Marius Copil

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Marius Copil
Copil WMQ16 (cropped).jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Residence Arad, Romania
Born (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 34)
Arad, Romania
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachAndrei Mlendea (2016-18, current) [1]
Andrei Pavel, Răzvan Itu (former) [2] [3]
Prize moneyUS$2,738,400
Singles
Career record66–95
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 56 (28 January 2019)
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 record16–30
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 182 (24 August 2015)
Current rankingNo. 867 (21 April 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2018, 2019)
French Open 3R (2019)
Wimbledon 1R (2017, 2018, 2021)
US Open 2R (2019)
Last updated on: 21 April 2025.

Marius Copil (born 17 October 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player, competing currently on the ATP Challenger Tour. His career-high singles ranking is No. 56 achieved on 28 January 2019. [4] Copil is known for his extremely fast, powerful, and consistent serve. [3] He was a member of the Romanian Davis Cup team.

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Career

Copil in 2014 Copil MA14 (10) (14446433283).jpg
Copil in 2014

2009: ATP debut

In September 2009 he received wildcard for 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. [5]

2010–2012: Challenger Tour success

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 2011 season started well for Copil, when he reached his second Challenger final at the Tretorn Serie+ event in Kazan, Russia. In the final, he won against fourth seed German Andreas Beck, in straight sets. [5]

In 2012, Copil beat world No. 13 Marin Čilić in the first round at the China Open in Beijing. [6]

2015–2017: Major and top 100 debuts, ATP doubles title

He made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2015 Australian Open, where he defeated Pablo Andújar. [5] At the same tournament, he recorded the fastest serve at a Grand Slam: 242.0 km/h (150.4 mph). [7]

At the 2015 Romanian Open in April, partnering fellow Romanian Adrian Ungur, after saving five match points, they defeated Nicholas Monroe/Artem Sitak 17–15 in the match tiebreak to become the first Romanian team to win the Bucharest title since 1998 (Pavel/Trifu). [8] [9] At the 2015 's-Hertogenbosch Open, Copil defeated Jarkko Nieminen and Guillermo García López as a wildcard to reach the quarterfinals.

He made his top 100 singles debut after the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open, where he was a wildcard entry, at World No. 90 on 15 May 2017. [6] [4]

2018: Two ATP singles finals

Copil reached his first ATP World Tour-level singles final at the Sofia Open, where he lost to Mirza Bašić. [10]

Ranked No. 93, Copil reached the final of the Swiss Indoors in Basel as a qualifier, losing to Roger Federer after defeating world No. 6 Marin Čilić and No. 5 Alexander Zverev on the way, his first ever wins over top-10 players. He became the lowest-ranked Basel finalist since No. 100 Patrick McEnroe in 1994 and the first qualifier in the final since Baghdatis in 2005. [11]

2019: Career-high singles ranking, Grand Slam success

Copil reached the 2019 Australian Open second round for the second time defeating Marcel Granollers in straight sets. [3] As a result, he reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 56 on 28 January 2019. [4]

His best showing in doubles at a Grand Slam in his career was reaching the third round of the 2019 French Open partnering Rohan Bopanna. He also reached the second round of the 2019 US Open for the first time in his career in singles and doubles.

Personal life

Copil currently resides and trains in his hometown Arad, Romania. He got married with his long-term girlfriend Ramona in 2018. His first son Arthur was born in 2020. Besides playing professional tennis Copil also enjoys playing football, watching moto GP, collecting watches and he is an amateur photographer. Marius currently has a dog named Alex Bogdan. [12] [13]

