Sho Shimabukuro

Japanese tennis player (born 1997)

Sho Shimabukuro

Shimabukuro at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships

Country (sports)|  Japan
Born|  (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 27)
Gifu, Japan
Height| 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays| Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money| US $528,101
Singles
Career record| 4–8
Career titles| 0
Highest ranking| No. 135 (2 October 2023)
Current ranking| No. 191 (2 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open| Q1 (2024)
French Open| Q1 (2024)
Wimbledon| 1R (2023)
US Open| 1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record| 2–1
Career titles| 0
Highest ranking| No. 376 (16 September 2024)
Current ranking| No. 714 (2 December 2024)
Last updated on: 6 December 2024.

Sho Shimabukuro (島袋 将, Shimabukuro Shō, born 30 July 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Shimabukuro has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 135 achieved on 2 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 376 achieved on 16 September 2024.[1]

Shimabukuro represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.[2]

## Career

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### 2023: Maiden Challenger title, Major and top 150 debuts

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Following his first two career Challengers titles, one in January[3] and in May, he reached the top 200 at world No. 178 on 22 May 2023.

In June, he defeated Liam Broady in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals of the 2023 Nottingham Open. As a result, he reached a new career ranking of No. 172 on 19 June 2023. In the next grass Challenger, the 2023 Ilkley Trophy he reached also the quarterfinals as a lucky loser but retired against Arthur Cazaux. He climbed another 10 positions to world No. 162, one week later, on 26 June 2023.

He made his Grand Slam debut after qualifying for the main draw of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships where he lost to 21st seed Grigor Dimitrov.[4][5]

He entered the tournament in Washington as a lucky loser and won his first career ATP tour level match defeating Lloyd Harris but lost to Christopher Eubanks.[6]

He also qualified for the main draw on his debut at the US Open.[7] He qualified for the 2023 Astana Open and defeated Roberto Carballés Baena, his second career ATP tour win.[8] He received a wildcard for the ATP 500 Japan Open.

## Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key  W |  F | SF  | QF  | #R  | RR | Q#  | P#  | DNQ  | A  | Z#  | PO  | G | S  | B  | NMS  | NTI  | P  | NH

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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2024 French Open qualifying.

### Singles

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Tournament  | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win %

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Australian Open | A  | Q1 | 0 / 0  | 0–0  |  –
French Open | A  | Q1 | 0 / 0  | 0–0  |  –
Wimbledon | 1R | Q3 | 0 / 1  | 0–1  | 0%
US Open | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1  | 0–1  | 0%
Win–loss  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0 / 2  | 0–2  | 0%

## ATP Challenger Tour finals

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### Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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| Legend

ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
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Hard (2–3)
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Result  | W–L  |  Date | Tournament  | Tier  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

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Win  | 1–0 | Jan 2023 | Nonthaburi III, Thailand  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Arthur Cazaux | 6–2, 7–5
Win  | 2–0 | May 2023 | Tunis, Tunisia  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Geoffrey Blancaneaux | 6–4, 6–4
Loss  | 2–1 | Nov 2023 | Kobe, Japan  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Duje Ajduković | 4–6, 2–6
Loss  | 2–2 | Jul 2024 | Winnipeg, Canada  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Benjamin Bonzi | 7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win  | 3–2 | Sep 2024 | Shanghai, China  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Hsu Yu-hsiou | 6–4, 6–4
Loss  | 3–3 | Sep 2024 | Guangzhou, China  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Christopher O'Connell | 6–1, 5–7, 6–7 (5–7)

## ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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### Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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| Legend

ITF WTT (3–3)
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Result  | W–L  |  Date | Tournament  | Tier  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

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Loss  | 0–1 | Mar 2019 | M15 Kofu, Japan  | WTT  | Hard  |  Jumpei Yamasaki  | 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss  | 0–2 | May 2019 | M15 Wuhan, China  | WTT  | Hard  |  Shuichi Sekiguchi  | 3–6, 0–6
Win  | 1–2 | Aug 2019 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia  | WTT  | Hard  |  Ruan Roelofse | 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win  | 2–2 | Jan 2022 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia  | WTT  | Hard  |  Clément Tabur | 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Win  | 3–2 | Jun 2022 | M25 Harmon Air Force Base, Guam (USA)  | WTT  | Hard  |  Hong Seong-chan | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss  | 3–3 | Apr 2023 | M25 Tsukuba, Japan  | WTT  | Hard  |  Hsu Yu-hsiou | 6–7(5–7), 4–6

### Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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ITF Futures/WTT (3–4)
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Result  | W–L  |  Date | Tournament  | Tier  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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Loss  | 0–1 | Feb 2017 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta  | Futures  | Hard  |  Sho Katayama  |  Justin Barki
Christopher Rungkat | 3–6, 2–6
Win  | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Indonesia F2, Jakarta  | Futures  | Hard  |  Kaito Uesugi |  Cheong-Eui Kim
David Agung Susanto | 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss  | 1–2 | May 2019 | M15 Wuhan, China  | WTT  | Hard  |  Shuichi Sekiguchi  |  Sora Fukuda
Yuki Mochizuki  | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10]
Loss  | 1–3 | Aug 2019 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia  | WTT  | Hard  |  Hiroyasu Ehara  |  Justin Barki
Ruan Roelofse | 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win  | 2–3 | Aug 2019 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia  | WTT  | Hard  |  Hiroyasu Ehara  |  Jonathan Gray
Jumpei Yamasaki  | 6–1, 6–2
Loss  | 2–4 | Oct 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico  | WTT  | Hard  |  Naoki Tajima |  Siddhant Banthia
Seita Watanabe | 6–1, 4–6, [3–10]
Win  | 3–4 | Oct 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico  | WTT  | Hard  |  Naoki Tajima  |  Mwendwa Mbithi
Peter Bertran | 7–6(7–5), 6–4

## References

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1. ^ "Sho Shimabukuro | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
2. ^ "Davis Cup: Shintaro Mochizuki-Sho Shimabukuro help Japan beat Pakistan to enter 2022 qualifiers". Firstpost. March 6, 2021.
3. ^ Kust, Damian (2023-01-23). "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Cazaux Stopped by Shimabukuro, Titles for Shevchenko and Collarini". Last Word On Tennis. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
4. ^ "Tennis: Activists stop play at Wimbledon on day to forget for Japan". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
5. ^ "Taylor Fritz Survives Hanfmann Scare, Frances Tiafoe & Milos Raonic Advances At Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
6. ^ "Murray claims first win since Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
7. ^ "Official Site of the 2023 US Open Tennis Championships". Archived from the original on 2023-08-28.
8. ^ "ATP roundup: Adrian Mannarino wins Astana opener". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

## External links

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* Sho Shimabukuro at the Association of Tennis Professionals
* Sho Shimabukuro at the International Tennis Federation
* Sho Shimabukuro at the Davis Cup

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Association of Tennis Professionals Top Japanese male singles tennis players

As of Dec 29, 2024

* 1\. Yoshihito Nishioka (69 )
* 2\. Taro Daniel (84 )
* 3\. Kei Nishikori (106 )
* 4\. Yasutaka Uchiyama (146 )
* 5\. Sho Shimabukuro (190 )

* 6\. Yuta Shimizu (192 )
* 7\. James Trotter (193 )
* 8\. Shintaro Mochizuki (235 )
* 9\. Rio Noguchi (296 1)
* 10\. Masamichi Imamura (352 4)

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