Scott Draper

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Gold Coast, Australia
Born	(1974-06-05) 5 June 1974 (age 49) Brisbane, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2005
Plays	Left-handed (single-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,594,598
Singles
Career record	107–129
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 42 (10 May 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1997)
French Open	4R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon	2R (1998, 2002, 2003)
US Open	4R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	26–47
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 132 (12 February 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1996)
Wimbledon	2R (1995, 2003)
US Open	1R (1995, 1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (2005)
Wimbledon	3R (1996)
Last updated on: 5 June 2022.

Scott Dennis Draper (born 5 June 1974) is an Australian former tennis player and golfer. He won the Australian Open Mixed Doubles with Samantha Stosur in 2005. Draper also reached the fourth round of the 1995 and 1996 French Opens, and the fourth round of the US Open in 1997. His most significant achievement in singles was winning the 1998 Queen's Club Championships, the lowest ranked player ever to do so.

Personal life

Draper was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He attended Brisbane State High School. He married his first wife, Kellie, in 1998 and she died in 1999 from cystic fibrosis.^[1]

He has since remarried to Jessica, the mother of his first child, Jayden (born 3 May 2007).

His younger brother, Mark, reached a singles career-high ranking of No.152 in September 1998 and his sister, Sharon, was a top junior.

Tennis career

Juniors

Draper reached a high of No. 5 in the junior world doubles rankings in 1992, after winning the Wimbledon Boys' Doubles title.

Junior Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: SF (1992)
French Open: 1R (1992)
Wimbledon: 2R (1992)
US Open: –

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1992	Wimbledon	Grass	Steven Baldas	Mahesh Bhupathi Nitten Kirrtane	6–1, 4–6, 9–7

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 1997	Adelaide, Australia	World Series	Hard	Todd Woodbridge	2–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Jun 1998	Queen's, United Kingdom	World Series	Grass	Laurence Tieleman	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss	1–2	Jul 1998	Washington, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Andre Agassi	2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1998	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Jason Stoltenberg	Doug Flach Sandon Stolle	2–6, 6–4, 6–7

Mixed Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2005	Melbourne, Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Kevin Ullyett Liezel Huber	6–2, 2–6,

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (5–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1995	Nagoya, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Shuzo Matsuoka	6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Win	2–0	Nov 2081	Australia F3, Beaumaris	Futures	Hard	Peter Clarke	6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win	3–0	Aug 2002	Lexington, United States	Challenger	Hard	Paul Goldstein	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	4–0	Aug 2002	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Peter Luczak	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win	5–0	Oct 2002	Fresno, United States	Challenger	Hard	Justin Gimelstob	6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–1

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 1994	Adelaide, Australia	Challenger	Grass	Peter Tramacchi	Mahesh Bhupathi Dick Norman	6–7, 6–7
Win	1–1	Jun 1999	Surbiton, United States	Challenger	Grass	Todd Woodbridge	Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries	walkover

Performance timelines

Singles