Liam Draxl

Liam Draxl
Draxl celebrating a score in 2023
Country (sports) Canada
Born (2001-12-05) December 5, 2001
Newmarket, Canada[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2023
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Kentucky
Prize moneyUS $ 254,857
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 142 (5 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 147 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (2025)
WimbledonQ1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 111 (19 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 117 (23 June 2025)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Liam Draxl (born December 5, 2001) is a Canadian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 142, achieved on 5 May 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 112, achieved on 3 February 2025.[2] He is currently the No. 4 Canadian player.[3]

College career

Draxl played college tennis at the University of Kentucky.[4] He compiled a 14–8 record in singles as a freshman and 25–3 as a sophomore.[5] He was named the National Player of the Year by the International Tennis Federation following his sophomore year in 2021 and was the first Wildcat to earn this award.[6][7][8]

Professional career

2021-2022: Maiden Challenger title and Masters debut in doubles

Draxl won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships in Lexington with Stefan Kozlov.[9]

Draxl made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 National Bank Open after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Cleeve Harper, but lost in straight sets to Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini.[10]

2023: Turned Pro, Challenger singles title, top 300

He turned pro in June 2023 and in November won his first singles title at the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger,[11][12][13] in just the second tournament at this level in the season. As a result he rose 100 positions, and on 13 November 2023 he reached the top 300 at world No. 297.[2]

2024: Five Doubles Challengers

Draxl reached the top 250 in the rankings on 10 June 2024, following a semifinal showing at the 2024 Tyler Tennis Championships where he lost to Brandon Holt. In doubles he won five Challenger titles during the season, his last two tournaments being in Puerto Vallarta (with Benjamin Sigouin) and Manzanillo (with Cleeve Harper), and reached a new career-high in the doubles rankings of No. 132 on 2 December 2024.[2][14][15]

2025: Top 150, record five Challenger finals

Draxl reached his third Challenger singles final at the 2025 Oeiras Indoors but lost to Hamad Medjedovic in straight sets.[16] Following another final at the Oeiras Indoors III he moved into the top 200 at world No. 183 in the singles rankings on 27 January 2025.[2][17][18] Following his final showing at the 2025 Sarasota Open and at the 2025 Savannah Challenger, Draxl moved into the top 150 in the singles rankings in May 2025.[2][19] Draxl became the first player to reach five Challenger finals in 2025 following the final at the 2025 Cary Tennis Classic, where he did not drop a set on the way.[20]

Personal life

Draxl's father is Brian Draxl who serves as the head tennis pro at the Newmarket Community Tennis Club[21][6]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada Masters Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2023 Calgary, Canada Challenger Hard Dominik Koepfer 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Nov 2024 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard Nishesh Basavareddy 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–2 Jan 2025 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Hard (i) Hamad Medjedovic 1–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Jan 2025 Oeiras III, Portugal Challenger Hard (i) Alexander Blockx 5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Apr 2025 Sarasota, US Challenger Clay (green) Emilio Nava 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 1–5 Apr 2025 Savannah, US Challenger Clay (green) Nicolás Mejía 6–2, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 1–6 Jun 2025 Cary, US Challenger Hard Rei Sakamoto 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (8–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2021 Lexington, US Challenger Hard Stefan Kozlov Alex Rybakov
Reese Stalder 		6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss 1–1 Nov 2023 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i) Giles Hussey Andre Goransson
Toby Samuel 		7–6(7–2), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 1–2 Mar 2024 São Leopoldo, Brazil Challenger Clay Alexander Weis Marcelo Demoliner
Orlando Luz 		5–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Win 2–2 Jun 2024 Little Rock, US Challenger Hard Benjamin Sigouin Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Hans Hach Verdugo 		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 3–2 Sep 2024 Dobrich II, Bulgaria Challenger Clay Cleeve Harper Filippo Romano
Francesco Maestrelli 		6–1, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss 3–3 Sep 2024 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay Cleeve Harper Alexander Merino
Christoph Negritu 		2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 4–3 Oct 2024 Sioux Falls, US Challenger Hard (i) Cleeve Harper Ryan Seggerman
Patrik Trhac 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 4–4 Nov 2024 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i) Cleeve Harper Robert Cash
J.J. Tracy 		2–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 Nov 2024 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard Benjamin Sigouin Ryan Seggerman
Karl Poling 		7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 6–4 Dec 2024 Manzanillo, Mexico Challenger Hard Cleeve Harper Benjamin Sigouin
Finn Reynolds 		6–7(4–7), 7–5, [12–10]
Win 7–4 Jan 2025 Oeiras III, Portugal Challenger Hard (i) Cleeve Harper Matwé Middelkoop
Denys Molchanov 		1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win 8–4 Apr 2025 Tallahassee, US Challenger Clay (green) Cleeve Harper James Cerretani
George Goldhoff 		6–2, 6–3

