H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Novak Djokovic vs Ernests Gulbis H2H: 7-1

Novak Djokovic holds a 7–1 lead over Ernests Gulbis in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Novak Djokovic leads 4–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Novak Djokovic won the 2017 Wimbledon third round 6-4 6-1 7-6(2).

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Novak Djokovic
Serbia Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main draw meetings
Ernests Gulbis
LAT Age 38 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Novak Djokovic #4 6-4 6-1 7-6(2) Ernests Gulbis #589 Match data Jul 9, 2017* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Novak Djokovic #1 5-7 7-6(7) 6-1 Ernests Gulbis #87 Match data Aug 15, 2015* QF Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-3 Ernests Gulbis #17 Match data Jun 7, 2014* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Novak Djokovic #3 6-0 6-1 Ernests Gulbis #34 Match data Mar 15, 2011* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Novak Djokovic #3 6-4 6-2 Ernests Gulbis #26 Match data Nov 4, 2010* R32 Swiss Indoors ATP 500 Hard
Ernests Gulbis #53 6-4 6-4 Novak Djokovic #3 Match data Jan 7, 2009* R32 Brisbane International ATP 250 Hard
Novak Djokovic #3 6-3 6-4 Ernests Gulbis #53 Match data Aug 2, 2008* QF Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Novak Djokovic #3 7-5 7-6(3) 7-5 Ernests Gulbis #80 Match data Jun 5, 2008* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Novak Djokovic #5 #1 16,950 2,593 1,141 231 83.2% 24 1 40 7 15 14 101
Ernests Gulbis #893 #10 2,725 2,140 221 233 48.7% 0 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 Novak Djokovic Ernests Gulbis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2004 1–3 25.0% #186 1,490 0 0 2006 3–1 75.0% #141 1,556 0 0
18 2005 9–9 50.0% #78 1,733 0 0 2007 6–14 30.0% #61 1,638 0 0
19 2006 35–17 67.3% #16 1,884 0 2 2008 22–21 51.2% #53 1,810 0 0
20 2007 65–19 77.4% #3 2,068 0 7 2009 17–26 39.5% #90 1,723 0 0
21 2008 63–16 79.7% #3 2,130 1 11 2010 29–20 59.2% #24 1,851 0 1
22 2009 78–17 82.1% #3 2,273 1 16 2011 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 0 2
23 2010 56–18 75.7% #3 2,163 1 18 2012 12–17 41.4% #136 1,726 0 2
24 2011 72–6 92.3% #1 2,382 4 28 2013 32–18 64.0% #24 1,940 0 4
25 2012 75–12 86.2% #1 2,425 5 34 2014 41–21 66.1% #13 1,918 0 6
26 2013 67–9 88.2% #2 2,471 6 41 2015 11–24 31.4% #81 1,765 0 6
27 2014 65–8 89.0% #1 2,450 7 48 2016 7–14 33.3% #151 1,785 0 6
28 2015 82–6 93.2% #1 2,554 10 59 2017 6–8 42.9% #199 1,718 0 6
29 2016 64–9 87.7% #2 2,429 12 66 2018 9–6 60.0% #95 1,814 0 6
30 2017 31–8 79.5% #12 2,281 12 68 2019 6–17 26.1% #226 1,534 0 6
31 2018 53–12 81.5% #1 2,332 14 72 2020 2–2 50.0% #181 1,563 0 6
32 2019 55–11 83.3% #2 2,262 16 77 2021 0–2 0.0% #191 1,509 0 6
33 2020 35–5 87.5% #1 2,277 17 81 — — — — — — —
34 2021 50–7 87.7% #1 2,339 20 86 — — — — — — —
35 2022 42–6 87.5% #5 2,353 21 91 — — — — — — —
36 2023 54–6 90.0% #1 2,402 24 98 — — — — — — —
37 2024 35–9 79.5% #7 2,273 24 99 — — — — — — —
38 2025 39–11 78.0% #4 2,191 24 101 — — — — — — —
39 2026 15–7 68.2% #5 2,094 24 101 — — — — — — —

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 Novak Djokovic 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 2004 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
18 2005 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2007 3 4 7 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 2006 14 8 22 63.6% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2008 13 14 27 48.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
20 2007 43 12 55 78.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2009 14 18 32 43.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2008 42 11 53 79.2% 16 3 19 84.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 18 15 33 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — — — — —
