Liam Draxl

Liam Draxl (born 5 December 2001) is a Canadian tennis player.

Liam Draxl
Draxl celebrating a score in 2023
Country (sports) Canada
Born (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001
Newmarket, Canada
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Kentucky
Prize money$34,742
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 501 (July 25, 2022)[1]
Current rankingNo. 502 (August 1, 2022)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 330 (July 18, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 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
Loss2019WimbledonGrassUnited States Govind NandaCzech Republic Jonáš Forejtek
Czech Republic Jiří Lehečka
5–7, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Cancelled 0–0 Jul 2021 M15 Weston, USA World Tennis Tour Clay United States Stefan Kozlov 6–7(5–7), 6–3, abandoned
Win 1–0 Dec 2021 M15 Cancun, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard United States Christian Langmo 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 Dominican Republic Nick Hardt 4-6, 3-6

Doubles: 7 (4–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2020 M15 Fayetteville, USA World Tennis Tour Hard United States Aleksandar Kovacevic United Kingdom Charles Broom
Chile Matías Soto
6–2, 2–6, [5–10]
Win 1–1 Aug 2021 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard United States Stefan Kozlov United States Alex Rybakov
United States Reese Stalder
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss 1–2 Oct 2021 M15 Vero Beach, USA World Tennis Tour Clay United States Ben Shelton Denmark Johannes Ingildsen
Portugal Duarte Vale
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2021 M15 Tallahassee, USA World Tennis Tour Hard (i) United States John McNally Australia Thomas Fancutt
Northern Mariana Islands Colin Sinclair
6–2, 6–3
Win 3–2 Dec 2021 M15 Cancun, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Canada Cleeve Harper Brazil Luis Britto
Brazil Marcelo Zormann
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 3–3 Dec 2021 M15 Cancun, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Canada Cleeve Harper Switzerland Yannik Steinegger
Germany Tim Handel
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 4–3 Nov 2022 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic World Tennis Tour Hard Costa Rica Jesse Flores Dominican Republic Peter Bertran
United States Joshua Sheehy
6-0, 6-3

References

  1. "ATP Tour". Association of Tennis Professional. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. "Liam Draxl | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. Shelton, Hunter. "Liam Draxl wins Lexington Challenger doubles championship". Kentucky Kernel. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. "Liam Draxl - Men's Tennis". University of Kentucky Athletics.
  5. "UK Athletics". Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  6. Shelton, Jack Weaver (June 3, 2021). "Liam Draxl named ITA Player of the Year". Proquest. University Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2021.


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