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 23)
Newmarket, Canada [1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2023
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Kentucky
Prize money$168,025
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 233 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 247 (16 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
6 Challengers, 5 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 132 (2 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 132 (2 December 2024)
Last updated on: 16 December 2024.

Liam Draxl (born 5 December 2001) is a Canadian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 233 achieved in October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 132 achieved in December 2024. [2]

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Personal life

Originally from Canada, [3] Draxl's father is Brian Draxl who serves as the head tennis pro at the Newmarket Community Tennis Club [4] and played collegiate tennis for the University of Toledo on a tennis scholarship.[ citation needed ]

College career

Draxl played college tennis at the University of Kentucky. [5] He compiled 14–8 record in singles as a freshman and 25–3 as a sophomore. [6]

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. [7]

Professional career

2021: Maiden Challenger title

Draxl won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships in Lexington with Stefan Kozlov. [8]

2023: Turned Pro, first Challenger singles title

He turned pro in June 2023 and in November won his first singles title at 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]

2024-2025: Five doubles Challengers, top 250 in singles

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. In doubles he won five Challenger titles during the season and reached a new career high ranking of No. 132 on 2 December 2024. [12] [13]

He reached his third Challenger singles title at the 2025 Oeiras Indoors and moved into the top 210 in the rankings. [12]

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 Tour finals

Singles: 15 (8–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–6)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (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
Win5–5 Nov 2023 Calgary, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Koepfer 6–4, 6–3
Loss5–6Sep 2024M15 Constanta, RomaniaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Romania.svg Nicholas David Ionel 3–6, 4–6
Win6–6Oct 2024M25 Edmonton, CanadaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Maloney6–4, 6–1
Win7–6Nov 2024M25 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, CanadaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexis Galarneau 6–1, 6–3
Loss7–7 Nov 2024 Puerto Vallarta, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Nishesh Basavareddy 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win8–7Dec 2024M15 Huamantla, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Aleksandr Braynin6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 19 (11–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (6–3)
ITF World Tennis Tour (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–5)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (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]
Loss5–7 Mar 2024 Sao Leopoldo, BrazilChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Alexander Weis Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of Brazil.svg Orlando Luz 		5–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Win6–7 Jun 2024 Little Rock, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin Sigouin Flag of India.svg Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Flag of Mexico.svg Hans Hach Verdugo 		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win7–7 Sep 2024 Dobrich II, BulgariaChallengerClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cleeve Harper Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Maestrelli
Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Romano 		6–1, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss7–8 Sep 2024 Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cleeve Harper Flag of Peru.svg Alexander Merino
Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Negritu 		2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win8–8Oct 2024M25 Edmonton, CanadaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cleeve Harper Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin Thomas George
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alvin Nicholas Tudorica		6–4, 6–4
Win9–8 Oct 2024 Sioux Falls, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cleeve Harper Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Seggerman
Flag of the United States.svg Patrik Trhac 		7–5, 6–3
Win10–8 Nov 2024 Puerto Vallarta, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin Sigouin Flag of the United States.svg Karl Poling
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Seggerman		7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win11–8 Dec 2024 Manzanillo, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cleeve Harper Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin Sigouin		6–7(4–7), 7–5, [12–10]

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