Jack Draper

Highlights

• Won the biggest title of his career and his first ATP 500 title at the Erste Bank Open. In the final, he defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5.
• Made his eighth quarter-final of the year at the Kinoshita Japan Open Tennis Championships, where he was forced to withdraw against Ugo Humbert due to an abdominal injury
• Reached his first Grand Slam semi-final at the US Open, where he lost out to world No.1 Jannik Sinner 7-5, 7-6(2), 6-2
• Selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games for the first time
• Became the youngest British No.1 since Andy Murray on 17 June 
• Lifted his first ATP tour title at the Boss Open in Stuttgart after defeating two-time champion Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
• Defeated world No.2 and reigning Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz at the cinch Championships
• Made the semi-finals in Acapulco - reaching a new career-high ranking at No.37 and becoming the new British No.2
• Made the second round of the Australian Open for the first time - claiming his first five-set win against Marcos Giron 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
• Finished runner-up at the Adelaide International in only his second ATP Tour final
• Defeated three players in the top 35 - including Sebastian Baez, Tommy Paul and Alexander Bublik to reach the Adelaide final

Results

Check out Jack Draper's full results

Highlights

• Teamed up with Czech's Tomas Machac for the Kinoshita Japan Open Tennis Championships but withdrew in the semi-final after Draper picked up an abdominal injury
• Reached the quarter-final of the National Bank Open with world No.1 Jannik Sinner

Results

December

Draper ended his year by being crowned Ultimate Tennis Showdown champion - an exhibition event which seeks to showcase a new, innovative form of tennis. In the final, Draper defeated former world No.4 Holger Rune, three quarters to one to lift the trophy.

November

Following his standout performance in Manchester, Draper was once again called up to represent Great Britain at the Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga. Draper faced a tough battle against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic in the quarter-final, where he narrowly lost out in a 7-6(2), 7-6(6) defeat.

Draper clinched his first title of the season at the Bergamo Challenger event at the beginning of November.

In the final, the 21-year-old came back from a set down against former top 10-player David Goffin to prevail 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 and lift his fifth career Challenger trophy.

The Brit then went on to extend his match-winning streak to 9 matches as he reached his first ATP tour-level final at the Sofia Open, where he finished runner up to Adrian Mannarino, 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-3.

October

Continuing his solid form since returning from injury, Draper reached the final of the ATP Challenger event in Orleans where he finished runner up to Tomas Machac, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Draper was once again selected to represent Great Britain at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga in November.

September

Draper became LTA Colour Holder No.323 as he marked his Davis Cup debut with a 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-6(4) win over Thanasi Kokkinakis in Great Britain's victory against Australia in the Finals Group Stages.

August

Draper returned in the US hard court swing with a bang beating Radu Albot, 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz and Michael Mmoh to make the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. However, in the round of 16 he lost out to eighth seed Andrey Rublev 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

June

An ongoing shoulder injury led Draper to miss the grass court season and continue his rehab away from the courts.

May

Draper enjoyed an excellent run at the Lyon Open, where he breezed past Alexandre Muller and Miomir Kecmanovic in straight sets. In the quarter-final, Draper battled against Francisco Cerundolo where he just missed out on a spot in the semi-final, losing 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

The young Brit then headed to the French Open where he unfortunately had to retire from his first round match against Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry due to injury.

March

Draper reached the Round of 16 at a Masters 1000 event for the second time in his career at Indian Wells - his first appearance since the Australian Open. During his run, he dispatched fellow Brit Dan Evans 6-4, 6-2 in the second round before defeating Andy Murray 7-6(6), 6-2 in the third round. Draper went on to face Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round but had to retire due to injury.

February

Draper was selected to represent Great Britian for the first time in his career at Davis Cup qualifiers.

January

Draper kicked-off his year at the Adelaide International 1 where he reached the second round. 

At the Adelaide International 2 event, Draper reached the semi-finals without dropping a set, before missing out on a spot in the final in a 7-6(6), 6-7(2), 6-3 defeat to Japan's Kwon Soon-woo.

Draper faced the biggest challenge of his career so far against Rafael Nadal in the opening round of the Australian Open, battling hard before losing out 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.

November

Draper made history when he became the first British player to qualify for the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. Draper beat Dominic Striker, Chun Hsin Tseng and Lorenzo Musetti to make it to the semi-finals, where he eventually bowed out to Brandon Nakishima in a 4-3(6), 1-4, 4-2, 4-3(5) defeat.

Draper concluded his year by being nominated in two categories at the 2022 ATP Awards - 'Most Improved Player of the Year' and 'Newcomer of the Year'.

August 

Draper continued to shine in Montreal where he blitzed qualifiers to go on and overcome the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Gael Monfils to advance to the quarter-finals. The 20-year-old eventually exited the tournament following a 7-6(4), 6-1 defeat to eventual champion, Pablo Carreno-Busta.

The young Brit reached the quarter-final at the Winston-Salem Open, where he picked up wins against Fabio Fognini and Dominic Thiem.

Draper looked to go from strength-to-strength as he made a praiseworthy debut at the US Open. The Brit’s performance was rewarded with two straight-sets wins over Finland’s Ruusuvuori and the world No.13, Felix Auger-Aliassime, before being forced to retire in his third round clash with Karen Khachanov due to injury.

July

Draper reached the second round of Wimbledon after defeating the world No.146, Zizou Bergs, in a straight-sets masterclass. However, despite being the first to take the scoreboard advantage, the 20-year-old fell short of the third round after losing in four sets to Australia’s Alex de Minaur.

