James Trotter (tennis)

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James Trotter
James Trotter (2023 DC Open) 02.jpg
Trotter in 2023
Full nameJames Kent Trotter
Country (sports)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)
Nishinomiya, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
College Ohio State
Prize moneyUS $109,024
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
2 Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 182 (18 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 194 (2 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
6 Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 142 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 153 (2 December 2024)
Last updated on: 6 December 2024.

James Kent Trotter (born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 182 achieved on 18 November 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 142 achieved on 9 September 2024. [1]

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Trotter has won two singles and six ATP Challenger doubles titles.

Professional career

He won the Challenger doubles titles at the 2023 Columbus Challenger with Robert Cash, at the 2024 Cleveland Open with George Goldhoff, and at the 2024 Tyler Tennis Championships with Hans Hach Verdugo. At the same tournament in Tyler, Texas, he also won his first ATP Challenger singles title defeating Brandon Holt in the final.

College career

Trotter played college tennis at Ohio State, [2] where he won the NCAA Division I tennis men's doubles championship in 2023. [3]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jun 2024 Tyler, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Holt 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–1 Sep 2024 Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakagawa 6–7(8–10), 7–5, 6–7(5–7)
Win2–1 Oct 2024 Charlottesville, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Nishesh Basavareddy 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (6–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Sep 2021 Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Lutschaunig Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Kozlov
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky 		5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win1–1 Sep 2023 Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Robert Cash Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi
Flag of Mexico.svg Hans Hach Verdugo 		6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Win2–1 Jan 2024 Cleveland, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg George Goldhoff Flag of the United States.svg William Blumberg
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Lawson 		6–7(0–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Win3–1 Feb 2024 Cherbourg, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg George Goldhoff Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan Nijboer
Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Schell		6–2, 6–3
Win4–1 Apr 2024 Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Shimizu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Aoran
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yi 		7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win5–1 Jun 2024 Tyler, USAChallengerHard Flag of Mexico.svg Hans Hach Verdugo Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Andrade
Flag of Jordan.svg Abdullah Shelbayh 		7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss5–2 Jul 2024 Lexington, USAChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Shimizu Flag of Sweden.svg André Göransson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Verbeek 		4–6, 3–6
Win6–2 Sep 2024 Columbus, USA (2)ChallengerHard (i) Flag of Mexico.svg Hans Hach Verdugo Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Quinn 		6–4, 6–7(6–8), [11–9]

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References

  1. ↑ "James Trotter | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ "James Trotter - 2022-23 - Men's Tennis". Ohio State.
  3. ↑ "Ohio State's Trotter and Lutschaunig win NCAA men's doubles tennis championship". The Columbus Dispatch.
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