Liam Draxl

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Liam Draxl
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Draxl celebrating a score in 2023
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Born (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22)
Newmarket, Canada
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Kentucky
Prize money$91,186
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 291 (20 November 2023) [1]
Current rankingNo. 291 (20 November 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 330 (18 July, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 514 (20 November 2023)
Last updated on: 20 November 2023.

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

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Draxl has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 291 achieved on 20 November 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 330 achieved on 18 July 2022. [2]

Draxl has won 1 ATP Challenger doubles title 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)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2019 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United States.svg Govind Nanda Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jonáš Forejtek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Cancelled0–0Jul 2021M15 Weston, USAWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Kozlov 6–7(5–7), 6–3, abandoned
Win1–0Dec 2021M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Christian Langmo6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Win2–0Dec 2021M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Isaiah Strode6–0, 6–1
Loss2–1Jun 2022M25 Wichita, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Clement Chidekh 2–6, 2–6
Loss2–2Dec 2022M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Nick Hardt 4-6, 3-6
Loss2–3Jun 2023M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Tauheed Browning6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–7(8–10)
Loss2–4Jul 2023M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Damm 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win3–4Sep 2023M15 Champaign, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg William Grant6–1, 6–3
Win4–4Oct 2023M15 Albuquerque, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg William Grant6–0, 6–2
Loss4–5Oct 2023M15 Ithaca, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Romania.svg Radu Mihai Papoe6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Win5–5Nov 2023 Calgary, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Koepfer 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 11 (5–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2020M15 Fayetteville, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Aleksandar Kovacevic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Broom
Flag of Chile.svg Matías Soto 		6–2, 2–6, [5–10]
Win1–1 Aug 2021 Lexington, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Kozlov Flag of the United States.svg Alex Rybakov
Flag of the United States.svg Reese Stalder 		6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss1–2Oct 2021M15 Vero Beach, USAWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United States.svg Ben Shelton Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen
Flag of Portugal.svg Duarte Vale 		3–6, 4–6
Win2–2Oct 2021M15 Tallahassee, USAWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg John McNally Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Fancutt
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Colin Sinclair 		6–2, 6–3
Win3–2Dec 2021M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cleeve Harper Flag of Brazil.svg Luís Britto
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Zormann 		7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss3–3Dec 2021M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cleeve Harper Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Steinegger
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Handel 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss3–4May 2022M15 Vero Beach, United StatesWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Millen Hurrion Flag of the United States.svg Nishesh Basavareddy
Flag of Venezuela.svg Ricardo Rodriguez-Pace 		4–6, 3–6
Win4–4Nov 2022M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jesse Flores Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Peter Bertran
Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Sheehy		6–0, 6–3
Win5–4Jun 2023M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joshua Lapadat Flag of the United States.svg Keshav Chopra
Flag of the United States.svg Andres Martin 		4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss5–5Jul 2023M25 Laval, CanadaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Sorbo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joshua Lapadat
Flag of the United States.svg JJ Mercer		1–4 ret.
Loss5–6 Nov 2023 Drummondville, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Giles Hussey Flag of Sweden.svg Andre Goransson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Samuel 		7–6(7–2), 3–6, [8–10]

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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.
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