Marius Copil
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Country (sports) | Romania |
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Residence | Arad, Romania |
Born | Arad, Romania | 17 October 1990
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach | Răzvan Itu |
Prize money | US$2,621,523 |
Official website | mariuscopil |
Singles | |
Career record | 66–89 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 56 (28 January 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 246 (27 September 2021)[1] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2015, 2019) |
French Open | 1R (2017, 2018, 2019) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
US Open | 2R (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 14–30 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 182 (24 August 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 520 (27 September 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2018, 2019) |
French Open | 3R (2019) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017, 2018, 2021) |
US Open | 2R (2019) |
Last updated on: 27 September 2021. |
Marius Copil (born 17 October 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player playing on the ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour and a member of the Romanian Davis Cup team. Copil is known for his extremely powerful and consistent serve.
Career highlights[]
2009[]
In September 2009 he received wild card access to the main draw of 2009 BCR Open Romania, where he defeated his fellow countryman Victor Crivoi in the first round, but lost to Spaniard Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in the second round.
2010[]
In May 2010, Copil reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final at the Trofeo Paolo Corazzi as a qualifier. On his route to the final he won in three sets against Australian Bernard Tomic in the semifinals and finished runner-up to German Denis Gremelmayr.
2011[]
The year 2011 started well for Copil. He reached his second Challenger final at the Tretorn Serie+ event in Kazan, Russia. In the final, he won against 4th seeded German Andreas Beck, in straight sets.
2012[]
Copil beat world No. 13 Marin Čilić in the first round at the China Open in Beijing.
2015: Grand Slam debut, Maiden ATP doubles title[]
He made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2015 Australian Open, where he defeated Pablo Andújar. At the same tournament, he recorded the fastest serve at a Grand Slam: 242.0 km/h (150.4 mph).
In April at the Romanian Open partnering fellow Romanian Adrian Ungur, after saving five match points, they defeated Nicholas Monroe/Artem Sitak 17-15 in the match tiebreak to become the first Romanian team to win the Bucharest title since 1998 (Pavel/Trifu).
At 's-Hertogenbosch, Copil defeated Jarkko Nieminen and Guillermo García-López as a wildcard to reach the quarterfinals.
2018: Two ATP singles finals[]
Copil reached his first ATP World Tour-level singles final at the Sofia Open, where he lost to Mirza Bašić.[2]
Ranked No. 93, Copil reached the final of the Swiss Indoors in Basel as a qualifier, losing to Roger Federer after defeating world No. 6 Marin Čilić and No. 5 Alexander Zverev on the way, his first ever wins over top-10 players. He became the lowest-ranked Basel finalist since No. 100 Patrick McEnroe in 1994 and 1st qualifier in the final since Baghdatis in 2005.
2019: Career-high singles ranking[]
Copil reached the 2019 Australian Open second round for the second time defeating Marcel Granollers in straight sets. As a result he reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 56 on 28 January 2019.
His best showing in doubles at a Grand Slam in his career was reaching the third round of the 2019 French Open partnering Rohan Bopanna.
He also reached the second round of the 2019 US Open (tennis) for the first time in his career in singles and doubles.
