Ernests Gulbis

Ernests Gulbis
Country (sports)Latvia Latvia
ResidenceJūrmala, Latvia
Born (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 36)
Riga, Latvia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachKevin D'Arcy (2011–2012)
Larry Stefanki (2016–2017)
Günter Bresnik (2012–2016, 2018–2021)
Pjotrs Ņečajevs (2017–2018, 2021-present)
Prize moneyUS$7,668,948[1]
Singles
Career record248–239 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 10 (9 June 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2020)
French OpenSF (2014)
Wimbledon4R (2018)
US Open4R (2007)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record32–34 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 130 (23 November 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2007)
Last updated on: 3 October 2023.

Ernests Gulbis (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈærnests ˈɡulbis], born 30 August 1988)[2] is a Latvian inactive professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 10, making him the only male Latvian tennis player ever to be ranked inside the top 10, a feat achieved in June 2014. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010, he won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final. In total, Gulbis has six ATP titles to his name. His best performance at a Grand Slam was reaching the semifinals of the 2014 French Open. He had previously reached the quarterfinals of the 2008 French Open.

Beginning after Wimbledon 2011, Gulbis was coached by Austrian Günter Bresnik, until his departure the day before the 2016 French Open. Previously, he was coached by Guillermo Cañas, and before that by Hernán Gumy (who before that was Marat Safin's coach), but their partnership ended due to Gumy's schedule; during that time, Darren Cahill served as Gulbis' consultant for several tournaments. Before Gumy, Gulbis was coached by Karl Heinz Wetter, and subsequently by Nikola Pilić, the former professional Croatian tennis player and Croatian and German Davis Cup captain.[3] Since September 2022, Gulbis has been the president of the Latvian Tennis Union, gradually ending his career as a professional tennis player.[4]

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  2. ^ "Tennis: Ernests Gulbis". AllSportsPeople.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ^ "'Gulbis has weight on his shoulders' Ernests is now coached by Argentine coach Hernán Gumy, once mentor to former world number one Marat Safin". Sportinglife.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  4. ^ "Ernests Gulbis kļūst par Latvijas Tenisa savienības prezidentu" (in Latvian). Lsm.lv. Retrieved 2022-09-16.