deep in the court. Gulbis employs the drop shot consistently and often, sometimes to the point of derision. Gulbis plays an extremely aggressive, winner-driven game, which often leads to a highunforced error count, making his consistency an issue in tough matches, often causing him to be likened toMarat Safin.
Despite playing a style more attuned to fast surfaces, his strong showing at the2008 French Open,2010 Rome Masters and2014 French Open are attributed to his powerful and flat strokes which can play through the surface.
His aggressive baseline game is coupled with an extremely powerful serve, often reaching the upper 130's and low 140's in mph; however, Gulbis has struggled with his second serve, and often has high double fault statistics across the ATP leaderboard. Other weaknesses are his consistency and his nerves; despite a strong serve and return, Gulbis has poor break point conversion, break point save and tie-break statistics. On numerous occasions he has had strings of uncharacteristic unforced errors when serving or returning for sets or matches, as well as hitting numerous "easy" smashes well out in tough situations, something he has become known for and often jokes about in interviews. However, to his credit, he has a good record in ATP finals, winning 6 of the 7 finals he has been in for ATP events.
As of February 2013, Gulbis uses aWilson Steam 99 paintjob racquet after switching fromHead. His strings are Luxilon ALU Power 16L strung at 59/57 lbs. Gulbis uses Tourna grip on a white Hydrocontrol grip. He endorsesadidas for his attire.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2022 ATP Tour.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 3R | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | 29% |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 13 | 17–13 | 57% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | NH | Q3 | A | A | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 48% |
| US Open | A | Q2 | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q3 | A | A | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 45 | 40–45 | 47% |
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 4R | QF | 3R | 1R | Q1 | A | 1R | NH | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 10 | 11–10 | 52% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | 1R | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | QF | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | Q1 | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 10–6 | 62% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 3R | A | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 10–8 | 56% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | Q2 | QF | Q1 | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Shanghai Masters | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 3R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–5 | 2–6 | 14–8 | 4–6 | 0–2 | 9–6 | 10–8 | 4–6 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 54 | 50–54 | 48% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Career | |||
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 239 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 4–2 | 10–14 | 24–22 | 20–26 | 31–20 | 18–22 | 17–18 | 37–18 | 41–21 | 11–24 | 7–14 | 6–8 | 9–6 | 6–17 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 248–239 | ||
| Win % | 0% | 67% | 42% | 52% | 43% | 61% | 45% | 49% | 67% | 66% | 31% | 33% | 43% | 60% | 26% | 67% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 51% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 418 | 141 | 61 | 53 | 90 | 24 | 61 | 136 | 24 | 13 | 81 | 151 | 199 | 95 | 226 | 181 | 191 | 307 | 896 | |||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2010 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard |  Ivo Karlović | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2011 | Los Angeles Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard |  Mardy Fish | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2013 | Delray Beach Open, United States(2) | 250 Series | Hard |  Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2013 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Guillermo García-López | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–0 | Feb 2014 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Win | 6–0 | May 2014 | Open de Nice, France | 250 Series | Clay |  Federico Delbonis | 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 6–1 | Oct 2018 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4–6, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2008 | US Clay Court Championships, United States | 250 Series | Clay |  Rainer Schüttler |  Pablo CuevasMarcel Granollers | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2009 | Indianapolis Championships, United States | 250 Series | Hard |  Dmitry Tursunov |  Ashley FisherJordan Kerr | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Legend |
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| ATP Challengers (5–4) |
