Jack Draper

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Jack Draper
Jack Draper Queen's 2024.jpg
Draper at the 2024 Queen's Club Championships
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Residence London, England
Born (2001-12-22) 22 December 2001 (age 22)
Sutton, London, England
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJustin Sherring (2007-2017)
Ryan Jones (2017-2021)
James Trotman (2021-present) [1]
Prize moneyUS $4,567,996
Singles
Career record79–51 (60.6%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 15 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 15 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2024)
French Open 1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon 2R (2022, 2024)
US Open SF (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record4–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 247 (14 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 254 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2019)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Jack Alexander Draper (born 22 December 2001) is a British professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 15 in singles by the ATP, achieved on 28 October 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 247 attained on 14 October 2024. Draper has won two titles on the ATP Tour. His best performance at the majors is reaching the semifinals of the 2024 US Open.

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He has also won five titles on the ATP Challenger Tour and seven on the ITF Tour. As a junior, Draper was the runner-up in his first and only major final at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, ending the year at his peak junior ranking of world No. 7.

Early life

Draper was born in Sutton, London and brought up in nearby Ashtead, Surrey. [2] [3] His father is Roger Draper, former chief executive of Sport England and the Lawn Tennis Association, and his mother is Nicky Draper, a former junior British tennis champion. Draper attended Parkside School in Stoke d’Abernon, Cobham, from age four to eleven, while being coached by Justin Sherring. He then attended Reed's School, Cobham for two years. [4] [5]

Juniors

Draper reached his first and only junior Grand Slam final at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to Tseng Chun-hsin in three sets. [6] He closed the year at a career-high junior ranking of No. 7.[ citation needed ]

Professional career

2021: ATP, Masters and top 250 debut

Plagued by injuries for most of his career, Draper made his ATP Tour main draw debut in singles as a wildcard at the Miami Open. He had to retire in his first-round match against Mikhail Kukushkin, after he collapsed on the court from heat-related illness. [7]

At the Queen's Club Championships in June, Draper secured the biggest win of his career to date with a victory over world No. 23 Jannik Sinner as a wildcard. [8] He defeated world No. 39 Alexander Bublik in the round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals of an ATP tournament for the first time in his career, where he lost to eventual finalist Cameron Norrie. [9] By reaching this stage of the tournament, he became the youngest British ATP quarterfinalist since Andy Murray in 2006 and earned a top 250 debut in the ATP rankings. [10]

Draper received a wildcard into the singles main draw at the Wimbledon Championships. [11] He drew defending champion Novak Djokovic in the first round, where he claimed the first set 6–4 before losing the next three sets to cede the match. [12]

2022: Four Challengers, Masters quarterfinal and top 10 win, top 50

In January, Draper entered the 2022 Città di Forlì II, an ATP Challenger Tour event, in Forlì, where he was the eighth seed. There, he reached his first Challenger final and won his first title on the tour after defeating compatriot Jay Clarke, 6–3, 6–0. [13] Two weeks later, Draper continued his run of form at the Città di Forlì IV, where he was unseeded and reached his second final to claim his second Challenger title after defeating Tim van Rijthoven, 6–1, 6–2. The win led Draper to debut in the top 200 and reach a new career high of world No. 162. [14] Draper secured his third consecutive Challenger title in his third Forlì tournament at Città di Forlì V the following week after saving four match points in the final to defeat Alexander Ritschard in three sets. [15]

At the Miami Open, Draper clinched his first Masters 1000 match win over Gilles Simon as a wildcard. [16] He lost in the second round to Norrie. [17] Draper went on the next week to win his fourth Challenger title at Saint-Brieuc, defeating Zizou Bergs in the final. [18] At the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open, on his debut, he defeated World No. 27 Lorenzo Sonego as a wildcard for his second win at the Masters level. [19] Draper made his top 100 debut at world no. 99 on 13 June 2022. [20]

At Eastbourne, as a wildcard, Draper beat Jenson Brooksby, fourth seed Diego Schwartzman and fellow wildcard Ryan Peniston to reach the first ATP semifinal of his career. [21] He lost in three sets to Maxime Cressy in the semifinals. [22] He earned a direct entry at a major tournament for the first time at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and won his first Grand Slam match defeating wildcard Zizou Bergs. [23] [24]

