Jürgen Zopp
![]() Zopp at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Tallinn, Estonia |
Born | Tallinn, Estonia[1] | 29 March 1988
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Retired | 2020 (2023 last match) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,120,622 |
Singles | |
Career record | 27–39 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 71 (10 September 2012) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
French Open | 3R (2018) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2012, 2013, 2014) |
US Open | 2R (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 7–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 218 (11 July 2016) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2012) |
US Open | 1R (2012) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 45–19 |
Last updated on: 16 February 2023. |
Jürgen Zopp (born 29 March 1988) is an Estonian retired tennis player. He is Estonia's all-time highest ranked male tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of World No. 71 in 2012.
Career
[edit]Zopp started playing tennis at the age of 6 and grew up idolizing Pete Sampras, Marat Safin, and Roger Federer. Zopp had a somewhat successful junior career, reaching the second round of the Australian and US Open Boys' tournaments in 2006. In 2008, he would officially turn pro.
Zopp made a breakthrough on the ATP tour in 2012, qualifying for the main draws of the Australian Open, Roland-Garros and Wimbledon boosting his ranking to the point where he didn't have to go through qualifying by the time the US Open came around. and achieving his first main draw ATP tournament win at the 2012 Bucharest Open establishing himself as a top-100 player in the ATP rankings at world No. 71.
2013–2014 would see a huge dip in form and rankings as his ranking plummeted all the way down to the 300s in 2014. Early 2017 would be the lowest of his career as his ranking dropped to 500 on June 12, 2017. Late 2017 would see a steady increase of form and rankings grabbing a handful of challenger and ITF finals. However still struggling to even qualify for an ATP event.
In qualifying for the 2018 French Open he defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis.[3] Although he lost in the final round of qualifying to Denis Kudla[4] it was enough for him to make the main draw as a lucky loser.[5] In the first round he defeated American seed Jack Sock for his sixth tour level win on clay.[6] He then defeated fellow lucky loser Ruben Bemelmans despite losing the first two sets, therefore reaching a career-best third round at Grand Slam events. He was the first Estonian player to reach the third round of a Grand Slam.[7] His run ended in the third round following a defeat to Maximilian Marterer.[8]
At the 2018 Swiss Open Gstaad, he defeated the 1st seed Fabio Fognini and made it all the way to the semifinals before losing to Matteo Berrettini. 2018 is considered by some to be the best year of his career as he returned to the top 100 for the first time since 2012 and started consistently qualifying for ATP events again.
2019 would see a dip in form and rankings again. He failed to make an ATP event or a challenger final the entire year and his ranking dropped back down to the 400s again by the end of the year.
On December 18, 2020, Zopp announced his retirement from professional tennis.[9]
Between 2022 and 2023 Zopp appeared in 3 Davis Cup matches (1 singles and 2 doubles), winning them all.[10]
Grand Slam performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q1 | 1R | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
French Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | A | 3R | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | |||||||
Wimbledon | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||
US Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 4–10 | 28.57% | |||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||||
Miami Masters | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||||
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||||
Madrid Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||||
Canada Masters | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]Singles: 24 (18–6)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2008 | Finland F1, Vierumäki | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2009 | Switzerland F2, Greifensee | Futures | Carpet | ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Jul 2009 | Estonia F1, Tallinn | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–0 | Apr 2010 | Turkey F7, Adana | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 5–0 | Apr 2010 | Turkey F8, Tarsus | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 6–0 | May 2010 | Czech Republic F1, Teplice | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 7–0 | Jul 2010 | Estonia F2, Tallinn | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 8–0 | Oct 2010 | Great Britain F17, Cardiff | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 9–0 | Jul 2011 | Estonia F1, Tallinn | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–1 | Sep 2011 | Ningbo, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Loss | 9–2 | Sep 2011 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 10–2 | Feb 2012 | Kazan, Russia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 11–2 | Sep 2014 | Sweden F4, Danderyd | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Loss | 11–3 | Oct 2014 | Sweden F6, Jönköping | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 12–3 | Nov 2014 | Estonia F4, Tallinn | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 13–3 | Nov 2014 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 13–4 | Oct 2015 | Ningbo, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Win | 14–4 | Jul 2017 | Germany F8, Kassel | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 15–4 | Jul 2017 | Estonia F1, Pärnu | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 15–5 | Aug 2017 | Finland F2, Hyvinkaa | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–0, 5–7, 0–6 |
Win | 16–5 | Aug 2017 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 17–5 | Sep 2017 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 17–6 | Oct 2017 | Sweden F4, Falun | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 18–6 | Jul 2019 | M15 Pärnu, Estonia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 13 (4–9)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2007 | Latvia F1, Jūrmala | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2008 | Italy F6, Monterotondo | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, [5–10] |
Win | 1–2 | Jun 2008 | Poland F4, Koszalin | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2009 | Israel F2, Eilat | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2009 | Turkey F6, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Jul 2009 | Estonia F1, Tallinn | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–5 | Mar 2010 | Switzerland F2, Wetzikon | Futures | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
Loss | 2–6 | May 2010 | Czech Republic F1, Teplice | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–7 | Sep 2011 | Ningbo, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [11–13] |
Win | 3–7 | May 2012 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Loss | 3–8 | Aug 2013 | Kazan, Russia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–8 | Sep 2015 | Nanchang, China | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–9 | Jul 2019 | M15 Pärnu, Estonia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, [5–10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jurgen Zopp | Overview".
- ^ Jürine, Jaan (15 December 2008). "Jürgen Zopp: kas peaksin olema suurem maksimalist?". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Fjeldstad, Jesper (23 May 2018). "Underdone Kokkinakis switches focus to Wimbledon". News.com.au. news.com.au.
- ^ "Kahju! Jürgen Zopp Prantsusmaa lahtistel põhiturniirile murda ei suutnud". Delfi Sport.
- ^ "Why The Surge In Lucky Losers At The French Open Is A Good Thing – UBITENNIS". ubitennis.net. 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com.
- ^ "Lucky loser Zopp battles into third round in Paris".
- ^ "Nadal wary of 'dangerous' Marterer – AOL". www.aol.co.uk.
- ^ "Estonia's all-time best tennis player Jürgen Zopp retires". news.err.ee. 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Jürgen Zopp – Davis Cup – Players". daviscup.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
External links
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