Background
Draper was born in Queensland, Australia.
Draper was born in Queensland, Australia.
Draper also reached the fourth round of the 1995 and 1996 French Opens, and the fourth round of the United States Open in 1997. Juniors
Draper reached a high of Number. 5 in the junior world doubles rankings in 1992, after winning the Wimbledon Boys" Doubles title.
Junior Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: San Francisco (1992)
French Open: 1R (1992)
Wimbledon: 2R (1992)
United States Open: –
Pro tour
42 in October 1998.
132 in the world. He was the first player to be beaten by Andy Roddick in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the French Open in 2001. Draper was Lleyton Hewitt"s coach during the 2007 Australian Open.
Singles titles (5)
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
Draper has also played golf professionally, putting him in that rare category of athletes who have managed to play more than one professional sport.
He won the Australian Open Mixed Doubles with Sam Stosur in 2005. Draper became a tennis professional in 1993, attaining a career-high singles ranking of World Number. In 2005, Draper won the Australian Open Mixed Doubles title with fellow Australian Samantha Stosur, defeating Kevin Ullyett and Liezel Huber in the final. On 11 February 2007, he won the New South Wales Professional Golf Association Championship on the Von Nida Tour, giving him his first professional golf title.
