Ernests Gulbis #53 def. Radek Stepanek #45

7-6(4) 6-2

Ernests Gulbis defeated Radek Stepanek 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 2013 Barcelona Open first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 24, 2013*
Tournament: Barcelona Open
Edition: 2013
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R64
Duration: 1h 39m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ernests Gulbis	Radek Stepanek
Aces	1	2
Double faults	4	0
First serve %	55	68
First serve points won %	76	59
Second serve points won %	50	32
Break points saved %	67	44
Break points converted %	56	33
Service points won %	65	51
Return points won %	49	35
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Ernests Gulbis	Radek Stepanek
Country	LAT	CZE
Birth date	Aug 30, 1988	Nov 27, 1978
Age	24	34
Height	193 cm	186 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	53	45
Ranking points (entering)	836	880
Elo (entering)	1,941	1,917
Current career W-L	221–233	366–285
Current career earnings	$7,668,948	$11,343,464

Pre-match H2H

Ernests Gulbis #53 2 – 0 Radek Stepanek #45

Path

Ernests Gulbis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Matwe Middelkoop #269	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 22, 2013	Q2
Pol Toledo Bague #700	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 22, 2013	Q1

Ernests Gulbis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Verdasco #35	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 25, 2013	R32

Radek Stepanek's path

No prior matches in this tournament.