Romanian tennis player
Marius Copil Country (sports) Romania Residence Arad, Romania Born (1990-10-17 ) 17 October 1990 (age 30) Arad, RomaniaHeight 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)[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 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 [ edit ]
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.
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 .
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.
Copil beat world no. 13 Marin Čilić in the first round at the China Open in Beijing.
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).
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 [ edit ]
Singles: 2 (2 runners-up) [ edit ]
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)
Doubles: 1 (1 title) [ edit ]
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)
ATP Challenger Tour finals [ edit ]
Singles: 10 (3–7) [ edit ]
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) [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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.
Wins over top 10 players [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Singles performances (10–5) [ edit ]
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) [ edit ]
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
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