H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Roger Federer vs Ernests Gulbis H2H: 3-2

Roger Federer holds a 3–2 lead over Ernests Gulbis in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Ernests Gulbis leads 2–1 on clay, while Roger Federer leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Roger Federer won the 2015 Halle Open second round 6-3 7-5.

SUI Age 45 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 2
5 main draw meetings
LAT Age 38 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roger Federer #2 6-3 7-5 Ernests Gulbis #86 Match data Jun 19, 2015* R16 Halle Open ATP 500 Grass
Ernests Gulbis #17 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-2 4-6 6-3 Roger Federer #4 Match data Jun 3, 2014* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Roger Federer #1 3-6 6-1 6-4 Ernests Gulbis #34 Match data May 15, 2010* QF Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Ernests Gulbis #40 2-6 6-1 7-5 Roger Federer #1 Match data Apr 28, 2010* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Roger Federer #1 6-2 4-6 6-4 Ernests Gulbis #90 Match data Jan 8, 2010* QF Qatar 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
Roger Federer #97 #1 12,315 2,432 1,219 272 81.8% 20 28 6 24 25 103
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 Roger Federer Ernests Gulbis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1998 2–3 40.0% #301 1,530 0 0
17 1999 12–14 46.2% #64 1,663 0 0 2006 3–1 75.0% #141 1,556 0 0
18 2000 34–29 54.0% #29 1,790 0 0 2007 6–14 30.0% #61 1,638 0 0
19 2001 46–20 69.7% #13 1,874 0 1 2008 22–21 51.2% #53 1,810 0 0
20 2002 55–22 71.4% #6 1,944 0 4 2009 17–26 39.5% #90 1,723 0 0
21 2003 74–16 82.2% #2 2,103 1 11 2010 29–20 59.2% #24 1,851 0 1
22 2004 71–6 92.2% #1 2,277 4 22 2011 18–22 45.0% #61 1,776 0 2
23 2005 80–4 95.2% #1 2,342 6 33 2012 12–17 41.4% #136 1,726 0 2
24 2006 90–5 94.7% #1 2,399 9 45 2013 32–18 64.0% #24 1,940 0 4
25 2007 67–9 88.2% #1 2,327 12 53 2014 41–21 66.1% #13 1,918 0 6
26 2008 66–16 80.5% #2 2,212 13 57 2015 11–24 31.4% #81 1,765 0 6
27 2009 59–12 83.1% #1 2,264 15 61 2016 7–14 33.3% #151 1,785 0 6
28 2010 66–13 83.5% #2 2,311 16 66 2017 6–8 42.9% #199 1,718 0 6
29 2011 61–12 83.6% #3 2,338 16 70 2018 9–6 60.0% #95 1,814 0 6
30 2012 72–12 85.7% #2 2,339 17 76 2019 6–17 26.1% #226 1,534 0 6
31 2013 45–17 72.6% #6 2,189 17 77 2020 2–2 50.0% #181 1,563 0 6
32 2014 68–12 85.0% #2 2,354 17 82 2021 0–2 0.0% #191 1,509 0 6
33 2015 61–11 84.7% #3 2,402 17 88
34 2016 21–7 75.0% #16 2,285 17 88
35 2017 53–5 91.4% #2 2,387 19 95
36 2018 49–10 83.1% #3 2,259 20 99
37 2019 53–11 82.8% #3 2,238 20 103
38 2020 5–1 83.3% #5 2,238 20 103
39 2021 9–5 64.3% #16 2,155 20 103

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 Roger Federer 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 %
16 1998 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1999 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2006 3 1 4 75.0%
18 2000 24 16 40 60.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2007 3 4 7 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 2001 19 9 28 67.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 2008 13 14 27 48.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
20 2002 31 11 42 73.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 2009 14 18 32 43.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2003 43 10 53 81.1% 16 4 20 80.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2010 18 15 33 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8%