Draper qualified for the Canadian Open in Montreal, where, after beating Hugo Gaston in the first round, upset third seed and world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the second round for his first top-10 win. [25] It was his first third-round showing in his career at a Masters 1000 level. [26] After Gaël Monfils, his third-round opponent, retired due to injury, Draper advanced to his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal. [27] He lost to Pablo Carreño Busta in straight sets, who was the eventual champion. [28]

At the 2022 Winston-Salem Open he defeated Fabio Fognini in the second round. [29] Next he defeated former No. 3 and wildcard Dominic Thiem to reach the quarterfinals, [30] where he lost to qualifier Marc-Andrea Hüsler in straight sets. [31] At the US Open he reached the third round of a Major for the first time in his career defeating sixth seed and world no. 8 Félix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets. [32] [33] In the fourth round he retired against Karen Khachanov at one set all.

On 19 October, he qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals, the first Briton to do so. [34] On 24 October he reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 45 having reached the top 50 two weeks earlier. [35] At the NextGen Finals he reached the semifinals defeating top seed Lorenzo Musetti in the group stage. [36] He lost in the last four to Brandon Nakashima. [37]

2023: Two Major debuts, return to ATP tour after injuries, first ATP final

Draper started his 2023 season at the Adelaide International 1. He lost in the second round to eighth seed and world No. 20, Karen Khachanov. [38] At the Adelaide International 2, he beat eighth seed Tommy Paul in the second round. [39] He then got revenge on third seed and world No. 20, Karen Khachanov, defeating him in the quarterfinals to reach his second ATP semifinal. [40] Despite beating him last week, he lost his semifinal match to the eventual champion, Kwon Soon-woo, in a tight three-setter. [41]

Making his debut at the Australian Open, he fell in the first round to top seed, world No. 2, 2009 champion, and defending champion, Rafael Nadal, in four sets while struggling with cramps. [42] He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 38 on 16 January 2023.

Draper returned to action in March by playing at the BNP Paribas Open. In his debut at this tournament, he defeated 24th seed, world No. 29, and compatriot, Dan Evans in the second round. [43] In the third round, he beat 2009 finalist, former world No. 1 and compatriot, Andy Murray, in straight sets. [44] He was forced to retire from his fourth round match against top seed, world No. 2, and eventual champion, Carlos Alcaraz, due to an abdominal muscle injury. [45] Draper withdrew from the Miami Open due to the fact that he did not want to make his abdominal injury any worse. [46]

He made his debut at the 2023 French Open but was forced to retire from his first round match against Tomás Martín Etcheverry due to a shoulder injury. As a result he announced on 8 June that he would miss the entire grass season. [47]

Draper made his return to the ATP Tour during the US Open where he defeated Radu Albot, 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz and Michael Mmoh to advance to the second week. [48] [49] He was eventually defeated by Andrey Rublev in the fourth round. [50] He reached the Challenger final of the 2023 Open d'Orléans and returned to the top 100 on 2 October 2023. [51] In November, he won his fifth Challenger title, the 2023 Trofeo Faip–Perrel. Ranked No. 82 at the next tournament, the 2023 Sofia Open, he reached his second semifinal of the season defeating top seed Lorenzo Musetti [52] and qualifier Cem Ilkel. [53] [54] He reached his first career final defeating Jan-Lennard Struff. He became the youngest Briton to reach an ATP Tour final since Andy Murray in 2009 Miami. [55] [56] Draper lost the final in three sets to Adrian Mannarino. [57] [58]

2024: Major semifinal, Two ATP titles, Olympics and top 15 debuts

Draper reached his second final at the 2024 Adelaide International defeating eighth seed Alexander Bublik. [59] He lost to seventh seed Jiri Lehecka in three sets. [60]

He reached the semifinals at an ATP 500 event for the first time at the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco defeating sixth seed Tommy Paul, [61] lucky loser Yoshihito Nishioka [62] and Miomir Kecmanovic. [63] He retired against defending champion and third seed Alex de Minaur. [64] As a result he moved to a new career-high of No. 37 on 4 March 2024. [65]

