INTRUM STOCKHOLM OPEN: 21 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES Kungliga Tennishallen | Stockholm, Sweden | 15-21 October 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €612,755 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com StockholmOpen.se Maria Garcia-Planas: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @IntrumSthlmOpen Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @IntrumStockholmOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com SINGLES FINAL [Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) First Meeting Gulbis 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 145 | 8-4 in 2018 | 7-2 in Stockholm (2018 Finalist) | 6 Career Titles • Reached 1st final since Nice in May 2014 after claiming 19th Top 10 win of career in semi-final on Saturday over World No. 10 Isner. This week was also his 1st ATP World Tour semi-final showing since October 2015 in Vienna. • First qualifier to reach Stockholm final since Jarkko Nieminen in 2001 (l. to Schalken). No qualifier has won the Stockholm title in the Open Era. • Has never lost in an ATP World Tour final (6-0 singles, 2-0 doubles). His last title came at 2014 Nice (d. Delbonis). • Qualifiers are 8-2 in ATP World Tour finals this season, an all-time best. • 4 of his 8 wins this season have come in Grand Slam play as a qualifier. Reached 2R at Roland Garros (d. Muller, l. to Berretini) and 4R at Wimbledon (d. No. 3 Zverev, l. to Nishikori). • Also qualified in Sofia (l. to Troicki) and Dubai (l. to Pouille), falling in 1R in both. • 9-9 record on ATP Challenger Tour in 2018. Best Challenger result is Bordeaux SF (l. to eventual titlist Opelka). Tsitsipas 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 16 | 38-25 in 2018 (2 Finals) | 3-0 in Stockholm (2018 Finalist) • Greek #NextGenATP star is playing in his 3rd ATP World Tour final this season and of his career (0-2). • Made Toronto final by becoming youngest player to beat 4 Top 10 opponents at an event since ATP World Tour began in 1990 (d. Thiem, Djokovic, A. Zverev after saving 2 MPs and Anderson after saving 1 MP; l. to No.1 Nadal). • Lost to Nadal on 20th birthday, making him youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Miami. • Youngest in Top 20 and achieved new career-high 14 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 15 on 13 August. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Barcelona (d. Thiem in QF, l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Became 2nd Greek to reach a tour-level final (also Kalogeropoulos at 1973 Des Moines). • Advanced to Wimbledon 4R -- becoming 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam R16 in Open Era (l. to Isner). • Saved 1 MP vs. Jaziri in ’s-Hertogenbosch 2R (l. to Gasquet in QF) and 2 MPs vs. Donaldson in Washington 2R (l. to A. Zverev in SF). Squandered 1 MP vs. Berankis in Metz 2R. 7 ATP World Tour Singles Champions in 2018 Were Ranked Outside the Top 100: Ernests Gulbis (No. 145) is attempting to join this list: Pablo Andujar, Marrakech No. 355 Yoshihito Nishioka, Shenzhen (Q) No. 171 Mirza Basic, Sofia (Q) No. 129 Bernard Tomic, Chengdu (Q) No. 123 Taro Daniel, Istanbul No. 114 Martin Klizan, Kitzbuhel (Q) No. 112 Roberto Carballes Baena, Quito (Q) No. 107 Qualifiers are 8-2 in Finals in 2018: Gulbis’s run is the 11th time that a qualifier made a singles final this year: Daniil Medvedev Champion – Sydney (d. de Minaur) Roberto Carballes Baena Champion – Quito (d. Ramos-Vinolas) Mirza Basic Champion – Sofia (d. Copil) Nikoloz Basilashvili Champion – Hamburg (d. L. Mayer) Martin Klizan Champion – Kitzbuhel (d. Istomin) Bernard Tomic Champion – Chengdu (d. Fognini) Yoshihito Nishioka Champion – Shenzhen (d. Herbert) Daniil Medvedev Champion – Tokyo (d. Nishikori) Denis Istomin Finalist – Kitzbuhel (l. to Klizan) Matthias Bachinger Finalist – Metz (l. to Simon) For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. Intrum Stockholm Open 21 October Media Notes Page 2 of 2 www.ATPWorldTour.com 11 First-Time ATP Champions in 2018: Players trying to win their first ATP World Tour title are 11-17 in 2018 finals. Stefanos Tsitsipas is attempting to join this list: Age Tournament Daniil Medvedev 21 Sydney Roberto Carballes Baena 24 Quito Mirza Basic 26 Sofia Frances Tiafoe 20 Delray Beach Marco Cecchinato 25 Budapest Taro Daniel 25 Istanbul Marton Fucsovics 26 Geneva Mischa Zverev 30 Eastbourne Matteo Berrettini 22 Gstaad Nikoloz Basilashvili 26 Hamburg Yoshihito Nishioka 23 Shenzhen INFOSYS ATP SCORES & STATS Intrum Stockholm Open [Q] Ernests Gulbis [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas Aces 23 13 1st-Serve