22 2004 45 4 49 91.8% 14 2 16 87.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 2011 15 16 31 48.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2005 50 1 51 98.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2012 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2006 57 2 59 96.6% 16 3 19 84.2% 12 0 12 100.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 2013 21 9 30 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2007 44 6 50 88.0% 16 3 19 84.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 17 5 22 77.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2008 34 11 45 75.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 2015 7 14 21 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2009 36 10 46 78.3% 16 2 18 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 2016 2 7 9 22.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2010 48 7 55 87.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 8 2 10 80.0% 2017 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2011 45 7 52 86.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2018 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
30 2012 44 8 52 84.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 2019 5 8 13 38.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 2013 28 11 39 71.8% 12 5 17 70.6% 5 1 6 83.3% 2020 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2014 51 8 59 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 2021 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 2015 37 6 43 86.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 11 1 12 91.7%
34 2016 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 3 13 76.9%
35 2017 41 4 45 91.1% 12 1 13 92.3%
36 2018 37 8 45 82.2% 12 2 14 85.7%
37 2019 33 7 40 82.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 11 1 12 91.7%
38 2020 5 1 6 83.3%
39 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
Career 770 158 928 83.0% 215 69 284 75.7% 192 29 221 86.9% 42 16 58 72.4% 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 1,415/1,491 of Roger Federer'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 Roger Federer 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%
16 1998 5/5 4.8 2.8 55.6% 71.3% 52.0% 68.0% 41.3% 62.8% 37.0% —/—
17 1999 22/26 5.4 3.7 58.0% 70.6% 50.7% 55.9% 43.7% 62.1% 36.5% 2006 4/4 8.0 2.0 63.8% 74.9% 44.3% 73.7% 42.7% 63.8% 35.2%
18 2000 46/63 7.2 3.5 59.1% 72.0% 53.4% 61.8% 43.8% 64.1% 35.0% 2007 20/20 8.3 3.9 63.1% 74.8% 47.6% 71.0% 39.1% 64.7% 33.9%
19 2001 56/66 8.0 3.1 58.6% 74.0% 52.8% 63.2% 40.8% 65.3% 38.3% 2008 42/43 9.8 4.2 60.0% 74.6% 50.2% 64.8% 39.0% 64.8% 36.8%
20 2002 66/77 6.7 2.6 60.6% 76.0% 54.5% 64.5% 47.2% 67.6% 39.2% 2009 43/43 9.2 3.8 62.9% 71.8% 47.3% 56.4% 41.8% 62.9% 34.7%
21 2003 85/90 7.7 3.0 59.5% 77.4% 58.1% 62.8% 46.8% 69.5% 42.5% 2010 49/49 8.9 3.2 63.0% 76.3% 50.9% 62.7% 34.2% 67.0% 37.1%
22 2004 74/77 7.6 2.1 62.0% 78.8% 59.2% 71.0% 43.0% 71.3% 42.1% 2011 40/40 9.3 4.3 60.8% 73.9% 47.5% 57.1% 36.9% 63.6% 34.7%
23 2005 84/84 7.1 1.8 63.3% 76.8% 60.1% 63.0% 48.6% 70.7% 42.8% 2012 29/29 11.3 5.0 58.4% 75.6% 47.7% 54.4% 37.2% 63.9% 33.9%
24 2006 95/95 6.9 1.2 62.8% 77.7% 60.6% 66.4% 47.5% 71.3% 43.0% 2013 50/50 7.8 3.6 61.1% 77.2% 51.0% 64.8% 45.0% 66.9% 39.9%
25 2007 75/76 8.0 1.1 62.0% 77.8% 60.2% 63.1% 42.8% 70.9% 41.4% 2014 62/62 10.5 3.7 60.3% 78.5% 51.2% 62.0% 41.9% 67.6% 36.8%
26 2008 76/82 8.8 0.9 64.7% 77.3% 59.2% 68.9% 44.9% 71.0% 41.2% 2015 35/35 9.7 5.7 58.2% 74.7% 45.5% 63.1% 39.4% 62.2% 33.4%
27 2009 71/71 9.3 1.9 62.6% 79.9% 58.4% 70.4% 44.8% 71.8% 38.7% 2016 21/21 9.5 5.0 56.4% 73.3% 48.0% 61.3% 31.9% 62.0% 33.5%
28 2010 78/79 8.4 1.4 62.0% 79.6% 57.1% 67.9% 46.1% 71.2% 40.9% 2017 14/14 10.4 5.6 54.7% 76.8% 46.1% 61.5% 31.7% 63.1% 34.8%
29 2011 73/73 6.9 1.3 63.8% 79.4% 59.9% 63.0% 46.1% 72.3% 41.2% 2018 15/15 9.7 5.9 57.1% 76.3% 49.2% 62.0% 43.5% 64.6% 34.4%
30 2012 74/84 8.3 1.6 62.6% 79.2% 61.5% 71.3% 47.3% 72.4% 39.8% 2019 23/23 7.6 4.6 55.4% 73.3% 46.3% 51.5% 39.8% 61.2% 33.2%
31 2013 62/62 6.4 1.7 62.7% 77.1% 57.4% 66.7% 42.8% 69.6% 40.8% 2020 4/4 12.3 4.5 59.9% 74.9% 60.2% 74.7% 24.4% 68.9% 30.8%
32 2014 78/80 8.0 1.5 63.8% 80.2% 59.1% 74.8% 46.1% 72.4% 40.9% 2021 2/2 4.0 5.0 53.7% 73.7% 41.0% 27.8% 59.2% 13.4%
33 2015 72/72 8.3 1.7 64.2% 81.1% 59.1% 64.0% 42.9% 73.2% 41.2% —/—
