H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Ivo Karlovic vs Ernests Gulbis H2H: 1-3

Ernests Gulbis holds a 3–1 lead over Ivo Karlovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Ernests Gulbis leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ivo Karlovic won the 2019 Pune quarterfinal 7-6(5) 7-6(5).

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Ivo Karlovic
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 211 cm / 6'11"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Ernests Gulbis
LAT Age 38 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivo Karlovic #100 7-6(5) 7-6(5) Ernests Gulbis #95 Match data Jan 5, 2019* QF Pune ATP 250 Hard
Ernests Gulbis #84 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3 Ivo Karlovic #29 Match data May 10, 2016* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Ernests Gulbis #117 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Ivo Karlovic #20 Match data Oct 24, 2015* QF Vienna Open ATP 500 Hard
Ernests Gulbis #72 6-2 6-3 Ivo Karlovic #33 Match data Feb 28, 2010* F Delray Beach Open 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
Ivo Karlovic #1,066 #14 2,295 1,999 363 335 52.0% 0 0 0 0 8 8
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 Ivo Karlovic 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 — — — — — — — 2008 22–21 51.2% #53 1,810 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2009 17–26 39.5% #90 1,723 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 2010 29–20 59.2% #24 1,851 0 1
22 2001 0–1 0.0% #193 1,500 0 0 2011 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 0 2
23 2002 1–2 33.3% #201 1,454 0 0 2012 12–17 41.4% #136 1,726 0 2
24 2003 9–7 56.2% #73 1,665 0 0 2013 32–18 64.0% #24 1,940 0 4
25 2004 18–25 41.9% #61 1,685 0 0 2014 41–21 66.1% #13 1,918 0 6
26 2005 17–22 43.6% #70 1,745 0 0 2015 11–24 31.4% #81 1,765 0 6
27 2006 16–18 47.1% #98 1,633 0 0 2016 7–14 33.3% #151 1,785 0 6
28 2007 45–21 68.2% #22 1,931 0 3 2017 6–8 42.9% #199 1,718 0 6
29 2008 29–25 53.7% #26 1,814 0 4 2018 9–6 60.0% #95 1,814 0 6
30 2009 21–22 48.8% #37 1,797 0 4 2019 6–17 26.1% #226 1,534 0 6
31 2010 16–9 64.0% #73 1,866 0 4 2020 2–2 50.0% #181 1,563 0 6
32 2011 16–20 44.4% #56 1,821 0 4 2021 0–2 0.0% #191 1,509 0 6
33 2012 14–16 46.7% #100 1,769 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 2013 15–13 53.6% #78 1,774 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 2014 36–28 56.2% #27 1,856 0 5 — — — — — — —
36 2015 38–25 60.3% #23 1,917 0 6 — — — — — — —
37 2016 32–22 59.3% #20 1,972 0 8 — — — — — — —
38 2017 15–20 42.9% #80 1,771 0 8 — — — — — — —
39 2018 11–16 40.7% #100 1,645 0 8 — — — — — — —
40 2019 11–15 42.3% #95 1,675 0 8 — — — — — — —
41 2020 1–4 20.0% #147 1,620 0 8 — — — — — — —
42 2021 2–4 33.3% #279 1,625 0 8 — — — — — — —

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 Ivo Karlovic 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 18 15 33 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — — — — —
22 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 15 16 31 48.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2002 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2003 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 21 9 30 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 2004 6 12 18 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 17 5 22 77.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2015 7 14 21 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2006 8 11 19 42.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2016 2 7 9 22.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 2007 30 16 46 65.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2017 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2008 17 14 31 54.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2018 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
