James Trotter (tennis)
Trotter in 2023 | |
| Full name | James Kent Trotter |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 July 1999 Nishinomiya, Japan |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Ohio State University |
| Prize money | US $ 243,465 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 170 (21 April 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 285 (1 December 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2025) |
| French Open | Q3 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2025) |
| US Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 6 Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 142 (9 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 832 (1 December 2025) |
| Last updated on: 30 November 2025. | |
James Kent Trotter (born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 170 achieved on 21 April 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 142 achieved on 9 September 2024.[1]
Trotter has won two singles and six ATP Challenger doubles titles.
Professional career
He won the Challenger doubles titles at the 2023 Columbus Challenger with Robert Cash, at the 2024 Cleveland Open and in Cherbourg with George Goldhoff, at the 2024 Tyler Tennis Championships and again in Columbus with Hans Hach Verdugo.[2] At the same tournament in Tyler, Texas, he also won his first ATP Challenger singles title defeating Brandon Holt in the final.[3][4]
College career
Trotter played college tennis at Ohio State,[5] where he won the NCAA Division I tennis men's doubles championship in 2023.[6]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
| Tournament | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||
| Indian Wells Masters | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Masters | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Shanghai Masters | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris Masters | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
|
| 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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| 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
- ^ "James Trotter | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Trotter ATP Challenger Doubles titles". ITF. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Harris returns to Top 100 after Surbiton Challenger triumph; Nagal hits career-high". ATPTour. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Trotter ATP Challenger Singles titles". ITF. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "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.