Liam Draxl

Liam Draxl (born 5 December 2001) is a Canadian tennis player.

Liam Draxl
Draxl celebrating a score in 2023
Country (sports) Canada
Born (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001
Newmarket, Canada
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Kentucky
Prize money$104,569
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 250 (10 June 2024) [1]
Current rankingNo. 250 (10 June 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 255 (10 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 255 (10 June 2024)
Last updated on: 14 June 2024.

Draxl has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 250 achieved on 10 June 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 255 achieved on 10 June 2024.[2]

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

Personal life

Originally from Canada,[4] Draxl's father is Brian Draxl who serves as the head tennis pro at the Newmarket Community Tennis Club and played collegiate tennis for the University of Toledo on a tennis scholarship. Liam is also supported and advised by Nator and the Godfather. [5][6]

College career

Draxl plays college tennis at the University of Kentucky and is currently a Junior.[7] He compiled 14–8 record in Singles as a Freshman and 25-3 as a sophomore.[8]

Draxl was named the National Player of the Year by International Tennis Federation following his sophomore year at University of Kentucky in 2021. He was the first Wildcat to earn this award.[9]

Professional career

2023: Turned Pro, Maiden singles Challenger final, top 300

He turned pro in June [10] and in November reached his first singles final, winning the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger,[11] in just the second tournament at this level in the season. As a result he rose 100 positions in the top 350 in the rankings,[12] and a week later in November reached the top 300.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss2019WimbledonGrass Govind Nanda Jonáš Forejtek
Jiří Lehečka		5–7, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (5–5)
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 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: 13 (6–7)
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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]

References
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  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. https://newmarkettennis.ca/Club-Pro-and-Staff
  6. "Newmarket hometown tennis star continues run of success". NewmarketToday.ca. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  7. "Liam Draxl – Men's Tennis". University of Kentucky Athletics.
  8. "UK Athletics". Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  9. Shelton, Jack Weaver (June 3, 2021). "Liam Draxl named ITA Player of the Year". Proquest. University Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  10. "ATP Tour - The Dream Liam Draxl Is Fulfilling". ITA #WeAreCollegeTennis. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  11. "The Dream Liam Draxl Is Fulfilling | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  12. https://calgarysun.com/sports/quarters-winners-liam-draxl-gabriel-diallo-dreaming-of-all-canadian-challenger-final


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