30 2009 9 15 24 37.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2019 5 8 13 38.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 2010 14 7 21 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2020 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2011 12 13 25 48.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2021 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 2012 12 11 23 52.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2013 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2014 24 18 42 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2015 26 18 44 59.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2016 20 13 33 60.6% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2017 8 12 20 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2019 9 11 20 45.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 2020 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2021 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 229 213 442 51.8% 54 70 124 43.5% 74 44 118 62.7% 6 8 14 42.9% — 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 692/698 of Ivo Karlovic'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 Ivo Karlovic 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 49/49 8.9 3.2 63.0% 76.3% 50.9% 62.7% 34.2% 67.0% 37.1%
22 2001 1/1 16.0 2.0 76.6% 71.4% 46.7% 60.0% 50.0% 65.6% 32.4% 2011 40/40 9.3 4.3 60.8% 73.9% 47.5% 57.1% 36.9% 63.6% 34.7%
23 2002 2/3 15.0 8.5 53.7% 75.3% 40.4% 71.7% 75.0% 59.2% 28.6% 2012 29/29 11.3 5.0 58.4% 75.6% 47.7% 54.4% 37.2% 63.9% 33.9%
24 2003 16/16 17.6 6.3 61.1% 83.8% 53.3% 73.0% 28.3% 71.9% 29.0% 2013 50/50 7.8 3.6 61.1% 77.2% 51.0% 64.8% 45.0% 66.9% 39.9%
25 2004 40/43 21.1 5.4 61.9% 81.6% 52.8% 63.7% 25.9% 70.3% 26.8% 2014 62/62 10.5 3.7 60.3% 78.5% 51.2% 62.0% 41.9% 67.6% 36.8%
26 2005 39/39 18.7 4.4 63.3% 82.0% 51.5% 69.3% 31.9% 70.9% 25.5% 2015 35/35 9.7 5.7 58.2% 74.7% 45.5% 63.1% 39.4% 62.2% 33.4%
27 2006 34/34 18.3 3.1 65.0% 82.0% 50.3% 70.9% 34.6% 70.7% 28.1% 2016 21/21 9.5 5.0 56.4% 73.3% 48.0% 61.3% 31.9% 62.0% 33.5%
28 2007 64/66 20.6 1.9 68.7% 84.3% 54.5% 71.9% 34.1% 74.9% 29.5% 2017 14/14 10.4 5.6 54.7% 76.8% 46.1% 61.5% 31.7% 63.1% 34.8%
29 2008 54/54 17.8 1.8 66.2% 81.4% 53.2% 66.2% 31.8% 71.8% 30.1% 2018 15/15 9.7 5.9 57.1% 76.3% 49.2% 62.0% 43.5% 64.6% 34.4%
30 2009 43/43 20.7 2.3 66.4% 84.9% 54.8% 62.5% 39.2% 74.8% 29.1% 2019 23/23 7.6 4.6 55.4% 73.3% 46.3% 51.5% 39.8% 61.2% 33.2%
31 2010 25/25 18.9 2.1 64.2% 83.5% 51.8% 68.0% 27.1% 72.1% 30.3% 2020 4/4 12.3 4.5 59.9% 74.9% 60.2% 74.7% 24.4% 68.9% 30.8%
32 2011 36/36 17.6 2.7 66.4% 80.8% 49.8% 65.5% 37.0% 70.5% 28.4% 2021 2/2 4.0 5.0 53.7% 73.7% 41.0% 27.8% — 59.2% 13.4%
33 2012 30/30 16.9 2.9 64.7% 79.5% 52.3% 61.0% 31.2% 69.7% 30.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2013 28/28 17.3 3.4 64.1% 82.1% 55.1% 61.7% 28.7% 72.4% 27.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2014 64/64 18.5 2.8 66.3% 82.8% 54.0% 68.7% 34.9% 73.2% 27.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2015 63/63 23.0 3.6 66.4% 84.9% 57.0% 73.1% 33.3% 75.5% 29.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2016 54/54 20.9 5.2 63.8% 81.7% 56.4% 72.1% 35.7% 72.6% 26.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2017 35/35 20.8 5.1 65.1% 81.8% 56.2% 67.0% 29.2% 72.7% 25.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
39 2018 27/27 23.5 5.9 65.1% 83.9% 54.4% 71.8% 28.8% 73.4% 25.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
40 2019 26/26 23.7 4.3 65.0% 83.3% 54.3% 72.4% 24.8% 73.2% 25.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
41 2020 5/5 13.4 3.6 66.8% 75.6% 56.8% 71.8% 21.3% 69.5% 24.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
42 2021 6/6 18.2 5.2 64.8% 79.3% 46.0% 44.2% 29.2% 67.6% 27.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 692/698 19.8 3.5 65.3% 82.6% 53.8% 68.2% 32.4% 72.6% 28.1% — 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Ivo Karlovic 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%) 93.8 -0.98
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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%) 102.1 -2.63
