H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Denis Istomin vs Ernests Gulbis H2H: 1-2

Ernests Gulbis holds a 2–1 lead over Denis Istomin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Ernests Gulbis leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Denis Istomin won the 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships first round 7-5 6-2.

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Denis Istomin
UZB Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Ernests Gulbis
LAT Age 38 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Denis Istomin #65 7-5 6-2 Ernests Gulbis #14 Match data Feb 25, 2015* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships ATP 500 Hard
Ernests Gulbis #24 6-4 7-6(4) Denis Istomin #41 Match data Feb 13, 2014* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP 500 Hard
Ernests Gulbis #85 6-3 4-6 6-3 Denis Istomin #58 Match data May 19, 2011* R16 Nice ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Denis Istomin #1,509 #33 1,217 1,914 196 249 44.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Ernests Gulbis #893 #10 2,725 2,140 221 233 48.7% 0 0 0 0 6 6

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Denis Istomin Ernests Gulbis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2006 3–1 75.0% #141 1,556 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2007 6–14 30.0% #61 1,638 0 0
19 2006 0–2 0.0% #200 1,474 0 0 2008 22–21 51.2% #53 1,810 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2009 17–26 39.5% #90 1,723 0 0
21 2008 2–2 50.0% #105 1,559 0 0 2010 29–20 59.2% #24 1,851 0 1
22 2009 13–17 43.3% #102 1,635 0 0 2011 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 0 2
23 2010 29–29 50.0% #40 1,767 0 0 2012 12–17 41.4% #136 1,726 0 2
24 2011 10–21 32.3% #73 1,665 0 0 2013 32–18 64.0% #24 1,940 0 4
25 2012 28–30 48.3% #43 1,751 0 0 2014 41–21 66.1% #13 1,918 0 6
26 2013 30–29 50.8% #45 1,811 0 0 2015 11–24 31.4% #81 1,765 0 6
27 2014 27–24 52.9% #49 1,860 0 0 2016 7–14 33.3% #151 1,785 0 6
28 2015 20–23 46.5% #61 1,789 0 1 2017 6–8 42.9% #199 1,718 0 6
29 2016 6–20 23.1% #121 1,707 0 1 2018 9–6 60.0% #95 1,814 0 6
30 2017 15–18 45.5% #63 1,723 0 2 2019 6–17 26.1% #226 1,534 0 6
31 2018 12–18 40.0% #92 1,678 0 2 2020 2–2 50.0% #181 1,563 0 6
32 2019 3–11 21.4% #177 1,575 0 2 2021 0–2 0.0% #191 1,509 0 6
33 2020 0–1 0.0% #184 1,552 0 2 — — — — — — —
34 2021 0–3 0.0% #254 1,537 0 2 — — — — — — —
35 2022 1–1 50.0% #467 1,570 0 2 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Denis Istomin Ernests Gulbis
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 3 4 7 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 13 14 27 48.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 14 18 32 43.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2008 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 18 15 33 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — — — — —
22 2009 9 12 21 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2011 15 16 31 48.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2010 17 19 36 47.2% 5 7 12 41.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2012 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2011 7 10 17 41.2% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2013 21 9 30 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 2012 17 17 34 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 17 5 22 77.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2013 25 19 44 56.8% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2015 7 14 21 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2014 13 17 30 43.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2016 2 7 9 22.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 2015 9 15 24 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2017 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2016 1 10 11 9.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2018 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
