Liam Draxl

Liam Draxl

Draxl celebrating a score in 2023
Country (sports)	Canada
Born	(2001-12-05) December 5, 2001 (age 23) Newmarket, Canada [1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	2023
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Kentucky
Prize money	US $ 299,232
Singles
Career record	1–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 113 (28 July 2025)
Current ranking	No. 113 (28 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q1 (2025)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2025)
US Open	Q1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record	1–3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 111 (19 May 2025)
Current ranking	No. 117 (23 June 2025)
Last updated on: 21 July 2025.

Liam Draxl (born December 5, 2001) is a Canadian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 113, achieved on 28 July 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 111, achieved on 19 May 2025. ^[2] He is currently the No. 4 Canadian player. ^[3]

College career

Draxl played college tennis at the University of Kentucky. ^[4] He compiled a 14–8 record in singles as a freshman and 25–3 as a sophomore. ^[5] He was named the National Player of the Year by the International Tennis Federation following his sophomore year in 2021 and was the first Wildcat to earn this award. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Professional career

2021-2022: Maiden Challenger title and Masters debut in doubles

Draxl won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships in Lexington with Stefan Kozlov. ^[9]

Draxl made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 National Bank Open after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Cleeve Harper, but lost in straight sets to Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini. ^[10]

2023: Turned Pro, Challenger singles title, top 300

He turned pro in June 2023 and in November won his first singles title at the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger, ^{[11] [12] [13]} in just the second tournament at this level in the season. As a result he rose 100 positions, and on 13 November 2023 he reached the top 300 at world No. 297. ^[2]

2024: Five doubles Challengers titles, Top 250 in singles

Draxl 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, his last two tournaments being in Puerto Vallarta (with Benjamin Sigouin) and Manzanillo (with Cleeve Harper), and reached a new career-high in the doubles rankings of No. 132 on 2 December 2024. ^{[2] [14] [15]}

2025: Record seven singles Challenger finals, Top 125

Draxl reached his third Challenger singles final at the 2025 Oeiras Indoors but lost to Hamad Medjedovic in straight sets. ^[16] Following another final at the Oeiras Indoors III he moved into the top 200 at world No. 183 in the singles rankings on 27 January 2025. ^{[2] [17] [18]} Following his final showing at the 2025 Sarasota Open and at the 2025 Savannah Challenger, Draxl moved into the top 150 in the singles rankings in May 2025. ^{[2] [19]}

In July, Draxl reached three consecutive Challenger finals. He reached the final at the 2025 Cary Tennis Classic, where he became the first player to reach five Challenger finals in 2025. He lost to Rei Sakamoto in the final. ^[20] The following week, Draxl reached his sixth Challenger final of the year at the Winnipeg Challenger, where he defeated top seed Alexander Blockx to win his second Challenger title. ^{[21] [22] [23]} As a result he clinched the "Road to the NBO" wildcard to make his first main draw ATP Tour appearance at the 2025 National Bank Open. ^[24] The following week, Draxl defeated Alexander Blockx again in the semifinal in Granby, to reach a season-record seventh Challenger final. ^[25] He lost to August Holmgren in the final. ^[26]

Draxl received a wildcard to the main draw of the Canadian Open to make his ATP Tour debut, ^[27] . He lost to Pablo Carreño Busta in the first round.

Personal life

Draxl's father is Brian Draxl who serves as the head tennis pro at the Newmarket Community Tennis Club ^{[28] [6]}

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(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.

Singles

Tournament	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0 / 0	0–0	–
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open	A	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	Q1	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Open	A	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
Shanghai Masters	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Paris Masters	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0 / 1	0–1	0%

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (2–7)

Finals by surface Hard (2–5) Clay (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2023	Calgary Challenger, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Dominik Koepfer	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Nov 2024	Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Nishesh Basavareddy	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	1–2	Jan 2025	Oeiras Indoors, Portugal	Challenger	Hard (i)	Hamad Medjedovic	1–6, 3–6
Loss	1–3	Jan 2025	Oeiras Indoors III, Portugal	Challenger	Hard (i)	Alexander Blockx	5–7, 1–6
Loss	1–4	Apr 2025	Sarasota Open, US	Challenger	Clay (green)	Emilio Nava	2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss	1–5	Apr 2025	Savannah Challenger, US	Challenger	Clay (green)	Nicolás Mejía	6–2, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	1–6	Jun 2025	Cary Tennis Classic, US	Challenger	Hard	Rei Sakamoto	1–6, 4–6
Win	2–6	Jul 2025	Winnipeg Challenger, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Alexander Blockx	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	2–7	Jul 2025	Championnats de Granby, Canada	Challenger	Hard	August Holmgren	3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (8–4)

