The reaction of the bis(methyl ester) of 3,6-dimethylpyrazine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid with copper perchlorate leads to the formation of the centrosymmetric mononuclear complex [Cu(C9H9N2O4)(2)(H2O)(2)]. Two partially hydrolysed (ionized) ligands are coordinated, in a bidentate fashion, to the Cu atom. The Cu coordination sphere is completed by two water molecules, Symmetry-related molecules are linked by a strong hydrogen bond, involving the carbonyl O atom of the carboxylato group and the coordinated water molecules, to form a two-dimensional network.