British tennis player Jack Draper has made it to the semifinals of the U.S. Open after beating Alex de Minaur - and the 22-year-old's career in the sport is just beginning
Jack Draper's net worth has reached an impressive $3 million thanks to a successful 2024, it's claimed.
The tennis player is ranked No. 1 in the UK and has become the first Brit to reach the men's U.S. Open semifinals since 2012... when Andy Murray lifted the trophy. After the 22-year-old recovered from some early career injury setbacks, he's now back on track.
The Brit defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the last four in New York. Here, Mirror U.S. Sports takes a deeper look into the personal life of Britain's new big name - including his housemate who also featured at Wimbledon.
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What is Jack Draper's prize money and net worth?
So far in his six-year career, Draper has made $2,914,754 in prize money before his impressive run at this year's U.S. Open, reports Salary Sport. His first - and at this moment, his only - ATP title came this year at the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final to become the British men's number one in tennis.
Thanks to this title, and his various other ATP Challenger Tour wins that come to five in total, Draper has a net worth of $3 million, according to Tatler. In prize money, Draper made $882k in 2022 and $684K the following year.
Who is Jack Draper's successful dad?
Jack Draper is the son of Roger Draper, who is best known for his time as chief executive of Sport England, from 2003 until 2006. He was also chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association (2006-2013) and of rugby league club Warrington Wolves (2015-2017).
During his time at the LTA, Draper Sr. oversaw a new plan called "Blueprint, a Strategy for British Tennis", which aimed to transform the current governing body for the sport into something more functional. The 54-year-old was responsible for memberships to British Tennis growing by 500 percent, and also helped introduce mini tennis programmes to further encourage new people to take up the sport.
Since 2018, Draper Sr has been the global business advisor for Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Where is Jack Draper from?
Draper was born in Sutton in England on December 22, 2001, and grew up nearby in Ashtead, Surrey. The Brit attended Parkside School in Stoke d'Abernon, Cobham, throughout his childhood and then went to Reed's School in the same town for two years.
Jack is the son of Roger and Nicky Draper, with his mum being a former junior British tennis champion. Draper also has a brother called Ben, who was a tennis student athlete at the University of California.
Who is Jack Draper's girlfriend?
It is currently unknown whether Draper is single or in a relationship, as his social media pages boast little information on his love life.
How tall is Jack Draper?
According to his official height posted on the ATP Tour website, Draper is 1.93m tall, or 6'4. This makes the 22-year-old one inch taller than British tennis icon Andy Murray, who stands at 1.91m (6'3). Draper is also three inches taller than current Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, who stands at 1.85m (6'1) tall on the court.
The tennis ace is also naturally right-handed but plays tennis left-handed, and he favors the two-handed backhand as his main play on the court.
Who is Jack Draper's housemate?
Draper shares a home with fellow British tennis star, Paul Jubb, after recently moving out of the family home in Surrey. Tatler reports that the pair get on well living together, and have only had the "odd" issue when it comes to housework and cooking. Draper said: "I’m enjoying being able to wash my own clothes. There’s been the odd shrinking disaster, but we’re back on track."
Jubb has a good record at the ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals, winning nine and losing just two in his career so far. The 23-year-old is yet to win a major singles final, much like his housemate Draper, and the pair will be looking to take the tennis world by storm in the future.