ATP career finals[]
Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2018 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria | 250 Series | Hard | Mirza Bašić | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2018 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard | Roger Federer | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2015 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Adrian Ungur | Nicholas Monroe Artem Sitak |
3–6, 7–5, [17–15] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[]
Singles: 19 (6–13)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2007 | Romania F16, Arad | Futures | Clay | Martin Alund | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Aug 2008 | Romania F16, Deva | Futures | Clay | Andrei Mlendea | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2009 | Romania F14, Arad | Futures | Clay | Attila Balazs | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2009 | Greece F3, Paros | Futures | Carpet | Petar Jelenic | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 3–2 | Jan 2010 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Ivan Endara | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 3–3 | May 2010 | Cremona, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Denis Gremelmayr | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2011 | Germany F2, Stuttgart | Futures | Hard | Jan Mertl | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Feb 2011 | Kazan, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Andreas Beck | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–5 | May 2011 | Romania F1, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Petru-Alexandru Luncanu | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4–6 | Feb 2012 | Kazan, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Jürgen Zopp | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 5–6 | Feb 2013 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | Marc Gicquel | 7–6(11–9), 6–4 |
Loss | 5–7 | Jun 2013 | Arad, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Adrian Ungur | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 5–8 | Jul 2013 | Guimaraes, Portugal | Challenger | Hard | Joao Sousa | 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5–9 | Sep 2015 | Izmir, Tunisia | Challenger | Hard | Lukaš Lacko | 3–6, 6–7(5-7) |
Loss | 5–10 | Jun 2016 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Lu Yen-hsun | 5–7, 6–7(11–13) |
Win | 6–10 | Oct 2016 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Hard | Steve Darcis | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–11 | Nov 2016 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Norbert Gombos | 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–12 | Oct 2017 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard | Evgeny Donskoy | 6–7(0–7), 5–7 |
Loss | 6–13 | Nov 2017 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Lukáš Lacko | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 19 (9–10)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2008 | Romania F16, Deva | Futures | Clay | Ilie-Aurelian Giurgiu | Bojan Szumanski Hubert Holzler |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2009 | Germany F5, Nussloch | Futures | Carpet | Petru-Alexandru Luncanu | Jonathan Marray Rasmus Norby |
walkover |
Win | 3–0 | May 2009 | Romania F1, Craiova | Futures | Clay | Petru-Alexandru Luncanu | Andrei Ciumac Radu Albot |
7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–1 | Jul 2009 | Romania F9, Iasi | Futures | Clay | Victor Ionita | Gleb Alekseenko Vadim Alekseenko |
3–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2009 | Romania F10, Cluj | Futures | Clay | Ilie-Aurelian Giurgiu | Gleb Alekseenko Vadim Alekseenko |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2009 | Romania F11, Oradea | Futures | Clay | Ilie-Aurelian Giurgiu | Attila Balazs Gyorgy Balazs |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2009 | Italy F23, Bolzano | Futures | Clay | Antal Van Der Duim | Manuel Jorquera Leonardo Tavares |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [5–10] |
Win | 4–4 | Aug 2009 | Romania F14, Arad | Futures | Clay | Vasek Pospisil | Andrei Mlendea Jiri Skoloudik |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–5 | Aug 2009 | Romania F15, Brasov | Futures | Clay | Vasek Pospisil | C C-Rodriguez Gerard Granollers-Pujol |
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [10–12] |
Win | 5–5 | Jan 2010 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Ivan Endara | James Ludlow Ruben Gonzales |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–6 | Oct 2010 | Italy F30, Calabria | Futures | Clay | Giuseppe Faraone | Andrea Arnaboldi Gianluca Naso |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–6 | Jan 2012 | Germany F2, Stuttgart | Futures | Hard | Simon Stadler | Kevin Krawietz Marcel Zimmermann |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–7 | May 2012 | Romania F2, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Victor Crivoi | Florin Mergea Andrei Daescu |
6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Win | 7–7 | Jun 2012 | Romania F3, Bacau | Futures | Clay | Victor Crivoi | Harri Heliovaara Timo Nieminen |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 8–7 | Sep 2012 | Brasov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Victor Crivoi | Andrei Ciumac Aleksandr Nedovyesov |
