Vít Kopřiva (born 15 June 1997) is a Czechtennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 139 achieved on 13 June 2022. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 264 achieved on the same date.[1]
Kopřiva has won 1 ATP Challenger single title at the 2022 Czech Open Cup in Prostějov and 1 ATP doubles title at the 2021 Aspria Tennis Cup in Milan with Jiří Lehečka.
Professional career
2021: ATP and Top 200 debut
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 Cordoba champion, Juan Manuel Cerundolo.[3] His run would come to an end in the semifinals against Casper Ruud.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals