James Trotter vs Li TuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James Trotter and Li Tu have met 2 times since 2024; Li Tu leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Lexington Challenger in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Tu leads 2–0. Tu has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Trotter has taken 0 sets to Tu's 4. Their most recent meeting: Li Tu won at Columbus Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Trotter | Tu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James Trotter | Li Tu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 62% | 13/21 | 71% | 15/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 53% | 10/19 | 22% | 4/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 18/40 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 22% | 5/23 | 52% | 13/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 86% | 6/7 | 15% | 2/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 10/23 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 16/20 | 80% | 16/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 13/20 | 75% | 15/20 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Trotter 0, Tu 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Trotter
🤖 Servebot
Tu
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both James Trotter and Li Tu are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 6,464 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 28, 2026
Columbus Challenger
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1, 2024
Lexington Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Trotter | Tu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | James Trotter | Li Tu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 9/9 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 9/9 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 5 or more | 67% | 6/9 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 10 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/5 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Trotter | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–1 | 2–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.96 | 1.88 |
| ROI % | +61.7% | -44.6% |
| Units P/L | +3.08u | -2.67u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Trotter | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 4 |
| Distance | 7,954 mi · 12,800 km | 1,953 mi · 3,143 km |
| Route | CHN → USA | USA |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Across 5 shared opponents, both Trotter and Tu posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Trotter | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Ziyu Liu | W 61 60 | W 60 62 |
| Quinn Vandecasteele | L 76 67 36 | L 36 26 |
| Hayato Matsuoka | W 63 64 | W 63 76 |
| Charles Broom | W 64 16 76 | W 63 16 76 |
| Hiroki Moriya | L 67 46 | L 61 46 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Stefan Kozlov
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Li Tu
Columbus Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Alexander Ikenna Okonkwo
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
Guangzhou Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Federico Cina
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 16
Thomas Fancutt
Guangzhou Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Ziyu Liu
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
Zhangjiagang Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 4
Abedallah Shelbayh
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
James Kent Trotter
Columbus Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Nicolas Oliveira
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Alafia Ayeni
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Roger Pascual Ferra
Tiburon Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Quinn Vandecasteele
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Lorenzo Carboni
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Lukas Neumayer
Vicenza Challenger · 1st Round
May 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–40 matches
| Metric | Trotter | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 54% |
| Sets won | 53% | 52% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Trotter | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Trotter | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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