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James Trotter (tennis)

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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 $90,304
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
1 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 251 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 251 (21 October 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. 144 (30 September 2024)
Last updated on: 26 October 2024.

James Kent Trotter (born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 251 achieved on 21 October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 142 achieved on 9 September 2024.[1]

Trotter has won one 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: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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

Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (6–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2023 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Robert Cash Argentina Guido Andreozzi
Mexico Hans Hach Verdugo
6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jan 2024 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States George Goldhoff United States William Blumberg
United States Alex Lawson
6–7(0–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Win 3–0 Feb 2024 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i) United States George Goldhoff Netherlands Ryan Nijboer
Germany Niklas Schell
6–2, 6–3
Win 4–0 Apr 2024 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard Japan Yuta Shimizu China Wang Aoran
China Zhou Yi
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win 5–0 Jun 2024 Tyler, USA Challenger Hard Mexico Hans Hach Verdugo Ecuador Andrés Andrade
Jordan Abdullah Shelbayh
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 5–1 Jul 2024 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard Japan Yuta Shimizu Sweden André Göransson
Netherlands Sem Verbeek
4–6, 3–6
Win 6–1 Sep 2024 Columbus, USA (2) Challenger Hard (i) Mexico Hans Hach Verdugo United States Christian Harrison
United States 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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