Sho Shimabukuro

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 and a doubles ranking of No. 376 achieved on 16 September 2024.^[1]

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	$503,161
Singles
Career record	4–8
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 135 (2 October 2023)
Current ranking	No. 165 (16 September 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
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 376 (16 September 2024)
Current ranking	No. 376 (16 September 2024)
Last updated on: 16 September 2024.

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

Career

2023: Maiden Challenger title, Major and top 150 debuts

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.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(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

Tournament	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
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 and ITF Tour Finals

Singles: 12 (6–6)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (3–3) ITF World Tennis Tour (3–3)

Titles by surface Hard (5–6) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 2019	M15, Kofu, Japan	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Jumpei Yamasaki	6-7(5–7), 3–6
Loss	0–2	May 2019	M15, Wuhan, China	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Shuichi Sekiguchi	3-6, 0–6
Win	1–2	Aug 2019	M15, Jakarta, Indonesia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Ruan Roelofse	7-6(7–3), 6–2
Win	2–2	Jan 2022	M25, Monastir, Tunisia	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Clement Tabur	6-1, 4–6, 6–1
Win	3–2	Jun 2022	M25, Harmon, Guam	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Hong Seong-Chan	3-6, 6–4, 6–1
Win	4–2	Jan 2023	Nonthaburi 3, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Arthur Cazaux	6-2, 7–5
Loss	4–3	Apr 2023	M25, Tsukuba, Japan	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Hsu Yu-hsiou	6-7(5–7), 4–6
Win	5–3	May 2023	Tunis Open	Challenger	Clay	Geoffrey Blancaneaux	6-4, 6–4
Loss	5–4	Nov 2023	Kobe, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Duje Ajduković	4–6, 2–6
Loss	5–5	Jul 2024	Winnipeg, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Benjamin Bonzi	7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win	6–5	Sep 2024	Shanghai, China	Challenger	Hard	Hsu Yu-hsiou	6–4, 6–4
Loss	6–6	Sep 2024	Guangzhou, China	Challenger	Hard	Christopher O'Connell	6–1, 5–7, 6–7 (5–7)

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF Futures Tour (3–4)

Titles by surface Hard (3–4) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

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

References

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. https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html ^{[bare URL]}
8. "ATP roundup: Adrian Mannarino wins Astana opener". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

External links

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