Jack Draper (tennis)


Jack Draper (tennis)


Jack Alexander Draper (born 22 December 2001) is a British professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 29 in singles by the ATP, achieved on 17 June 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 477 attained on 14 February 2022. Draper has won one title on the ATP Tour at the 2024 BOSS Open in Stuttgart.

He has also won five titles on the ATP Challenger Tour and seven on the ITF Tour. As a junior, Draper was the runner-up in his first and only Grand Slam final at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, ending the year at his peak junior ranking of world No. 7.

Early life

Draper was born in Sutton, London and brought up in nearby Ashtead. His father is Roger Draper, former chief executive of Sport England and the Lawn Tennis Association and his mother is Nicky Draper, a former junior British Tennis Champion. Draper attended Parkside School in Stoke d’Abernon, Cobham, from age four to eleven, whilst being coached by Justin Sherring. He then attended Reed's School, Cobham for two years. He was born right-handed but plays left-handed (two-handed backhand).

Juniors

Draper reached his first and only junior Grand Slam final at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to Tseng Chun-hsin in three sets. He closed the year at a career-high junior ranking of No. 7.

Professional career

2021: ATP, Masters and top 250 debut

Plagued by injuries for most of his career, Draper made his ATP Tour main draw debut in singles as a wildcard at the Miami Open. He had to retire in his first-round match against Mikhail Kukushkin, after he collapsed on the court from heat-related illness.

At the Queen's Club Championships in June, Draper secured the biggest win of his career to date with a victory over world No. 23 Jannik Sinner as a wildcard. He defeated world No. 39 Alexander Bublik in the round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals of an ATP tournament for the first time in his career, where he lost to eventual finalist Cameron Norrie. By reaching this stage of the tournament, he became the youngest British ATP quarterfinalist since Andy Murray in 2006 and earned a top 250 debut in the ATP rankings.

He received a wildcard into the singles main draw at the Wimbledon Championships. He drew defending champion Novak Djokovic in the first round, where he claimed the first set 6–4 before losing the next three sets to cede the match.

2022: Four Challengers, Masters quarterfinal & top-10 win, top 50

In January, Draper entered the 2022 Città di Forlì II, an ATP Challenger Tour event, in Forlì, where he was the eighth seed. There, he reached his first Challenger final and won his first title on the tour after defeating compatriot Jay Clarke, 6–3, 6–0. Two weeks later, Draper continued his run of form at the Città di Forlì IV, where he was unseeded and reached his second final to claim his second Challenger title after defeating Tim van Rijthoven, 6–1, 6–2. The win led Draper to debut in the top 200 and reach a new career high of world No. 162. Draper secured his third consecutive Challenger title in his third Forlì tournament at Città di Forlì V the following week after saving four match points in the final to defeat Alexander Ritschard in three sets.

At the Miami Open Draper clinched his first Masters 1000 match win over Gilles Simon as a wildcard. He lost in the second round to Norrie. Draper went on the next week to win his fourth Challenger title at Saint-Brieuc, defeating Zizou Bergs in the final. At the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open on his debut he defeated World No. 27 Lorenzo Sonego as a wildcard for his second win at the Masters level. Draper made his top 100 debut at world no. 99 on 13 June 2022.

At Eastbourne, as a wildcard, Draper beat Jenson Brooksby, 4th seed Diego Schwartzman and fellow wildcard Ryan Peniston to reach the first ATP semifinal of his career. He lost in three sets to Maxime Cressy in the semifinals. He earned a direct entry at a major tournament for the first time at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and won his first Grand Slam match defeating wildcard Zizou Bergs.

Draper qualified for the Canadian Open in Montreal, where, after beating Hugo Gaston in the first round, upset third seed and world no. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the second round for his first top-10 win. It was his first third-round showing in his career at a Masters 1000 level. After Gaël Monfils, his third-round opponent, retired due to injury, Draper advanced to his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal. He lost to Pablo Carreño Busta in straight sets, who was the eventual champion.

At the 2022 Winston-Salem Open he defeated Fabio Fognini in the second round. Next he defeated former No. 3 and wildcard Dominic Thiem to reach the quarterfinals, where he lost to qualifier Marc-Andrea Hüsler in straight sets. At the US Open he reached the third round of a Major for the first time in his career defeating sixth seed and world no. 8 Félix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets. In the fourth round he retired against Karen Khachanov at one set all.

