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Liam Draxl (born 5 December 2001) is a Canadian tennis player.
Draxl has a career high ATP singles ranking of 501 achieved on July 25, 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of 330 achieved on July 18, 2022.
Draxl has won 1 ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2021 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships with Stefan Kozlov.
Personal life
Originally from Canada, 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.
College career
Draxl plays college tennis at the University of Kentucky and is currently a Junior. He compiled 14–8 record in Singles as a Freshman and 25-3 as a sophomore.
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.
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 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 10 (4–5)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (4–5) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (4–5) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (4–5) |
| Hard (4–5) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancelled | Jul 2021 | M15 Weston, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Stefan Kozlov | 6–7, 6–3, abandoned | |
| Win | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christian Langmo | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Isaiah Strode | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Jun 2022 | M25 Wichita, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Clement Chidekh | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Dec 2022 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Nick Hardt | 4-6, 3-6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2023 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Tauheed Browning | 6–7, 7–5, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Jul 2023 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Martin Damm | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2023 | M15 Champaign, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | William Grant | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | Oct 2023 | M15 Albuquerque, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | William Grant | 6–0, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Oct 2023 | M15 Ithaca, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Radu Mihai Papoe | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 10 (5–5)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (1–0) |
| ITF Futures (4–5) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (5–3) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (1–0) |
| ITF Futures (4–5) |
| Hard (5–3) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Nov 2020 | M15 Fayetteville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Aleksandar Kovacevic | Charles Broom Matías Soto | 6–2, 2–6, [5–10] | |
| Win | Aug 2021 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Stefan Kozlov | Alex Rybakov Reese Stalder | 6–2, 6–7, [10–7] | |
| Loss | Oct 2021 | M15 Vero Beach, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Ben Shelton | Johannes Ingildsen Duarte Vale | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Oct 2021 | M15 Tallahassee, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | John McNally | Thomas Fancutt Colin Sinclair | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cleeve Harper | Luis Britto Marcelo Zormann | 7–5, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cleeve Harper | Yannik Steinegger Tim Handel | 6–7, 3–6 | |
| Loss | May 2022 | M15 Vero Beach, United States | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Millen Hurrion | Nishesh Basavareddy Ricardo Rodriguez-Pace | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2022 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jesse Flores | Peter Bertran Joshua Sheehy | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jun 2023 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Joshua Lapadat | Keshav Chopra Andres Martin | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] | |
| Loss | Jul 2023 | M25 Laval, Canada | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jonathan Sorbo | Joshua Lapadat JJ Mercer | 1–4 ret. |