James Trotter vs Karl PolingPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James Trotter and Karl Poling have met 1 time since 2026; Karl Poling leads 1–0. Across all meetings Trotter has taken 0 sets to Poling's 2. Their most recent meeting: Karl Poling won at M25 Wichita (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Trotter | Poling | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James Trotter | Karl Poling | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 47% | 9/19 | 56% | 19/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 55% | 11/20 | 35% | 11/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 54% | 21/39 | 40% | 26/65 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 30% | 8/27 | 42% | 10/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 7/10 | 61% | 22/36 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 11/25 | 43% | 12/28 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 14/18 | 84% | 26/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 9/18 | 61% | 19/31 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Trotter 0, Poling 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Trotter
🤖 Servebot
Poling
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 321 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward James Trotter.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 9, 2026
M25 Wichita
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Trotter | Poling | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | James Trotter | Karl Poling | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 2/2 | 69% | 11/16 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 1/2 | 31% | 5/16 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 1/2 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Trotter | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | 14–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.44 | 2.35 |
| ROI % | -74.6% | +71.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.73u | +13.50u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Trotter | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | USA → JAM |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Trotter has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Poling's 33%).
| Opponent | Trotter | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Thomas George | W 06 76 64 | L 57 76 26 |
| Quinn Vandecasteele | L 76 67 36 | W 76 64 |
| William Grant | W 76 61 | L 16 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Benjamin Thomas George
Granby challenger
Jul 13
Quinn Vandecasteele
Newport challenger
Jul 7
Ozan Baris
Cary challenger
Jun 29
Ronit Karki
Cary challenger
Jun 28
Ilyas Milad Fahim
Futures 2026
Jun 17
Ilyas Milad Fahim
M25 Tulsa · 1st Round
Jun 17
Karl Poling
M25 Wichita · 1st Round
Jun 9
Adam Walton
Busan Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 15
Thomas Fancutt
Kingston 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 25
Luis Carlos Alvarez Valdes
M25 East Lansing · Final
Aug 16
Nikita Filin
M25 East Lansing · Semifinals
Aug 15
Axel Nefve
M25 East Lansing · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Thomas Fancutt
M25 East Lansing · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Jesse Flores
M25 East Lansing · 1st Round
Aug 12
Kenta Miyoshi
Granby challenger
Jul 13
Matt Kuhar
Granby challenger
Jul 12
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–65 matches
| Metric | Trotter | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 52% |
| Sets won | 49% | 51% |
| Games won | 50% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Trotter | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Trotter | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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