On 19 October, he qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals, the first Briton to do so. On 24 October he reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 45 having reached the top 50 two weeks earlier. At the NextGen Finals he reached the semifinals defeating top seed Lorenzo Musetti.

2023: Top 40, Two Major debuts, return to ATP tour after injuries, first ATP final

Draper started his 2023 season at the Adelaide International 1. He lost in the second round to eighth seed and world No. 20, Karen Khachanov. At the Adelaide International 2, he beat eighth seed Tommy Paul in the second round. He then got revenge on third seed and world No. 20, Karen Khachanov, defeating him in the quarterfinals to reach his second ATP semifinal. Despite beating him last week, he lost his semifinal match to lucky loser and eventual champion, Kwon Soon-woo, in a tight three-setter.

Making his debut at the Australian Open, he fell in the first round to top seed, world No. 2, 2009 champion, and defending champion, Rafael Nadal, in four sets while struggling with cramps. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 38 on 16 January 2023.

Draper returned to action in March by playing at the BNP Paribas Open. In his debut at this tournament, he defeated 24th seed, world No. 29, and compatriot, Dan Evans in the second round. In the third round, he beat 2009 finalist, former world No. 1 and compatriot, Andy Murray, in straight sets. He was forced to retire from his fourth round match against top seed, world No. 2, and eventual champion, Carlos Alcaraz, due to an abdominal muscle injury. Draper withdrew from the Miami Open due to the fact that he did not want to make his abdominal injury any worse.

He made his debut at the 2023 French Open but was forced to retire from his first round match against Tomás Martín Etcheverry due to a shoulder injury. As a result he announced on 8 June that he will miss the entire grass season.

Draper made his return to the ATP Tour during the US Open where he defeated Radu Albot, 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz and Michael Mmoh to advance to the second week. He was eventually defeated by Andrey Rublev in the fourth round. He reached the Challenger final of the 2023 Open d'Orléans and returned to the top 100 on 2 October 2023. In November, he won his fifth Challenger title, the 2023 Trofeo Faip–Perrel. Ranked No. 82 at the next tournament, the 2023 Sofia Open, he reached his second semifinal of the season defeating top seed Lorenzo Musetti and qualifier Cem Ilkel. He reached his first career final defeating Jan-Lennard Struff. He became the youngest Briton to reach an ATP Tour final since Andy Murray in 2009 Miami.

2024: Maiden ATP title, British No. 1, top 30

Draper reached his second final at the 2024 Adelaide International defeating eighth seed Alexander Bublik.

He reached the semifinals at an ATP 500 event for the first time at the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco defeating sixth seed Tommy Paul, lucky loser Yoshihito Nishioka and Miomir Kecmanovic without dropping a set. He retired against defending champion and third seed Alex de Minaur. As a result he moved to a new career-high of No. 37 on 4 March 2024.

He reached his third career final at the 2024 BOSS Open in Stuttgart defeating three Americans en route, Marcos Giron, defending champion and fourth seed Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima. Draper beat Matteo Berrettini in the final to lift his maiden title, making him the eighth first-time ATP Tour champion for 2024. Draper became the British men's No. 1 and moved to a career-high No. 31 in the ATP rankings on 17 June 2024. At the next grass court tournament, the 2024 Queen's Club Championships the following week, he reached back-to-back quarterfinals defeating Mariano Navone and top seed and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, in straight sets. As a result he reached the top 30 in the rankings.

Coaches

Draper is coached by James Trotman at the National Tennis Centre as part of the LTA's Elite Players support programme.

He hired fitness coach Dejan Vojnović in 2023 and technical coach Wayne Ferreira in 2024.

Personal life

Jack Draper is a natural right-hander but plays with his left which means the backhand is played like a second forehand.

He has an estimated wealth of $3 million, with sponsorship deals with Dunlop, Nike and Vodafone.

Draper supports Manchester United F.C. and enjoys listening to rap and grime music.

Collection James Bond 007

Singles performance timeline

Current through the 2024 Queen's Club Championships.

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Exhibition matches

Top 10 wins

  • He has a 3–11 (21.4%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
  • Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage

References

External links

  • Jack Draper at the Association of Tennis Professionals
  • Jack Draper at the International Tennis Federation
  • Jack Draper at the Davis Cup
  • LTA profile

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