22 2009 53 11 64 82.8% 17 4 21 81.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2011 15 16 31 48.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2010 40 12 52 76.9% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2012 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2011 46 5 51 90.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2013 21 9 30 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 2012 50 5 55 90.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 17 5 22 77.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2013 49 5 54 90.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2015 7 14 21 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2014 44 6 50 88.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2016 2 7 9 22.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 2015 59 5 64 92.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2017 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2016 46 6 52 88.5% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2018 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
30 2017 10 3 13 76.9% 13 4 17 76.5% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 2019 5 8 13 38.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 2018 31 6 37 83.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 2020 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2019 32 8 40 80.0% 16 3 19 84.2% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2021 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 2020 24 4 28 85.7% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 25 4 29 86.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 20 2 22 90.9% 15 4 19 78.9% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 36 2 38 94.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 13 4 17 76.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 712 134 846 84.2% 292 71 363 80.4% 131 22 153 85.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — 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 1,324/1,372 of Novak Djokovic'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 Novak Djokovic 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 2004 4/4 6.5 5.3 62.5% 59.7% 42.5% 44.3% 38.4% 53.1% 41.5% 2006 4/4 8.0 2.0 63.8% 74.9% 44.3% 73.7% 42.7% 63.8% 35.2%
18 2005 18/18 4.9 3.2 63.1% 69.1% 48.2% 60.2% 44.6% 61.2% 37.8% 2007 20/20 8.3 3.9 63.1% 74.8% 47.6% 71.0% 39.1% 64.7% 33.9%
19 2006 52/52 5.5 3.0 63.0% 72.3% 53.1% 59.7% 49.3% 65.1% 40.0% 2008 42/43 9.8 4.2 60.0% 74.6% 50.2% 64.8% 39.0% 64.8% 36.8%
20 2007 83/84 6.2 2.3 64.2% 73.1% 54.5% 64.7% 44.4% 66.4% 41.0% 2009 43/43 9.2 3.8 62.9% 71.8% 47.3% 56.4% 41.8% 62.9% 34.7%
21 2008 73/79 6.3 2.0 64.7% 74.2% 58.0% 67.4% 50.9% 68.6% 42.6% 2010 49/49 8.9 3.2 63.0% 76.3% 50.9% 62.7% 34.2% 67.0% 37.1%
22 2009 95/95 5.3 2.8 63.1% 73.3% 54.3% 63.6% 43.6% 66.3% 42.5% 2011 40/40 9.3 4.3 60.8% 73.9% 47.5% 57.1% 36.9% 63.6% 34.7%
23 2010 72/74 4.2 3.9 64.0% 71.6% 54.0% 65.8% 48.0% 65.2% 42.4% 2012 29/29 11.3 5.0 58.4% 75.6% 47.7% 54.4% 37.2% 63.9% 33.9%
24 2011 75/78 4.6 1.9 65.5% 74.8% 57.2% 63.6% 51.1% 68.6% 46.2% 2013 50/50 7.8 3.6 61.1% 77.2% 51.0% 64.8% 45.0% 66.9% 39.9%
25 2012 81/87 5.6 1.8 64.5% 75.7% 56.9% 65.1% 50.8% 69.1% 44.0% 2014 62/62 10.5 3.7 60.3% 78.5% 51.2% 62.0% 41.9% 67.6% 36.8%
26 2013 76/76 6.3 1.6 65.8% 76.3% 62.2% 64.6% 45.0% 71.3% 44.6% 2015 35/35 9.7 5.7 58.2% 74.7% 45.5% 63.1% 39.4% 62.2% 33.4%
27 2014 69/73 6.2 1.5 67.0% 75.5% 57.5% 60.3% 47.7% 69.6% 44.3% 2016 21/21 9.5 5.0 56.4% 73.3% 48.0% 61.3% 31.9% 62.0% 33.5%
28 2015 87/88 5.4 1.6 66.7% 75.4% 61.4% 62.8% 48.1% 70.7% 44.3% 2017 14/14 10.4 5.6 54.7% 76.8% 46.1% 61.5% 31.7% 63.1% 34.8%
29 2016 71/73 3.8 2.4 64.8% 75.0% 57.4% 62.1% 49.2% 68.6% 44.5% 2018 15/15 9.7 5.9 57.1% 76.3% 49.2% 62.0% 43.5% 64.6% 34.4%
30 2017 38/39 4.1 1.9 66.8% 73.4% 53.8% 61.4% 47.9% 66.8% 41.1% 2019 23/23 7.6 4.6 55.4% 73.3% 46.3% 51.5% 39.8% 61.2% 33.2%
31 2018 65/65 5.3 2.3 66.4% 75.5% 58.1% 64.1% 45.1% 69.7% 42.5% 2020 4/4 12.3 4.5 59.9% 74.9% 60.2% 74.7% 24.4% 68.9% 30.8%
32 2019 65/66 5.7 2.6 66.1% 77.4% 59.4% 63.1% 53.6% 71.3% 42.4% 2021 2/2 4.0 5.0 53.7% 73.7% 41.0% 27.8% — 59.2% 13.4%
