Nicolaas Scholtz (tennis)

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Nicolaas Scholtz
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Residence Caledon, South Africa
Born (1991-02-05) 5 February 1991 (age 33)
Caledon, South Africa
PlaysRight-handed (Double-handed backhand)
Prize money $92,596
Singles
Career record5–8
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 13 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 320 (8 August 2016)
Current rankingNo. 467 (24 September 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2009)
French Open  Junior2R (2009)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2009)
US Open  Junior1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 11 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 251 (17 July 2017)
Current rankingNo. 1184 (24 September 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2009)
French Open  JuniorQF (2009)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2009)
US Open  Junior1R (2009)
Last updated on: 6 July 2017.

Nicolaas (Nikala) "Nik" Scholtz (born 5 February 1991) is a former professional tennis player from Greyton, South Africa. Nicolaas qualified for the 2011 SA Tennis Open.

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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.

At retirement, Scholtz was 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)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF Futures (13–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (13-7)
Clay (0-0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.16 December 2012South Africa F2, Stellenbosch Hard Flag of France.svg Simon Cauvard 6-3, 6-0
Runner-up2.23 June 2013Turkey F24, TurkeyHard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Takanyi Garanganga 3-6, 5-7
Winner3.8 June 2014South Africa F2, Stellenbosch Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster 6-4, 6-3
Winner4.15 June 2014South Africa F3, Stellenbosch Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Fritz Wolmarans 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up5.20 July 2014Turkey F25, TurkeyHard Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Aldin Šetkić 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up6.7 September 2014Turkey F30, TurkeyHard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster 3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Winner7.14 September 2014Turkey F31, TurkeyHard Flag of France.svg Rémi Boutillier 6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Winner8.6 September 2015Gabon F2, Libreville Hard Flag of Spain.svg Javier Pulgar-Garcia 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Winner9.4 October 2015USA F28, Laguna Niguel Hard Flag of the United States.svg Wil Spencer 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner10.8 November 2015South Africa F1, Stellenbosch Hard Flag of Austria.svg Pascal Brunner 7-6, 7-5
Runner-up11.5 June 2016Turkey F22, Antalya Hard Flag of Germany.svg Marc Sieber 0-6, 1-6
Runner-up12.10 July 2016Zimbabwe F3, Harare Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up13.20 November 2016South Africa F3, Stellenbosch Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Lloyd Harris 5-7, 4-6
Winner14.19 March 2017Egypt F9, Sharm el-Sheikh Hard Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Aldin Šetkić 7–6, 6–3
Winner15.14 May 2017Mexico F3, Córdoba Hard Flag of Ecuador.svg Iván Endara 6-4, 6–3
Winner16.18 June 2017Zimbabwe F1, Harare Hard Flag of Monaco.svg Lucas Catarina 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Winner17.2 July 2017Zimbabwe F3, Harare Hard Flag of France.svg Baptiste Crepatte 6–7, 6–3, 6–6
Winner18.26 November 2017South Africa F1, Stellenbosch Hard Flag of France.svg Leny Mitjana 6-4, 6-4
Winner19.10 December 2017South Africa F3, Stellenbosch Hard Flag of France.svg Leny Mitjana 3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Runner-up20.15 April 2018USA F10, Little Rock Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Karue Sell 5-7, 2-6

Doubles: 24 (12 titles- 12 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1-1)
ITF Futures (11–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (12-12)
Clay (0-0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore in the final
Runner-up1.27 June 2011Spain F22, SpainHard Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan Roelofse Flag of Spain.svg Juan Jose Leal-Gomez
Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rodriguez Manzano
3–6, 6–3, 10–12
Winner2.4 July 2011Spain F23, SpainHard Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan Roelofse Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Borgo
Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Grassi
7-5, 6-3
Winner3.3 June 2013Turkey F22, TurkeyHard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of Turkey.svg Anil Yuksel
Flag of Turkey.svg Abdullah Yilmaz
6-0, 6-4
Winner4.17 June 2013Turkey F24, TurkeyHard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of Russia.svg Anton Manegin
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
7-6(7−1), 6-4
Winner5.2 June 2014South Africa F2, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark Fynn
Flag of South Africa.svg Damon Gooch
6-3, 6-4
Runner-up6.9 June 2014South Africa F3, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan Roelofse
Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Brien
6-7(6−8), 4-6
Runner-up7.7 July 2014Turkey F24, TurkeyHard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Puodziunas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren K. Polkinghorne
6-7(7−9), 6-7(5−7)
Winner8.14 July 2014Turkey F25, TurkeyHard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damian Farinola
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Michnev
6-2, 6-4
Winner9.25 August 2014Turkey F29, TurkeyHard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of Turkey.svg Tuna Altuna
Flag of Turkey.svg Efe Yurtacan
6-4, 6-4
Runner-up10.1 June 2015Mozambique F1, Maputo Hard Flag of the United States.svg Evan Song Flag of Uganda.svg Duncan Mugabe
Flag of Burundi.svg Hassan Ndayishimiye
3-6, 4-6
Winner11.21 June 2015Zimbabwe F1, Harare Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Lloyd Harris Flag of the United States.svg Evan King
Flag of the United States.svg Anderson Reed
7-5, 6-4
Runner-up12.28 June 2015Zimbabwe F2, Harare Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of France.svg Romain Bauvy
Flag of France.svg Ronan Joncour
6-4, 6-7(5−7), 5-10
Winner13.6 September 2015Gabon F2, Libreville Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of Spain.svg Javier Pulgar-Garcia
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Silverman
7-6(7-2), 6-1
Runner-up14.3 July 2016Zimbabwe F2, Harare Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of France.svg Hugo Nys
Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan
4-6, 2-6
Runner-up15.31 July 2016 Lexington Challenger, USAHard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Thompson
2-6, 5-7
Winner16.14 August 2016 Aptos Challenger, USAHard Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster Flag of the United States.svg Mackenzie McDonald
Flag of Japan.svg Ben McLachlan
6–7(5−7), 6–3, 10–8
Runner-up17.6 November 2016South Africa F1, Stellenbosch Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Bega
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Margaroli
5-7, 2-6
Winner18.12 February 2017Egypt F4, Sharm el-Sheikh Hard Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Luetjen Flag of Sweden.svg Markus Eriksson
Flag of Sweden.svg Milos Sekulic
6–2, 2–6, 11–9
Runner-up19.19 February 2017Egypt F5, Sharm el-Sheikh Hard Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Luetjen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Eshmade
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Verbeek
6–3, 3–6, 3–10
Runner-up20.19 March 2017Egypt F9, Sharm el-Sheikh Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Lloyd Harris Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov
Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Smirnov
(W/O)
Winner21.7 May 2017Mexico F2, Villahermosa Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Kevin King Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Farris Fathi Gosea
Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
7-6(7−4), 7-6(7−4)
Runner-up22.21 May 2017Mexico F4, Pachuca Hard Flag of the Philippines.svg Ruben Gonzales Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Sánchez
Flag of Bolivia.svg Federico Zeballos
6–7(3−7), 2–6
Runner-up23.18 June 2017Zimbabwe F1, Harare Hard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark Fynn Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Benjamin Lock
Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
2-6, 3-6
Winner24.25 June 2017Zimbabwe F2, Harare Hard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark Fynn Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Benjamin Lock
Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
3–6, 6–1, 10–7

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