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Vít Kopřiva

{{Short description|Czech tennis player}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Vít Kopřiva

| image = Kopriva WMQ23 (53061122317).jpg

| caption = Kopřiva at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships

| country = {{CZE}}

| fullname =

| residence = Prostějov, Czech Republic

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bílovec, Czech Republic

| height = 1.78 m

| turnedpro = 2015

| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

|coach = Jaroslav Pospíšil

| careerprizemoney = US $947,929

| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=8|lost=14}}

| singlestitles = 6 Challengers

| highestsinglesranking = No. 95 (7 April 2025)

| currentsinglesranking = No. 95 (7 April 2025)

| AustralianOpenresult = 1R (2024)

| FrenchOpenresult = Q2 (2024)

| Wimbledonresult = 1R (2024)

| USOpenresult = Q1 (2021, 2023, 2024)

| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=1}}

| doublestitles = 2 Challengers

| highestdoublesranking = No. 261 (17 October 2022)

| currentdoublesranking = No. 597 (11 November 2024)

| updated = 30 March 2025

}}

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. 95 achieved on 7 April 2025. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 261 achieved on 17 October 2022.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/vit-kopriva/ki82/rankings-history|title=Vit Kopriva | Rankings history | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}} He is currently the No. 4 Czech player.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-5000®ion=CZE|title=Czechia | ATP Rankings (Singles)|website=ATP Tour|access-date=29 June 2024}}

Kopřiva has won six ATP Challenger singles and two 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shapovalov-gstaad-2021-thursday|title=Vit Kopriva Shocks Shapovalov in Gstaad.}} 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 a with a win over 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 Cerúndolo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/five-things-to-know-about-vit-kopriva|title=Five Things to Know About Vit Kopriva, Who Idolised Roger Federer}} His run would come to an end in the semifinals against Casper Ruud.

=2022-2023: First Challenger singles titles, Top 125 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/90770/kopriva-earns-maiden-challenger-crown-in-prostejov | title=Kopriva Earns Maiden Challenger Crown in Prostějov | date=4 June 2022 }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/cressy-us-open-qualifying-2023-wednesday|title= Maxime Cressy Advances In US Open Qualifying }} 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.

=2024-2025: Major, Masters and 100 debuts=

He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his Grand Slam debut.{{cite web|url=https://ausopen.com/articles/news/melbourne-memories-drive-mensik-main-draw-berth|title=Melbourne memories drive Mensik to main draw berth}}

He also qualified for the 2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open but lost in the first round to Fábián Marozsán.{{cite web|url= https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/20/02/2024/zhang-shines-as-fucsovics-eliminates-bautista-agut |title= Zhang shines as Fucsovics eliminates Bautista Agut}}

He made his Masters debut at the 2024 Miami Open after qualifying into the main draw with wins over Rei Sakamoto and J. J. Wolf. He lost to Christopher O'Connell in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2024/03/21/oconnell-flies-into-miami-second-round-for-the-first-time|title=O'Connell flies into Miami second round for the first time|date=21 March 2024|accessdate=15 September 2024}}

He also qualified for his second Grand Slam at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/wimbledon-qualifying-2024-thursday|title=Pouille headlines quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon|website=ATPtour.com|date=27 June 2024|accessdate=27 June 2024}} and lost to Novak Djokovic.

He won his fourth Challenger title at the 2024 Szczecin Open with a win over Andrea Pellegrino.{{cite news|url=https://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/kopriva-po-vyrazeni-z-daviscupove-nominace-vyhral-challenger-ve-stetine/2568328|title=Kopřiva po vyřazení z daviscupové nominace vyhrál challenger ve Štětíně|date=15 September 2024|language=cs|publisher=české noviny}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tennistourtalk.com/114111/kopriva-conquers-szczecin-open-crown|title=Kopriva Conquers Szczecin Open Crown|publisher=tennistourtalk.com|accessdate=29 January 2025}}

He won his sixth Challenger lifting the 2025 Napoli Tennis Cup Trophy with a win over top seed Luciano Darderi. {{cite web|url=https://www.tennistourtalk.com/120442/kopriva-captures-napoli-tennis-cup-trophy|title= Kopriva Captures Napoli Tennis Cup Trophy|date=30 March 2025}}

At the 2025 Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech he reached his second ATP quarterfinal, and first since 2021 Gstaad, defeating Borna Gojo and upsetting second seed Lorenzo Sonego. As a result he made his debut in the top 100 in the singles rankings on 7 April 2025. {{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/atp-roundup-jenson-brooksby-staves-off-match-points-wins-houston-2025-04-03/|title=ATP roundup: Jenson Brooksby staves off match points, wins in Houston| publisher=Reuters| date=2 April 2025}} {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/muller-dellien-marrakech-2025-wednesday |title= Muller, former champ Carballes Baena advance to Marrakech QFs |date=2 April 2025}} {{cite web|url=https://www.puntodebreak.com/en/2025/04/03/atp-marrakech-2025-kopriva-prevents-italians-from-sweeping-quarterfinals|title= ATP Marrakech 2025: Kopriva prevents Italians from sweeping quarterfinals|date=3 April 2025 }}{{ cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/atp-roundup-top-seeds-challenged-marrakech-2025-04-03/ |title= ATP roundup: Top seeds challenged in Marrakech |publisher=Reuters|date=3 April 2025 }} {{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/atp-roundup-us-players-sweep-qf-berths-houston-2025-04-04/|title= ATP roundup: U.S. players sweep QF berths in Houston|publisher=Reuters| date=4 April 2025}}

