James Watt (born 9 June 2000) is a New Zealand tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 569 achieved on 8 September 2025, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 77 achieved on 14 September 2026.
James was educated at Timaru Boys' High School. He attended Saint Mary's College of California in the United States.
Career In July 2023, playing alongside compatriot Isaac Becroft, he won the men's doubles title at the Caloundra International (M15) event on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
In September 2024, he lost in the final of the singles at the Darwin Tennis International in Darwin, Australia going three sets against Omar Jasika, a player ranked over 1100 places higher than him in the rankings. In October 2024, he won the doubles $25,000 ITF tournament in Cairns, Australia alongside Matt Hulme.
In January 2025, he was awarded a wildcard into the main draw of the men's doubles at the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland, alongside Marcus Daniell where they were drawn against Roberto Carballes Baena and Luciano Darderi in the first round. In June, playing alongside Finn Reynolds, he won his first doubles Challenger title in Tyler, Texas, defeating Alex Martinez and Adrià Soriano Barrera in the final in straight sets. Alongside Reynolds, Watt made his Grand Slam debut in the men's doubles at the 2026 French Open.
ATP Tour finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
LegendGrand Slam (0–0)ATP 1000 (0–0)ATP 500 (0–0)ATP 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Los Cabos Open,MexicoATP 250Hard Finn Reynolds Ryan Seggerman Patrik Trhac6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runners-up) LegendATP Challenger Tour (7–7)ITF Futures (3–0)Finals by surfaceHard (9–7)Clay (0–0)Grass (1–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0M25 Cairns, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Matt Hulme Joshua Charlton Blake Ellis6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]Loss1–1Brisbane, AustraliaChallengerHard Matt Hulme Joshua Charlton Patrick Harper6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–12]Win2–1M25 Burnie, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Matt Hulme Hsu Yu-hsiou Huang Tsung-hao6–2, 6–4Win3–1M25 Mildura, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Matt Hulme Joshua Charlton Ajeet Rai6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–1), [13–11]Loss3–2Cuernavaca, MexicoChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Jody Maginley Alfredo Perez5–7, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]Loss3–3Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Jan Jermář Stefan Latinović5–7, 3–6Win4–3Tyler, United StatesChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Àlex Martínez Adrià Soriano Barrera6–3, 6–1Win5–3Cary, United StatesChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Patrick Harper Trey Hilderbrand6–3, 6–7(2–7), [10–5]Win6–3Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Kody Pearson Yuta Shimizu6–3, 6–4Loss6–4Las Vegas, United StatesChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Benjamin Kittay Joshua Sheehy5–7, 6–7(2–7)Win7–4Tiburon, United StatesChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Benjamin Kittay Joshua Sheehy6–2, 6–3Win8–4Jinan, ChinaChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Arjun Kadhe7–5, 7–6(7–1)Loss8–5Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Nathaniel Lammons Jean-Julien Rojer7–6(7–5), 5–7, [4–10]Loss8–6Matsuyama, JapanChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Marc-Andrea Hüsler Garrett Johns3–6, 4–6Loss8–7Jun 2026Cary, United StatesChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Nam Ji-sung Patrik Niklas-Salminen7–5, 5–7, [8–10]Win9–7Jul 2026Newport, United StatesChallengerGrass Finn Reynolds Fernando Romboli John-Patrick Smith6–1, 6–7(2–7), [10–6]Win10–7Jul 2026Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Finn Reynolds Guillaume Dalmasso Matt Kuhar6–3, 6–4
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