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Born | Gifu, Japan | 30 July 1997
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $388,211 |
Singles | |
Career record | 4–8 (33.3%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 135 (2 October 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 246 (24 June 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 ( 2024) |
French Open | Q1 ( 2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R ( 2023) |
US Open | 1R ( 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–0 (100%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 438 (26 September 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 439 (24 June 2024) |
Last updated on: 25 June 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 November 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 438 achieved on 26 September 2022. [1]
Shimabukuro represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0. [2]
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 Carballes Baena, his second career ATP tour win. [8] He received a wildcard for the ATP 500 Japan Open.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2024 French Open qualifying.
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 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
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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 | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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6-7(5-7), 3-6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2019 | M15, Wuhan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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3-6, 0-6 |
Win | 1–2 | Aug 2019 | M15, Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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7-6(7-3), 6-2 |
Win | 2–2 | Jan 2022 | M25, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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6-1, 4-6, 6-1 |
Win | 3–2 | Jun 2022 | M25, Harmon, Guam | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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3-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
Win | 4–2 | Jan 2023 | Nonthaburi 3, Thailand | Challenger | Hard |
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6-2, 7-5 |
Loss | 4–3 | Apr 2023 | M25, Tsukuba, Japan | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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6-7(5-7), 4-6 |
Win | 5–3 | May 2023 | Tunis Open | Challenger | Clay |
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6-4, 6-4 |
Loss | 5–4 | Nov 2023 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard |
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4–6, 2–6 |
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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 | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Indonesia F2, Jakarta | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2019 | M15 Wuhan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2019 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Aug 2019 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2021 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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6–1, 4–6, [3–10] |
Win | 3–4 | Oct 2021 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard |
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |