Marius Copil

Marius Copil

Copil at the 2016 Wimbledon championships
Country (sports)	Romania
Residence	Arad, Romania
Born	(1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 Arad, Romania
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 2,499,950
Official website	mariuscopil.com/en
Singles
Career record	63–89
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 56 (28 January 2019)
Current ranking	No. 187 (16 March 2020)
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	13–29
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 182 (24 August 2015)
Current ranking	No. 202 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2018, 2019)
French Open	3R (2019)
Wimbledon	1R (2017, 2018)
US Open	2R (2019)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

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

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. 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	Binghamton, 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.

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	W–L
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		0-3
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	Q2	1R	1R	1R	1R	NH		0-4
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	Q3	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q1	1R	1R	2R	A		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
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

External links

• Marius Copil at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Marius Copil at the International Tennis Federation
• Marius Copil at the Davis Cup