Scott Draper


Scott Dennis Draper is an Australian former tennis player and golfer. He won the Australian Open Mixed Doubles with Sam 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 in Queensland, Australia. He married his first wife, Kellie, in 1998 and she died in 1999 from cystic fibrosis. He is now married to Jessica and they have three children, a son Jayden Scott Draper and a daughter, Jaimie Draper and a further son.

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

French Open: 1R

Wimbledon: 2R

US Open: –

Pro tour

Draper became a tennis professional in 1993, attaining a career-high singles ranking of World No. 42 in October 1998. He played doubles with his brother, Mark Draper, reaching No. 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.
In 2005, Draper won the Australian Open Mixed Doubles title with fellow Australian Samantha Stosur, defeating Kevin Ullyett and Liezel Huber in the final.
Draper was Lleyton Hewitt's coach during the 2007 Australian Open.

Singles titles (5)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.1995 NagoyaHard Shuzo Matsuoka6–3, 6–7, 6–4
2.1998 Queen's ClubGrass Laurence Tieleman7–6, 6–4
3.2002 LexingtonHard Paul Goldstein4–6, 6–4, 6–4
4.2002 BinghamtonHard Peter Luczak7–6, 6–4
5.2002 FresnoHard Justin Gimelstob6–1, 6–7, 6–1

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner2005Australian OpenHard Samantha Stosur Liezel Huber
Kevin Ullyett		6–2, 2–6, 7–6

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. 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. Draper played as a professional golfer from 2005 to 2008 when a back injury ended his professional career. Although he played tennis left-handed, he played golf right-handed.