Dominik Koepfer

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Dominik Koepfer
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Koepfer at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceTampa, United States
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 27)
Furtwangen, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTulane
Prize moneyUS$1,722,888
Singles
Career record31–32 (49.2% in ATP Tour events)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 50 (10 May 2021)
Current rankingNo. 57 (30 August 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2021)
French Open3R (2021)
Wimbledon3R (2021)
US Open4R (2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games3R (2021)
Doubles
Career record13–9 (59.1% in ATP Tour events)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 142 (19 July 2021)
Current rankingNo. 142 (30 August 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2021)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US Open1R (2021)
Last updated on: 30 August 2021.

Dominik Koepfer (born 29 April 1994) is a German professional tennis player. He has achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 50 on 10 May 2021, and a doubles ranking of No. 142 on 19 July 2021.

He played college tennis at Tulane University.[1]

Tennis career[]

2017[]

Koepfer made his ATP main draw debut at the Winston-Salem Open as a lucky loser. He won his first ATP Challenger Tour title in doubles at the 2017 Columbus Challenger, partnering Denis Kudla.

2018[]

Koepfer won his first match on the ATP Tour, again as a lucky loser at the Winston-Salem Open, defeating Tennys Sandgren.

2019: First Challenger title, Grand Slam debut, US Open fourth round[]

By winning his first Challenger in singles at the Ilkley Trophy Koepfer gained a wild card for the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.[2] There, he won his first Grand Slam main draw match by defeating Filip Krajinović in the first round before losing to Diego Schwartzman in straight sets.

He reached for the first time the fourth round of the 2019 US Open as a qualifier, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev in four sets.[3]

2020[]

Koepfer reached his first ATP Tour Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the Italian Open.

He reached the second round of the 2020 French Open for the first time where he lost to Stan Wawrinka in four sets.

2021: Top 50 debut, two Grand Slams third rounds[]

Koepfer reached for the first time the second round of the 2021 Australian Open in singles, where he lost to Dominic Thiem in straight sets, and in doubles, partnering with Tennys Sandgren.

In March, he reached his first ATP tour semifinal at the ATP 500 2021 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.[4] With this result, Koepfer climbed into the top 60 in the rankings to a career-high of No. 54 in singles. Later in the end of April, he reached the second rounds of two clay tournaments in a row at the 2021 BMW Open and in the beginning of May at the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open and as a result climbed to No. 50 in singles on 10 May 2021.

Koepfer reached for the first time the third round of the 2021 French Open in singles, where he lost to 8th seeded Roger Federer in four sets, and the second round in doubles, partnering with Emil Ruusuvuori. He also reached the third round at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in the second Major in a row in 2021 and in his career.

Performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS P NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles[]

Current through the 2021 Winston-Salem Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2
French Open A A A Q2 2R 3R 0 / 2 3–2
Wimbledon A A Q3 2R NH 3R 0 / 2 3–2
US Open A A A 4R 1R 0 / 2 3–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 1–3 5–3 0 / 8 10–8
National representation
Summer Olympics A Not Held 3R 0 / 1 2–1
Davis Cup A A A A QR 0 / 1 1–0
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid Open A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Italian Open A A A A QF A 0 / 1 3–1
Canadian Open A A A A NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A A Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Shanghai Masters A A A Q2 NH 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–4 0 / 5 5–5
Career statistics
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Career
Tournaments 0 1 2 4 6 19 32
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 1–2 4–4 7–6 18–19 30–32
Win %  –  0% 33% 50% 54% 49% 48%
Year-end ranking 514 305 161 94 66

Doubles[]

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
French Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Wimbledon A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 3–3 0 / 3 3–3
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 10 11
Overall Win–Loss 2–1 0–0 11–8 13–9
Year-end ranking 314 412 59%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[]

Singles: 8 (5–3)[]

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures Tour (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2016 USA F32, Harlingen Futures Hard United Kingdom Luke Bambridge 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jan 2017 USA F5, Weston Futures Clay Bolivia Hugo Dellien 2–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Mar 2017 USA F5, Orlando Futures Clay United States Tommy Paul 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 3–1 Jul 2017 USA F24, Champaign Futures Hard New Zealand Jose Statham 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 7–5
Loss 0–1 Feb 2018 San Francisco, USA Challenger Hard (i) Chinese Taipei Jason Jung 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7)
Win 4–1 Mar 2018 Canada F2, Sherbrooke Futures Hard (i) United States Michael Redlicki 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2
Win 1–1 Jun 2019 Ilkley, Great Britain Challenger Grass Austria Dennis Novak 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–2 Aug 2019 Aptos, USA Challenger Hard United States Steve Johnson 4–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 5 (2–3)[]

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2016 USA F27, Champaign Futures Hard United States Jared Hiltzik United States Tim Kopinski
United States Alex Lawson 		3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 1–1 Feb 2017 USA F7, Orlando Futures Clay Bolivia Boris Arias United States Connor Smith
United States Rhyne Williams 		6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 1–2 Mar 2017 USA F10, Bakersfield Futures Hard United States Jared Hiltzik United States Patrick Kawka
United States Keegan Smith 		3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 1–3 Jun 2017 USA F19, Winston-Salem Futures Hard Venezuela Luis David Martínez United States Christopher Eubanks
United States Kevin King 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–0 Sep 2017 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Denis Kudla United Kingdom Luke Bambridge
Republic of Ireland David O'Hare 		7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)

Record against top 10 players[]

Koepfer's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered. Players who have been No. 1 are in boldface.

* As of 26 August 2021.

Wins over top 10 players[]

  • Koepfer has a 1–8 (11.1%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total
Wins 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score DK Rank
2020
1. France Gaël Monfils 9 Italian Open, Italy Clay 2R 6–2, 6–4 97

References[]

  1. ^ "Dominik Koepfer - 2015-16 Men's Tennis Roster - TulaneGreenWave.com - Tulane Athletics". tulanegreenwave.com.
  2. ^ "Koepfer Earns Wimbledon Wild Card With Ilkley Title". ATP Tour. 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Medvedev Makes First Slam QF At US Open". ATP Tour. 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Stefanos Tsitsipas Outhits Felix Auger-Aliassime in Acapulco Thriller | ATP Tour | Tennis".

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