Tristan Schoolkate (born 26 February 2001) is an Australian professional tennis player. He made his ATP Tour debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open after receiving a wild card into the main draw.[2]

Tristan Schoolkate
Schoolkate at the 2023 Cary Challenger II
Country (sports) Australia
ResidencePerth, Australia
Born (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23)
Perth, Australia[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
CoachAndrew Roberts
Prize moneyUS$284,747
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 237 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 260 (8 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles3 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 144 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 147 (8 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022)
Last updated on: 10 April 2024.

Personal life edit

Schoolkate began playing tennis at age four and was initially coached by his father, who was a tennis coach at Claremont Lawn Tennis Club.[1]

In August 2015, he represented Australia at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic.[3]

Career edit

2019–2020: Career beginnings edit

Schoolkate made his ITF Men's World Tennis Tour main draw debut in Darwin in September 2019[4] and his ATP Challenger Tour main draw debut in October 2019 in Traralgon.

2021: ATP debut and first ITF Titles edit

In January 2021, Schoolkate made the second round of the 2021 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying, losing to Bernard Tomic.[5] Schoolkate was awarded a wildcard into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he made his ATP tour main draw debut, losing in straight sets to Botic van de Zandschulp.

In September 2021, Schoolkate won his first ITF singles title in Plaisir, France.[6]

In October 2021, he won his first ITF doubles title.[7]

2022–2023: Top 250 edit

Schoolkate lost in the first round of the 2022 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying.[8]

In April 2022, he achieved a new career-high ranking of No. 504, after reaching the final in Canberra.[9]

He lost in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying.

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in ATP Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Davis Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles edit

Current after the 2023 US Open.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q2 Q1 Q3 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Year-end ranking 839 623 367 260

Doubles edit

Current after the 2023 US Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R A 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 0 1 Career total: 3
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Year-end ranking 494 210 159

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals edit

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2021 M25+H Plaisir, France World Tennis Tour Hard (indoor)   Alexandre Reco 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Mar 2022 M25 Canberra, Australia World Tennis Tour Clay   Jason Kubler 6–7(3–7), 1-6
Loss 1–2 May 2022 M15 Cairo, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay   Ignacio Monzon 1–6, 1-6
Loss 1–3 Nov 2022 M25 Traralgon, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard   Edward Winter 4–6, 2-6
Win 2–3 Feb 2023 M25 Swan Hill, Australia World Tennis Tour Grass   Philip Sekulic 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–3 May 2024 Guangzhou, China Challenger Hard   Adam Walton 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 19 (11 titles, 8 runner-ups) edit

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–5)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (7–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–7)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2021 M25 Nevers, France World Tennis Tour Hard (indoor)   Blake Ellis   Millen Hurrion
  Ben Jones
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Win 2–0 Oct 2021 M25 Sarreguemines, France World Tennis Tour Hard (indoor)   Blake Ellis   Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine
  Hendrik Jebens
7–6(7–5), 3-6, [10–5]
Loss 2–1 Nov 2021 M25 Saint-Dizier, France World Tennis Tour Hard (indoor)   Blake Ellis   Alexander Donski
  Petros Tsitsipas
4–6, 6–4 [7-10]
Loss 2–2 Nov 2021 M25 Villers-lès-Nancy, France World Tennis Tour Hard (indoor)   Blake Ellis   Alexander Donski
  Petros Tsitsipas
6-7, 2–3 (ret.)
Loss 2–3 Feb 2022 M25 Bendigo, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard   Blake Ellis   Calum Puttergill
  Brandon Walkin
2-6, 3–6
Win 3–3 May 2022 M15 Cairo, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay   Colin Sinclair   David Pichler
  Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
6-1, 7–5
Win 4–3 Oct 2022 M25 Cairns, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard   Blake Ellis   Aaron Addison
  Calum Puttergill
6-4, 6–1
Win 5–3 Oct 2022 Sydney, Australia Challenger Hard   Blake Ellis   Ajeet Rai
  Yuta Shimizu
4–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Loss 5–4 Feb 2023 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard   Luke Saville   Marc Polmans
  Max Purcell
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 6–4 Feb 2023 M25 Burnie, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard   Luke Saville   Calum Puttergill
  Adam Walton
7–5, 6–4
Win 7–4 Feb 2023 M25 Swan Hill, Australia World Tennis Tour Grass   Luke Saville   Blake Bayldon
  Edward Winter
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 8–4 Feb 2023 M25 Swan Hill, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard   Luke Saville   Blake Ellis
  Matthew Christopher Romios
6–3, 6–4
Win 9–4 Jul 2023 Bloomfield Hills, United States Challenger Hard   Adam Walton   Blake Ellis
  Calum Puttergill
7–5, 6–3
Loss 9–5 Jul 2023 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard   Adam Walton   Christian Harrison
  Mikelis Libietis
4–6, 3–6
Loss 9–6 Oct 2023 Playford, Australia Challenger Hard   Blake Ellis   Ryan Seggerman
  Patrik Trhac
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 9–7 Feb 2024 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard   Adam Walton   Alex Bolt
  Luke Saville
7–5, 3–6, [10–12]
Win 10–7 Feb 2024 Pune, India Challenger Hard   Adam Walton   Dan Added

  Chung Yun-seong

7–6(7–4), 7–5
Loss 10–8 Mar 2024 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Clay   Adam Walton   Ryan Seggerman

  Patrik Trhac

7–5, 4–6, [5–10]
Win 11–8 May 2024 Guangzhou, China Challenger Hard   Blake Ellis   Nam Ji-sung

  Patrik Niklas-Salminen

6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tristan Schoolkate Bio". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Draws are now set for the Melbourne Summer Series". Tennis Australia. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Future Stars Ready for World Tour Finals". Tennis Australia. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Schoolkate debuts in Darwin". 24 September 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Aussie's March on in Australian Open 2021 Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ^ Rogers, Leigh (20 September 2021). "Ranking Movers". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Social Round Up". Tennis Australia. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Aussie Men Exit Australian Open Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ^ "RANKING MOVERS: SAVILLE, KOKKINAKIS AND KYRGIOS CONTINUE RESURGENCES". Tennis Australia. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

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