Top 250, ATP, and Masters debut in 2021.
As a wildcard, Draper made his ATP Tour main draw debut in singles competition at the Miami Open. However, he was forced to withdraw from his match against Mikhail Kukushkin in the first round after passing out on the court due to heat exhaustion.
Draper won his most significant victory of his career in a wildcard match against world No. 23 Jannik Sinner at the Queen’s Club Championships in June. For the first time in his career, he defeated world No. 39 Alexander Bublik in the round of 16 to advance to the ATP quarterfinals, where he was defeated by eventual champion Cameron Norrie.
Making it to this championship stage earned him his top 250 debuts in the ATP rankings, making him the youngest British ATP quarterfinalist since Andy Murray in 2006. He received a wildcard to the singles main event at the Wimbledon Championships. He squared off against defending champion Novak Djokovic in the first round, winning three sets after winning the first set 6-4.
2022: Four Challenger titles, a first-round bye in the Masters and the ATP, and top-10 ranking wins, top 100
As the eighth seed, Jack entered the ATP Challenger Tour event, the 2022 Città di Forl II, in Forl in January, where he defeated Jay Clarke, 6-3, 6-0, to advance to his maiden Challenger final, where he won his first tour championship.
Draper continued his hot streak two weeks later at the Città di Forl IV, where he defeated Tim van Rijthoven, 6-1, 6-2, to advance to his second final and win his second Challenger title. Draper’s victory propelled him into the top 200 and to a new career high of No. 162 worldwide.
The following week, at Città di Forl V, Draper won his third consecutive Challenger tournament, defeating Alexander Ritschard in three sets after saving four match points in the championship match.
Draper won his first Masters 1000 match as a wildcard at the Miami Open, defeating Gilles Simon. In the second round, Norrie defeated him. The following week, Draper won his fourth Challenger title in Saint-Brieuc, defeating Zizou Bergs in the championship match.
He won his second Masters title as a wildcard at the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open, defeating World No. 27 Lorenzo Sonego. Draper entered the top 100 rankings at position 99 on June 13, 2022. Wildcard Draper defeated Jenson Brooksby, fourth seed Diego Schwartzman, and fellow wildcard Ryan Peniston to reach his first ATP semifinal.
He lost in three sets to Maxime Cressy in the semifinals. He received a direct entry for the first time at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and defeated wildcard Zizou Bergs to win his first Grand Slam match.
After defeating Hugo Gaston in the first round of the Canadian Open in Montreal, Draper went on to defeat third seed and world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the second round to earn his first top-10 victory.
In the third round, he made his first appearance at the Masters 1000 level. Draper advanced to his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal after his third-round opponent, Gal Monfils, retired due to an injury. Pablo Carreo Busta defeated him in straight sets. He defeated Fabio Fognini in the second round of the 2022 Winston-Salem Open.
He defeated Dominic Thiem, a wildcard and former No. 3, to get to the quarterfinals, where he was defeated 6-4, 6-4 by Marc-Andrea Hüsler.
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