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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]

Sho Shimabukuro
Shimabukuro at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 27)
Gifu, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$388,211
Singles
Career record4–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (2 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 246 (24 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ1 (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 438 (26 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 439 (24 June 2024)
Last updated on: 25 June 2024.

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 Carballes 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
(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 %
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%

Challenger and World Tennis Tour Finals

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Singles: 9 (5–4)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–4)
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 Japan  Jumpei Yamasaki 6-7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2019 M15, Wuhan, China World Tennis Tour Hard Japan  Shuichi Sekiguchi 3-6, 0–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2019 M15, Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard South Africa  Ruan Roelofse 7-6(7–3), 6–2
Win 2–2 Jan 2022 M25, Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard France  Clement Tabur 6-1, 4–6, 6–1
Win 3–2 Jun 2022 M25, Harmon, Guam World Tennis Tour Hard South Korea  Hong Seong-Chan 3-6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–2 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi 3, Thailand Challenger Hard France  Arthur Cazaux 6-2, 7–5
Loss 4–3 Apr 2023 M25, Tsukuba, Japan World Tennis Tour Hard Chinese Taipei  Hsu Yu-hsiou 6-7(5–7), 4–6
Win 5–3 May 2023 Tunis Open Challenger Clay France  Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-4, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Nov 2023 Kobe, Japan Challenger Hard Croatia  Duje Ajduković 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

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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 Japan  Sho Katayama Indonesia  Justin Barki
Indonesia  Christopher Rungkat
3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2018 Indonesia F2, Jakarta World Tennis Tour Hard Japan  Kaito Uesugi South Korea  Cheong-Eui Kim
Indonesia  David Agung Susanto
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–2 May 2019 M15 Wuhan, China World Tennis Tour Hard Japan  Shuichi Sekiguchi Japan  Sora Fukuda
Japan  Yuki Mochizuki
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 1–3 Aug 2019 M15 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard Japan  Hiroyasu Ehara Indonesia  Justin Barki
South Africa  Ruan Roelofse
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 2–3 Aug 2019 M15 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard Japan  Hiroyasu Ehara United Kingdom  Jonathan Gray
Japan  Jumpei Yamasaki
6–1, 6–2
Loss 2–4 Oct 2021 M15 Cancun, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Japan  Naoki Tajima India  Siddhant Banthia
Japan  Seita Watanabe
6–1, 4–6, [3–10]
Win 3–4 Oct 2021 M15 Cancun, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Japan  Naoki Tajima Dominican Republic  Peter Bertran
United States  Mwendwa Mbithi
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. ^ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html
  8. ^ "ATP roundup: Adrian Mannarino wins Astana opener". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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