PLAYER PROFILE

Tristan Schoolkate

315
ATP
RANKING
  • Age23
  • Born26 February 2001
  • Birth PlacePerth, WA
  • LivesPerth, WA
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachAndrew Roberts
“If you go down two sets to love it's a long way back. For me to snag that set and play probably one of the better tiebreaks I've played was really helpful, and sort of got me on a roll.”

— Tristan Schoolkate, 9 Dec 2019

» AO Play-off: Schoolkate stuns Harris in five

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

Aussie weekly wrap: Jones heads multiple Wimbledon finalists
Emerson Jones in action at Wimbledon 2024. Picture: Getty Images
15 July, 2024

Teenager Emerson Jones and doubles combination Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson fought for trophies at SW19 amid a string of Australian highlights.
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Australian men accomplish 42-year rankings first
Alex de Minaur at Wimbledon 2024. Picture: Getty Images
15 July, 2024

There are 10 Australians inside the world's top 100 in the ATP Tour singles rankings for the first time since January 1982.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Resurgent Fourlis among multiple title winners
Jaimee Fourlis in action. Picture: Tennis Australia
8 July, 2024

Jaimee Fourlis returned to form with an impressive title-winning run in singles at an ITF tournament in the Netherlands this week.
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Bolt makes the most of late call-up into Wimbledon 2024 qualifying draw
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Alex Bolt of Australia stretches to plays a backhand in his Men's Singles First Round match against Filip Krajinovic of Serbia during Day Two of The Championships - Wimbledon 2021 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
25 June, 2024

Alex Bolt charges into the second round after sneaking into the Wimbledon 2024 men's qualifying singles draw as an alternate.
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