Liam Draxl
Country (sports) | Canada |
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Born | Newmarket, Canada[1] | 5 December 2001
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2023 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Kentucky |
Prize money | $139,684 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 4 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 236 (2 November 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 236 (2 November 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 2 Challenger, 4 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 193 (16 September 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]2023-2024: Turned Pro, Maiden Challenger final, top 250 in singles and doubles
[edit]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
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | Govind Nanda | Jonáš Forejtek Jiří Lehečka |
5–7, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 11 (5–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Cancelled | 0–0 | Jul 2021 | M15 Weston, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Stefan Kozlov | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, abandoned |
Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 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 | Isaiah Strode | 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 | 4-6, 3-6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2023 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 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 | Martin Damm | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Sep 2023 | M15 Champaign, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | William Grant | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 4–4 | Oct 2023 | M15 Albuquerque, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | William Grant | 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2023 | M15 Ithaca, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Radu Mihai Papoe | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Nov 2023 | Calgary, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Dominik Koepfer | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 14 (7–7)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2020 | M15 Fayetteville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Aleksandar Kovacevic | Charles Broom Matías Soto |
6–2, 2–6, [5–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2021 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Stefan Kozlov | Alex Rybakov Reese Stalder |
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2021 | M15 Vero Beach, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Ben Shelton | Johannes Ingildsen Duarte Vale |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Oct 2021 | M15 Tallahassee, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | John McNally | Thomas Fancutt Colin Sinclair |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cleeve Harper | Luís Britto Marcelo Zormann |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 3–3 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cleeve Harper | Yannik Steinegger Tim Handel |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | May 2022 | M15 Vero Beach, United States | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Millen Hurrion | Nishesh Basavareddy Ricardo Rodriguez-Pace |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Nov 2022 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jesse Flores | Peter Bertran Joshua Sheehy |
6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 5–4 | Jun 2023 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Joshua Lapadat | Keshav Chopra Andres Martin |
4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2023 | M25 Laval, Canada | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jonathan Sorbo | Joshua Lapadat JJ Mercer |
1–4 ret. |
Loss | 5–6 | Nov 2023 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Giles Hussey | Andre Goransson Toby Samuel |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 5–7 | Mar 2024 | Sao Leopoldo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Alexander Weis | Marcelo Demoliner Orlando Luz |
5–7, 6–3, [8–10] |
Win | 6–7 | Jun 2024 | Little Rock, United States | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Sigouin | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Hans Hach Verdugo |
6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 7–7 | Sep 2024 | Dobrich II, Bulgaria | Challenger | Clay | Cleeve Harper | Francesco Maestrelli Filippo Romano |
6–1, 3–6, [12–10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "ATP Tour". Association of Tennis Professional. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Liam Draxl | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ Shelton, Hunter. "Liam Draxl wins Lexington Challenger doubles championship". Kentucky Kernel. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.