Marius Copil at the 2015 Wimbledon
qualifying tournament |
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Country (sports) | Romania |
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Residence | Arad, Romania |
Born |
Arad, Romania |
17 October 1990
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 782,845 |
Singles | |
Career record | 29–34 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 124 (19 August 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 134 (6 February 2017) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2015) |
French Open | Q3 (2015, 2016) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
US Open | Q3 (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 8–12 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 182 (24 August 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 378 (6 February 2017) |
Last updated on: 7 February 2017. |
Marius Copil (born 17 October 1990) is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and a member of the Romanian Davis Cup team.
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 he lost to Spaniard Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in the second round.
In May 2010, Marius 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 but eventually lost the final to German Denis Gremelmayr.
The year 2011 started very good for Marius. 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 quarter-finals. At the Australian Open, he recorded the fastest serve at a Slam - 242.0 km/h (150.4 mph).