33 2020 40/40 6.1 2.8 64.1% 75.9% 53.8% 64.3% 43.4% 67.9% 44.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 50/57 8.3 2.7 64.8% 76.7% 54.6% 59.4% 48.3% 68.9% 44.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 47/48 6.0 1.9 65.8% 78.5% 58.2% 59.4% 46.9% 71.7% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 60/60 7.2 2.9 63.5% 78.0% 57.9% 60.8% 45.3% 70.7% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 36/44 7.3 2.7 63.8% 76.0% 56.7% 61.5% 43.5% 69.1% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 46/50 8.2 2.1 67.2% 76.8% 55.8% 53.0% 47.1% 69.9% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 21/22 8.8 3.5 68.2% 74.6% 54.0% 64.4% 39.0% 67.8% 36.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1,324/1,372 5.8 2.3 65.1% 75.0% 56.7% 62.7% 47.4% 68.6% 42.8% — 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 Novak Djokovic 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 2004 1491 107.5 -0.98 -0.85 0.885 47.7% — +57 — 36.4% -0.91 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.01 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 2005 1733 128.8 -0.13 +0.84 0.974 49.7% -92 -124 -27 51.0% -0.14 2–2 (50%) 8–2 (80%) — -0.77 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 1885 144.3 +2.58 +1.86 1.145 52.6% -115 -18 -101 63.6% +0.85 10–6 (63%) 14–5 (74%) — +0.06 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 2069 168.7 +4.20 +4.63 1.219 53.6% -9 -83 -156 70.3% +1.30 18–6 (75%) 28–13 (68%) — -0.04 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 2130 172.3 +5.71 +7.08 1.355 55.3% +34 +15 -166 75.3% +1.68 8–6 (57%) 18–12 (60%) — -1.51 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 2274 175.6 +3.72 +6.70 1.260 54.2% +35 -48 -230 74.9% +1.62 18–4 (82%) 19–15 (56%) — +2.04 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 2163 172.7 +2.60 +6.48 1.220 53.7% +62 0 -55 71.1% +1.38 9–7 (56%) 11–8 (58%) — +0.94 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 2383 182.8 +6.53 +9.98 1.473 57.2% +13 -31 -72 82.9% +2.35 14–2 (88%) 8–7 (53%) — -1.11 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 2426 182.4 +6.77 +8.20 1.427 56.2% +70 -20 -80 77.8% +2.07 16–3 (84%) 17–12 (59%) — -2.53 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 2471 184.6 +8.33 +8.48 1.555 57.0% +86 -60 -72 79.4% +2.09 15–6 (71%) 19–9 (68%) — -1.97 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 2451 184.1 +6.63 +9.04 1.457 56.5% +45 +29 +72 78.4% +2.05 15–2 (88%) 13–10 (57%) — -1.15 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 2554 186.4 +7.05 +9.59 1.509 56.9% +60 +29 +50 83.8% +2.33 16–2 (89%) 17–9 (65%) — +0.06 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 2430 183.4 +5.55 +8.54 1.418 56.0% +83 +151 +115 81.8% +2.05 8–1 (89%) 19–7 (73%) — -0.65 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 2281 169.1 +3.30 +4.52 1.236 53.9% +127 +161 +137 73.4% +1.50 8–2 (80%) 10–5 (67%) — -0.74 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 2333 175.5 +5.76 +7.04 1.406 55.3% +44 +2 +149 76.3% +1.72 8–6 (57%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.21 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 2263 174.5 +6.82 +6.86 1.476 56.3% 0 +80 +290 80.5% +2.00 7–8 (47%) 15–5 (75%) — -0.39 2021 1510 94.9 -2.66 -2.22 0.328 40.2% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.24
33 2020 2277 174.3 +4.76 +6.66 1.375 55.6% -19 +74 — 81.3% +1.93 6–1 (86%) 11–2 (85%) — -1.17 2022 1483 103.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 2339 175.3 +5.82 +8.26 1.443 56.3% +2 +113 +292 77.0% +1.99 9–5 (64%) 12–9 (57%) — -2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 2354 170.3 +7.26 +6.21 1.481 56.1% +24 +57 +322 80.0% +1.83 6–4 (60%) 18–4 (82%) — -0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 2402 174.8 +7.28 +6.22 1.422 55.5% +78 +9 +271 82.1% +1.97 11–4 (73%) 31–8 (79%) — -1.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 2273 164.2 +4.66 +5.21 1.354 54.9% +76 +122 +363 74.1% +1.59 4–3 (57%) 13–5 (72%) — -0.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 2192 161.5 +5.25 +3.10 1.297 54.3% +52 +120 +371 72.3% +1.53 5–1 (83%) 11–13 (46%) — -1.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 2095 144.5 +2.76 +1.74 1.124 51.9% +65 +135 +378 61.0% +0.65 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2594 180.7 +5.47 +6.81 1.362 55.3% +38 +32 +76 76.2% +1.76 218–88 (71%) 332–174 (66%) 107.4 -1.42 — 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.