# Nicolaas Scholtz (tennis)

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.
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:
* Australian Open: 1R (2009)
* French Open: 2R (2009)
* Wimbledon: 1R (2009)
* US Open: 1R (2009)
Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:
* Australian Open: 1R (2009)
* French Open: QF (2009)
* Wimbledon: 1R (2009)
* US Open: 1R (2009)

## 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)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 16 December 2012 | South Africa F2, Stellenbosch | Hard | Simon Cauvard | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 June 2013 | Turkey F24, Turkey | Hard | Takanyi Garanganga | 3-6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 3. | 8 June 2014 | South Africa F2, Stellenbosch | Hard | Tucker Vorster | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Winner | 4. | 15 June 2014 | South Africa F3, Stellenbosch | Hard | Fritz Wolmarans | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 20 July 2014 | Turkey F25, Turkey | Hard | Aldin Šetkić | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 7 September 2014 | Turkey F30, Turkey | Hard | Tucker Vorster | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Winner | 7. | 14 September 2014 | Turkey F31, Turkey | Hard | Rémi Boutillier | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 6 September 2015 | Gabon F2, Libreville | Hard | Javier Pulgar-Garcia | 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Winner | 9. | 4 October 2015 | USA F28, Laguna Niguel | Hard | Wil Spencer | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 8 November 2015 | South Africa F1, Stellenbosch | Hard | Pascal Brunner | 7-6, 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 5 June 2016 | Turkey F22, Antalya | Hard | Marc Sieber | 0-6, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 10 July 2016 | Zimbabwe F3, Harare | Hard | Tucker Vorster | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 20 November 2016 | South Africa F3, Stellenbosch | Hard | Lloyd Harris | 5-7, 4-6 |
| Winner | 14. | 19 March 2017 | Egypt F9, Sharm el-Sheikh | Hard | Aldin Šetkić | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 15. | 14 May 2017 | Mexico F3, Córdoba | Hard | Iván Endara | 6-4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 16. | 18 June 2017 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Hard | Lucas Catarina | 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 17. | 2 July 2017 | Zimbabwe F3, Harare | Hard | Baptiste Crepatte | 6–7, 6–3, 6–6 |
| Winner | 18. | 26 November 2017 | South Africa F1, Stellenbosch | Hard | Leny Mitjana | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Winner | 19. | 10 December 2017 | South Africa F3, Stellenbosch | Hard | Leny Mitjana | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 15 April 2018 | USA F10, Little Rock | Hard | 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)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 27 June 2011 | Spain F22, Spain | Hard | Ruan Roelofse | Juan Jose Leal-Gomez Borja Rodriguez Manzano | 3–6, 6–3, 10–12 |
| Winner | 2. | 4 July 2011 | Spain F23, Spain | Hard | Ruan Roelofse | Francesco Borgo Claudio Grassi | 7-5, 6-3 |
| Winner | 3. | 3 June 2013 | Turkey F22, Turkey | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Anil Yuksel Abdullah Yilmaz | 6-0, 6-4 |
| Winner | 4. | 17 June 2013 | Turkey F24, Turkey | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Anton Manegin Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy | 7-6$^{(7−1)}$, 6-4 |
| Winner | 5. | 2 June 2014 | South Africa F2, South Africa | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Mark Fynn Damon Gooch | 6-3, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 9 June 2014 | South Africa F3, South Africa | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Ruan Roelofse Dean O'Brien | 6-7$^{(6−8)}$, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 7 July 2014 | Turkey F24, Turkey | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Scott Puodziunas Darren K. Polkinghorne | 6-7$^{(7−9)}$, 6-7$^{(5−7)}$ |
| Winner | 8. | 14 July 2014 | Turkey F25, Turkey | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Damian Farinola Petr Michnev | 6-2, 6-4 |
| Winner | 9. | 25 August 2014 | Turkey F29, Turkey | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Tuna Altuna Efe Yurtacan | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 1 June 2015 | Mozambique F1, Maputo | Hard | Evan Song | Duncan Mugabe Hassan Ndayishimiye | 3-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 11. | 21 June 2015 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Hard | Lloyd Harris | Evan King Anderson Reed | 7-5, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 28 June 2015 | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Romain Bauvy Ronan Joncour | 6-4, 6-7$^{(5−7)}$, 5-10 |
| Winner | 13. | 6 September 2015 | Gabon F2, Libreville | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Javier Pulgar-Garcia Cameron Silverman | 7-6$^{(7-2)}$, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 3 July 2016 | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Hugo Nys Vishnu Vardhan | 4-6, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 31 July 2016 | Lexington Challenger, USA | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Luke Saville Jordan Thompson | 2-6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 16. | 14 August 2016 | Aptos Challenger, USA | Hard | Tucker Vorster | Mackenzie McDonald Ben McLachlan | 6–7$^{(5−7)}$, 6–3, 10–8 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 6 November 2016 | South Africa F1, Stellenbosch | Hard | Chris Haggard | Alessandro Bega Luca Margaroli | 5-7, 2-6 |
| Winner | 18. | 12 February 2017 | Egypt F4, Sharm el-Sheikh | Hard | Jonas Luetjen | Markus Eriksson Milos Sekulic | 6–2, 2–6, 11–9 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 19 February 2017 | Egypt F5, Sharm el-Sheikh | Hard | Jonas Luetjen | Nathan Eshmade Sem Verbeek | 6–3, 3–6, 3–10 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 19 March 2017 | Egypt F9, Sharm el-Sheikh | Hard | Lloyd Harris | Denys Molchanov Artem Smirnov | (W/O) |
| Winner | 21. | 7 May 2017 | Mexico F2, Villahermosa | Hard (i) | Kevin King | Farris Fathi Gosea Nathaniel Lammons | 7-6$^{(7−4)}$, 7-6$^{(7−4)}$ |
| Runner-up | 22. | 21 May 2017 | Mexico F4, Pachuca | Hard | Ruben Gonzales | Manuel Sánchez Federico Zeballos | 6–7$^{(3−7)}$, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 18 June 2017 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Hard | Mark Fynn | Benjamin Lock Nathaniel Lammons | 2-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 24. | 25 June 2017 | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Hard | Mark Fynn | Benjamin Lock Nathaniel Lammons | 3–6, 6–1, 10–7 |