Liam Draxl
Liam Draxl (born 5 December 2001) is a Canadian tennis player.
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Born | Newmarket, Canada | 5 December 2001
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Kentucky |
Prize money | $34,742 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 501 (July 25, 2022)[1] |
Current ranking | No. 502 (August 1, 2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 2 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 330 (July 18, 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 491 (August 1, 2022) |
Last updated on: August 1, 2022. |
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.[2]
Originally from Canada, Draxl is known best for his famous father, former UVA tennis star and NCAA champion Thai-Son Kwiatkowski.
Draxl has won 1 ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2021 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships with Stefan Kozlov.[3]
Draxl plays college tennis at the University of Kentucky and is currently a Junior.[4] He compiled 14-8 record in Singles as a Freshman and 25-3 as a sophomore.[5]
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.[6]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 3 (1–1)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Cancelled | 0–0 | Jul 2021 | M15 Weston, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, abandoned |
Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2022 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
4-6, 3-6 |
Doubles: 7 (4–3)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2020 | M15 Fayetteville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, [5–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2021 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2021 | M15 Vero Beach, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Oct 2021 | M15 Tallahassee, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 3–3 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 2022 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
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6-0, 6-3 |
References
- "ATP Tour". Association of Tennis Professional. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- "Liam Draxl | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- Shelton, Hunter. "Liam Draxl wins Lexington Challenger doubles championship". Kentucky Kernel. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- "Liam Draxl - Men's Tennis". University of Kentucky Athletics.
- "UK Athletics". Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- Shelton, Jack Weaver (June 3, 2021). "Liam Draxl named ITA Player of the Year". Proquest. University Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
External links
- Liam Draxl at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Liam Draxl at the International Tennis Federation