James Trotter (tennis)

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]

James Trotter
Trotter in 2023
Full nameJames Kent Trotter
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)
Nishinomiya, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeOhio 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.

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

Professional career

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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

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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

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

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2024 Tyler, USA Challenger Hard   Brandon Holt 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 1–1 Sep 2024 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i)   Naoki Nakagawa 6–7(8–10), 7–5, 6–7(5–7)
Win 2–1 Oct 2024 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard (i)   Nishesh Basavareddy 6–3, 6–4

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

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ATP Challenger Tour (6–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2021 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i)   Andrew Lutschaunig   Stefan Kozlov
  Peter Polansky
5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win 1–1 Sep 2023 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i)   Robert Cash   Guido Andreozzi
  Hans Hach Verdugo
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Win 2–1 Jan 2024 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i)   George Goldhoff   William Blumberg
  Alex Lawson
6–7(0–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Win 3–1 Feb 2024 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i)   George Goldhoff   Ryan Nijboer
  Niklas Schell
6–2, 6–3
Win 4–1 Apr 2024 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard   Yuta Shimizu   Wang Aoran
  Zhou Yi
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win 5–1 Jun 2024 Tyler, USA Challenger Hard   Hans Hach Verdugo   Andrés Andrade
  Abdullah Shelbayh
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 5–2 Jul 2024 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard   Yuta Shimizu   André Göransson
  Sem Verbeek
4–6, 3–6
Win 6–2 Sep 2024 Columbus, USA (2) Challenger Hard (i)   Hans Hach Verdugo   Christian Harrison
  Ethan Quinn
6–4, 6–7(6–8), [11–9]

References

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  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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