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–5)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Cancelled 0–0 Jul 2021 M15 Weston, US WTT Clay Stefan Kozlov 6–7(5–7), 6–3, canc.
Win 1–0 Dec 2021 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard Christian Langmo 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Win 2–0 Dec 2021 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard Isaiah Strode 6–0, 6–1
Loss 2–1 Jun 2022 M25 Wichita, US WTT Hard Clément Chidekh 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–2 Dec 2022 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic WTT Hard Nick Hardt 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Jun 2023 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic WTT Hard Tauheed Browning 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–7(8–10)
Loss 2–4 Jul 2023 M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic WTT Hard Martin Damm Jr. 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 3–4 Sep 2023 M15 Champaign, US WTT Hard William Grant 6–1, 6–3
Win 4–4 Oct 2023 M15 Albuquerque, US WTT Hard William Grant 6–0, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Oct 2023 M15 Ithaca, US WTT Hard Radu Mihai Papoe 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 4–6 Sep 2024 M15 Constanta, Romania WTT Clay Nicholas David Ionel 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–6 Oct 2024 M25 Edmonton, Canada WTT Hard Patrick Maloney 6–4, 6–1
Win 6–6 Nov 2024 M25 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada WTT Hard Alexis Galarneau 6–1, 6–3
Win 7–6 Dec 2024 M15 Huamantla, Mexico WTT Hard Aleksandr Braynin 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2020 M15 Fayetteville, US WTT Hard Aleksandar Kovacevic Charles Broom
Matías Soto 		6–2, 2–6, [5–10]
Loss 0–2 Oct 2021 M15 Vero Beach, US WTT Clay Ben Shelton Johannes Ingildsen
Duarte Vale 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2021 M15 Tallahassee, US WTT Hard (i) John McNally Thomas Fancutt
Colin Sinclair 		6–2, 6–3
Win 2–2 Dec 2021 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard Cleeve Harper Luís Britto
Marcelo Zormann 		7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2–3 Dec 2021 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard Cleeve Harper Yannik Steinegger
Tim Handel 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 2–4 May 2022 M15 Vero Beach, US WTT Clay Millen Hurrion Nishesh Basavareddy
Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace 		4–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Nov 2022 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic WTT Hard Jesse Flores Peter Bertran
Joshua Sheehy 		6–0, 6–3
Win 4–4 Jun 2023 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic WTT Hard Joshua Lapadat Keshav Chopra
Andres Martin 		4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 4–5 Jul 2023 M25 Laval, Canada WTT Hard Jonathan Sorbo Joshua Lapadat
J.J. Mercer 		1–4 ret.
Win 5–5 Oct 2024 M25 Edmonton, Canada WTT Hard Cleeve Harper Benjamin Thomas George
Alvin Nicholas Tudorica 		6–4, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2019 Wimbledon Grass Govind Nanda Jonáš Forejtek
Jiří Lehečka 		5–7, 4–6

References

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  4. ^ "Liam Draxl – Men's Tennis". University of Kentucky Athletics. 31 August 2019.
  5. ^ "UK Athletics". 31 August 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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  15. ^ "'Incredible breakthrough': Local tennis star named doubles player of the year". 17 December 2024.
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  17. ^ @TennisBelgium (January 26, 2025). "Second challenger title for Alexander Blockx in Oeiras! He beats Liam Draxl 7-5, 6-1 in the final without facing a break point. Into the top 150 on Monday! 💪👏⬆️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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