Vít Kopřiva

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Vít Kopřiva (born 15 June 1997) is a Czech professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 111 achieved on 16 October 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 261 achieved on 17 October 2022.[1]Kopřiva has won 3 ATP Challenger single titles and 2 doubles titles.

Vít Kopřiva
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceProstějov, Czech Republic
Born (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 (age 26)
Bílovec, Czech Republic
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJaroslav Pospíšil
Prize moneyUS $605,619
Singles
Career record6–9 (40.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 111 (25 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 127 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French OpenQ2 (2024)
WimbledonQ2 (2022)
US OpenQ1 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (0%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 261 (17 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 462 (8 January 2024)
Last updated on: 20 March 2024.

Professional career

2021: ATP and Top 200 debut, first top-10 win

He won his maiden Challenger doubles title at the 2021 Aspria Tennis Cup in Milan with Jiří Lehečka.

On his ATP debut, ranked at a then career-high of World No. 249 in singles, at the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad, Kopřiva defeated Denis Shapovalov for his career-best and first top-10 win.[2] He was the lowest-ranked player to beat a Top 10 opponent since then World No. 698 Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated then World No. 6 Milos Raonic at The Queen's Club in 2017. Kopřiva advanced to the semifinals after beating Mikael Ymer in straight sets. He was the second player to reach the semifinals on his ATP Tour debut since May 2012, joining 2021 Córdoba champion, Juan Manuel Cerundolo.[3] His run would come to an end in the semifinals against Casper Ruud.

2022-2023: First Challenger singles title, Top 115 debut

He won his maiden Challenger at the 2022 UniCredit Czech Open in Prostějov defeating his 19-year-old compatriot Dalibor Svrčina 6–2, 6–2.[4] As a result, he reached the top 150 at World No. 146 on 6 June 2022 and a month later the top 125 on 18 July 2022.

He fell in the first round of qualifying at the US Open.[5] Despite this result, he reached a career-high ranking of No. 111 on 18 September 2023 following two Challenger titles during the season, in July and August.

2024: Grand Slam and Masters debuts

He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his Grand Slam debut.[6]

He also qualified for the 2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open but lost in the first round to Fábián Marozsán.[7] He made his Masters debut at the 2024 Miami Open after qualifying into the main draw with wins over Rei Sakamoto and JJ Wolf. He lost to Christopher O'Connell in the first round.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 15 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–0)
ITF Futures Tour (5–9)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2016Slovakia F4, BratislavaFuturesClay Václav Šafránek6–7(6–8), 1–6
Loss0–2Sep 2016Egypt F24, CairoFuturesClay Jaroslav Pospíšil5–7, 4–6
Win1–2Sep 2016Egypt F25, CairoFuturesClay Mateo Nicolas Martinez3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss1–3Mar 2017Greece F2, HeraklionFuturesHard Yaraslav Shyla3–6, 3–6
Win2–3May 2018Poland F4, UstrońFuturesClay Dante Gennaro7–5, 6–1
Loss2–4Jul 2018Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad OrlicíFuturesClay David Poljak4–6, 4–6
Win3–4Oct 2018Turkey F31, AntalyaFuturesClay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș7–6(7–5), 3–1 Ret.
Loss3–5Nov 2018Greece F8, HeraklionFuturesHard Tom Kočevar-Dešman6–7(1–7), 2–6
Loss3–6Dec 2018Egypt F30, CairoFuturesClay Riccardo Bonadio2–6, 0–6
Loss3–7Feb 2019M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Wu Tung-lin3–6, 3–6
Win4–7Mar 2019M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Pol Toledo Bagué5–7, 6–1,1–0 Ret.
Win5–7May 2019M15 Prague, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Patrik Rikl6–2, 6–3
Loss5–8Sep 2019M25 Győr, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Roberto Cid Subervi1–6, 0–6
Loss5–9Sep 2019M25 Říčany, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Michael Vrbenský3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win6–9May 2022Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Dalibor Svrčina6–2, 6–2
Win7–9July 2023Verona, ItalyChallengerClay Vitaliy Sachko1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win8–9Aug 2023Tulln an der Donau, AustriaChallengerClay Sumit Nagal6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentCategorySurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2021Milan, ItalyChallengerClay Jiří Lehečka Dustin Brown
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–4, 6–0
Win2–0Sep 2022Braga, PortugalChallengerClay Jaroslav Pospíšil Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Christopher Rungkat
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]

Wins over top 10 players

Kopřiva has a 1–0 (100%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season2021Total
Wins11
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreVKR
2021
1. Denis Shapovalov10Swiss Open, SwitzerlandClay2R2–6, 6–3, 6–2249

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