Sho Shimabukuro
Japanese tennis player (born 1997)
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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. 87 achieved on 24 August 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 376 achieved on 16 September 2024.[1] He is currently the No. 1 Japanese player.[2]
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Shimabukuro at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 July 1997 Gifu, Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2020 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Thomas Shimada, Satoshi Iwabuchi |
| Prize money | US $1,192,574 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 9–19 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 87 (24 August 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 87 (24 August 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2025) |
| French Open | Q1 (2024, 2026) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023, 2026) |
| US Open | 1R (2023, 2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 376 (16 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 1,200 (24 August 2026) |
| Last updated on: 25 August 2026. | |
Shimabukuro represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.[3]
Career
2023-25: Challenger titles, Major & top 150 debuts
Following his first two career Challengers titles, one in January in Nonthaburi, defeating Arthur Cazaux[4] and in May 2023 in Tunis, Shimabukuro reached the top 200 at world No. 178 on 22 May 2023.[1]
In June 2023, Shimabukuro 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.[1] In the next grass court Challenger event, the 2023 Ilkley Trophy, he reached also the quarterfinals as a lucky loser but retired this time against Arthur Cazaux.[5] He climbed another 10 positions to world No. 162, one week later, on 26 June 2023.[1] Shimabukuro made his Grand Slam debut after qualifying for the main draw of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships where he lost to 21st seed Grigor Dimitrov.[6][7]
In August 2023, Shimabukuro entered the ATP 500 tournament in Washington as a lucky loser and won his first career ATP tour level match defeating Lloyd Harris but lost to Christopher Eubanks.[8] Shimabukuro also qualified for the main draw on his debut at the 2023 US Open.[9] He qualified for the 2023 Astana Open and defeated Roberto Carballés Baena, his second career ATP tour win.[10]
Shimabukuro received a wildcard for the main draw of the ATP 500 2023 Japan Open, and for the qualifying draw at the same tournament in 2025 where he qualified and upset fifth seed Tomáš Macháč for the biggest win of his career and only his fifth ATP win.[11][12]
2026: Masters & top 100 debuts, Japanese No. 1
At the 2026 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Shimabukoro qualified for the main draw and defeated Adrian Mannarino.[13] Ranked at a career-high of No. 113, as the No. 1 Japanese player, Shimabukoro qualified for his first Masters main draw at the 2026 BNP Paribas Open.[14][15]
Ranked No. 104, Shimabukoro also qualified for the main draw at the 2026 BOSS Open and defeated Quentin Halys[16] and Nick Kyrgios[17][18] to reach his first ATP quarterfinal and also record his first two grass court wins. As a result he reached the top 100 in the singles rankings on 15 June 2026.[19] A week later he moved to a new career-high singles ranking of No. 89.[20]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2026 BNP Paribas Open.
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| French Open | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Wimbledon | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| US Open | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||
| ATP 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – | |||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Shanghai Masters | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (4–4) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2023 | Nonthaburi Challenger III, Thailand | Hard |  Arthur Cazaux |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2023 | Tunis Open, Tunisia | Clay | Geoffrey Blancaneaux |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2023 | Kobe Challenger, Japan | Hard |  Duje Ajduković |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2024 | Winnipeg Challenger, Canada | Hard | Benjamin Bonzi |
7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2024 | Shanghai Challenger, China | Hard |  Hsu Yu-hsiou |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2024 | Guangzhou Tennis Open, China | Hard |  Christopher O'Connell |
6–1, 5–7, 6–7 (5–7) |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2025 | Zhangjiagang Challenger, China | Hard |  Oliver Crawford |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2025 | Seoul Challenger, South Korea | Hard |  Coleman Wong |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Nov 2025 | Matsuyama Challenger, Japan | Hard |  Henrique Rocha |
5–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (3–3) |
| Clay (–) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2019 | M15 Kofu, Japan | Hard | Jumpei Yamasaki |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2019 | M15 Wuhan, China | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2019 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard |  Ruan Roelofse |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2022 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Clément Tabur |
6–1, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2022 | M25 Harmon Air Force Base, Guam (USA) | Hard |  Hong Seong-chan |
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Apr 2023 | M25 Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | Hsu Yu-hsiou |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (3–4) |
| Clay (–) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2017 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Hard | Sho Katayama |
 Justin Barki Christopher Rungkat |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Indonesia F2, Jakarta | Hard | Kaito Uesugi |
Cheong-Eui Kim David Agung Susanto |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2019 | M15 Wuhan, China | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi |
Sora Fukuda Yuki Mochizuki |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2019 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Hiroyasu Ehara |
Justin Barki Ruan Roelofse |
6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Aug 2019 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Hiroyasu Ehara |
Jonathan Gray Jumpei Yamasaki |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Naoki Tajima |
 Siddhant Banthia Seita Watanabe |
6–1, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 3–4 | Oct 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Naoki Tajima |
 Mwendwa Mbithi Peter Bertran |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