Draper reached his third career final at the 2024 BOSS Open in Stuttgart defeating three Americans en route, Marcos Giron, [66] defending champion and fourth seed Frances Tiafoe [67] [68] and Brandon Nakashima. [69] Draper beat Matteo Berrettini in the final to lift his maiden title, making him the eighth first-time ATP Tour champion for 2024. [70] [71] Draper became the British men's No. 1 and moved to a career-high No. 31 in the ATP rankings on 17 June 2024. [72] [73] At the next grass court tournament, the 2024 Queen's Club Championships the following week, he reached back-to-back quarterfinals defeating Mariano Navone [74] and top seed and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, in straight sets. [75] As a result he reached the top 30 in the rankings. [76] He lost in the last eight to fifth seed Tommy Paul. [77] At Wimbledon, Draper defeated Swedish qualifier Elias Ymer in five sets in the first round [78] but lost his next match to compatriot Cameron Norrie. [79]

On 15 July, he was named in the Great Britain squad for the Davis Cup group stage to be held in Manchester in September. [80] [81]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Draper defeated Kei Nishikori in the first round, [82] [83] before losing to seventh seed Taylor Fritz in three sets. [84]

At the 2024 Cincinnati Open he reached the round of 16 for the first time at the tournament, with an upset over ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. [85] He then defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in three sets, [86] before losing to 15th seed Holger Rune. [87]

At the US Open Draper overcame Zhang Zhizhen by retirement in the third set, [88] Facundo Díaz Acosta, [89] Botic van de Zandschulp [90] and Tomáš Macháč without dropping a set and having not faced a seeded opponent, to reach the quarterfinals. [91] [92] With a win over 10th seed Alex de Minaur, also in straight sets, he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal and became the first British male player to reach the last four at the US Open since Andy Murray in 2012. [93] As a result he reached a new career-high in the top 20 in the rankings on 9 September 2024. [94] [95] Draper lost to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the last four. [96] At the Japan Open he reached the quarterfinals, defeating qualifier Mattia Bellucci [97] and upsetting second seed Hubert Hurkacz, his third top 10 win of the season. [98] He retired with an abdominal injury during his last eight match with Ugo Humbert. [99]

Draper returned to the court three weeks later at the Vienna Open where he defeated Kei Nishikori, [100] Luciano Darderi, [101] Tomas Machac [102] [103] and sixth seed Lorenzo Musetti to make it through to the final [104] [105] where he overcame Karen Khachanov in straight sets to claim his first ATP 500 title. [106] [107] [108] [109] As a result he made his top 15 debut in the singles rankings on 28 October 2024. [110] The following week at the Paris Masters, he recorded wins over Jiří Lehečka [111] and fifth seed Taylor Fritz, [112] before losing in the third round to ninth seed Alex de Minaur in three sets. [113]

Coaches

Draper is coached by James Trotman at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton as part of the LTA's Elite Players support programme. [114]

He hired fitness coach Dejan Vojnović [115] in 2023 and technical coach Wayne Ferreira in 2024. [116]

Personal life

Jack Draper is a natural right-hander but plays with his left which means the backhand is played like a second forehand. [117]

In 2023, he had an estimated wealth of $3 million, and has signed sponsorship deals with the likes of Dunlop, Nike and Vodafone. [118] [119]

Draper supports Manchester United F.C. and enjoys listening to rap and grime music. [120]

As of 2024, his flatmate is fellow British tennis player Paul Jubb. [121]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2024 Paris Masters.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAA 1R 2R 0 / 21–233%
French Open AAAAA 1R 1R 0 / 20–20%
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 NH 1R 2R A 2R 0 / 32–340%
US Open AAAA 3R 4R SF 0 / 310–377%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–13–23–37–40 / 913–1057%
National representation
Summer Olympics NHANH 2R 0 / 11–150%
Davis Cup AANHAA QF RR 0 / 21–325%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AANHAA 4R 1R 0 / 23–260%
Miami Open AANH 1R 2R A 2R 0 / 32–340%
Monte-Carlo Masters AANHAA 2R 1R 0 / 21–233%
Madrid Open AANHA 2R A 2R 0 / 22–250%
Italian Open AAAAAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Canadian Open AANHA QF A 1R 0 / 23–260%
Cincinnati Masters AAAAAA QF 0 / 13–175%
Shanghai Masters AANHAA0 / 00–0 – 
Paris Masters AAAA 2R A 3R 0 / 23–260%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–16–44–28–80 / 1518–1555%
Career statistics
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Tournaments0003131122Career total: 49
Titles0000002Career total: 2
Finals0000013Career total: 4
Hard win–loss0–00–00–00–113–1016–926–131 / 2055–3363%
Clay win–loss0–00–00–00–01–13–35–70 / 119–1145%
Grass win–loss0–00–00–02–25–30–08–21 / 815–768%
Overall win–loss0–00–00–02–319–1419–1239–222 / 4979–5161%
Win % –  –  – 40%58%61%64%60.77%
Year-end ranking5613383032654261 $4,567,996