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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%) 97.2 -2.12
21 2000 1493 98.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1851 159.8 +3.64 +1.63 1.123 51.4% -51 -37 — 58.1% +0.42 6–7 (46%) 12–9 (57%) 103.9 -0.88
22 2001 1501 100.2 -4.08 -1.53 0.943 47.8% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.14 2011 1776 145.2 +0.75 -1.54 0.951 49.0% +9 -28 — 42.3% -0.40 8–4 (67%) 4–13 (24%) 96.1 -0.23
23 2002 1455 101.0 -0.82 -1.26 0.701 45.7% — — — 42.9% -0.57 0–1 1–1 — -0.01 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%) 101.4 -0.91
24 2003 1666 123.8 +5.40 -4.66 1.033 50.5% -35 — +2 54.3% +0.22 2–2 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 100.2 -0.07 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%) 102.2 -3.49
25 2004 1686 136.3 +5.37 -7.05 0.904 48.9% -54 -121 +84 45.1% -0.31 10–14 (42%) 28–28 (50%) 102.1 -0.85 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%) 109.5 -0.35
26 2005 1745 141.3 +6.26 -7.68 0.875 48.7% -20 -269 +91 45.4% -0.26 6–7 (46%) 24–22 (52%) 102.5 -2.07 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%) 95.1 +2.08
27 2006 1633 131.3 +6.13 -7.11 0.960 49.6% +16 -48 — 51.1% +0.03 7–9 (44%) 19–18 (51%) 97.8 +0.32 2016 1786 137.9 -1.04 -1.59 0.883 47.8% -66 +115 — 36.5% -0.62 2–3 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 93.9 -0.62
28 2007 1931 150.5 +9.95 -5.32 1.173 51.8% -6 -289 -103 60.5% +0.53 17–8 (68%) 37–30 (55%) 109.8 -1.29 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%) 98.5 -0.03
29 2008 1815 150.1 +7.57 -4.88 1.069 50.7% +25 -181 +93 53.4% +0.24 7–10 (41%) 26–29 (47%) 93.8 +0.70 2018 1815 134.1 -0.05 -0.20 0.973 49.9% -54 — +57 52.1% +0.04 5–1 (83%) 3–4 (43%) 105.6 +0.38
30 2009 1798 147.0 +8.98 -4.91 1.158 51.5% -104 -119 +253 51.8% +0.26 4–9 (31%) 14–24 (37%) 89.5 0.00 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%) 93.7 +0.02
31 2010 1867 147.8 +6.46 -3.55 1.087 51.1% -26 -171 — 56.7% +0.33 4–0 (100%) 11–9 (55%) 107.1 -0.09 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 1822 147.5 +6.44 -5.95 0.962 49.6% +14 -88 +122 46.5% -0.14 5–5 (50%) 19–19 (50%) 98.0 -1.25 2021 1510 94.9 -2.66 -2.22 0.328 40.2% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.24
33 2012 1769 144.3 +5.38 -4.85 1.007 49.8% +37 -113 +182 48.7% -0.18 2–6 (25%) 17–14 (55%) 95.3 -0.59 2022 1483 103.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2013 1774 137.0 +5.97 -5.23 1.007 50.0% +27 — +167 51.6% +0.06 6–4 (60%) 17–11 (61%) 106.8 +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2014 1857 153.7 +7.97 -6.74 1.029 49.9% +21 -115 +54 55.0% +0.13 11–8 (58%) 34–31 (52%) 102.5 +1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2015 1917 155.1 +10.01 -5.54 1.186 51.7% -35 -231 +136 57.1% +0.52 15–12 (56%) 32–44 (42%) 99.7 +3.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2016 1973 155.0 +7.27 -7.09 0.983 50.0% -18 -250 +83 56.8% +0.16 12–6 (67%) 41–25 (62%) 110.4 +3.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2017 1771 141.4 +6.85 -7.48 0.952 49.6% +15 -53 +153 44.9% -0.17 6–5 (55%) 17–24 (41%) 95.8 +1.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2018 1646 126.4 +5.95 -7.94 0.974 49.6% +41 +26 +201 46.2% -0.10 5–9 (36%) 17–24 (41%) 89.6 +0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2019 1675 134.3 +6.12 -7.61 0.954 49.4% +46 -25 +100 49.3% -0.17 2–6 (25%) 20–18 (53%) 99.5 +1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 2020 1621 114.5 +1.55 -3.38 0.808 46.4% +33 — — 28.6% -1.00 — 1–4 (20%) — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2021 1626 114.4 +1.80 -4.17 0.837 47.4% +19 — — 31.3% -0.75 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) 98.7 +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2000 150.3 +7.24 -6.06 1.023 50.2% -4 -133 +101 51.7% +0.09 123–122 (50%) 384–389 (50%) 100.0 +0.88 — 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.