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–1)
ATP 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Feb 2018 Sofia Open, Bulgaria250 SeriesHard Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Mirza Bašić 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Loss0–2 Oct 2018 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 SeriesHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–7(5–7), 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Apr 2015 Romanian Open, Romania250 SeriesClay Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Ungur Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe
Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak
3–6, 7–5, [17–15]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 21 (8–13)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–9)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–8)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2007Romania F16, Arad FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Alund 6–4, 6–3
Win2–0Aug 2008Romania F16, Deva FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Mlendea6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss2–1Aug 2009Romania F14, Arad FuturesClay Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Balázs 6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Loss2–2Oct 2009Greece F3, Paros FuturesCarpet Flag of Croatia.svg Petar Jelenic 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win3–2Jan 2010Guatemala F1, Guatemala City FuturesHard Flag of Ecuador.svg Iván Endara 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)
Loss3–3 May 2010 Cremona, ItalyChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Denis Gremelmayr 4–6, 5–7
Loss3–4Jan 2011Germany F2, Stuttgart FuturesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Mertl 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win4–4 Feb 2011 Kazan, RussiaChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Beck 6–4, 6–4
Loss4–5May 2011Romania F1, Bucharest FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss4–6 Feb 2012 Kazan, RussiaChallengerHard Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Zopp 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win5–6 Feb 2013 Quimper, FranceChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Marc Gicquel 7–6(11–9), 6–4
Loss5–7 Jun 2013 Arad, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Ungur 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss5–8 Jul 2013 Guimarães, PortugalChallengerHard Flag of Portugal (official).svg João Sousa 3–6, 0–6
Loss5–9 Sep 2015 İzmir, TunisiaChallengerHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukaš Lacko 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss5–10 Jun 2016 Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Yen-hsun 5–7, 6–7(11–13)
Win6–10 Oct 2016 Budapest, HungaryChallengerHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steve Darcis 6–4, 6–2
Loss6–11 Nov 2016 Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Norbert Gombos 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 3–6
Loss6–12 Oct 2017 Kaohsiung, TaiwanChallengerHard Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Donskoy 6–7(0–7), 5–7
Loss6–13 Nov 2017 Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Lacko 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win7–13Mar 2022M25 Portimao, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Vatutin 7–5, 6–2
Win8–13Jul 2023M25 Bacău, RomaniaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Casanova 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 19 (9–10)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (7–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (5–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2008Romania F16, Deva FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Ilie-Aurelian Giurgiu Flag of Poland.svg Bojan Szumanski
Flag of Austria.svg Hubert Holzler
6–3, 6–2
Win2–0Feb 2009Germany F5, Nussloch FuturesCarpet Flag of Romania.svg Petru-Alexandru Luncanu Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray
Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Nørby
walkover
Win3–0May 2009Romania F1, Craiova FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Petru-Alexandru Luncanu Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac
Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Albot
7–5, 6–1
Loss3–1Jul 2009Romania F9, Iași FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Victor Ioniță Flag of Ukraine.svg Gleb Alekseenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vadim Alekseenko
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss3–2Jul 2009Romania F10, Cluj FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Ilie-Aurelian Giurgiu Flag of Ukraine.svg Gleb Alekseenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vadim Alekseenko
4–6, 4–6
Loss3–3Jul 2009Romania F11, Oradea FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Ilie-Aurelian Giurgiu Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Balázs
Flag of Hungary.svg György Balázs
2–6, 2–6
Loss3–4Aug 2009Italy F23, Bolzano FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Jorquera
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Leonardo Tavares
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [5–10]
Win4–4Aug 2009Romania F14, Arad FuturesClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Mlendea
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Školoudík
6–3, 6–4
Loss4–5Aug 2009Romania F15, Brașov FuturesClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil Flag of Spain.svg C C-Rodriguez
Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Granollers-Pujol
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [10–12]
Win5–5Jan 2010Guatemala F1, Guatemala City FuturesHard Flag of Ecuador.svg Iván Endara Flag of the United States.svg James Ludlow
Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Gonzales
7–5, 6–3
Loss5–6Oct 2010Italy F30, Calabria FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Faraone Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Arnaboldi
Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Naso
4–6, 4–6
Win6–6Jan 2012Germany F2, Stuttgart FuturesHard Flag of Germany.svg Simon Stadler Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz
Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Zimmermann
6–1, 6–2
Loss6–7May 2012Romania F2, Bucharest FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Victor Crivoi Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Dăescu
6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win7–7Jun 2012Romania F3, Bacău FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Victor Crivoi Flag of Finland.svg Harri Heliövaara
Flag of Finland.svg Timo Nieminen
6–3, 6–4
Win8–7Sep 2012 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Victor Crivoi Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Ciumac
Flag of Ukraine.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–7(8–10), 6–4, [12–10]
Loss8–8Jul 2014 Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Cox
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst
7–6(7–3), 2–6, [6–10]
Loss8–9Sep 2014 Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru-Daniel Carpen Flag of Italy.svg Potito Starace
Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Ungur
5–7, 2–6
Loss8–10Sep 2016 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Chiudinelli Flag of France.svg Sadio Doumbia
Flag of France.svg Calvin Hemery
4–6, 3–6
Win9–10Sep 2016 İzmir, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Chiudinelli Flag of France.svg Sadio Doumbia
Flag of France.svg Calvin Hemery
6–4, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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 2022 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAAAA Q1 Q2 2R Q2 Q1 1R 2R Q2 Q1 A2–3
French Open AAAAAA Q2 A Q1 Q2 Q3 Q3 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 0–3
Wimbledon AAAAAAAAA Q2 Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R NH Q2 Q1 0–4
US Open AAAAAA Q2 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 1R 1R 2R A Q2 A1–3
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–10–30–42–40–00–00–03–13