6–7(8–10), 6–4, [12–10] |
Loss | 8–8 | Jul 2014 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Sergiy Stakhovsky | Daniel Cox Daniel Smethurst |
7–6(7–3), 2–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 8–9 | Sep 2014 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Alexandru-Daniel Carpen | Potito Starace Adrian Ungur |
5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 8–10 | Sep 2016 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Marco Chiudinelli | Sadio Doumbia Calvin Hemery |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–10 | Sep 2016 | İzmir|Izmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Marco Chiudinelli | Sadio Doumbia Calvin Hemery |
6–4, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | 2-3 | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0-3 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | Q2 | 0-4 | |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | Q2 | 1-3 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–13 |
Wins over top 10 players[]
Season | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
Wins | 2 | 0 | 2 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | MC Rank |
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1. | Marin Čilić | 6 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 2R | 7–5, 7–6(7–2) | 93 |
2. | Alexander Zverev | 5 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | SF | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 | 93 |
Davis Cup[]
Singles performances (18–8)[]
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | Win/Lose | Result |
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2009 World Group Play-offs | PO | 18–20 September 2009 | Sweden | Hard (i) | Andreas Vinciguerra | Win | 4–6 ret. |
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | QF | 7–8 May 2010 | Ukraine | Clay | Ivan Sergeyev | Unfinished | 4–6, 2–1 |
2011 World Group Play-offs | PO | 16–18 September 2011 | Czech Republic | Clay | Lukáš Rosol | Lose | 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R PO | 14–16 September 2012 | Finland | Hard (i) | Harri Heliövaara | Win | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
Jarkko Nieminen | Lose | 3–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–7(4–7) | |||||
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 1–3 February 2013 | Denmark | Hard (i) | Frederik Nielsen | Win | 6–3, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Win | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
2R | 5–7 April 2013 | Netherlands | Hard | Thiemo de Bakker | Lose | 6–7(3-7), 6–7(2–7) | |
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R PO | 12–14 September 2014 | Sweden | Clay | Elias Ymer | Win | 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 |
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 6–8 March 2015 | Israel | Hard (i) | Dudi Sela | Win | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6-2 |
Bar Tzuf Botzer | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | |||||
2R | 17–19 July 2015 | Slovakia | Clay | Norbert Gombos | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(12–10) | |
Martin Kližan | Lose | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | |||||
2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 4–6 March 2016 | Slovenia | Hard (i) | Blaž Rola | Win | 7-5, 6-3, 7–6(7–5) |
Tomislav Ternar | Win | 6-3, 6–3 | |||||
2R | 15–17 July 2016 | Spain | Hard | Feliciano López | Lose | 6–7(7-7), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 | |
2017 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 3–5 February 2017 | Belarus | Hard (i) | Egor Gerasimov | Lose | 3-6, 4-6, 4-6 |
Ilya Ivashka | Win | 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 | |||||
2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3–4 February 2018 | Luxembourg | Hard (i) | Win | 6-3, 6-2 | |
Ugo Nastasi | Win | 6-1, 6-1 | |||||
2R | 7–8 April 2019 | Morocco | Hard (i) | Amine Ahouda | Win | 6-0, 6-1 | |
3R | 15–16 September 2019 | Poland | Clay (i) | Kamil Majchrzak | Win | 6-2, 6-4 | |
Hubert Hurkacz | Lose | 3-6, 4-6 | |||||
2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | — | 5–6 April 2019 | Zimbabwe | Hard (i) | Benjamin Lock | Lose | 4-6, 5-7 |
Takanyi Garanganga | Win | 6-4, 7-5 | |||||
2020-2021 World Group I | PO | 17–19 September 2021 | Portugal | Hard (i) | Gastão Elias | Win | 6-4, 6-3 |
Gastão Elias | Win | 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 |
Doubles performances (2–1)[]
Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Against | Surface | Opponents | Win/Lose | Result |
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2009 World Group | 1R | 6–8 March 2009 | Horia Tecău | Russia | Hard (i) | Marat Safin Dmitry Tursunov |
Win | 4–6, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
2011 World Group Play-offs | PO | 16–18 September 2011 | Horia Tecău | Czech Republic | Clay | Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek |
Lose | 6–3, 3–6, 0–6, 2–6 |
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 31 January - 2 February 2014 | Horia Tecău | Ukraine | Hard | Sergei Bubka Denys Molchanov |
Win | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
References[]
- ^ ATP Profile
- ^ "Basic Bests Copil For First Title". 11 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
External links[]
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