Dominik Koepfer (born 29 April 1994) is a German professional

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player. He has achieved a career-high

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singles ranking of world No. 50 on 10 May 2021, and a doubles ranking of No. 92 on 14 February 2022. He played college tennis at

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Professional career

2017: ATP debut

Koepfer made his ATP main draw debut at the

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as a

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. He won his first

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title in doubles at the 2017 Columbus Challenger, partnering

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2018: First ATP win

Koepfer won his first match on the ATP Tour, again as a

at the

, defeating Tennys Sandgren.

2019: First Challenger title, Grand Slam debut, US Open fourth round

By winning his first Challenger in singles at the Ilkley Trophy Koepfer gained a wildcard for the

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. There, he won his first Grand Slam main draw match by defeating

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in the first round before losing to

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in straight sets. He reached for the first time the fourth round of the 2019 US Open as a qualifier, where he lost to

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in four sets.

2020: First Masters 1000 quarterfinal

Koepfer reached his first ATP Tour Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the

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. He reached the second round of the 2020 French Open for the first time where he lost to

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in four sets.

2021: Top 50 debut, two Grand Slams third rounds

Koepfer started his season at the first edition of the Great Ocean Road Open. He lost in the first round to Australian Christopher O'Connell. At the

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, he was defeated in the second round by third seed and last year finalist,

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. Seeded sixth at the Córdoba Open, Koepfer was eliminated in the first round by Federico Coria. In

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, he fell in the second round to fifth seed

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. At the Mexican Open, he reached his first ATP tour semifinal beating Mexican wildcard Gerardo López Villaseñor, fourth seed

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, and

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. He ended up losing to second seed, compatriot, and eventual champion,

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. With this result, Koepfer climbed into the top 60 in the rankings to a career-high of No. 54 in singles. At the Miami Open, he was beaten in the first round by Hugo Gaston. Koepfer began the clay-court season at the

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. Getting past qualifying, he lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Marco Cecchinato. Next, he competed at the

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