June

After losing to Ryan Peniston in Surbiton, Draper turned his attention to the cinch Championships, where he got the biggest win of his career to date against world No.14 Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-2 before losing to Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round.

Draper reached his first ATP semi-final at the Rothesay International Eastbourne. He defeated Jenson Brooksby before taking down fourth seed Diego Schwartzman. In the semi-final he lost to Maxime Cressy 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 6-2.

May

Draper made his maiden appearance at the Madrid Open, defeating world No.28, Lorenzo Sonego, before losing out to Andrey Rublev in the second round after a 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 defeat.

March

Draper received a wildcard for the Miami Open where he continued to show his potential, where he reached the second round after defeating the experienced Gilles Simon 7-5, 6-1.

He then added a fourth Challenger title to his collection in Saint Brieuc - a record through the first quarter in any ATP Challenger season. In the final, Draper beat Belgium’s Zizou Bergs 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.

February

Draper’s strong start to the season continued as he reached the quarter-finals of the singles events at the Cherbourg Challenger, as well as the semi-finals in doubles alongside Alexander Ritschard.

Draper rose into the top 200 for the first time after winning his second ATP Challenger title in Forli, where he dropped one set in five matches to claim the title, after a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Tim Van Rijthoven.

After defeating Ritschard 6-3, 7-6 in Forli; Draper became the youngest British player in history to win three ATP Challenger singles titles, surpassing Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund. He also broke into the World’s top 150 for the first time in his career.

January

Draper started the season by winning his first ATP Challenger title in Forli, defeating fellow Brit Jay Clarke 6-3, 6-0 in the final.

Draper reached the final in May of ITF M25 in Prague on clay, losing to Manuel Gulnard, having defeated the top seed in the quarter-finals.

Draper clinched his first ATP Tour match win at the cinch Championships at the Queen's Club after receiving a wildcard to the tournament. Here he upset two top 40 players including third seed Jannik Sinner to reach the quarter-finals where he just fell short against fellow Brit Cam Norrie. Competing at the tournament helped Draper improve his ranking by 59 places to reach a career-best of world No.250.

He then went on to make his ATP Tour debut in Miami as a wild card, where he faced Mikhail Kukushkin but unfortunately had to retire due to heat illness.

Won the M25 GB Pro Series event in Sunderland in March, runner up in same level event in Glasgow the week previously. Was in Potchefstroom, SA, for ATP Challenger tournament when Covid-19 suspension was announced.

Spent much of the year’s early stages recovering from hip and finger injuries. Reached the second round of the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham, defeating Yunseong Chung of South Korea in the first round. Eventually lost out to Dan Evans in round two. Played in a number of ITF M25 events and reached the semi final of the M25 Glasgow, losing in straight sets to Antoine Escoffier of France. Failed to get through Wimbledon qualifying but will partner Paul Jubb as a double wildcard.

Draper achieved a career high ITF Junior Ranking of No.7 at the end of 2018. Made a national splash aged 16 reaching the boys singles final at The Championships, Wimbledon - a run which included a 4hr, 23-minute 7-6(5) 6-7(8) 19-17 semi-final win over Colombia’s Nicolas Mejia. He eventually lost to Taiwanese top seed Tseng Chun-hsin in three sets 6-1 6-7(7) 6-4 on Court 1. After this he turned professional.

• Finished runner-up at the Wimbledon Championships Boys Singles.
• Reached the quarter-finals on his debut at the cinch Championships at The Queen's Club.
• Won his first ATP Challenger title in Forli at the beginning of the 2022 season.
• Became the youngest Brit to win three ATP Challenger singles titles at the age of 20 - lifting three trophies in two months.
• Draper added a fourth Challenger title to his collection in Saint Brieuc - a record through the first quarter in any ATP Challenger season.
• Reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career at the 2023 US Open.
• Made his Davis Cup debut during Great Britain's tie against Australia at the 2023 Davis Cup Finals Group Stages in Manchester - becoming LTA Colour Holder number 323.
• Reached his first ATP Tour final at the Sofia Open at the end of 2023, before making his second months later at the Adelaide International
• Became the youngest British No.1 since Andy Murray on 17 June 
• Lifted his first ATP tour title at the Boss Open in Stuttgart after defeating two-time champion Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
• Reached his first Grand Slam semi-final at the US Open

Men's singles:

• Australian Open: Second round (2024)
• Roland Garros: First round (2023)
• Wimbledon: Second round (2022)
• US Open: Semi-final (2024)

Who is Jack Draper's coach?

James Trotman is Draper's coach.

What has Jack Draper won?

Draper's won 11 titles in total: four ATP Challengers, four ITF M25 tournaments and three ITF Futures.

When did Jack Draper start playing tennis?

At age six Draper began playing tennis at his local club in Sutton. He was introduced to the sport by his mum, Nicky, who was a former British junior champion and coached at the local club.

Has Jack Draper played for Great Britain in the Davis Cup?

While he was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2023 qualifying match against Colombia, Draper hasn't yet played for Great Britain in the Davis Cup.

When did Jack Draper win his first title?

Draper won his first ITF Futures title at a Nottingham event in 2018, beating Brit Andrew Watson in the final 3-6 7-6 6-0. He won his first ATP Challenger in 2022 at Forli, Italy, where he beat another Brit Jay Clarke in the final 6-3 6-0.