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (1–0)
ATP 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Nov 2023 Sofia Open, BulgariaATP 250Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 3–6
Loss0–2 Jan 2024 Adelaide International, AustraliaATP 250Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Lehečka 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win1–2 Jun 2024 Stuttgart Open, GermanyATP 250Grass Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win2–2 Oct 2024 Vienna Open, AustriaATP 500Hard (i)Flag placeholder.svg Karen Khachanov 6–4, 7–5

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jan 2022 Forlì II, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Clarke 6–3, 6–0
Win2–0 Feb 2022 Forlì IV, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim van Rijthoven 6–1, 6–2
Win3–0 Feb 2022 Forlì V, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Ritschard 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Win4–0 Apr 2022 Saint-Brieuc, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Zizou Bergs 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Loss4–1 Oct 2023 Orléans, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Macháč 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win5–1 Nov 2023 Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (7–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2018Great Britain F4, NottinghamFuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Watson3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Win2–0Sep 2018Great Britain F5, RoehamptonFuturesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Bergevi 6–3, 6–2
Win3–0Oct 2018Nigeria F5, LagosFuturesHard Flag of France.svg Tom Jomby1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win4–0Jul 2019M25 Roehampton, United KingdomWTTHard Flag of Israel.svg Daniel Cukierman 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win5–0Aug 2019M25 Chiswick, United KingdomWTTHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss5–1Aug 2019M15 Kiryat Shmona, IsraelWTTHard Flag of Israel.svg Yshai Oliel 3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win6–1Sep 2019M25 Shrewsbury, United KingdomWTTHard (i) Flag of Italy.svg Julian Ocleppo 6–4, 6–0
Loss6–2Feb 2020M25 Glasgow, United KingdomWTTHard (i) Flag of France.svg Lucas Poullain6–0, 5–7, 3–6
Win7–2Feb 2020M25 Sunderland, United KingdomWTTHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling6–2, 6–0
Loss7–3May 2021M25 Prague, Czech RepublicWTTClay Flag of France.svg Manuel Guinard 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Legend
ITF WTT (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2019M15 Cancún, MexicoWTTHard Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Mejía Flag of the United States.svg Aron Pierce
Flag of the United States.svg Noah Schachter		4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–5]
Loss1–1Jul 2019M15 Kiryat Shmona, IsraelWTTHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aidan McHugh Flag of the United States.svg Samuel Beren
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raheel Manji		4–6, 6–2, [6–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2018 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tseng Chun-hsin 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6

Exhibition matches

Result   Date   TournamentSurface      Opponent      Score
Win Dec 2023 Ultimate Tennis Showdown Finals, London, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 12–14, 15–12, 13–10, 19–7

Top 10 wins

Season202220232024Total
Wins2046
#PlayerRkEventSurfaceRdScoreRkRef
2022
1. Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 5 Canadian Open, CanadaHard2R7–5, 7–6(7–4)82 [25]
2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime 8 US Open, United StatesHard2R6–4, 6–4, 6–453 [32]
2024
3. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 2 Queen's Club, United KingdomGrass2R7–6(7–3), 6–331 [75]
4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur 10 US Open, United StatesHardQF6–3, 7–5, 6–225 [93]
5. Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz 8 Japan Open, JapanHard2R6–4, 6–420 [123]
6. Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 6 Paris Masters, FranceHard (i)2R7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–415

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zizou Bergs</span> Belgian tennis player (born 1999)

Zizou Bergs is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 61 achieved on 4 November 2024 and a best doubles ranking of No. 265 achieved on 27 November 2023. He is currently the No. 2 Belgian singles player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luca Van Assche</span> Belgian-born French tennis player

Luca Van Assche is a French professional tennis player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Patten</span> British tennis player (born 1996)

Henry Patten is a British professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 12 in doubles, achieved on 19 August 2024. Patten has won four career doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including one Grand Slam tournament title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, all alongside partner Harri Heliövaara. He also attained his career-high singles ranking of world No. 462 in September 2022.

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