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Tristan Schoolkate (born 26 February 2001) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 167 achieved on 9 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 139 achieved on 6 May 2024.

Tristan Schoolkate
Schoolkate at the 2024 Washington Open
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$ 503,590
Singles
Career record1–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 167 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 169 (7 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record2–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 139 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 146 (7 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022)
Last updated on: 19 September 2024.

Personal life

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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.[2]

Career

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2019–2020: Career beginnings

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Schoolkate made his ITF Men's World Tennis Tour main draw debut in Darwin in September 2019[3] and his ATP Challenger Tour main draw debut in October 2019 in Traralgon.

2021: ATP debut and first ITF Titles

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In January 2021, Schoolkate made the second round of the 2021 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying, losing to Bernard Tomic.[4]

He made his ATP Tour debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open after receiving a wildcard into the main draw.[5] He lost 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]

2022–2024: First Challenger titles, Major debut & first win, top 175

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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 at the ITF M25 Canberra tournament.[9]

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

At the 2024 Guangzhou International Challenger he defeated compatriot and third seed Adam Walton to lift his first Challenger singles trophy. At the same tournament he won the doubles title with Blake Ellis.[10] As a result he reached the top 200 in the rankings at world No. 187 on 6 May 2024.

At the 2024 Winston-Salem Open, he qualified for the main draw but lost to fellow qualifier Learner Tien.

Ranked No. 195, for his Grand Slam debut, he received a wildcard for the 2024 US Open and defeated Taro Daniel, recording his first Major win.[11]

Performance timelines

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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

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Current after the 2024 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 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon NH A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 0 0 1 Career total: 2
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Year-end ranking 839 623 367 260

Doubles

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Current after the 2024 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 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 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

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

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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) France  Alexandre Reco 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Mar 2022 M25 Canberra, Australia World Tennis Tour Clay Australia  Jason Kubler 6–7(3–7), 1-6
Loss 1–2 May 2022 M15 Cairo, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina  Ignacio Monzon 1–6, 1-6
Loss 1–3 Nov 2022 M25 Traralgon, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard Australia  Edward Winter 4–6, 2-6
Win 2–3 Feb 2023 M25 Swan Hill, Australia World Tennis Tour Grass Australia  Philip Sekulic 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–3 May 2024 Guangzhou, China Challenger Hard Australia  Adam Walton 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 21 (13 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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

South Korea  Chung Yun-seong

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

United States  Patrik Trhac

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

Finland  Patrik Niklas-Salminen

6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–4]
Win 12–8 Sep 2024 Charleston, United States Challenger Hard Australia  Luke Saville Australia  Calum Puttergill
Australia  Dane Sweeny
6–7(3–7), 6–1, [10–3]
Win 13–8 Sep 2024 Tiburon, United States Challenger Hard Australia  Luke Saville United States  Patrick Kypson
United States  Eliot Spizzirri
6–4, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tristan Schoolkate Bio". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Future Stars Ready for World Tour Finals". Tennis Australia. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Schoolkate debuts in Darwin". 24 September 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Aussie's March on in Australian Open 2021 Qualifying". Tennis Australia. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Draws are now set for the Melbourne Summer Series". Tennis Australia. 30 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.
  10. ^ "Schoolkate Soars to Guangzhou Challenger Title". 5 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Wildcard Tristan Schoolkate achieves major breakthrough at US Open 2024". 28 August 2024.
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