James Trotman (born 16 February 1979) is a British tennis coach, former professional player, and a junior Grand Slam champion in boys' doubles at both the

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and the

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. He is known for his success in junior Grand Slam doubles and his work with top British talent. Since 2021, he has served as coach to British men’s singles No. 1

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Career

Trotman was born in

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in 1979 and originally played for Sproughton Tennis Club. As a junior he won the

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boys doubles with

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and

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boys doubles with

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. He and Lee also made one main draw appearance in the Men's Wimbledon doubles championship, in 1997. They lost in the first round to

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and Nils Holm, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6. Persistent injuries prevented him from continuing at a senior professional level.

Coaching

After he retired as a player Trotman moved into coaching. Players he has worked with include

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and

. Edmund won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger, the Hong Kong ATP Challenger and qualifiers to gain entrance into two Grand Slams under Trotman. He coached

from 2017, with Norrie reaching a major semifinal, in Wimbledon in 2022, and holding the position of British No. 1 in men's singles from October 2021 to June 2024. Since 2021 Trotman has coached British tennis player

at the National Tennis Centre in

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as part of the LTA's Elite Players support programme. Under Trotman, Draper achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 4, on 9 June 2025, has won three titles on the ATP Tour, including an ATP 1000 event at the

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, and reached a major Grand Slam semifinal at the

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Junior Grand Slam finals

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

References

External links

* Living people 1979 births Australian Open (tennis) junior champions English male tennis players British male tennis players Wimbledon junior champions Tennis players from Suffolk Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles {{England-tennis-bio-stub