Tristan Schoolkate (born 26 February 2001) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 147 and a doubles ranking of No. 120 both achieved on 27 January 2025.[2]
Personal life
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
2019–2021: Beginnings: ATP debut and first ITF titles
In September 2021, Schoolkate won his first ITF singles title in Plaisir, France.[7]
In October 2021, he won his first ITF doubles title.[8]
2022–2025: First Challenger title, Major debut & first wins, top 150
Schoolkate lost in the first qualifying round at the 2022 Australian Open.[9] In April 2022, he achieved a new career-high ranking of No. 504, after reaching the final at the ITF M25 Canberra tournament.[10][2]
Ranked No. 241 at the 2024 Guangzhou International, Schoolkate 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. As a result he reached the top 200 in the rankings at world No. 187 on 6 May 2024.[11][12][2] At the 2024 Winston-Salem Open, he qualified for the main draw, but lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Learner Tien.[13]
Ranked No. 193, for his Grand Slam debut, he received a wildcard for the 2024 US Open and defeated Taro Daniel in five sets, recording his first Major win.[14] He lost to Jakub Menšík in the second round in a match which went to a fifth set tiebreak.[15]
He also received a main draw wildcard for the 2025 Australian Open for his debut at his home Slam and again defeated Taro Daniel, this time in four sets. As a result he reached the top 150 at a new career-high of world No. 146 on 27 January 2025.[16][2][17] He lost in the second round to world No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner also in four sets.[18]
Performance timelines
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.
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