Scott Draper

{{Short description|Australian tennis player and golfer}}

{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Scott Draper

|image =

|country = {{AUS}}

|residence = Gold Coast, Australia

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|6|5}}

|birth_place = Brisbane, Australia

|height = {{height|m=1.75}}

|turnedpro = 1993

|retired = 2005

|plays = Left-handed (single-handed backhand)

|careerprizemoney = $1,594,598

|singlesrecord = 107–129

|singlestitles = 1

|highestsinglesranking = No. 42 (10 May 1999)

|AustralianOpenresult = 3R (1997)

|FrenchOpenresult = 4R (1995, 1996)

|Wimbledonresult = 2R (1998, 2002, 2003)

|USOpenresult = 4R (1997)

|doublesrecord = 26–47

|doublestitles = 0

|highestdoublesranking = No. 132 (12 February 1996)

|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1996)

|WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1995, 2003)

|USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1995, 1996)

|AustralianOpenMixedresult = W (2005)

|WimbledonMixedresult = 3R (1996)

|updated = 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.[http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/out-of-the-crucible/2007/09/08/1188783555415.html Out of the crucible]

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

His older 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)=

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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

1992WimbledonGrass{{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Baldas{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} Nitten Kirrtane
6–1, 4–6, 9–7

ATP career finals

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

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!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–1

|1997 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Singles

|Adelaide, Australia

|World Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge

|2–6, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–1

|1998 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

|Queen's, United Kingdom

|World Series

|Grass

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Laurence Tieleman

|7–6(7–5), 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|1–2

|1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Washington, United States

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Championship Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Andre Agassi

|2–6, 0–6

=Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)=

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|0–1

|1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles

|Newport, United States

|World Series

|Grass

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Stoltenberg

|{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Flach
{{flagicon|AUS}} Sandon Stolle

|2–6, 6–4, 6–7

=Mixed Doubles: 1 (1 title)=

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!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

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!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–0

|2005 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Melbourne, Australia

|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Kevin Ullyett
{{flagicon|RSA}} Liezel Huber

|6–2, 2–6, [10–6]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

=Singles: 5 (5–0)=

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!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–0

|{{dts|Apr 1995}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Nagoya, Japan

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shuzo Matsuoka

|6–3, 6–7, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|2–0

|{{dts|Nov 2081}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F3, Beaumaris

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Peter Clarke

|6–1, 7–6(7–3)

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|3–0

|{{dts|Aug 2002}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Lexington, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Goldstein

|4–6, 6–4, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|4–0

|{{dts|Aug 2002}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Binghamton, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Luczak

|7–6(7–5), 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|5–0

|{{dts|Oct 2002}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Fresno, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Gimelstob

|6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–1

=Doubles: 2 (1–1)=

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!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

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!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–1

|{{dts|Dec 1994}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Adelaide, Australia

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Grass

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Tramacchi

|{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi
{{flagicon|BEL}} Dick Norman

|6–7, 6–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–1

|{{dts|Jun 1999}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Surbiton, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Grass

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge

|{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Gimelstob
{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Humphries

|walkover

Performance timelines

{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}

= Singles=

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!Tournament!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!SR!!W–L!!Win %

colspan=20 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments
align=left|Australian Open

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|3R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

!0 / 10

!4–10

!{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=10|integer=yes}}

align=left|French Open

|A

|A

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|4R

|style=background:#afeeee|4R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

!0 / 9

!7–9

!{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=9|integer=yes}}

align=left|Wimbledon

|A

|A

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

!0 / 9

!3–9

!{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=9|integer=yes}}

align=left|US Open

|A

|A

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|3R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|4R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q3

|A

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|A

|A

!0 / 6

!6–6

!{{tennis win percentage|won=6|lost=6|integer=yes}}

style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!5–4

!4–4

!5–4

!3–4

!0–4

!0–1

!0–3

!1–3

!2–4

!0–0

!0–3

!0 / 34

!20–34

!{{tennis win percentage|won=20|lost=34|integer=yes}}

colspan=20 align=left|ATP World Tour Masters 1000
bgcolor=efefef align=left|Indian Wells

