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Full name | Jack Alexander Draper |
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Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
Residence | London, England |
Born | Sutton, London, England | 22 December 2001
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | James Trotman |
Prize money | $2,197,186 |
Singles | |
Career record | 52–38 (57.8%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 37 (4 March 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 43 (22 April 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
French Open | 1R (2023) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
US Open | 4R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 (0%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 477 (14 February 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2019) |
Last updated on: 2 April 2024. |
Jack Alexander Draper (born 22 December 2001) is a British professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 37 in singles by the ATP, achieved on 4 March 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 477 attained on 14 February 2022. Draper has 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.
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.
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.[citation needed]
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.
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.
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.
Draper reached his second final at the 2024 Adelaide International defeating eight seed Alexander Bublik.
He reached the semifinals at an ATP 500 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.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2023 Davis Cup Group stage.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | NH | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
US Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 4R | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | |
National representation | |||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | NH | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | 4R | 1R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 |
Miami Open | A | A | NH | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | NH | A | QF | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 32 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 19–14 | 19–12 | 10-8 | 49-36 | |
Year-end ranking | 561 | 338 | 303 | 265 | 42 | 61 | 58% |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2023 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Adrian Mannarino | 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2024 | Adelaide International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Jiří Lehečka | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Legend |
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ATP Challengers (5–1) |
ITF Futures (7–3) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | Great Britain F4, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | Andrew Watson | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2018 | Great Britain F5, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | Filip Bergevi | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2018 | Nigeria F5, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Tom Jomby | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–0 | Jul 2019 | M25 Great Britain, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | Daniel Cukierman | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 5–0 | Aug 2019 | M25 Great Britain, Chiswick | Futures | Hard | Igor Sijsling | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Israel, Kiryat Shmona | Futures | Hard | Yshai Oliel | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Win | 6–1 | Sep 2019 | M25 Great Britain, Shrewsbury | Futures | Hard (i) | Julian Ocleppo | 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 6–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Great Britain, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | Lucas Poullain | 6–0, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 7–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Great Britain, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Igor Sijsling | 6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 7–3 | May 2021 | M25 Czech Republic, Prague | Futures | Clay | Manuel Guinard | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8–3 | Jan 2022 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jay Clarke | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 9–3 | Feb 2022 | Forlì, Italy (2) | Challenger | Hard (i) | Tim van Rijthoven | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 10–3 | Feb 2022 | Forlì, Italy (3) | Challenger | Hard (i) | Alexander Ritschard | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(10–8) |
Win | 11–3 | Apr 2022 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Zizou Bergs | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 11–4 | Oct 2023 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Tomáš Macháč | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 12–4 | Nov 2023 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | David Goffin | 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Legend |
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ATP Challengers (0–0) |
ITF Futures (1–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | Futures | Hard | Nicolás Mejía | Aron Pierce Noah Schachter |
4–6, 7–6(7–2), |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2019 | M15 Kiryat Shmona, Israel | Futures | Hard | Aidan McHugh | Samuel Beren Raheel Manji |
4–6, 6–2, |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | Tseng Chun-hsin | 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | Dec 2023 | Ultimate Tennis Showdown Finals, London, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Holger Rune | 12–14, 15–12, 13–10, 19–7 |
Draper's record against players who has been ranked in the top 10 in their career, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
Andy Murray | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(8–6), 6–2) at 2023 Indian Wells |
Novak Djokovic | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Wimbledon |
Rafael Nadal | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 1–6) at 2023 Australian Open |
Carlos Alcaraz | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 0–2 ret.) at 2023 Indian Wells |
Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
Jannik Sinner | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2)) at 2021 Queen's Club |
Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
Dominic Thiem | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–1, 6–4) at 2022 Winston-Salem |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–5, 7–6(7–4)) at 2022 Montreal |
Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
Taylor Fritz | 1–1 | 50% | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)) at 2024 Munich |
Andrey Rublev | 0–3 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6) at 2023 US Open |
Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
Félix Auger-Aliassime | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 6–4, 6–4) at 2022 US Open |
Gaël Monfils | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 0–2 ret.) at 2022 Montreal |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
Hubert Hurkacz | 1–2 | 33% | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | Won (6–2, 6–4, 7–5) at 2023 US Open |
Karen Khachanov | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Won (6–4, 7–6(7–3)) at 2023 Adelaide |
Cameron Norrie | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–7(5–7), 4–6) at 2022 Miami |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
Fabio Fognini | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 4–6, 6–1) at 2022 Winston-Salem |
Alex de Minaur | 0–3 | 0% | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 2–6, 0–4 ret.) at 2024 Acapulco |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
Pablo Carreño Busta | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(4–7), 1–6) at 2022 Montreal |
Frances Tiafoe | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 5–7) at 2022 Paris |
Total | 10–19 | 34.48% | 8–13 (38.1%) |
0–3 (0%) |
2–3 (40%) |
* Statistics correct as of 19 April 2024. |
Season | 2022 | Total |
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Wins | 2 | 2 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | JDR |
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2022 | |||||||
1. | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 2R | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | 82 |
2. | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 8 | US Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | 53 |