The title complex, [Cu(C(8)H(5)O(4))(NO(3))(C(18)H(10)N(4))(H(2)O)], was synthesized by reacting Cu(NO(3))(2), isophthalic acid and dipyridophenazine under hydro-thermal conditions. The Cu(II) ion is in a slightly distorted square-pyramidal coordination environment. In the crystal structure, inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect complex mol-ecules into chains along [001].