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James Trotman

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James Trotman
Full nameJames Trotman
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
Born (1979-02-16) 16 February 1979 (age 45)
Ipswich, England
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$4,563
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 810 (3 May 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1997)
Last updated on: 16 October 2021.

James Trotman (born 16 February 1979) is a British tennis coach and former tennis player who retired early due to ongoing injuries.

Career

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Trotman was born in Ipswich in 1979 and originally played tennis at his local club, Sproughton Tennis Club.

As a junior player he was world-class and won 1995 Wimbledon Championships boys doubles with Martin Lee and 1997 Australian Open boys doubles with David Sherwood. He and Lee did also make one main draw appearance in the Senior Wimbledon doubles championship, in 1997. They lost in the first round to Henrik Holm and Nils Holm, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6.

Persistent injuries prevented him from making an impact at senior professional level. His career-high ATP doubles ranking was World No. 810. (He never earned any singles ranking points.)

Coaching

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After he retired as a player Trotman moved into coaching. Among the people he has worked with are Anne Keothavong, Kyle Edmund and Naomi Cavaday. Kyle Edmund won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger in Binghamton, US, the Hong Kong ATP Challenger and qualifiers to gain entrance into 2 Grand Slams under Trotman.[1]

He is currently coaching Jack Draper.[2]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1995 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom Martin Lee Mexico Alejandro Hernandez
Argentina Mariano Puerta
7–6, 6–4
Loss 1996 Australian Open Hard United Kingdom Martin Lee Canada Jocelyn Robichaud
Italy Daniele Bracciali
2–6, 4–6
Win 1997 Australian Open Hard United Kingdom David Sherwood South Africa Jaco Van Der Westhuizen
South Africa Wesley Whitehouse
7–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Kyle Edmund | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. ^ "Jack Draper's coach James Trotman reflects on 'phenomenal' start to year on Challenger tour and improvements".
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