Marius Copil

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.

Marius Copil
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceArad, Romania
Born (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990
Arad, Romania
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,499,950
Official websitemariuscopil.com/en
Singles
Career record63–89
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 56 (28 January 2019)
Current rankingNo. 187 (16 March 2020)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2015, 2019)
French Open1R (2017, 2018, 2019)
Wimbledon1R (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
US Open2R (2019)
Doubles
Career record13–29
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 182 (24 August 2015)
Current rankingNo. 202 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2018, 2019)
French Open3R (2019)
Wimbledon1R (2017, 2018)
US Open2R (2019)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

Career highlights
Copil in 2014

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

At 's-Hertogenbosch, Copil defeated Jarkko Nieminen and Guillermo García-López to reach the quarterfinals. At the Australian Open, he recorded the fastest serve at a Grand Slam: 242.0 km/h (150.4 mph).

2018

Copil reached the final at the Sofia Open, where he lost to Mirza Bašić.[2] It was his first ATP World Tour-level final.

Copil reached the final of the Swiss Indoors, losing to Roger Federer after defeating world number 6 Marin Čilić and number 5 Alexander Zverev on the way. These were his first ever wins over top-10 players.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2018 Sofia Open, Bulgaria 250 Series Hard (i) Mirza Bašić 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2018 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland 500 Series Hard (i) Roger Federer 6–7(5–7), 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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 Tour finals

Singles: 10 (3–7)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–7)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 23 May 2010 Cremona, Italy Hard Denis Gremelmayr 4–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 6 February 2011 Kazan, Russia Hard (i) Andreas Beck 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 5 February 2012 Kazan, Russia Hard (i) Jürgen Zopp 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)
Winner 4. 17 February 2013 Quimper, France Hard Marc Gicquel 7–6(11–9), 6–4
Runner-up 5. 27 September 2015 Izmir, Turkey Hard Lukaš Lacko 3–6, 6–7 (5-7)
Runner-up 6. 12 June 2016 Surbiton, United Kingdom Grass Lu Yen-hsun 5–7, 6–7 (11–13)
Winner 7. 30 October 2016 Hungarian Open, Hungary Hard (i) Steve Darcis 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 13 November 2016 Slovak Open, Slovakia Hard (i) Norbert Gombos 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 8 October 2017 OEC Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Hard Evgeny Donskoy 6–7(0–7), 5–7
Runner-up 10. 12 November 2017 Slovak Open, Slovakia Hard (i) Lukáš Lacko 4–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 5 (2–3)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 8 September 2012 Brașov, Romania Clay Victor Crivoi Andrei Ciumac
Aleksandr Nedovyesov		 6–7(8–10), 6–4, [12–10]
Runner-up 2. 20 July 2014 Binghampton, United States Hard Sergiy Stakhovsky Daniel Cox
Daniel Smethurst		 7–6(7–3), 2–6, [6–10]
Runner-up 3. 28 September 2014 Sibiu, Romania Clay Alexandru-Daniel Carpen Potito Starace
Adrian Ungur		 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 18 September 2016 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Marco Chiudinelli Sadio Doumbia
Calvin Hemery		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 25 September 2016 İzmir, Turkey Hard Marco Chiudinelli Sadio Doumbia
Calvin Hemery		 6–4, 6–4

Singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (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.
Tournament200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A Q1 Q2 2R Q2 Q1 1R 2R 2-3
French Open A A A A A A Q2 A Q1 Q2 Q3 Q3 1R 1R 1R 0-3
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A Q2 Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R 0-4
US Open A A A A A A Q2 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 1R 1R 0-2
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 1–3 2–12

Wins over top 10 players
Season 2018 2019 Total
Wins 2 0 2
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score MC Rank
2018
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 (10–5)
Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent Win/Lose Result
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
Christoffer Kønigsfeldt Win 6–4, 6–3
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I
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
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group I
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
2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group I
2R
 15–17 July 2016 Spain Hard Feliciano López Lose 6–7(7-7), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6

Doubles performances (2–1)
Edition Round Date Partner Against Surface Opponents Win/Lose Result
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
  1. ATP Profile
  2. "Basic Bests Copil For First Title". 11 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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