Liam Draxl
 Draxl celebrating a score in 2023 | |
| Country (sports) |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 December 2001 Newmarket, Canada[1] |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2023 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Kentucky |
| Prize money | $168,025 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 7 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 233 (21 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 247 (16 December 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 6 Challengers, 5 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 132 (2 December 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 132 (2 December 2024) |
| Last updated on: 16 December 2024. | |
Liam Draxl (born 5 December 2001) is a Canadian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 233 achieved in October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 132 achieved in December 2024.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Originally from Canada,[3] Draxl's father is Brian Draxl who serves as the head tennis pro at the Newmarket Community Tennis Club[4] and played collegiate tennis for the University of Toledo on a tennis scholarship.[citation needed]
College career
[edit]Draxl played college tennis at the University of Kentucky.[5] He compiled 14–8 record in singles as a freshman and 25–3 as a sophomore.[6]
Draxl was named the National Player of the Year by the International Tennis Federation following his sophomore year in 2021. He was the first Wildcat to earn this award.[7]
Professional career
[edit]2021: Maiden Challenger title
[edit]Draxl won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships with Stefan Kozlov.[8]
2023-2024: Turned Pro, first Challenger singles title, top 250
[edit]He turned pro in June 2023 and in November won his first singles title at the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger,[9][10][11] in just the second tournament at this level in the season. As a result he rose 100 positions in the rankings, and on 13 November 2023 he reached the top 300 at world No. 297.[12]
He reached the top 250 in the rankings on 10 June 2024, following a semifinal showing at the 2024 Tyler Tennis Championships where he lost to Brandon Holt.[12]
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Govind Nanda |
 Jonáš Forejtek Jiří Lehečka |
5–7, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 15 (8–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancelled | 0–0 | Jul 2021 | M15 Weston, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Stefan Kozlov
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6–7(5–7), 6–3, abandoned |
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christian Langmo
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6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Isaiah Strode
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6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2022 | M25 Wichita, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Clement Chidekh
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2022 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Nick Hardt
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2023 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Tauheed Browning
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6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–7(8–10) |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2023 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Martin Damm
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2023 | M15 Champaign, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | William Grant
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2023 | M15 Albuquerque, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | William Grant
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6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2023 | M15 Ithaca, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Radu Mihai Papoe
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6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Nov 2023 | Calgary, Canada | Challenger | Hard |  Dominik Koepfer
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Sep 2024 | M15 Constanta, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Nicholas David Ionel
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–6 | Oct 2024 | M25 Edmonton, Canada | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Patrick Maloney
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–6 | Nov 2024 | M25 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alexis Galarneau
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Nov 2024 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Nishesh Basavareddy
|
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 8–7 | Dec 2024 | M15 Huamantla, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Aleksandr Braynin
|
6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 19 (11–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2020 | M15 Fayetteville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Aleksandar Kovacevic
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 Charles Broom  Matías Soto
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6–2, 2–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2021 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Stefan Kozlov
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Alex Rybakov Reese Stalder
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6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2021 | M15 Vero Beach, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Ben Shelton
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 Johannes Ingildsen  Duarte Vale
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2021 | M15 Tallahassee, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | John McNally
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 Thomas Fancutt  Colin Sinclair
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cleeve Harper
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 Luís Britto Marcelo Zormann
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7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 3–3 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cleeve Harper
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 Yannik Steinegger Tim Handel
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2022 | M15 Vero Beach, United States | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Millen Hurrion
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Nishesh Basavareddy  Ricardo Rodriguez-Pace
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2022 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Jesse Flores
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Peter Bertran Joshua Sheehy
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6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2023 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Joshua Lapadat
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Keshav Chopra Andres Martin
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4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2023 | M25 Laval, Canada | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jonathan Sorbo
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Joshua Lapadat JJ Mercer
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1–4 ret. |
| Loss | 5–6 | Nov 2023 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Giles Hussey
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 Andre Goransson Toby Samuel
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7–6(7–2), 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–7 | Mar 2024 | Sao Leopoldo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay |  Alexander Weis
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Marcelo Demoliner Orlando Luz
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5–7, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Win | 6–7 | Jun 2024 | Little Rock, United States | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Sigouin
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 Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli  Hans Hach Verdugo
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6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 7–7 | Sep 2024 | Dobrich II, Bulgaria | Challenger | Clay | Cleeve Harper
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Francesco Maestrelli Filippo Romano
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6–1, 3–6, [12–10] |
| Loss | 7–8 | Sep 2024 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Cleeve Harper
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 Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu
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2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 8–8 | Oct 2024 | M25 Edmonton, Canada | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cleeve Harper
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Benjamin Thomas George Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–8 | Oct 2024 | Sioux Falls, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Cleeve Harper
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Ryan Seggerman Patrik Trhac
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–8 | Nov 2024 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Sigouin
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Karl Poling Ryan Seggerman
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Win | 11–8 | Dec 2024 | Manzanillo, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Cleeve Harper
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 Finn Reynolds Benjamin Sigouin
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6–7(4–7), 7–5, [12–10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "ATP Tour". Association of Tennis Professional. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Liam Draxl | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "The best player in NCAA tennis right now is Canadian". Tennis Canada. 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Newmarket hometown tennis star continues run of success". NewmarketToday.ca. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Liam Draxl – Men's Tennis". University of Kentucky Athletics. 31 August 2019.
- ^ "UK Athletics". 31 August 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ Shelton, Jack Weaver (June 3, 2021). "Liam Draxl named ITA Player of the Year". Proquest. University Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Shelton, Hunter. "Liam Draxl wins Lexington Challenger doubles championship". Kentucky Kernel. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "ATP Tour - The Dream Liam Draxl Is Fulfilling". ITA #WeAreCollegeTennis. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "The Dream Liam Draxl Is Fulfilling | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Quarters winners Liam Draxl, Gabriel Diallo dreaming of all-Canadian Challenger final". 10 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Liam Draxl | Rankings | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
External links
[edit]- Liam Draxl at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Liam Draxl at the International Tennis Federation
Association of Tennis Professionals Top Canadian male singles tennis players | |
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As of Dec 15, 2024 | |
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