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

Eight rising Australians among Australian Open 2025 wildcard recipients
Ajla Tomljanovic and Daria Saville are among wildcard recipients at Australian Open 2025.
13 December, 2024

Daria Saville, Ajla Tomljanovic and a string of their fast-rising compatriots are among wildcard recipients announced for Australian Open 2025.
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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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