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Ernests Gulbis Bio


  • Began playing at age five when his grandmother first brought him to a tennis court
  • Father, Ainars, is an investment businessman and former basketball player; mother, Milena, is a drama theatre actress
  • Has three sisters, Elina (22), who is studying law in England; Laura (13) and Monika (9) who are both playing tennis; and one brother, Kristops (15), who builds model cars and planes
  • Grandfather was a starter on former Soviet Union national basketball team which won European Championships
  • Speaks Latvian, Russian, English and a little German
  • Enjoys playing soccer, basketball and hockey
  • Considers hard courts his favorite surface and serve and backhand drop shot his best shot
  • Member of Latvian Davis Cup team and has a 9-5 career record (5-3 in singles) in seven ties
  • Fitness trainer is Chris Pealger and coached by former ATP pro Niki Pilic (since 2002) and trains at Pilic's Tennis Academy in Munich (since age 12).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2007.


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