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. 496 (September 26, 2022) |
| Best ATP doubles ranking | No. 330 (July 18, 2022) |
| 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. 496 on September 26, 2022 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 330 on July 18, 2022.
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 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. 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.
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
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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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] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (2 titles, 4 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 | $15,000 | Clay | Stefan Kozlov (USA) | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, abandoned |
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | Cancun, Mexico | $15,000 | Hard | Christian Langmo (USA) | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 2021 | Cancun, Mexico | $15,000 | Hard | Isaiah Strode (USA) | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2022 | Wichita, United States | $25,000 | Hard | Clément Chidekh (FRA) | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2022 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | $15,000 | Hard | Nick Hardt (DOM) | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2023 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | $15,000 | Hard | Tauheed Browning (USA) | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–7(8–10) |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2023 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | $25,000 | Hard | Martin Damm (USA) | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 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 | $15,000 | 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 | $15,000 | Clay | Ben Shelton (USA) | Johannes Ingildsen (DEN) Duarte Vale (POR) |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2021 | Tallahassee, United States | $15,000 | Hard | John McNally (USA) | Thomas Fancutt (AUS) Colin Sinclair (NMI) |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Dec 2021 | Cancun, Mexico | $15,000 | Hard | Cleeve Harper (CAN) | Luis Britto (BRA) Marcelo Zormann (BRA) |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2021 | Cancun, Mexico | $15,000 | 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 | $15,000 | Clay | Millen Hurrion (GBR) | Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) Ricardo Rodríguez (VEN) |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 2022 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | $15,000 | Hard | Jesse Flores (CRC) | Peter Bertran (DOM) Joshua Sheehy (USA) |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jun 2023 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | $15,000 | Hard | Joshua Lapadat (CAN) | Keshav Chopra (USA) Andres Martin (USA) |
4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2023 | Laval, Canada | $25,000 | Hard | Jonathan Sorbo (CAN) | Joshua Lapadat (CAN) JJ Mercer (USA) |
1–4 retired |
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 |