H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Ivan Ljubicic vs Ernests Gulbis H2H: 1-0

Ivan Ljubicic holds a 1–0 lead over Ernests Gulbis in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ivan Ljubicic leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ivan Ljubicic won the 2008 Zagreb round of 32 6-3 7-6(7).

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Ivan Ljubicic
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Ernests Gulbis
LAT Age 38 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Ljubicic #25 6-3 7-6(7) Ernests Gulbis #88 Match data Feb 28, 2008* R32 Zagreb International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

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
Ivan Ljubicic #53 #3 3,315 2,053 404 284 58.7% 0 1 0 2 7 10
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 Ivan Ljubicic Ernests Gulbis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1996 1–1 50.0% — 1,509 0 0 2006 3–1 75.0% #141 1,556 0 0
18 1997 1–4 20.0% — 1,489 0 0 2007 6–14 30.0% #61 1,638 0 0
19 1998 0–1 0.0% #293 1,482 0 0 2008 22–21 51.2% #53 1,810 0 0
20 1999 11–12 47.8% #77 1,587 0 0 2009 17–26 39.5% #90 1,723 0 0
21 2000 21–22 48.8% #91 1,680 0 0 2010 29–20 59.2% #24 1,851 0 1
22 2001 27–21 56.2% #37 1,827 0 1 2011 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 0 2
23 2002 27–27 50.0% #49 1,740 0 1 2012 12–17 41.4% #136 1,726 0 2
24 2003 27–23 54.0% #42 1,791 0 1 2013 32–18 64.0% #24 1,940 0 4
25 2004 35–23 60.3% #22 1,812 0 1 2014 41–21 66.1% #13 1,918 0 6
26 2005 50–23 68.5% #9 1,953 0 3 2015 11–24 31.4% #81 1,765 0 6
27 2006 55–19 74.3% #5 1,945 0 6 2016 7–14 33.3% #151 1,785 0 6
28 2007 43–22 66.2% #18 1,807 0 8 2017 6–8 42.9% #199 1,718 0 6
29 2008 20–19 51.3% #44 1,738 0 8 2018 9–6 60.0% #95 1,814 0 6
30 2009 32–23 58.2% #24 1,898 0 9 2019 6–17 26.1% #226 1,534 0 6
31 2010 26–19 57.8% #17 1,895 0 10 2020 2–2 50.0% #181 1,563 0 6
32 2011 25–19 56.8% #30 1,910 0 10 2021 0–2 0.0% #191 1,509 0 6
33 2012 3–6 33.3% #53 1,796 0 10 — — — — — — —