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

!0 / 2

!2–2

!{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=2|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Miami

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

!0 / 4

!4–4

!{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=4|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Monte Carlo

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 0

!0–0

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Hamburg

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

!0 / 2

!0–2

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Rome

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

!0 / 2

!3–2

!{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=2|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Canada

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

!0 / 5

!3–5

!{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=5|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Cincinnati

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

!0 / 4

!3–4

!{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=4|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Paris

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 0

!0–0

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!1–1

!1–3

!7–5

!4–4

!2–3

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–3

!0–0

!0–0

!0 / 19

!15–19

!{{tennis win percentage|won=15|lost=19|integer=yes}}

= Doubles=

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!Tournament!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!SR!!W–L!!Win %

colspan=20 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments
align=left|Australian Open

|style=background:#afeeee|3R

|style=background:#ffebcd|QF

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|A

|A

!0 / 9

!11–9

!{{tennis win percentage|won=11|lost=9|integer=yes}}

align=left|French Open

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 0

!0–0

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align=left|Wimbledon

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|A

|style=background:#ecf2ff|Q1

!0 / 3

!2–3

!{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}}

align=left|US Open

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 2

!0–2

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}

style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!3–3

!3–3

!1–1

!1–1

!1–1

!1–1

!1–1

!0–1

!2–2

!0–0

!0–0

!0 / 14

!13–14

!{{tennis win percentage|won=13|lost=14|integer=yes}}

colspan=20 align=left|ATP World Tour Masters 1000
bgcolor=efefef align=left|Indian Wells

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 0

!0–0

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Miami

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Hamburg

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Canada

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 0

!0–0

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Cincinnati

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!0–1

!0–1

!0–1

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0 / 3

!0–3

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=3|integer=yes}}

= Mixed Doubles =

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!Tournament!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!SR!!W–L!!Win %

colspan=20 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments
align=left|Australian Open

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|A

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|style=background:#afeeee|1R

|A

|style=background:lime|W

!1 / 6

!6–5

!{{tennis win percentage|won=6|lost=5|integer=yes}}

align=left|French Open

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 0

!0–0

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align=left|Wimbledon

|style=background:#afeeee|3R

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

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!2–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=1|integer=yes}}

align=left|US Open

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 0

!0–0

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!2–2

!0–1

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!1–1

!0–1

!0–1

!0–0

!5–0

!1 / 7

!8–6

!{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=6|integer=yes}}

Golf career

Draper has also played golf professionally. He made his professional debut in the 2005 Victorian Open, a 54-hole event played from 28 to 30 January. Draper had accepted an offer from Sam Stosur to play in the mixed doubles at the 2005 Australian Open which also finished on 30 January. Draper and Stosur reached the semi-final, which meant that Draper had to play in the first round of the golf in the morning and the semi-final of the tennis in the afternoon. Draper played his second round on the following day but missed the cut. This meant he was free to compete in the final of the mixed doubles on 30 January.[https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/01/27/1106415737357.html Dash from course to court for Draper][https://www.smh.com.au/news/Tennis/Draper-and-Stosur-take-out-mixed-doubles/2005/01/30/1107020261160.html Draper and Stosur take out mixed doubles] On 11 February 2007, Draper won the New South Wales PGA Championship on the Von Nida Tour. He finished the four-round event with a score of 268, 20-under-par, one stroke ahead of Andrew Bonhomme and Aaron Townsend.[https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/golf/scott-drapers-dream-day/news-story/69f057fa1efbc61e474f15f26f98794a Scott Draper's dream day] Draper played as a professional golfer from 2005 to 2008 when a back injury ended his professional career.[https://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/tennis/off-course-on-to-court/2009/04/27/1240684400341.html Off course, on to court] Although he played tennis left-handed, he played golf right-handed.

=Professional wins (1)=

==Von Nida Tour wins (1)==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|11 Feb 2007

|Riverside Oaks NSW PGA Championship

|−20 (70-66-67-65=268)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Bonhomme, {{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Townsend

References

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