Liam Draxl
Liam Draxl is a Canadian tennis player.
He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 113, achieved on 28 July 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 110, achieved on 4 August 2025. He is currently the No. 4 Canadian player.
College career
Draxl played college tennis at the University of Kentucky. He compiled a 14–8 record in singles as a freshman and 25–3 as a sophomore.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.
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.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.
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, 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. 297.2024: Five doubles Challengers titles, Top 250 in singles
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 and Manzanillo, and reached a new career-high in the doubles rankings of No. 132 on 2 December 2024.
2025: Record seven singles Challenger finals, Top 125
Draxl reached his third Challenger singles final at the 2025 Oeiras Indoors but lost to Hamad Medjedovic in straight sets. 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. 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.In July, Draxl reached three consecutive Challenger finals. He reached the final at the 2025 Cary Tennis Classic, where he became the first player to reach five Challenger finals in 2025. He lost to Rei Sakamoto in the final. The following week, Draxl reached his sixth Challenger final of the year at the Winnipeg Challenger, where he defeated top seed Alexander Blockx to win his second Challenger title. As a result he clinched the "Road to the NBO" wildcard to make his first main draw ATP Tour appearance at the 2025 National Bank Open. The following week, Draxl defeated Alexander Blockx again in the semifinal in Granby, to reach a season-record seventh Challenger final. He lost to August Holmgren in the final.
Draxl received a wildcard to the main draw of the Canadian Open to make his ATP Tour debut. He lost to Pablo Carreño Busta in the first round.
2026: Major debut
In January, Draxl made his major debut at the Australian Open as a qualifier. He lost to Damir Džumhur in the first round.Personal life
Draxl's father is Brian Draxl who serves as the head tennis pro at the Newmarket Community Tennis ClubPerformance timeline
Singles
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win | 1–0 | 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger – Men's singles| | Calgary Challenger, Canada | Challenger | Hard |  dts|Nov 2024Doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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