Percentage 59% (186 of 317) 58% (129 of 223) 1st-Serve Points Won 78% (145 of 186) 78% (100 of 129) 2nd-Serve Points Won 47% (61 of 131) 57% (54 of 94) Service Games Won 91% (41 of 45) 91% (31 of 34) Break Points Saved 80% (16 of 20) 80% (12 of 15) 1st-Serve Return Points Won 31% (51 of 165) 28% (34 of 121) 2nd-Serve Return Points Won 51% (56 of 110) 53% (41 of 77) Return Games Won 26% (12 of 46) 25% (8 of 32) Break Points Converted 52% (12 of 23) 40% (8 of 20) DOUBLES FINAL Luke Bambridge (GBR) / Jonny O’Mara (GBR) vs First Meeting [3] Marcus Daniell (NZL) / Wesley Koolhof (NED) • World No. 71 Bambridge and World No. 85 O’Mara are 8-4 as a team at Tour level. In their first ATP World Tour event as a pairing, they won the Eastbourne title in June, which was the first ATP World Tour final and title for either player. This is the 2nd Tour-level final for both players. • Daniell and Koolhof paired up for the first time this season, and have amassed an 11-10 record together. This is their first final as a team. World No. 50 Daniell (career-high No. 34) has won 3 career doubles titles and made 5 other finals. World No. 43 Koolhof (career-high No. 40) has won 3 career doubles titles and made 6 other finals. For the latest stats, facts and figures about the ATP World Tour, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. INTRUM STOCKHOLM OPEN: DAY 6 – 20 OCTOBER MEDIA NOTES Kungliga Tennishallen | Stockholm, Sweden | 15-21 October 2018 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €612,755 | Surface: Indoor Hard ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com StockholmOpen.se Maria Garcia-Planas: [email protected] Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @IntrumSthlmOpen Press Officer: [email protected] Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @IntrumStockholmOpen TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CENTRE COURT [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [2] Fabio Fognini (ITA) First Meeting Tsitsipas 2018 Summary | 20 years old | World No. 16 | 37-25 in 2018 (Barcelona, Toronto Final) | 2-0 in Stock. (SF) • Greek #NextGenATP star is playing in his 5th ATP World Tour SF (2-2) this season, first since Toronto final in August. • Reached Toronto final by becoming youngest player to beat 4 Top 10 opponents at an event since ATP World Tour began in 1990 (d. Thiem, Djokovic, A. Zverev after saving 2 MPs and Anderson after saving 1 MP; l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Lost to Nadal on 20th birthday, making him youngest ATP Masters 1000 finalist since Djokovic, 19, at 2007 Miami. • Youngest in Top 20 and achieved new career-high 14 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 15 on 13 August. • Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP World Tour final at Barcelona (d. Thiem in QF, l. to No. 1 Nadal). • Became 2nd Greek to reach a tour-level final (also Kalogeropoulos at 1973 Des Moines). • Advanced to Wimbledon 4R -- becoming 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam R16 in Open Era (l. to Isner). • Saved 1 MP vs. Jaziri in ’s-Hertogenbosch 2R (l. to Gasquet in QF) and 2 MPs vs. Donaldson in Washington 2R (l. to A. Zverev in SF). Squandered 1 MP vs. Berankis in Metz 2R. Fognini 2018 Summary | 31 years old | World No. 14 | 45-19 in 2018 (3-1 in Finals) | 5-1 in Stockholm (2017-18 SF) | 8 Titles • Playing in 9th SF this season (4-4) and his 45 match wins are a career-high, surpassing his previous-best 42 in ’13. • Has a 3-1 record in finals this season and trying to advance to his 19th career ATP World Tour final (8-10). • Captured ATP World Tour 250 titles at Sao Paulo (d. Jarry), Bastad (d. Gasquet) and Los Cabos (d. Del Potro). • First Italian to win 3+ titles in a season since 1977. Hopes to become 1st Italian on record to win 4 titles in a season. • Defeated Monfils on 14 May for 300th win and en route to 1st Rome QF in 11th appearance (l. to Nadal in 3 sets). • Reached final at Chengdu (l. to Tomic after holding 4 MPs) and SFs at Sydney (l. to Medvedev), Rio de Janeiro (d. Sandgren in 2R after saving 1 MP, l. to Verdasco) and Geneva as WC (l. to Gojowczyk). • Advanced to 4R for 2nd time at both Australian Open (l. to Berdych) and Roland Garros (l. to Cilic in 5 sets). • Won St. Petersburg doubles title w/Berrettini (d. Jebavy/Middelkoop). Lost Bastad final w/Bolelli to Peralta/Zeballos. [1] John Isner (USA) vs [Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) Series Tied 3-3 Gulbis 2018 Summary | 30 years old | World No. 145 | 7-4 in 2018 | 6-2 in Stockholm (2013, ‘18 SF) | 6 Career Titles • Has a 7-4 record on ATP World Tour and 9-9 on ATP Challenger Tour.