| Liam Draxl | |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Newmarket, Canada |
| Height: | NaN1.85 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College: | University of Kentucky |
| Careerprizemoney: | $104,569 |
| Singlesrecord: | 0–0 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 1 Challenger, 4 Futures |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 250 (10 June 2024) [1] |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 250 (10 June 2024) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 2 Challenger, 4 Futures |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 255 (10 June 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 255 (10 June 2024) |
| Updated: | 14 June 2024 |
Liam Draxl (born 5 December 2001) is a Canadian tennis player.
Draxl has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 250 achieved on 10 June 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 255 achieved on 10 June 2024.[2]
Draxl has won 2 ATP Challenger doubles titles, the first occurring at the 2021 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships with Stefan Kozlov.[3]
Originally from Canada,[4] 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. Liam is also supported and advised by Nator and the Godfather. [5] [6]
Draxl plays college tennis at the University of Kentucky and is currently a Junior.[7] He compiled 14–8 record in Singles as a Freshman and 25-3 as a sophomore.[8]
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.[9]
He turned pro in June [10] and in November reached his first singles final, winning the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger,[11] in just the second tournament at this level in the season. As a result he rose 100 positions in the top 350 in the rankings,[12] and a week later in November reached the top 300.
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| bgcolor=#ccc | Cancelled | 0–0 | M15 Weston, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Stefan Kozlov | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, abandoned | |
| Win | 1–0 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christian Langmo | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) | ||
| Win | 2–0 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Isaiah Strode | 6–0, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | M25 Wichita, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Clement Chidekh | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Nick Hardt | 4-6, 3-6 | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Tauheed Browning | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–7(8–10) | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Martin Damm | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | M15 Champaign, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | William Grant | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | M15 Albuquerque, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | William Grant | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | M15 Ithaca, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Radu Mihai Papoe | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 5–5 | Calgary, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Dominik Koepfer | 6–4, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | M15 Fayetteville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Aleksandar Kovacevic |  Charles Broom Matías Soto | 6–2, 2–6, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Stefan Kozlov | Alex Rybakov Reese Stalder | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | M15 Vero Beach, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Ben Shelton | Johannes Ingildsen Duarte Vale | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | M15 Tallahassee, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | John McNally |  Thomas Fancutt Colin Sinclair | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Cleeve Harper |  Luís Britto Marcelo Zormann | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cleeve Harper | Yannik Steinegger Tim Handel | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | M15 Vero Beach, United States | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Millen Hurrion | Nishesh Basavareddy  Ricardo Rodriguez-Pace | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jesse Flores | Peter Bertran Joshua Sheehy | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 5–4 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Joshua Lapadat | Keshav Chopra Andres Martin | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 5–5 | M25 Laval, Canada | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jonathan Sorbo | Joshua Lapadat JJ Mercer | 1–4 ret. | ||
| Loss | 5–6 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Giles Hussey |  Andre Goransson Toby Samuel | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 5–7 | Sao Leopoldo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay |  Alexander Weis | Marcelo Demoliner Orlando Luz | 5–7, 6–3, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 6–7 | Little Rock, United States | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Sigouin |  Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli  Hans Hach Verdugo | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |