Czech tennis player (born 1997)
Vít Kopřiva |
| Country (sports) |  Czech Republic |
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| Residence | Prostějov, Czech Republic |
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| Born | (1997-06-15)15 June 1997 (age 28)
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Turned pro | 2015 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Coach | Jaroslav Pospíšil |
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| Prize money | US $ 1,535,769[1] |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 15–24 |
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| Career titles | 6 Challenger |
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| Highest ranking | No. 78 (30 June 2025) |
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| Current ranking | No. 97 (2 February 2026) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (2026) |
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| French Open | 2R (2025) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (2024,2025) |
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| US Open | 1R (2025) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 0–1 |
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| Career titles | 2 Challenger |
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| Highest ranking | No. 261 (17 October 2022) |
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| Current ranking | No. 872 (2 February 2026) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (2025) |
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| Last updated on: 2 February 2026. |
Vít Kopřiva (born 15 June 1997) is a Czech professionaltennis player. He has a career-highATP singles ranking of world No. 78, achieved on 30 June 2025. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 261 achieved on 17 October 2022.[2] He is currently the No. 5 Czech player in men's singles.[3]Kopřiva has won sixATP Challenger singles and two doubles titles.[4]
Professional career
[edit]2021: ATP and Top 200 debut, first top 10 win
[edit]He won his maiden Challenger doubles title at the2021 Aspria Tennis Cup in Milan withJiří Lehečka.
On his ATP debut, ranked at a then career-high of World No. 249 in singles, at the2021 Swiss Open Gstaad, Kopřiva defeatedDenis Shapovalov for his career-best and first top 10 win.[5] He was the lowest-ranked player to beat a Top 10 opponent since then World No. 698Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated then World No. 6Milos Raonic at The Queen's Club in2017. Kopřiva advanced to the semifinals a with a win overMikael 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.[6] His run would come to an end in the semifinals againstCasper Ruud.
2022-2023: First Challenger singles titles, Top 125 debut
[edit]He won his maiden Challenger at the2022 UniCredit Czech Open in Prostějov defeating his 19-year-old compatriotDalibor Svrčina 6–2, 6–2.[7] 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.[2]
He fell in the first round of qualifying at theUS Open.[8] 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.[2]
2024-2025: Major, Masters debut and first wins, top 100
[edit]He qualified for the2024 Australian Open making his Grand Slam debut.[9]He also qualified for the2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open but lost in the first round toFábián Marozsán.[10]He made his Masters debut at the2024 Miami Open after qualifying into the main draw with wins overRei Sakamoto andJ. J. Wolf. He lost toChristopher O'Connell in the first round.[11]
He also qualified for his second Grand Slam at the2024 Wimbledon Championships[12] and lost toNovak Djokovic.
He won the Challenger title at the2024 Szczecin Open defeatingAndrea Pellegrino.[13][14]He won his sixth Challenger lifting the2025 Napoli Tennis Cup Trophy with a win over top seedLuciano Darderi.[15]
At the2025 Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech he reached his second ATP quarterfinal, and first since 2021 Gstaad, defeatingBorna Gojo and upsetting second seedLorenzo Sonego. As a result he made his debut in the top 100 in the singles rankings on 7 April 2025.[16][17][18][19][20]Ranked at a career-high of No. 92 at the2025 Italian Open,[4] Kopriva qualified for the main draw and defeatedQuentin Halys recording his first Masters win.[21] Next he upset 32nd seedSebastián Báez to reach a Masters third round for the first time in his career.[22]
Performance timeline
[edit](W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-up)
[edit]| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger Tour (6–2) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Dalibor Svrčina | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | July 2023 | Verona, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Vitaliy Sachko | 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2023 | Tulln an der Donau, Austria | Challenger | Clay |  Sumit Nagal | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Aug 2024 | Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland | Challenger | Hard |  Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2024 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger 125 | Clay |  Andrea Pellegrino | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 2024 | Lima II, Peru | Challenger | Clay |  Elmer Moeller | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 6–1 | Mar 2025 | Naples, Italy | Challenger 125 | Clay | Luciano Darderi | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 6–2 | Sep 2025 | Layjet Open, Austria | Challenger 125 | Clay |  Jan Choinski | 5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
[edit]| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger Tour (2–0) |
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ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| ITF Futures/WTT (5–9) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–3) | | Clay (5–6) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2016 | Slovakia F4, Bratislava | Futures | Clay | Václav Šafránek | 6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2016 | Egypt F24, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2016 | Egypt F25, Cairo | Futures | Clay |  Mateo Nicolás Martínez | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2017 | Greece F2, Heraklion | Futures | Hard |  Yaraslav Shyla | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2018 | Poland F4, Ustroń | Futures | Clay | Dante Gennaro | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2018 | Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad Orlicí | Futures | Clay | David Poljak | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Oct 2018 | Turkey F31, Antalya | Futures | Clay |  Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș | 7–6(7–5), 3–1 Ret. |
| Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2018 | Greece F8, Heraklion | Futures | Hard |  Tom Kočevar-Dešman | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Dec 2018 | Egypt F30, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Bonadio | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Feb 2019 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard |  Wu Tung-lin | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Mar 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | WTT | Clay |  Pol Toledo Bagué | 5–7, 6–1,1–0 ret. |
| Win | 5–7 | May 2019 | M15 Prague, Czech Republic | WTT | Clay | Patrik Rikl | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Sep 2019 | M25 Győr, Hungary | WTT | Clay |  Roberto Cid Subervi | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Sep 2019 | M25 Říčany, Czech Republic | WTT | Clay | Michael Vrbenský | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Wins over top 10 players
[edit]Kopřiva has a 1–3 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
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Dustin Brown
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
Christopher Rungkat
Denis Shapovalov
