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]
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| Full name | James Kent Trotter |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
| Born | 29 July 1999 Nishinomiya, Japan |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| College | Ohio State |
| Prize money | US $90,304 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 251 (21 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 251 (21 October 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 6 Challengers |
| Highest ranking | No. 142 (9 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 144 (30 September 2024) |
| Last updated on: 26 October 2024. | |
Trotter has won one singles and six ATP Challenger doubles titles.
Professional career
editHe 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
editTrotter 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
editSingles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2024 | Tyler, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Brandon Holt
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6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2024 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Naoki Nakagawa
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6–7(8–10), 7–5, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2024 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Nishesh Basavareddy
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6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2021 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Andrew Lutschaunig
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Stefan Kozlov Peter Polansky
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5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2023 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Robert Cash
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 Guido Andreozzi Hans Hach Verdugo
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6–4, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2024 | Cleveland, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | George Goldhoff
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William Blumberg Alex Lawson
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6–7(0–7), 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2024 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | George Goldhoff
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 Ryan Nijboer Niklas Schell
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2024 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Yuta Shimizu
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 Wang Aoran Zhou Yi
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2024 | Tyler, USA | Challenger | Hard | Hans Hach Verdugo
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 Andrés Andrade Abdullah Shelbayh
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7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jul 2024 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | Yuta Shimizu
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 André Göransson Sem Verbeek
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Sep 2024 | Columbus, USA (2) | Challenger | Hard (i) | Hans Hach Verdugo
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Christian Harrison Ethan Quinn
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6–4, 6–7(6–8), [11–9] |
References
edit- ^ "James Trotter | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "James Trotter - 2022-23 - Men's Tennis". Ohio State.
- ^ "Ohio State's Trotter and Lutschaunig win NCAA men's doubles tennis championship". The Columbus Dispatch.
External links
edit- James Trotter at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- James Trotter at the International Tennis Federation
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