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 Ivan Ljubicic 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 1996 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
18 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 3 4 7 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 1998 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 13 14 27 48.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
20 1999 5 7 12 41.7% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — 2009 14 18 32 43.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2010 18 15 33 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — — — — —
22 2001 15 9 24 62.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2011 15 16 31 48.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2002 15 15 30 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2012 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2003 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2013 21 9 30 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 2004 22 12 34 64.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 17 5 22 77.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2005 37 11 48 77.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2015 7 14 21 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2006 36 12 48 75.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 2016 2 7 9 22.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 2007 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2017 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2008 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2018 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
30 2009 19 15 34 55.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2019 5 8 13 38.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 2010 20 13 33 60.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2020 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2011 15 12 27 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2021 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 2012 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 244 158 402 60.7% 96 77 173 55.5% 24 26 50 48.0% 40 23 63 63.5% — 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 654/688 of Ivan Ljubicic'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 Ivan Ljubicic 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 1996 2/2 1.0 2.0 53.3% 65.1% 41.0% 22.2% 45.8% 53.6% 39.9% 2006 4/4 8.0 2.0 63.8% 74.9% 44.3% 73.7% 42.7% 63.8% 35.2%
18 1997 4/5 10.3 3.3 45.2% 74.8% 37.6% 41.7% 35.1% 54.4% 39.3% 2007 20/20 8.3 3.9 63.1% 74.8% 47.6% 71.0% 39.1% 64.7% 33.9%
19 1998 1/1 4.0 7.0 39.3% 78.6% 52.3% 66.7% 50.0% 62.6% 36.4% 2008 42/43 9.8 4.2 60.0% 74.6% 50.2% 64.8% 39.0% 64.8% 36.8%
20 1999 21/23 6.7 2.2 56.3% 71.1% 48.6% 63.9% 34.0% 61.6% 36.2% 2009 43/43 9.2 3.8 62.9% 71.8% 47.3% 56.4% 41.8% 62.9% 34.7%
21 2000 34/43 10.9 3.1 53.3% 78.6% 47.0% 64.6% 38.3% 63.9% 35.2% 2010 49/49 8.9 3.2 63.0% 76.3% 50.9% 62.7% 34.2% 67.0% 37.1%
22 2001 44/48 10.6 3.0 56.3% 77.0% 53.7% 59.5% 42.6% 66.4% 35.9% 2011 40/40 9.3 4.3 60.8% 73.9% 47.5% 57.1% 36.9% 63.6% 34.7%
23 2002 46/54 13.8 3.6 56.6% 77.0% 52.7% 64.6% 41.9% 66.4% 33.9% 2012 29/29 11.3 5.0 58.4% 75.6% 47.7% 54.4% 37.2% 63.9% 33.9%
24 2003 48/50 13.1 3.3 55.8% 78.4% 53.2% 60.8% 41.1% 67.2% 34.6% 2013 50/50 7.8 3.6 61.1% 77.2% 51.0% 64.8% 45.0% 66.9% 39.9%
25 2004 55/58 11.4 2.3 60.6% 77.4% 54.1% 60.9% 38.2% 68.2% 34.0% 2014 62/62 10.5 3.7 60.3% 78.5% 51.2% 62.0% 41.9% 67.6% 36.8%
26 2005 72/73 12.5 2.2 61.9% 76.5% 56.2% 70.8% 41.9% 68.7% 35.2% 2015 35/35 9.7 5.7 58.2% 74.7% 45.5% 63.1% 39.4% 62.2% 33.4%
27 2006 74/74 12.2 2.5 60.3% 80.1% 53.5% 64.0% 39.1% 69.6% 37.7% 2016 21/21 9.5 5.0 56.4% 73.3% 48.0% 61.3% 31.9% 62.0% 33.5%
28 2007 65/65 14.5 2.4 58.5% 79.7% 53.3% 65.1% 35.1% 68.9% 34.9% 2017 14/14 10.4 5.6 54.7% 76.8% 46.1% 61.5% 31.7% 63.1% 34.8%
29 2008 37/39 12.8 1.8 61.6% 78.2% 52.6% 60.5% 47.1% 68.5% 33.6% 2018 15/15 9.7 5.9 57.1% 76.3% 49.2% 62.0% 43.5% 64.6% 34.4%
30 2009 55/55 11.6 1.8 58.9% 79.0% 51.4% 61.2% 39.1% 67.7% 34.8% 2019 23/23 7.6 4.6 55.4% 73.3% 46.3% 51.5% 39.8% 61.2% 33.2%
31 2010 44/45 11.7 2.0 59.8% 76.6% 49.3% 58.2% 38.0% 65.7% 35.8% 2020 4/4 12.3 4.5 59.9% 74.9% 60.2% 74.7% 24.4% 68.9% 30.8%
32 2011 43/44 10.2 1.7 56.9% 76.7% 52.2% 58.4% 46.1% 66.2% 34.8% 2021 2/2 4.0 5.0 53.7% 73.7% 41.0% 27.8% — 59.2% 13.4%
33 2012 9/9 13.3 3.0 58.2% 74.8% 47.0% 68.0% 50.5% 62.8% 30.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 654/688 12.0 2.5 58.5% 77.7% 52.4% 62.7% 40.3% 67.2% 35.2% — 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 Ivan Ljubicic 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 1996 1509 95.7 -2.03 -1.07 0.860 45.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.06 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 1997 1490 104.5 -2.20 -1.38 0.861 47.3% +7 — — 27.3% -1.91 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.03 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 1998 1482 104.7 -1.10 -2.56 0.975 48.9% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.09 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 1999 1587 131.8 +0.10 -0.99 0.942 49.0% -35 +53 — 48.3% 0.00 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.45 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 2000 1681 136.3 +1.53 -1.72 0.975 49.7% -42 -3 -138 48.6% +0.01 8–8 (50%) 7–12 (37%) — -1.80 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 2001 1828 153.8 +4.06 -0.83 1.068 51.3% +24 -154 — 55.7% +0.52 8–11 (42%) 23–19 (55%) — -2.33 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 2002 1740 143.8 +3.33 -3.12 1.008 50.2% +33 -49 -222 50.7% +0.14 11–13 (46%) 13–23 (36%) — -0.04 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 2003 1792 143.2 +4.76 -1.27 1.058 50.6% -9 -58 -246 55.3% +0.46 7–6 (54%) 9–15 (38%) — -0.25 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 2004 1812 149.4 +4.58 -1.59 1.070 51.0% +22 -8 — 54.8% +0.34 17–5 (77%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.19 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 2005 1953 158.8 +6.39 -0.60 1.125 52.2% +38 -209 -440 63.1% +0.76 16–10 (62%) 22–17 (56%) — -1.13 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 2006 1945 155.1 +6.49 +0.62 1.240 53.1% +66 -99 -349 67.9% +1.11 15–7 (68%) 19–19 (50%) — +2.90 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 2007 1807 146.0 +5.26 -1.42 1.121 51.8% +71 -22 -72 60.5% +0.50 18–8 (69%) 32–16 (67%) — +3.48 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 2008 1738 142.0 +4.50 -1.60 1.068 51.1% +63 +125 -71 52.1% +0.22 6–6 (50%) 14–16 (47%) — +0.99 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 2009 1899 153.1 +4.29 -1.16 1.077 51.2% +7 -13 -183 54.2% +0.21 14–8 (64%) 19–10 (66%) — -1.08 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 2010 1896 158.1 +2.54 +0.43 1.045 50.8% +49 +1 — 55.9% +0.37 9–4 (69%) 13–12 (52%) — +0.45 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 2011 1911 154.8 +2.91 -1.08 1.029 50.8% -39 +48 -171 58.6% +0.45 3–5 (38%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.77 2021 1510 94.9 -2.66 -2.22 0.328 40.2% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.24
33 2012 1796 110.2 -1.01 -4.57 0.820 47.6% -13 — — 34.8% -0.91 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.85 2022 1483 103.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2053 155.2 +4.23 -1.07 1.072 51.2% +26 -26 -188 56.4% +0.41 139–98 (59%) 211–194 (52%) 105.1 +0.49 — 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.