| ITF Futures (3–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2005 | Germany F15,Friedberg | Futures | Clay | Marcel Zimmermann | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2006 | Austria F1,Bergheim | Futures | Clay |  Jean-Claude Scherrer | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2006 | Switzerland F2,Leuggern | Futures | Carpet (i) | Tobias Klein | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 2006 | France F5,Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) |  Stefan Wauters | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2006 | Sweden F1,Malmö | Futures | Hard (i) |  Stefan Wiespeiner | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2006 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Michal Tabara | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2006 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Florian Mayer | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2006 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Philipp Petzschner | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2007 | Besançon, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 2007 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jan Mertl | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2007 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | Kristof Vliegen | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2012 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Daniel Brands | 6–7(0–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Mar 2020 | Pau, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Jerzy Janowicz | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2022 | Zug, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Dominic Stricker | 7–5, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Legend |
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| ATP Challengers (3–1) |
| ITF Futures (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2006 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Mischa Zverev |  Teodor-Dacian CrăciunGabriel Moraru | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2006 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Mischa Zverev | Tomasz Bednarek Irakli Labadze | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2006 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Deniss Pavlovs |  Martijn van HaasterenJasper Smit | 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2007 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard (i) | Deniss Pavlovs | Jan MertlLukáš Rosol | 6–4, 6–3 |
Gulbis' match record against players who were ranked world No. 10 or higher at the time is as follows, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface:[31]
Radek Štěpánek 4–0
Fabio Fognini 4–2John Isner 4–3Roberto Bautista Agut 3–1James Blake 3–1Juan Martín del Potro 3–3Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3–3Tomáš Berdych 3–4Mikhail Youzhny 3–5
Joachim Johansson 2–0
Nicolás Massú 2–0
Grigor Dimitrov 2–1Jack Sock 2–1
Janko Tipsarević 2–2Roger Federer 2–3Tommy Haas 2–4
Marcos Baghdatis 2–5Juan Monaco 2–5
Tim Henman 1–0Hubert Hurkacz 1–0
Nicolás Lapentti 1–0Jürgen Melzer 1–0Tommy Robredo 1–0Rainer Schüttler 1–0
Denis Shapovalov 1–0Nicolás Almagro 1–1Mario Ančić 1–1
Kevin Anderson 1–1Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–1Arnaud Clément 1–1Juan Carlos Ferrero 1–1Nicolas Kiefer 1–1Carlos Moyá 1–1Alexander Zverev 1–1Mardy Fish 1–2David Goffin 1–2Marin Čilić 1–3Dominic Thiem 1–3Richard Gasquet 1–4Fernando Verdasco 1–4Andy Murray 1–5Novak Djokovic 1–7Matteo Berrettini 0–1Guillermo Cañas 0–1Fernando González 0–1Karen Khachanov 0–1Ivan Ljubičić 0–1
Casper Ruud 0–1Diego Schwartzman 0–1Robin Söderling 0–1Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–1David Nalbandian 0–2Lucas Pouille 0–2Marat Safin 0–2Stan Wawrinka 0–2Nikolay Davydenko 0–3Gaël Monfils 0–3
Kei Nishikori 0–3Andy Roddick 0–3Gilles Simon 0–3David Ferrer 0–4Milos Raonic 0–4Rafael Nadal 0–7| Season | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | EGR |
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| 2007 | |||||||
| 1. | Tommy Robredo | 8 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | 88 |
| 2008 | |||||||
| 2. | James Blake | 8 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 2R | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 | 80 |
| 3. | James Blake | 8 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | 53 |
| 2009 | |||||||
| 4. | Novak Djokovic | 3 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–4 | 53 |
| 2010 | |||||||
| 5. | Roger Federer | 1 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 2R | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 | 40 |
| 6. | Mikhail Youzhny | 10 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–4, 3–0 ret. | 26 |
| 2011 | |||||||
| 7. | Mardy Fish | 9 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | F | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | 84 |
| 2012 | |||||||
| 8. | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) | 87 |
| 2013 | |||||||
| 9. | Janko Tipsarević | 9 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–0 | 67 |
| 10. | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, ret. | 39 |
| 11. | Andy Murray | 2 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 6–3 | 38 |
| 2014 | |||||||
| 12. | Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | QF | 6–3, 6–4 | 24 |
| 13. | Richard Gasquet | 9 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | SF | 6–3, 6–2 | 23 |
| 14. | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 10 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | F | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | 23 |
| 15. | Roger Federer | 4 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 4R | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | 17 |
| 16. | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | QF | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | 17 |
| 2016 | |||||||
| 17. | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 3R | 2–5, ret. | 80 |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 18. | Alexander Zverev | 3 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 3R | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–0 | 138 |
| 19. | John Isner | 10 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | SF | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 | 145 |
| Event | Years | Record accomplished | Players matched |
| ATP Tour | 2010–14 | First six tournament finals won[32] | Ugo Humbert Martin Kližan |
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| Preceded by | Latvian Rising Sportspersonality of the Year 2006 | Succeeded by |
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