Vít Kopřiva

Vít Kopřiva (born 15 June 1997) is a Czech professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. 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 singles and 2 doubles titles.

Vít Kopřiva
Kopřiva at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceProstějov, Czech Republic
Born (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997
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. 123 (24 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French OpenQ2 (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
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: 26 June 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.

He also qualified for his second career Major at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[8]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2016 Slovakia F4, Bratislava Futures Clay Václav Šafránek 6–7(6–8), 1–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2016 Egypt F24, Cairo Futures Clay Jaroslav Pospíšil 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–2 Sep 2016 Egypt F25, Cairo Futures Clay Mateo Nicolas Martinez 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–3 Mar 2017 Greece F2, Heraklion Futures Hard Yaraslav Shyla 3–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 May 2018 Poland F4, Ustroń Futures Clay Dante Gennaro 7–5, 6–1
Loss 2–4 Jul 2018 Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad Orlicí Futures Clay David Poljak 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Oct 2018 Turkey F31, Antalya Futures Clay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 7–6(7–5), 3–1 Ret.
Loss 3–5 Nov 2018 Greece F8, Heraklion Futures Hard Tom Kočevar-Dešman 6–7(1–7), 2–6
Loss 3–6 Dec 2018 Egypt F30, Cairo Futures Clay Riccardo Bonadio 2–6, 0–6
Loss 3–7 Feb 2019 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Wu Tung-lin 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–7 Mar 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Pol Toledo Bagué 5–7, 6–1,1–0 Ret.
Win 5–7 May 2019 M15 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Patrik Rikl 6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–8 Sep 2019 M25 Győr, Hungary World Tennis Tour Clay Roberto Cid Subervi 1–6, 0–6
Loss 5–9 Sep 2019 M25 Říčany, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Michael Vrbenský 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 6–9 May 2022 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Dalibor Svrčina 6–2, 6–2
Win 7–9 July 2023 Verona, Italy Challenger Clay Vitaliy Sachko 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 8–9 Aug 2023 Tulln an der Donau, Austria Challenger Clay Sumit Nagal 6–2, 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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Category Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2021 Milan, Italy Challenger Clay Jiří Lehečka Dustin Brown
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn		 6–4, 6–0
Win 2–0 Sep 2022 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay 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
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score VKR
2021
1. Denis Shapovalov 10 Swiss Open, Switzerland Clay 2R 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 249

Notes

    References
    1. "Vit Kopriva | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
    2. "Vit Kopriva Shocks Shapovalov in Gstaad".
    3. "Five Things to Know About Vit Kopriva, Who Idolised Roger Federer".
    4. "Kopriva Earns Maiden Challenger Crown in Prostějov". 4 June 2022.
    5. "Maxime Cressy Advances In US Open Qualifying".
    6. "Melbourne memories drive Mensik to main draw berth".
    7. "Zhang shines as Fucsovics eliminates Bautista Agut".
    8. "Pouille headlines quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon". ATPtour.com. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.


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