Tristan Schoolkate

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It's great, very happy with the week. Tough final today but happy to come out on top.

Tristan Schoolkate, 3 Feb 2025
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Biography

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
  • Earned his first Challenger singles title in 2024 with a win over Adam Walton in Guangzhou, and made singles semifinals in Burnie, Fairfield and Sydney 
  • Lifted four doubles trophies on the Challenger circuit in 2024 
  • Won a set against world No.1 and eventual champion Jannik Sinner in his Rod Laver Arena debut at Australian Open 2025, becoming the first to do so since October 2024 
  • Won 2025 Challenger titles at Brisbane 1 and Ilkley, and was a finalist in Guangzhou 
  • Made his first ATP quarterfinal in Los Cabos in July 2025 after defeating fifth seed Daniel Altmaier, and made the doubles final with Blake Bayldon 
  • Defeated Joao Fonseca in his Canadian Open main-draw debut in 2025.

Off Court

  • Completed Year 12 studies in 2018.

Statistics

Key statistics

Born26 February 2001
BirthplacePerth, WA
Height183cm
PlaysRight-handed
CoachAndrew Roberts and Gavin Van Peperzeel

Singles titles

  • 2025: Ilkley Challenger, Brisbane Challenger
  • 2024: Guangzhou Challenger

Singles finals

  • 2025: Guangzhou Challenger

Doubles titles

  • 2024: Pune Challenger (w/ Adam Walton), Guangzhou Challenger (w/ Blake Ellis), Charleston Challenger (w/ Luke Saville), Tiburon Challenger (w/ Luke Saville)
  • 2023: Bloomfield Hills Challenger (w/ Adam Walton)
  • 2022: Sydney Challenger (w/ Blake Ellis)

Doubles finals

  • 2025: Los Cabos (w/ Blake Bayldon)
  • 2024: Mexico City Challenger (w/ Adam Walton), Burnie Challenger (w/ Adam Walton)
  • 2023: Playford Challenger (w/ Blake Ellis), Granby Challenger (w/ Adam Walton), Burnie Challenger (w/ Luke Saville)

Year-end singles ranking history

YearWorld ranking
2025100
2024168
2023260
2022404
2021611
2020832
2019866

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