James Trotman
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James Trotman is a British tennis player who retired early from tennis due to ongoing injuries.
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.)
Since retiring as a player Trotman has moved into coaching. Among the people he has worked with are Anne Keothavong
and Naomi Cavaday
.
Trotman was born in Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
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
1995 Wimbledon Championships
The 1995 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...
boys doubles with Martin Lee and 1997 Australian Open
1997 Australian Open
The 1997 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 85th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 13 through 26 January 1997.-Men's Singles:...
boys doubles with David Sherwood
David Sherwood
David Sherwood is a British tennis player.Sherwood is from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. In March 2005 he played with Andrew Murray in the Davis Cup, beating the Israeli doubles team....
. 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
Henrik Holm
Henrik Holm is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander won five doubles titles during his career. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 5 July 1993, when he became the number 17 of the world.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:*...
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.)
Since retiring as a player Trotman has moved into coaching. Among the people he has worked with are Anne Keothavong
Anne Keothavong
Anne Viensouk Keothavong is a British professional tennis player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however she is the current British number 2, behind Elena Baltacha and is ranked 71st in the world...
and Naomi Cavaday
Naomi Cavaday
Naomi Kathleen Cavaday is an English former tennis player from Sidcup, Kent. She retired in April 2011 to take up a coaching role with the Lawn Tennis Association. At the time of her retirement she was the British No.6, with a world ranking of No. 231. Her career high ranking was No. 174,...
.