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

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player. He has achieved a career-high ATP 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

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

By winning his first Challenger in singles at the

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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

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quarterfinal at the Italian Open. He reached the second round of the

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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

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. 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

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, Koepfer was eliminated in the first round by

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. 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

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, fourth seed

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, and

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

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. Koepfer began the clay-court season at the

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. Getting past qualifying, he lost in the first round to fellow qualifier

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. Next, he competed at the

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