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==Biography== |
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'''Liam Draxl''' (born December 5, 2001 in North York, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. |
'''Liam Draxl''' (born December 5, 2001 in North York, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 500 on August 8, 2022 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 330 on July 18, 2022. |
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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. He is currently a part of the University of Kentucky tennis team. In 2020 at the ITF 15K 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 15K 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 15K in Tallahassee with John McNally. The same year, he won the title at the ITF 15K in Cancun with compatriot Cleeve Harper. In December of the same year, Draxl captured his first pro singles title at the ITF 15K in Cancun. The next week, he won his second straight ITF 15K title again in Cancun. |
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. He is currently a part of the University of Kentucky tennis team. In 2020 at the ITF 15K 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 15K 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 15K in Tallahassee with John McNally. The same year, he won the title at the ITF 15K in Cancun with compatriot Cleeve Harper. In December of the same year, Draxl captured his first pro singles title at the ITF 15K in Cancun. The next week, he won his second straight ITF 15K title again in Cancun. |