PLAYER PROFILE

Nikolas Baker

  • Age14
  • Born10 October 2009
  • Birth PlaceMelbourne, VIC
  • LivesMelbourne, VIC
  • Height165 cm
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachPaul Mick

On Court

  • Started playing at age four at the Norris Bank Tennis Club
  • Claimed the singles and doubles titles at the 2022 12/U National Claycourt Championships
  • Says competing is the best part of playing tennis
  • Looks up to Carlos Alcaraz for his mentality and work ethic

Off Court

  • Enjoys playing PlayStation and scootering in his spare time
  • Father, Greg, is a tennis coach and mother, Katrin, an assistant store manager
  • Favourite movie Star Wars

Nikolas Baker in the news

Champions crowned at 2023 Australian Junior Hardcourt Championships
Singles champions Pauline Ma, Jennifer Ott, Jeffrey Strydom and Raphael Savelli at the 2023 Australian Junior Hardcourt Championships. Picture: Tennis SA
9 October, 2023

Pauline Ma, Jennifer Ott, Jeffrey Strydom and Raphael Savelli have been crowned the singles champions at the 2023 Australian Junior Hardcourt Championships in Adelaide.
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Coaches undergo “eye-opening” education at Talent Combine
An off-court session at the Tennis Australia Talent Combine in Brisbane. Picture: Tennis Australia
27 September, 2023

Coach education has also been a focus at the inaugural Tennis Australia Talent Combine in Brisbane.
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Inaugural Tennis Australia Talent Combine begins in Brisbane
Koharu Nishikawa at the Tennis Australia Talent Combine in Brisbane. Picture: Tennis Australia
25 September, 2023

Sixteen of the nation's most promising junior athletes are attending the inaugural Tennis Australia Talent Combine.
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Top junior tennis players to represent Australia in Malaysia
Cooper Kose. Picture: Tennis Australia
17 March, 2023

The Australian teams have been named for the World Junior Tennis Finals Asia-Oceania qualifying events.
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