Finals by surface Hard (6–2) Clay (2–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2021	Lexington Challenger, US	Challenger	Hard	Stefan Kozlov	Alex Rybakov Reese Stalder	6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss	1–1	Nov 2023	Challenger de Drummondville, Canada	Challenger	Hard (i)	Giles Hussey	Andre Goransson Toby Samuel	7–6(7–2), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss	1–2	Mar 2024	São Léo Open, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Alexander Weis	Marcelo Demoliner Orlando Luz	5–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Win	2–2	Jun 2024	Little Rock Challenger, US	Challenger	Hard	Benjamin Sigouin	Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Hans Hach Verdugo	6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	3–2	Sep 2024	Dobrich Challenger II, Bulgaria	Challenger	Clay	Cleeve Harper	Filippo Romano Francesco Maestrelli	6–1, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss	3–3	Sep 2024	Sibiu Open, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Cleeve Harper	Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu	2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win	4–3	Oct 2024	Sioux Falls Challenger, US	Challenger	Hard (i)	Cleeve Harper	Ryan Seggerman Patrik Trhac	7–5, 6–3
Loss	4–4	Nov 2024	Challenger de Drummondville, Canada	Challenger	Hard (i)	Cleeve Harper	Robert Cash J.J. Tracy	2–6, 4–6
Win	5–4	Nov 2024	Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Benjamin Sigouin	Ryan Seggerman Karl Poling	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win	6–4	Dec 2024	Manzanillo Open, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Cleeve Harper	Benjamin Sigouin Finn Reynolds	6–7(4–7), 7–5, [12–10]
Win	7–4	Jan 2025	Oeiras Indoors III, Portugal	Challenger	Hard (i)	Cleeve Harper	Matwé Middelkoop Denys Molchanov	1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win	8–4	Apr 2025	Tallahassee Tennis Classic, US	Challenger	Clay (green)	Cleeve Harper	James Cerretani George Goldhoff	6–2, 6–3

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend ITF WTT (7–6)

Finals by surface Hard (7–5) Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Cancelled	0–0	Jul 2021	M15 Weston, US	WTT	Clay	Stefan Kozlov	6–7(5–7), 6–3, canc.
Win	1–0	Dec 2021	M15 Cancún, Mexico	WTT	Hard	Christian Langmo	6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Win	2–0	Dec 2021	M15 Cancún, Mexico	WTT	Hard	Isaiah Strode	6–0, 6–1
Loss	2–1	Jun 2022	M25 Wichita, US	WTT	Hard	Clément Chidekh	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2–2	Dec 2022	M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WTT	Hard	Nick Hardt	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2–3	Jun 2023	M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WTT	Hard	Tauheed Browning	6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–7(8–10)
Loss	2–4	Jul 2023	M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WTT	Hard	Martin Damm Jr.	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win	3–4	Sep 2023	M15 Champaign, US	WTT	Hard	William Grant	6–1, 6–3
Win	4–4	Oct 2023	M15 Albuquerque, US	WTT	Hard	William Grant	6–0, 6–2
Loss	4–5	Oct 2023	M15 Ithaca, US	WTT	Hard	Radu Mihai Papoe	6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Loss	4–6	Sep 2024	M15 Constanta, Romania	WTT	Clay	Nicholas David Ionel	3–6, 4–6
Win	5–6	Oct 2024	M25 Edmonton, Canada	WTT	Hard	Patrick Maloney	6–4, 6–1
Win	6–6	Nov 2024	M25 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada	WTT	Hard	Alexis Galarneau	6–1, 6–3
Win	7–6	Dec 2024	M15 Huamantla, Mexico	WTT	Hard	Aleksandr Braynin	6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend ITF WTT (5–5)

Finals by surface Hard (5–4) Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2020	M15 Fayetteville, US	WTT	Hard	Aleksandar Kovacevic	Charles Broom Matías Soto	6–2, 2–6, [5–10]
Loss	0–2	Oct 2021	M15 Vero Beach, US	WTT	Clay	Ben Shelton	Johannes Ingildsen Duarte Vale	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Oct 2021	M15 Tallahassee, US	WTT	Hard (i)	John McNally	Thomas Fancutt Colin Sinclair	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–2	Dec 2021	M15 Cancún, Mexico	WTT	Hard	Cleeve Harper	Luís Britto Marcelo Zormann	7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	2–3	Dec 2021	M15 Cancún, Mexico	WTT	Hard	Cleeve Harper	Yannik Steinegger Tim Handel	6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss	2–4	May 2022	M15 Vero Beach, US	WTT	Clay	Millen Hurrion	Nishesh Basavareddy Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace	4–6, 3–6
Win	3–4	Nov 2022	M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WTT	Hard	Jesse Flores	Peter Bertran Joshua Sheehy	6–0, 6–3
Win	4–4	Jun 2023	M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WTT	Hard	Joshua Lapadat	Keshav Chopra Andres Martin	4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss	4–5	Jul 2023	M25 Laval, Canada	WTT	Hard	Jonathan Sorbo	Joshua Lapadat J.J. Mercer	1–4 ret.
Win	5–5	Oct 2024	M25 Edmonton, Canada	WTT	Hard	Cleeve Harper	Benjamin Thomas George Alvin Nicholas Tudorica	6–4, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2019	Wimbledon	Grass	Govind Nanda	Jonáš Forejtek Jiří Lehečka	5–7, 4–6

References

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17. @TennisBelgium (January 26, 2025). "Second challenger title for Alexander Blockx in Oeiras! He beats Liam Draxl 7-5, 6-1 in the final without facing a break point. Into the top 150 on Monday! 💪👏⬆️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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21. @TennisCanada (July 14, 2025). "Crowd-favourite triumphs in Winnipeg 🤩 Liam Draxl 🇨🇦 took down top seed Alexander Blockx 🇧🇪 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to be crowned champion at the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger 🏆" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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External links

• Liam Draxl at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Liam Draxl at the International Tennis Federation
• Liam Draxl at the Davis Cup