James Kent Trotter (born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 272 achieved on 17 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 145 achieved on 12 August 2024.[1]
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Full name | James Kent Trotter |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Nishinomiya, Japan | 29 July 1999
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
College | Ohio State |
Prize money | $78,772 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 1 Challenger, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 272 (17 June 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 301 (26 August 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 3 Challenger, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 145 (12 August 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 146 (26 August 2024) |
Last updated on: 25 August 2024. |
Trotter has won one singles and three 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.
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: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2024 | Tyler Tennis Championships, USA | Challenger | Hard | Brandon Holt | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles: 4 (4 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2023 | Columbus Challenger, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Robert Cash | Guido Andreozzi Hans Hach |
6–4, 2–6, [10–7] |
Win | 2–0 | Jan 2024 | Cleveland Open, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | George Goldhoff | William Blumberg Alex Lawson |
6–7(0–7), 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 3–0 | Apr 2024 | Shenzhen Luohu Challenger, China | Challenger | Hard | Yuta Shimizu | Wang Aoran Zhou Yi |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 4–0 | Jun 2024 | Tyler Tennis Championships, USA | Challenger | Hard | Hans Hach Verdugo | Andrés Andrade Abdullah Shelbayh |
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
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.