30 2017 11 8 19 57.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2019 5 8 13 38.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 2018 5 8 13 38.5% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2020 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2021 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 119 148 267 44.6% 40 67 107 37.4% 37 33 70 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — 135 139 274 49.3% 66 68 134 49.3% 15 24 39 38.5% 5 2 7 71.4%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 437/445 of Denis Istomin's and 453/454 of Ernests Gulbis's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Denis Istomin Ernests Gulbis
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 4/4 8.0 2.0 63.8% 74.9% 44.3% 73.7% 42.7% 63.8% 35.2%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 20/20 8.3 3.9 63.1% 74.8% 47.6% 71.0% 39.1% 64.7% 33.9%
19 2006 2/2 7.5 2.0 61.5% 66.3% 47.4% 60.2% 22.2% 59.1% 27.3% 2008 42/43 9.8 4.2 60.0% 74.6% 50.2% 64.8% 39.0% 64.8% 36.8%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 43/43 9.2 3.8 62.9% 71.8% 47.3% 56.4% 41.8% 62.9% 34.7%
21 2008 4/4 4.5 2.0 62.2% 68.4% 49.7% 65.1% 38.0% 61.3% 35.4% 2010 49/49 8.9 3.2 63.0% 76.3% 50.9% 62.7% 34.2% 67.0% 37.1%
22 2009 29/30 6.6 2.7 66.1% 69.8% 48.8% 54.8% 41.5% 62.4% 34.1% 2011 40/40 9.3 4.3 60.8% 73.9% 47.5% 57.1% 36.9% 63.6% 34.7%
23 2010 58/58 6.7 1.5 65.3% 70.2% 53.9% 54.2% 41.5% 64.5% 36.2% 2012 29/29 11.3 5.0 58.4% 75.6% 47.7% 54.4% 37.2% 63.9% 33.9%
24 2011 31/31 5.5 2.2 64.3% 64.3% 49.6% 56.0% 36.7% 59.3% 34.6% 2013 50/50 7.8 3.6 61.1% 77.2% 51.0% 64.8% 45.0% 66.9% 39.9%
25 2012 54/58 7.1 1.7 63.9% 70.8% 52.2% 58.0% 39.1% 64.1% 35.8% 2014 62/62 10.5 3.7 60.3% 78.5% 51.2% 62.0% 41.9% 67.6% 36.8%
26 2013 59/59 6.3 2.0 63.2% 72.0% 51.6% 64.5% 39.1% 64.4% 35.1% 2015 35/35 9.7 5.7 58.2% 74.7% 45.5% 63.1% 39.4% 62.2% 33.4%
27 2014 50/51 7.0 1.6 67.9% 72.2% 50.5% 58.6% 39.9% 65.0% 34.8% 2016 21/21 9.5 5.0 56.4% 73.3% 48.0% 61.3% 31.9% 62.0% 33.5%
28 2015 43/43 5.7 1.3 63.5% 72.5% 51.8% 58.3% 38.9% 64.8% 36.5% 2017 14/14 10.4 5.6 54.7% 76.8% 46.1% 61.5% 31.7% 63.1% 34.8%
29 2016 25/26 6.8 2.1 63.5% 69.9% 49.2% 52.9% 44.8% 62.3% 33.7% 2018 15/15 9.7 5.9 57.1% 76.3% 49.2% 62.0% 43.5% 64.6% 34.4%
30 2017 33/33 8.4 1.7 65.4% 72.3% 50.1% 59.7% 44.3% 64.7% 34.2% 2019 23/23 7.6 4.6 55.4% 73.3% 46.3% 51.5% 39.8% 61.2% 33.2%
31 2018 30/30 5.7 1.5 68.7% 71.0% 51.0% 56.5% 34.9% 64.5% 34.3% 2020 4/4 12.3 4.5 59.9% 74.9% 60.2% 74.7% 24.4% 68.9% 30.8%
32 2019 14/14 5.5 2.0 65.7% 72.4% 49.2% 56.9% 39.4% 64.5% 30.6% 2021 2/2 4.0 5.0 53.7% 73.7% 41.0% 27.8% — 59.2% 13.4%
33 2020 1/1 2.0 2.0 64.0% 65.6% 27.8% 60.0% 0.0% 52.0% 28.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 2/3 2.0 2.5 72.1% 64.6% 44.2% 50.8% — 59.2% 19.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 2/2 3.5 1.5 68.0% 69.9% 41.1% 72.2% 21.4% 60.5% 33.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 437/445 6.5 1.8 65.1% 70.7% 51.0% 57.9% 39.5% 63.8% 34.9% — 453/454 9.4 4.2 60.1% 75.4% 48.9% 61.2% 38.9% 64.7% 35.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Denis Istomin Ernests Gulbis
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1557 106.4 +0.61 -1.74 0.972 49.0% +9 — — 54.5% +0.09 3–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.44
