Liam Draxl
Liam Draxl | |
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Birthdate | December 5, 2001 |
Birthplace | North York, Ontario, Canada |
From | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
Height | 6’1” (1,85m) |
Style of play | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Turned pro | 2023 |
Best ATP singles ranking | No. 249 (September 16, 2024) |
Best ATP doubles ranking | No. 175 (September 23, 2024) |
Profile on CdnTennis.ca |
Biography
Liam Draxl (born December 5, 2001 in North York, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 249 on September 16, 2024 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 175 on September 23, 2024.
In 2018, Draxl reached the final of the ITF junior GA in Mérida, Mexico, losing to Santiago de la Fuente. In 2019 at the Australian Open, he played his first junior Grand Slam, losing in the third round in singles and in the quarterfinals in doubles. Also in 2019, he captured his biggest title to date on the junior circuit after defeating Zachary Svajda at the ITF G1 in Carson, United States. At the 2019 junior French Open, he was defeated in the first round in both singles and doubles. At the 2019 junior Wimbledon, he reached the second round in singles and the final in doubles. In 2020 at the ITF M15 in Fayetteville, he reached his first pro doubles final, losing to the team of Charles Broom and Matías Soto with partner Aleksandar Kovacevic. In 2021, Draxl advanced to his first pro singles final at the ITF M15 in Weston, but the match was abandoned before the deciding set because of the bad weather. Also in 2021, he won his first ATP Challenger double title, winning with Stefan Kozlov at the 80K in Lexington. Later that year, he won his second pro doubles title, this time at the ITF M15 in Tallahassee with John McNally. The same year, he won the title at the ITF M15 in Cancun with compatriot Cleeve Harper. In December of the same year, Draxl captured his first pro singles title at the ITF M15 in Cancun. The next week, he won his second straight ITF M15 title again in Cancun. In 2022, he won his third ITF doubles title at the M15 in Santo Domingo with Jesse Flores. He was a member of the University of Kentucky tennis team from 2019 to 2023. After the 2023 season, he decided to forgo his remaining eligibility at the University of Kentucky and turn pro. In 2023, he won his third ITF singles title at the M15 in Champaign and his fourth at the M15 in Albuquerque. He also won his fourth ITF doubles title at the M15 in Santo Domingo with compatriot Joshua Lapadat. The same year, he captured his first ATP Challenger singles title at the 75 event in Calgary. In 2024, Draxl won the second ATP Challenger doubles title of his career, at the 75 event in Little Rock with compatriot Benjamin Sigouin. Also in 2024, he captured his third ATP Challenger doubles title, winning the 50 event with fellow Canadian Cleeve Harper.
Draxl was born in North York to Brian and Alison Draxl, but grew up in Newmarket. He has a sister named Stephanie. He started playing tennis when he was around 4 years old at the Newmarket Tennis Club and he began training privately with tennis coach Casey Curtis at the age of 8 years old. He has also been coached by his father Brian, who is the head pro at the Newmarket Community Tennis Club. He trained at Saddlebrook International Sports Academy in Wesley Chapel, Florida.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2023 | Calgary, Canada | 75 Series | Hard (i) | Dominik Koepfer (GER) | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | Lexington, United States | 80 Series | Hard | Stefan Kozlov (USA) | Alex Rybakov (USA) Reese Stalder (USA) |
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] |
Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2023 | Drummondville, Canada | 75 Series | Hard (i) | Giles Hussey (GBR) | André Göransson (SWE) Toby Samuel (GBR) |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2024 | São Leopoldo, Brazil | 75 Series | Clay | Alexander Weis (ITA) | Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) Orlando Luz (BRA) |
5–7, 6–3, [8–10] |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2024 | Little Rock, United States | 75 Series | Hard | Benjamin Sigouin (CAN) | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli (IND) Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX) |
6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 3–2 | Sep 2024 | Dobrich, Bulgaria | 50 Series | Clay | Cleeve Harper (CAN) | Francesco Maestrelli (ITA) Filippo Romano (ITA) |
6–1, 3–6, [12–10] |
Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2024 | Sibiu, Romania | 50 Series | Clay | Cleeve Harper (CAN) | Alexander Merino (PER) Christoph Negritu (GER) |
2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (4 titles, 6 runners-up, 1 abandoned)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Aban. | N/A | Jul 2021 | Weston, United States | M15 | Clay | Stefan Kozlov (USA) | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, abandoned |
Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | Cancun, Mexico | M15 | Hard | Christian Langmo (USA) | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 2–0 | Dec 2021 | Cancun, Mexico | M15 | Hard | Isaiah Strode (USA) | 6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2022 | Wichita, United States | M25 | Hard | Clément Chidekh (FRA) | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2022 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | M15 | Hard | Nick Hardt (DOM) | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2023 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | M15 | Hard | Tauheed Browning (USA) | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–7(8–10) |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2023 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | M25 | Hard | Martin Damm (USA) | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Sep 2023 | Champaign, United States | M15 | Hard | William Grant (USA) | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 4–4 | Oct 2023 | Albuquerque, United States | M15 | Hard | William Grant (USA) | 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2023 | Ithaca, United States | M15 | Hard (i) | Radu Mihai Papoe (ROU) | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Sep 2024 | Constanța, Romania | M15 | Clay | Nicholas David Ionel (ROU) | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runners-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2020 | Fayetteville, United States | M15 | Hard | Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) | Charles Broom (GBR) Matías Soto (CHI) |
6–2, 2–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2021 | Vero Beach, United States | M15 | Clay | Ben Shelton (USA) | Johannes Ingildsen (DEN) Duarte Vale (POR) |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Oct 2021 | Tallahassee, United States | M15 | Hard | John McNally (USA) | Thomas Fancutt (AUS) Colin Sinclair (NMI) |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2–2 | Dec 2021 | Cancun, Mexico | M15 | Hard | Cleeve Harper (CAN) | Luís Britto (BRA) Marcelo Zormann (BRA) |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2021 | Cancun, Mexico | M15 | Hard | Cleeve Harper (CAN) | Tim Handel (GER) Yannik Steinegger (SUI) |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | May 2022 | Vero Beach, United States | M15 | Clay | Millen Hurrion (GBR) | Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) Ricardo Rodríguez (VEN) |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Nov 2022 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | M15 | Hard | Jesse Flores (CRC) | Peter Bertran (DOM) Joshua Sheehy (USA) |
6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 4–4 | Jun 2023 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | M15 | Hard | Joshua Lapadat (CAN) | Keshav Chopra (USA) Andres Martin (USA) |
4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2023 | Laval, Canada | M25 | Hard | Jonathan Sorbo (CAN) | Joshua Lapadat (CAN) JJ Mercer (USA) |
1–4 retired |
Loss | 4–6 | Jul 2024 | Laval, Canada | M25 | Hard | Cleeve Harper (CAN) | Alexander Bernard (USA) James Tracy (USA) |
6–3, 4–6, [5–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | Govind Nanda (USA) | Jonáš Forejtek (CZE) Jiří Lehečka (CZE) |
5–7, 4–6 |