34 2016 28/28 8.8 1.8 62.3% 80.2% 56.9% 55.7% 39.5% 71.6% 39.6% —/—
35 2017 57/58 9.6 1.8 62.2% 80.7% 60.5% 64.9% 42.3% 73.1% 40.6% —/—
36 2018 58/59 9.2 1.9 61.8% 81.4% 60.0% 64.9% 46.0% 73.3% 39.1% —/—
37 2019 61/64 7.5 1.6 64.7% 79.1% 60.9% 70.9% 45.6% 72.7% 40.1% —/—
38 2020 6/6 11.0 2.2 66.8% 74.8% 56.0% 71.6% 39.6% 68.3% 40.6% —/—
39 2021 13/14 8.4 0.8 66.0% 74.0% 57.1% 68.3% 38.5% 68.3% 34.7% —/—
Career 1,415/1,491 7.9 1.9 62.3% 78.1% 58.5% 66.3% 45.0% 70.7% 40.5% 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 Roger Federer 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
16 1998 1531 124.1 -0.27 +1.46 0.992 49.4% +46 40.0% -0.20 1–1 -0.29
17 1999 1664 137.6 +0.59 -0.29 0.962 49.3% +54 -178 46.2% -0.37 5–4 (56%) 6–7 (46%) -0.88 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 2000 1791 147.8 +1.73 -1.34 0.976 49.9% +29 -256 -255 53.5% +0.23 7–11 (39%) 15–15 (50%) -1.66 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 2001 1874 152.8 +2.77 +1.18 1.104 51.6% +6 -185 -97 62.8% +0.73 16–7 (70%) 24–17 (59%) -0.94 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 2002 1944 157.7 +4.95 +1.81 1.207 53.2% +36 -161 -172 67.4% +1.09 8–10 (44%) 17–11 (61%) +0.25 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 2003 2104 160.5 +6.67 +5.07 1.392 55.5% +4 -242 -6 75.8% +1.74 14–8 (64%) 25–16 (61%) -0.34 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 2004 2278 170.0 +8.06 +5.97 1.467 56.2% +13 -270 -32 83.5% +2.21 12–3 (80%) 20–5 (80%) -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 2005 2343 171.0 +8.25 +6.57 1.459 56.2% +49 -222 +90 86.0% +2.09 15–3 (83%) 28–11 (72%) -0.43 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 2006 2400 172.2 +8.93 +6.54 1.498 56.6% +70 -164 +113 84.6% +2.25 18–2 (90%) 37–14 (73%) -0.72 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 2007 2327 174.3 +8.00 +5.89 1.420 55.4% +70 -34 +244 82.4% +1.89 11–4 (73%) 27–9 (75%) -0.78 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 2008 2212 171.1 +7.83 +5.50 1.420 55.4% +57 +138 +349 77.1% +1.70 8–9 (47%) 23–13 (64%) -1.55 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 2009 2265 175.1 +8.67 +3.94 1.370 54.6% -22 +153 +391 77.7% +1.60 10–11 (48%) 26–11 (70%) -1.08 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 2010 2311 176.3 +8.19 +5.25 1.418 55.4% +74 +19 +260 77.9% +1.71 11–6 (65%) 21–10 (68%) -1.35 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 2011 2339 179.2 +9.63 +5.23 1.485 56.2% +64 +28 +206 79.3% +1.80 6–6 (50%) 19–9 (68%) -1.12 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 2012 2339 177.8 +9.37 +4.25 1.443 55.4% +40 +42 +234 77.1% +1.76 14–4 (78%) 21–14 (60%) -2.11 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 2013 2189 175.5 +6.21 +4.69 1.339 54.7% +90 +81 +316 68.1% +1.26 13–8 (62%) 15–10 (60%) -0.39 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 2014 2354 179.1 +8.51 +5.79 1.484 55.8% +49 -129 +147 77.1% +1.71 17–7 (71%) 24–15 (62%) -0.07 2021 1510 94.9 -2.66 -2.22 0.328 40.2% 0.0% -2.75 +0.24
33 2015 2402 182.0 +9.20 +6.49 1.539 56.3% +67 -142 +145 79.2% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 17–13 (57%) -2.68 2022 1483 103.6
34 2016 2286 158.1 +6.68 +3.70 1.395 54.6% +156 -88 +162 73.4% +1.43 3–4 (43%) 9–5 (64%) -0.57
35 2017 2388 178.6 +8.73 +5.24 1.507 55.6% +54 +46 80.4% +1.83 13–3 (81%) 21–9 (70%) -1.39
36 2018 2259 172.5 +8.65 +3.59 1.461 55.1% +62 +144 76.7% +1.56 11–5 (69%) 18–12 (60%) +0.23
37 2019 2238 175.5 +8.09 +5.05 1.469 55.6% +3 +2 +219 77.6% +1.73 7–5 (58%) 19–6 (76%) -0.61
38 2020 2238 141.5 +2.80 +1.39 1.278 54.4% -14 65.2% +1.17 2–0 3–1 (75%) -0.16
39 2021 2156 128.1 +2.89 -0.44 1.094 51.1% +100 +258 65.8% +0.50 1–3 (25%) 6–2 (75%) +0.15
Career 2432 176.3 +7.47 +4.63 1.383 55.0% +44 -66 +132 75.7% +1.60 231–127 (65%) 442–236 (65%) 102.7 -1.39 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.