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

{{Performance key|short=yes}}{{Expand section|date=June 2022}}

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!Tournament!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!2025!!SR!!W–L!!Win %

style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|Australian Open

|DNQ

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|0 / 1

|0–1

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|French Open

|DNQ

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|Wimbledon

|DNQ

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|

|0 / 1

|0–1

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

style="background:#efefef; text-align:left;"|US Open

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|DNQ

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"

|style=text-align:left|Win–loss

|0–0

|0–0

|0–0

|0–2

|0–0

|0 / 2

|0–2

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}

ATP Challenger Tour finals

=Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)=

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|

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%

!Legend

bgcolor=moccasin

|ATP Challenger Tour (6–1)

|

|}

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|1–0

|2022 UniCredit Czech Open – Singles

|style="background:moccasin"|Prostějov, Czech Republic

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Dalibor Svrčina

|6–2, 6–2

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–0

|2023 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Verona – Singles

|style="background:moccasin"|Verona, Italy

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Vitaliy Sachko

|1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|3–0

|2023 NÖ Open – Singles

|style="background:moccasin"|Tulln an der Donau, Austria

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|IND}} Sumit Nagal

|6–2, 6–4

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–1

|2024 Kozerki Open – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Marc-Andrea Hüsler

|1–6, 4–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|4–1

|2024 Szczecin Open – Singles

|style="background:moccasin"|Szczecin, Poland

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger 125

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pellegrino

|7–5, 6–2

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|5–1

| 2024 Lima Challenger II – Singles

| style="background:moccasin;"|Lima II, Peru

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Elmer Moeller

|6–3, 7–6(7–3)

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|6–1

|2025 Napoli Tennis Cup – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Naples, Italy

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger 125

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luciano Darderi

|3–6, 6–3 , 7–6(7–4)

=Doubles: 2 (2 titles)=

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|

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%

!Legend

bgcolor=moccasin

|ATP Challenger Tour (2–0)

|

|}

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|1–0

|2021 Aspria Tennis Cup – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin"|Milan, Italy

|style="background:moccasin"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Lehečka

|{{flagicon|GER}} Dustin Brown
{{flagicon|AUT}} Tristan-Samuel Weissborn

|6–4, 6–0

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–0

|2022 Braga Open – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin"|Braga, Portugal

|style="background:moccasin"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Jaroslav Pospíšil

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
{{flagicon|INA}} Christopher Rungkat

|3–6, 6–3, [10–4]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

=Singles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)=

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|

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%

!Legend

bgcolor=cffcff

|ITF Futures/WTT (5–9)

|

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!Finals by surface

Hard (0–3)
Clay (5–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

|}

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|{{dts|Aug 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Slovakia F4, Bratislava

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Václav Šafránek

|6–7(6–8), 1–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–2

|{{dts|Sep 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F24, Cairo

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Jaroslav Pospíšil

|5–7, 4–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|1–2

|{{dts|Sep 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F25, Cairo

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Mateo Nicolás Martínez

|3–6, 6–4, 6–1

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–3

|{{dts|Mar 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Greece F2, Heraklion

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Yaraslav Shyla

|3–6, 3–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–3

|{{dts|May 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Poland F4, Ustroń

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Dante Gennaro

|7–5, 6–1

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–4

|{{dts|Jul 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad Orlicí

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CZE}} David Poljak

|4–6, 4–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|3–4

|{{dts|Oct 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Turkey F31, Antalya

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș

|7–6(7–5), 3–1 Ret.

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–5

|{{dts|Nov 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Greece F8, Heraklion

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|SLO}} Tom Kočevar-Dešman

|6–7(1–7), 2–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–6

|{{dts|Dec 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F30, Cairo

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Bonadio

|2–6, 0–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–7

|{{dts|Feb 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard

|{{flagicon|TPE}} Wu Tung-lin

|3–6, 3–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|4–7

|{{dts|Mar 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Tabarka, Tunisia

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Clay

|{{flagicon|SPA}} Pol Toledo Bagué

|5–7, 6–1,1–0 ret.

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|5–7

|{{dts|May 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Prague, Czech Republic

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Patrik Rikl

|6–2, 6–3

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|5–8

|{{dts|Sep 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Győr, Hungary

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Clay

|{{flagicon|DOM}} Roberto Cid Subervi

|1–6, 0–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|5–9

|{{dts|Sep 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Říčany, Czech Republic

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Michael Vrbenský

|3–6, 6–3, 2–6

Wins over top 10 players

Kopřiva has a {{tennis record|won=1|lost=1}} record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

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Season2021Total
align=center

| Wins

11

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!#

!Player

!Rank

!Event

!Surface

!Rd

!class=unsortable|Score

!{{Tooltip|VKR|Vít Kopřiva Ranking}}

colspan=8 style=text-align:center|2021
1.

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Denis Shapovalov

|align=center bgcolor=eee8aa|10

|Swiss Open, Switzerland

|bgcolor=EBC2AF|Clay

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|2–6, 6–3, 6–2

|align=center|249

Notes

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References

{{reflist}}

External links

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