Vít Kopřiva Explained

Vít Kopřiva
Residence:Prostějov, Czech Republic
Birth Date:15 June 1997
Birth Place:Bílovec, Czech Republic
Height:1.78 m
Turnedpro:2015
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US $774,473
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 111 (25 September 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 118 (19 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2024)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2024)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2024)
Usopenresult:Q1 (2021, 2023, 2024)
Doublestitles:1
Highestdoublesranking:No. 261 (17 October 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 625 (19 August 2024)
Updated:20 August 2024

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.

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] and lost to Novak Djokovic.

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Slovakia F4, BratislavaFuturesClay Václav Šafránek6–7(6–8), 1–6
Loss0–2Egypt F24, CairoFuturesClay Jaroslav Pospíšil5–7, 4–6
Win1–2Egypt F25, CairoFuturesClay Mateo Nicolas Martinez3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss1–3Greece F2, HeraklionFuturesHard Yaraslav Shyla3–6, 3–6
Win2–3Poland F4, UstrońFuturesClay Dante Gennaro7–5, 6–1
Loss2–4Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad OrlicíFuturesClay David Poljak4–6, 4–6
Win3–4Turkey F31, AntalyaFuturesClay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș7–6(7–5), 3–1 Ret.
Loss3–5Greece F8, HeraklionFuturesHard Tom Kočevar-Dešman6–7(1–7), 2–6
Loss3–6Egypt F30, CairoFuturesClay Riccardo Bonadio2–6, 0–6
Loss3–7M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Wu Tung-lin3–6, 3–6
Win4–7M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Pol Toledo Bagué5–7, 6–1,1–0 Ret.
Win5–7M15 Prague, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Patrik Rikl6–2, 6–3
Loss5–8M25 Győr, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Roberto Cid Subervi1–6, 0–6
Loss5–9M25 Říčany, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Michael Vrbenský3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win6–9Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Dalibor Svrčina6–2, 6–2
Win7–9Verona, ItalyChallengerClay Vitaliy Sachko1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win8–9Tulln an der Donau, AustriaChallengerClay Sumit Nagal6–2, 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentCategorySurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2021bgcolor=moccasinMilan, Italybgcolor=moccasinChallengerClay Jiří Lehečka Dustin Brown
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–4, 6–0
Win2–0Sep 2022bgcolor=moccasinBraga, Portugalbgcolor=moccasinChallengerClay Jaroslav Pospíšil Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Christopher Rungkat
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]

Wins over top 10 players

Kopřiva has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdclass=unsortableScore
2021
1. Denis Shapovalovalign=center bgcolor=eee8aa10Swiss Open, SwitzerlandClay2R2–6, 6–3, 6–2249

Notes and References

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