Mark Draper (born 11 February 1971) is a former professional

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player from

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. Draper competed in the singles draw of three Grand Slams.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> He lost his opening match at both of his

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appearances, to

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in 1998 and

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in 1999. However, in the

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, Draper recorded a win over fourth seed

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. Draper had lost the first set of the match but won the second and was a break up in the third when rain intervened. When they returned the following day, Rusedski, who had been playing with an ankle injury from two weeks prior, was forced to withdraw.''

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"Rusedski withdraws because of ankle injury"
24 June 1998 The Australian was defeated by

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in the second round. He is the elder brother of fellow tennis professional

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and the pair reached the doubles quarter-finals at the 1995 Legg Mason Tennis Classic. In the round of 16 they scored an upset win over two time

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finalists

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and

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. The brothers were given a wildcard entry in the

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and they made it into the second round, with a win over South Americans

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and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Draper, Mark 1971 births Living people Australian male tennis players Tennis players from Brisbane People educated at Brisbane State High School 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Tennis people from the Gold Coast Sportsmen from Queensland