Wins over top 10 players

Season20182019Total
Wins202
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreMC Rank
2018
1. Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 6 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)2R7–5, 7–6(7–2)93
2. Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 5Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)SF6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–493

Davis Cup

Singles performances (18–8)

EditionRoundDateAgainstSurfaceOpponentWin/LoseResult
2009 World Group play-offs PO18–20 September 2009 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Hard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Vinciguerra Win4–6 ret.
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group I QF7–8 May 2010 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Ivan Sergeyev Unfinished4–6, 2–1
2011 World Group play-offs PO16–18 September 2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol Lose4–6, 6–7(2–7)
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R PO14–16 September 2012 Flag of Finland.svg Finland Hard (i) Flag of Finland.svg Harri Heliövaara Win3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen Lose3–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–7(4–7)
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R1–3 February 2013 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Hard (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen Win6–3, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Flag of Denmark.svg Christoffer Kønigsfeldt Win6–4, 6–3
2R5–7 April 2013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker Lose6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7)
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R PO12–14 September 2014 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Elias Ymer Win6–2, 6–3, 6–2
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R6–8 March 2015 Flag of Israel.svg Israel Hard (i) Flag of Israel.svg Dudi Sela Win6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2
Flag of Israel.svg Bar Tzuf Botzer Win7–6(7–3), 6–3
2R17–19 July 2015 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Norbert Gombos Win7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(12–10)
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan Lose7–6(7–3), 6–3
2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R4–6 March 2016 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Hard (i) Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Rola Win7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tomislav Ternar Win6–3, 6–3
2R15–17 July 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Spain Hard Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López Lose6–7(7-7), 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
2017 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R3–5 February 2017 Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Hard (i) Flag of Belarus.svg Egor Gerasimov Lose3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka Win7–5, 6–3, 6–1
2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group II 1R3–4 February 2018 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Hard (i) Flag of Luxembourg.svg Christophe Tholl Win6–3, 6–2
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Ugo Nastasi Win6–1, 6–1
2R7–8 April 2019 Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Hard (i) Flag of Morocco.svg Amine Ahouda Win6–0, 6–1
3R15–16 September 2019 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Clay (i) Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majchrzak Win6–2, 6–4
Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz Lose3–6, 4–6
2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group II 5–6 April 2019 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Hard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Benjamin Lock Lose4–6, 5–7
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Takanyi Garanganga Win6–4, 7–5
2020–2021 World Group I PO17–19 September 2021 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Hard (i) Flag of Portugal (official).svg Gastão Elias Win6–4, 6–3
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Gastão Elias Win6–3, 2–6, 6–4

Doubles performances (2–1)

EditionRoundDatePartnerAgainstSurfaceOpponentsWin/LoseResult
2009 World Group 1R6–8 March 2009 Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău Flag of Russia.svg Russia Hard (i) Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov
Win4–6, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2011 World Group play-offs PO16–18 September 2011 Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
Lose6–3, 3–6, 0–6, 2–6
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R31 January – 2 February 2014 Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergei Bubka
Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov
Win5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

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