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1638 127.1 +1.64 -1.59 0.958 49.8% +27 -146 -146 41.5% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 3–7 (30%) — -0.98
19 2006 1474 112.2 +1.83 +2.43 0.669 43.4% — — — 16.7% -2.34 0–1 1–1 — -0.22 2008 1810 149.1 +2.28 +0.51 1.045 50.8% -39 -165 -225 51.3% +0.16 8–9 (47%) 8–11 (42%) — -2.63
20 2007 1486 103.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1723 144.0 -0.05 -0.80 0.937 49.0% +7 -100 -119 42.6% -0.38 5–9 (36%) 8–10 (44%) — -2.12
21 2008 1559 115.8 -0.37 +0.78 0.914 48.9% +45 — — 50.0% -0.08 — 2–2 (50%) — +0.02 2010 1851 159.8 +3.64 +1.63 1.123 51.4% -51 -37 — 58.1% +0.42 6–7 (46%) 12–9 (57%) — -0.88
22 2009 1636 125.3 -1.33 -1.62 0.907 48.6% +16 -133 -53 42.9% -0.57 5–2 (71%) 7–10 (41%) — +1.12 2011 1776 145.2 +0.75 -1.54 0.951 49.0% +9 -28 — 42.3% -0.40 8–4 (67%) 4–13 (24%) — -0.23
23 2010 1768 143.4 +1.15 +0.13 1.018 50.4% -22 -228 -27 51.7% +0.19 13–12 (52%) 15–11 (58%) — -0.33 2012 1726 133.5 +0.26 -1.91 0.941 48.9% +5 -29 -123 46.3% -0.29 5–8 (38%) 9–6 (60%) — -0.91
24 2011 1666 130.3 -2.79 -1.92 0.850 47.1% +33 -165 +77 37.3% -0.88 1–5 (17%) 7–3 (70%) — -1.16 2013 1941 162.6 +3.27 +3.69 1.205 53.4% -4 -117 -220 60.3% +0.87 11–10 (52%) 13–10 (57%) — -3.49
25 2012 1751 150.1 +1.09 -0.48 0.999 50.0% -33 -229 +124 48.6% +0.04 10–10 (50%) 14–14 (50%) — -1.49 2014 1918 165.6 +3.67 +1.09 1.137 52.1% -25 +186 -209 60.8% +0.75 13–3 (81%) 19–12 (61%) — -0.35
26 2013 1812 153.1 +0.94 -0.48 0.987 49.9% +15 -243 -31 50.0% +0.05 10–10 (50%) 11–13 (46%) — -0.77 2015 1766 142.0 -1.53 -1.16 0.884 48.0% +13 +125 -70 38.8% -0.65 5–8 (38%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.08
27 2014 1860 158.1 +1.45 -0.54 0.996 50.0% +1 -139 -14 52.7% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 13–14 (48%) — -3.30 2016 1786 137.9 -1.04 -1.59 0.883 47.8% -66 +115 — 36.5% -0.62 2–3 (40%) 2–6 (25%) — -0.62
28 2015 1790 143.8 +0.64 +0.10 1.036 50.5% -25 -86 +93 48.4% +0.09 3–7 (30%) 8–8 (50%) — -1.14 2017 1718 129.7 +0.08 -0.70 0.945 48.9% -62 +100 +21 43.6% -0.38 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.03
29 2016 1707 140.8 -0.07 -2.12 0.894 48.4% -28 -26 +126 33.8% -0.85 2–5 (29%) 5–6 (45%) — -2.01 2018 1815 134.1 -0.05 -0.20 0.973 49.9% -54 — +57 52.1% +0.04 5–1 (83%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.38
30 2017 1723 138.9 +1.33 -1.58 0.968 49.5% +6 -29 -40 45.2% -0.31 6–4 (60%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.43 2019 1535 124.6 -2.30 -2.09 0.855 47.1% +93 +104 +202 32.7% -1.18 1–4 (20%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.02
31 2018 1679 132.6 +0.11 -1.51 0.968 49.0% -23 +18 +38 45.8% -0.11 4–6 (40%) 10–14 (42%) — -0.46 2020 1563 122.8 -0.48 +0.51 0.992 50.6% +114 — — 53.8% +0.31 0–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.23
32 2019 1576 124.0 -0.42 -1.96 0.862 47.8% +79 +78 — 25.8% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.40 2021 1510 94.9 -2.66 -2.22 0.328 40.2% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.24
33 2020 1552 113.0 -1.58 +7.36 0.589 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.19 2022 1483 103.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 1538 107.3 -0.95 -2.93 0.484 41.2% — — — 12.5% -2.25 0–1 1–0 — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 1571 110.4 -1.64 -0.13 0.846 46.2% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — 1–0 — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1914 147.1 +0.44 -0.79 0.963 49.4% -2 -119 +38 46.1% -0.19 63–74 (46%) 107–108 (50%) 101.5 -2.45 — 2141 151.4 +1.33 +0.06 1.009 50.1% -8 +11 -95 49.0% +0.01 74–72 (51%) 98–109 (47%) 99.7 -2.05

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.