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. Draper 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 lose the match.
2022: 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 in two sets. 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. The win led Draper to debut in the top 200 and reach a new career high of world No. 162 on 21 February 2022. 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 compatriot
Cameron Norrie. The following week, Draper went on 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, fourth 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 in the group stage. He lost in the last four to
Brandon Nakashima.
2023: Two Major debuts, first ATP final, injuries 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 having beaten him the previous week, he lost his semifinal match to the 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
Indian Wells 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. Draper made his debut at the
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 would 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
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
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 lost the final in three sets to
Adrian Mannarino.
2024: Two titles, Grand Slam semifinal, Olympics Draper reached his second final at the
Adelaide International defeating eighth seed
Alexander Bublik. He lost to seventh seed
Jiří Lehečka in three sets. He reached the semifinals at an ATP 500 event for the first time at the
Mexican Open in Acapulco defeating sixth seed
Tommy Paul, lucky loser
Yoshihito Nishioka and
Miomir Kecmanović. 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. At the
French Open, Draper lost in the first round to
Jesper de Jong in five sets. Draper reached his third career final at the
Stuttgart Open, 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 at
Queen's Club 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. He lost in the last eight to fifth seed
Tommy Paul. At
Wimbledon, Draper defeated Swedish qualifier
Elias Ymer in five sets in the first round but lost his next match to compatriot
Cameron Norrie. On 15 July, he was named to the Great Britain squad for the Davis Cup group stage to be held in Manchester in September. At the
2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Draper defeated
Kei Nishikori in the first round, before losing to seventh seed
Taylor Fritz in three sets. At the
Cincinnati Open he reached the round of 16 for the first time at the tournament, with an upset over ninth seed
Stefanos Tsitsipas. He then defeated
Félix Auger-Aliassime in three sets, before losing to 15th seed
Holger Rune. At the
US Open Draper overcame
Zhang Zhizhen by retirement in the third set,
Facundo Díaz Acosta,
Botic van de Zandschulp and
Tomáš Macháč without dropping a set and having not faced a seeded opponent, to reach the quarterfinals. With a win over 10th seed
Alex de Minaur, also in straight sets, he reached his first major semifinal and became the first British male player to reach the last four at the US Open since Andy Murray in 2012.
Luciano Darderi,
Tomáš Macháč and sixth seed
Lorenzo Musetti to make it through to the final where he overcame
Karen Khachanov in straight sets to claim his first ATP 500 title. As a result, he made his top 15 debut in the singles rankings on 28 October 2024. The following week at the
Paris Masters, he recorded wins over
Jiří Lehečka and fifth seed
Taylor Fritz, before losing in the third round to ninth seed
Alex de Minaur in three sets.
2025: Indian Wells title, World No. 4, 100th win Draper withdrew from the
United Cup due to a hip injury and also announced he would not play in Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Japan. Three successive five sets wins over
Mariano Navone,
Thanasi Kokkinakis and
Aleksandar Vukic saw him reach the fourth round at the
2025 Australian Open, where he retired due to injury after losing the opening two sets to third seed
Carlos Alcaraz. After the Australian Open, Draper reached his first singles final of the year in the ATP 500 tournament in
Qatar, where he was defeated by Andrey Rublev in three sets. At the
Indian Wells Open, Draper beat two top 5 players: world No. 4
Taylor Fritz in the fourth round, and world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals to reach his first ATP 1000 final. He then defeated
Holger Rune in the final to win his first ever ATP 1000 title and entered the top 10 at world No. 7 on 17 March 2025. Aged 23 years and 121 days old, by making the Madrid final, Draper became the youngest man representing Great Britain in the
Open Era to reach ATP finals on clay, grass and hardcourt. At the
Italian Open, he reached the fourth round recording his 100th career win. At the
French Open, he made a career best run to the fourth round, before losing to
Alexander Bublik. At
Wimbledon in the first round, he won against
Sebastián Báez, who had to retire after being injured. He lost in the second round to
Marin Čilić. Draper's next tournament was the
US Open where he defeated
Federico Agustín Gómez, but then withdrew before his second round match against
Zizou Bergs due to an arm injury. On 8 September he announced the seriousness of the injury would keep him out of action for the rest of the 2025 season. In December, having received a wildcard entry, he pulled out of the
Ultimate Tennis Showdown grand final in London.
2026: Continued injury issues and comeback Draper withdrew from the
Australian Open as he had still not recovered from the arm injury which hampered him at the end of the previous season. He made his return to competitive action playing for Great Britain in their
Davis Cup qualifier against
Norway in Oslo at the start of February, recording a straight sets win over
Viktor Durasovic as his team secured a 4–0 victory in the overall tie. Draper pulled out of the following week's
Rotterdam Open as a precaution to continue his injury rehabilitation. Later that month he made his first ATP Tour tournament appearance in six months at the
Dubai Tennis Championships, defeating qualifier
Quentin Halys, before losing to
Arthur Rinderknech in the second round. Seeking to defend his title from 2025 and seeded 14th at the
Indian Wells Open in March, Draper was given a bye in the first round and then overcame
Roberto Bautista Agut, 19th seed
Francisco Cerúndolo and third seed
Novak Djokovic to reach the quarterfinals, at which point his run was ended by 11th seed
Daniil Medvedev. He then entered the
Miami Open as the 25th seed, but lost to
Reilly Opelka in the first round, in two tiebreakers. In April, Draper withdrew from the
Monte-Carlo Masters to recover from a bruised bone in his left arm. He belatedly got his clay court season underway at the
Barcelona Open, but was forced to retire while trailing in the third set of his first round match against
Tomás Martín Etcheverry because of a knee injury. The injury subsequently forced him to withdraw from the
Madrid Open and
Italian Open. Draper later also withdrew from the
French Open. ==Playing style==