Nicolaas Scholtz (tennis)
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Residence | Caledon, South Africa |
Born | Caledon, South Africa | 5 February 1991
Plays | Right-handed (Double-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $92,596 |
Singles | |
Career record | 5–8 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 13 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 320 (8 August 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 467 (24 September 2018) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 1R (2009) |
French Open Junior | 2R (2009) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2009) |
US Open Junior | 1R (2009) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–2 |
Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 11 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 251 (17 July 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 1184 (24 September 2018) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 1R (2009) |
French Open Junior | QF (2009) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2009) |
US Open Junior | 1R (2009) |
Last updated on: 6 July 2017. |
Nicolaas (Nikala) "Nik" Scholtz (born 5 February 1991) is a professional tennis player from Greyton, South Africa. Nicolaas qualified for the 2011 SA Tennis Open.
Scholtz is the son of Calla Scholtz, a former rugby player who represented Western Province in South Africa's domestic competition, the Currie Cup, from 1982 to 1989 (a total of 116 matches).
In 2012, Nicolaas represented South Africa in their Davis Cup play-off against Canada for a spot in the much esteemed World Group. He faced world number fifteen, Milos Raonic, in his first and only match, losing 5–7, 4–6, 5–7. South Africa lost the tie 4–1. In total he played seven ties for South Africa, producing a 5–7 singles record.
After spending his childhood in Greyton, a small town in the Boland, Western Cape, Nicolaas' family moved to Caledon and he attended Paarl Boys High School. He completed his studies at the University of Mississippi in the United States in 2015, earning four All-American colours four times. He is currently playing on the ITF Futures tour.
Scholtz has represented South Africa at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 5–8.
Scholtz is currently South Africa's third ranked tennis player behind Kevin Anderson and Lloyd Harris.
Tennis Career Highlights
Juniors
In March 2008, Scholtz won his first ITF junior singles title at the G2 in Gaborone, Botswana.
As a junior, Scholtz reached a Career High Combined ranking of 22 in the International Tennis Federation's world junior ranking.
As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 67–27.
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 20 (13 titles-7 runner-ups)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 16 December 2012 | South Africa F2, Stellenbosch | Hard | ![]() |
6-3, 6-0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 23 June 2013 | Turkey F24, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
3-6, 5-7 |
Winner | 3. | 8 June 2014 | South Africa F2, Stellenbosch | Hard | ![]() |
6-4, 6-3 |
Winner | 4. | 15 June 2014 | South Africa F3, Stellenbosch | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 20 July 2014 | Turkey F25, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 7 September 2014 | Turkey F30, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Winner | 7. | 14 September 2014 | Turkey F31, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 8. | 6 September 2015 | Gabon F2, Libreville | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
Winner | 9. | 4 October 2015 | USA F28, Laguna Niguel | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 8 November 2015 | South Africa F1, Stellenbosch | Hard | ![]() |
7-6, 7-5 |
Runner-up | 11. | 5 June 2016 | Turkey F22, Antalya | Hard | ![]() |
0-6, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 10 July 2016 | Zimbabwe F3, Harare | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 13. | 20 November 2016 | South Africa F3, Stellenbosch | Hard | ![]() |
5-7, 4-6 |
Winner | 14. | 19 March 2017 | Egypt F9, Sharm el-Sheikh | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 15. | 14 May 2017 | Mexico F3, Córdoba | Hard | ![]() |
6-4, 6–3 |
Winner | 16. | 18 June 2017 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 17. | 2 July 2017 | Zimbabwe F3, Harare | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 6–3, 6–6 |
Winner | 18. | 26 November 2017 | South Africa F1, Stellenbosch | Hard | ![]() |
6-4, 6-4 |
Winner | 19. | 10 December 2017 | South Africa F3, Stellenbosch | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 15 April 2018 | USA F10, Little Rock | Hard | ![]() |
5-7, 2-6 |
Doubles: 24 (12 titles- 12 runner-ups)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 27 June 2011 | Spain F22, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 10–12 |
Winner | 2. | 4 July 2011 | Spain F23, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-3 |
Winner | 3. | 3 June 2013 | Turkey F22, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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6-0, 6-4 |
Winner | 4. | 17 June 2013 | Turkey F24, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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7-6(7−1), 6-4 |
Winner | 5. | 2 June 2014 | South Africa F2, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 June 2014 | South Africa F3, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6-7(6−8), 4-6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 7 July 2014 | Turkey F24, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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6-7(7−9), 6-7(5−7) |
Winner | 8. | 14 July 2014 | Turkey F25, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-4 |
Winner | 9. | 25 August 2014 | Turkey F29, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-4 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1 June 2015 | Mozambique F1, Maputo | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 11. | 21 June 2015 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 28 June 2015 | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-7(5−7), 5-10 |
Winner | 13. | 6 September 2015 | Gabon F2, Libreville | Hard | ![]() |
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7-6(7-2), 6-1 |
Runner-up | 14. | 3 July 2016 | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 31 July 2016 | Lexington Challenger, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 5-7 |
Winner | 16. | 14 August 2016 | Aptos Challenger, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5−7), 6–3, 10–8 |
Runner-up | 17. | 6 November 2016 | South Africa F1, Stellenbosch | Hard | ![]() |
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5-7, 2-6 |
Winner | 18. | 12 February 2017 | Egypt F4, Sharm el-Sheikh | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 11–9 |
Runner-up | 19. | 19 February 2017 | Egypt F5, Sharm el-Sheikh | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 3–10 |
Runner-up | 20. | 19 March 2017 | Egypt F9, Sharm el-Sheikh | Hard | ![]() |
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Winner | 21. | 7 May 2017 | Mexico F2, Villahermosa | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7-6(7−4), 7-6(7−4) |
Runner-up | 22. | 21 May 2017 | Mexico F4, Pachuca | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3−7), 2–6 |
Runner-up | 23. | 18 June 2017 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 3-6 |
Winner | 24. | 25 June 2017 | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, 10–7 |
References
- "Nikala Scholtz". ATP World Tour Inc. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- http://www.supersport.com