Country (sports) South Africa Career titles 0 Residence Caledon, South Africa Name Nicolaas Scholtz | Prize money $29,295 Role Tennis Player Career record 2–4 | |
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Born 5 February 1991 (age 33)
Caledon, South Africa ( 1991-02-05 ) Plays Right-handed (Double-handed backhand) | ||
Education University of Mississippi | ||
Nicolaas (Nikala) "Nik" Scholtz (born 2 May 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).
Nicolaas recently 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 3-1.
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 is currently studying at the University of Mississippi in the United States.