PLAYER PROFILE

Tristan Schoolkate

315
ATP
RANKING
  • Age23
  • Born26 February 2001
  • Birth PlacePerth, WA
  • LivesPerth, WA
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachAndrew Roberts
“It obviously sucks to go down today, but I'm very happy with my efforts and proud of how far I came, and how hard I tried.”

— Tristan Schoolkate, 30 Aug 2024

» Schoolkate buoyed by career-best Slam run

On court

  • began playing tennis at age four
  • initially coached by his father, who was a tennis coach at Claremont Lawn Tennis Club
  • grew up playing on grass, which he considers his favourite surface
  • represented Australia at the World Junior Tennis finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic
  • later in 2015, reached the final of the 14/u Australian Championships at Melbourne Park
  • in December 2018, won the Australian Championships 18/u doubles title with Dane Sweeny
  • was a hitting partner at the Hopman Cup; in 2019 he practised with Alexander Zverev and Lucas Pouille
  • won his first match at a junior Grand Slam event en route to the third round of the Wimbledon boys’ singles
  • cracked the top 40 in the world ITF junior rankings in 2019
  • often trains with Australian doubles Grand Slam champion John Peers when the two players are back in Perth

Off court

  • completed Year 12 studies in 2018

Year-end singles rankings

2023 260
2022 404
2021 611
2020 832
2019 866

Tristan Schoolkate in the news

Ranking movers: Doubles success sees Perez and Peers rise
Ellen Perez (Getty Images)
12 November, 2024

A semifinals appearance at the WTA Finals has seen Ellen Perez rise two spots closer to the WTA doubles top 10.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Peers prevails in Belgrade doubles final
John Peers and Jamie Murray in action. Photo: Getty Images
11 November, 2024

John Peers has ended his 2024 season on a high note after he and British doubles partner Jamie Murray captured their second title in three weeks together.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Peers wins again in reunion with Murray
Jamie Murray and John Peers with the trophy after winning the 2024 ATP 500 Basel title. Photo: Swiss Indoors Basel
28 October, 2024

John Peers’s reunion with a former doubles partner paid off in Basel, while Alex de Minaur made an encouraging run to a semifinal in Vienna.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Duckworth back in the winner’s circle in China
James Duckworth in action. Photo: Getty Images
14 October, 2024

A match-point saving feat drove James Duckworth to his 15th ATP Challenger trophy in Hangzhou, while Omar Jasika and Destanee Aiava defended titles in Cairns.
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