Ernests Gulbis #98 def. Radek Stepanek #16

6-4 6-4

Ernests Gulbis defeated Radek Stepanek 6-4 6-4 in the 2009 Japan Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 8, 2009*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 2009
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 36m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ernests Gulbis	Radek Stepanek
Aces	13	10
Double faults	6	2
First serve %	68	62
First serve points won %	77	67
Second serve points won %	65	67
Break points saved %	100	0
Break points converted %	100	0
Service points won %	73	67
Return points won %	33	27
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Ernests Gulbis	Radek Stepanek
Country	LAT	CZE
Birth date	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 27, 1978
Age	21	30
Height	193 cm	186 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	98	16
Ranking points (entering)	570	2,055
Elo (entering)	1,699	1,951
Current career W-L	221–233	366–285
Current career earnings	$7,668,948	$11,343,464

Pre-match H2H

Ernests Gulbis #98 0 – 0 Radek Stepanek #16

Path

Ernests Gulbis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Meffert #184	6-7(3) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2009	Q2
Junn Mitsuhashi #466	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2009	Q1

Ernests Gulbis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Monaco #31	6-3 4-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 2009	R16

Radek Stepanek's path

No prior matches in this tournament.