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Liam Draxl

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Liam Draxl
Draxl celebrating a score in 2023
Country (sports) Canada
Born (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22)
Newmarket, Canada[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2023
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Kentucky
Prize money$139,684
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 236 (2 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 236 (2 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 193 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 193 (16 September 2024)
Last updated on: 16 September 2024.

Liam Draxl (born 5 December 2001) is a Canadian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world N°. 236 and a doubles ranking of No. 193 achieved on 17 October 2024.[2]

Draxl has won 2 ATP Challenger doubles titles, the first at the 2021 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships with Stefan Kozlov.[3]

Personal life

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Originally from Canada,[4] Draxl's father is Brian Draxl who serves as the head tennis pro at the Newmarket Community Tennis Club[5] and played collegiate tennis for the University of Toledo on a tennis scholarship.[citation needed]

College career

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Draxl played college tennis at the University of Kentucky.[6] He compiled 14–8 record in singles as a freshman and 25–3 as a sophomore.[7]

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.[8]

Professional career

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2023-2024: Turned Pro, Maiden Challenger final, top 250 in singles and doubles

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He turned pro in June 2023 and in November reached his first singles final, winning 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

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2019 Wimbledon Grass United States Govind Nanda Czech Republic Jonáš Forejtek
Czech Republic Jiří Lehečka
5–7, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 11 (5–5)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Cancelled 0–0 Jul 2021 M15 Weston, USA World Tennis Tour Clay United States Stefan Kozlov 6–7(5–7), 6–3, abandoned
Win 1–0 Dec 2021 M15 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard United States Christian Langmo 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Win 2–0 Dec 2021 M15 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard United States Isaiah Strode 6–0, 6–1
Loss 2–1 Jun 2022 M25 Wichita, United States World Tennis Tour Hard France Clement Chidekh 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–2 Dec 2022 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic World Tennis Tour Hard Dominican Republic Nick Hardt 4-6, 3-6
Loss 2–3 Jun 2023 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic World Tennis Tour Hard United States Tauheed Browning 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–7(8–10)
Loss 2–4 Jul 2023 M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic World Tennis Tour Hard United States Martin Damm 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 3–4 Sep 2023 M15 Champaign, USA World Tennis Tour Hard United States William Grant 6–1, 6–3
Win 4–4 Oct 2023 M15 Albuquerque, USA World Tennis Tour Hard United States William Grant 6–0, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Oct 2023 M15 Ithaca, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Romania Radu Mihai Papoe 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Win 5–5 Nov 2023 Calgary, Canada Challenger Hard Germany Dominik Koepfer 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 14 (7–7)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (3–2)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2020 M15 Fayetteville, USA World Tennis Tour Hard United States Aleksandar Kovacevic United Kingdom Charles Broom
Chile Matías Soto
6–2, 2–6, [5–10]
Win 1–1 Aug 2021 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard United States Stefan Kozlov United States Alex Rybakov
United States Reese Stalder
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss 1–2 Oct 2021 M15 Vero Beach, USA World Tennis Tour Clay United States Ben Shelton Denmark Johannes Ingildsen
Portugal Duarte Vale
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2021 M15 Tallahassee, USA World Tennis Tour Hard (i) United States John McNally Australia Thomas Fancutt
Northern Mariana Islands Colin Sinclair
6–2, 6–3
Win 3–2 Dec 2021 M15 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Canada Cleeve Harper Brazil Luís Britto
Brazil Marcelo Zormann
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 3–3 Dec 2021 M15 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Canada Cleeve Harper Switzerland Yannik Steinegger
Germany Tim Handel
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 3–4 May 2022 M15 Vero Beach, United States World Tennis Tour Clay United Kingdom Millen Hurrion United States Nishesh Basavareddy
Venezuela Ricardo Rodriguez-Pace
4–6, 3–6
Win 4–4 Nov 2022 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic World Tennis Tour Hard Costa Rica Jesse Flores Dominican Republic Peter Bertran
United States Joshua Sheehy
6–0, 6–3
Win 5–4 Jun 2023 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic World Tennis Tour Hard Canada Joshua Lapadat United States Keshav Chopra
United States Andres Martin
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 5–5 Jul 2023 M25 Laval, Canada World Tennis Tour Hard Canada Jonathan Sorbo Canada Joshua Lapadat
United States JJ Mercer
1–4 ret.
Loss 5–6 Nov 2023 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard United Kingdom Giles Hussey Sweden Andre Goransson
United Kingdom Toby Samuel
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 5–7 Mar 2024 Sao Leopoldo, Brazil Challenger Clay Italy Alexander Weis Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Brazil Orlando Luz
5–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Win 6–7 Jun 2024 Little Rock, United States Challenger Hard Canada Benjamin Sigouin India Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Mexico Hans Hach Verdugo
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 7–7 Sep 2024 Dobrich II, Bulgaria Challenger Clay Canada Cleeve Harper Italy Francesco Maestrelli
ItalyFilippo Romano
6–1, 3–6, [12–10]

References

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  1. ^ "ATP Tour". Association of Tennis Professional. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Liam Draxl | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ Shelton, Hunter. "Liam Draxl wins Lexington Challenger doubles championship". Kentucky Kernel. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ "The best player in NCAA tennis right now is Canadian". Tennis Canada. 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  5. ^ "Newmarket hometown tennis star continues run of success". NewmarketToday.ca. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. ^ "Liam Draxl – Men's Tennis". University of Kentucky Athletics. 31 August 2019.
  7. ^ "UK Athletics". 31 August 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  8. ^ Shelton, Jack Weaver (June 3, 2021). "Liam Draxl named ITA Player of the Year". Proquest. University Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  9. ^ "ATP Tour - The Dream Liam Draxl Is Fulfilling". ITA #WeAreCollegeTennis. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  10. ^ "The Dream Liam Draxl Is Fulfilling | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  11. ^ "Quarters winners Liam Draxl, Gabriel Diallo dreaming of all-Canadian Challenger final". 10 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Liam Draxl | Rankings | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
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