Tristan Schoolkate (born 26 February 2001) is an Australian professional

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player. Schoolkate made his

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debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open after receiving a wild card into the main draw.

Personal life

Schoolkate began playing tennis at age four and was initially coached by his father, who was a tennis coach at Claremont Lawn Tennis Club. In August 2015, Schoolkate represented Australia at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic.

Career

2019–2020: Career Beginnings

Schoolkate made his ITF Men's World Tennis Tour main draw debut in Darwin in September 2019 and his

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main draw debut in October 2019 in

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2021: ATP debut and first ITF Titles

In January 2021, Schoolkate made the second round of the

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, losing to

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. Schoolkate was awarded a wild card into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he made his ATP tour main draw debut, losing in straight sets to

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. In September 2021, Schoolkate won his first ITF singles title in

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, France. In October 2021, Schoolkate won his first ITF doubles title.

2022

Schoolkate lost in the first round of the

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. In April 2022, Schoolkate achieved a new career-high ranking of 505, after a finals appearance at Canberra.

Performance timelines

''Only main-draw results in ATP Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Davis Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

''Current after the

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Doubles

''Current after the

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ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: (1–3)

Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

References

External links

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