James Watt (tennis)

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James Watt
Country (sports)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 25)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed, two handed backhand
College Saint Mary's College of California
Prize money$68,864
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 569 (8 September 2025)
Current rankingNo. 691 (24 November 2025)
Doubles
Career record0-1
Highest rankingNo. 87 (24 November 2025)
Current rankingNo. 87 (24 November 2025)
Team competitions
Last updated on: 24 November 2025.

James Watt (born 9 June 2000) is a New Zealand tennis player. [1]

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He has a career high singles ranking of No. 569 achieved on 8 September 2025 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 87 achieved on 24 November 2025. [2]

James was educated at Timaru Boys' High School. [3] He attended Saint Mary's College of California in the United States. [4]

Career

In July 2023, playing alongside compatriot Isaac Becroft, he won the men's doubles title at the Caloundra International (M15) event on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. [5]

In September 2024, he lost in the final of the singles at the Darwin Tennis International in Darwin, Australia going three sets against Omar Jasika, a player ranked over 1100 places higher than him in the rankings. [6] In October 2024, he won the doubles $25,000 ITF tournament in Cairns, Australia alongside Matt Hulme. [7] [8]

In January 2025, he was awarded a wildcard into the main draw of the men's doubles at the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland, alongside Marcus Daniell where they were drawn against Roberto Carballes Baena and Luciano Darderi in the first round. [9] In June, playing alongside Finn Reynolds, he won his first doubles Challenger title in Tyler, Texas, defeating Alex Martinez and Adrià Soriano Barrera in the final in straight sets. [10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 8 (8–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–6)
ITF Futures (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2024M25 Cairns, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hulme Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Charlton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Ellis 		6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss1–1 Feb 2025 Brisbane, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hulme Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Charlton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Harper 		6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–12]
Win2–1Feb 2025M25 Burnie, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hulme Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Yu-hsiou
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Tsung-hao 		6–2, 6–4
Win3–1Mar 2025M25 Mildura, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hulme Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Charlton
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ajeet Rai 		6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–1), [13–11]
Loss3–2 Mar 2025 Cuernavaca, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Jody Maginley
Flag of the United States.svg Alfredo Perez 		5–7, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Loss3–3 Apr 2025 Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Jermář
Flag of Serbia.svg Stefan Latinović 		5–7, 3–6
Win4–3 Jun 2025 Tyler, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Martínez
Flag of Colombia.svg Adrià Soriano Barrera 		6–3, 6–1
Win5–3 Jun 2025 Cary, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Harper
Flag of the United States.svg Trey Hilderbrand 		6–3, 6–7(2–7), [10–5]
Win6–3 Jun 2025 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kody Pearson
Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Shimizu 		6–3, 6–4
Loss6–4 Sep 2025 Las Vegas, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Kittay
Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Sheehy 		5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Win7–4 Sep 2025 Tiburon, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Kittay
Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Sheehy		6–2, 6–3
Win8–4 Oct 2025 Jinan, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds Flag of India.svg Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Flag of India.svg Arjun Kadhe 		7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Loss8–5 Oct 2025 Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer 		7–6(7–5), 5–7, [4–10]
Loss8–6 Nov 2025 Matsuyama, JapanChallengerHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Johns 		3–6, 4–6

References

  1. ↑ "First pro tennis win for former Timaru player". Stuff . 11 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "James Watt". ATP. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "First pro tennis win for former Timaru player". Timaru Herald . 11 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "James Watt Repeats as UCSB Champion". smcgaels. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Becroft and Watt win their first pro title". Tennis.Kiwi. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "James Watt pushes player ranked 1100 places higher in final". Tennis.Kiwi. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cashmere, Elmwood to reignite tennis rivalry for interclub opener". Otago Daily Times . 11 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "THE STAGE IS SET FOR THRILLING CAIRNS PRO TOUR FINALS". Tennis.com.au. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "A tennis career ends, but a new chapter begins". Tennis.Kiwi. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Reynolds, Watt claim Challenger title in Texas, reach career-high rankings". Tennis.Kiwi. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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