Yuta Shimizu
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Country(sports)
Japan
JapanBorn9 June 1999
Konan, Shiga, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
_01.jpg){kind=spacer} Shimizu at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1999 Konan, Shiga, Japan |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $415,155 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 180 (24 February 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 214 (10 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2024, 2025) |
| French Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| US Open | Q3 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 143 (12 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 216 (18 August 2025) |
| Last updated on: 10 November 2025. | |
Yuta Shimizu (清水悠太, Shimizu Yūta; born 9 June 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 180 achieved on 24 February 2025. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 143 achieved on 12 June 2023.[1] Shimizu represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a balancing record of 1–0.[2]
Shimizu won his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the 2024 Keio Challenger, defeating Li Tu in the final.[3]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2023 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Benoît Paire |
6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2023 | Chicago, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Alex Michelsen |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2023 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Yosuke Watanuki |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | May 2024 | Little Rock, USA | Challenger | Hard | Mitchell Krueger |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 2024 | City of Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard |  Rinky Hijikata |
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 1–5 | Nov 2024 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Li Tu |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2022 | Nonthaburi II, Thailand | Challenger | Hard |  Benjamin Lock |
 Francis Alcantara Christopher Rungkat |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | Sydney, Australia | Challenger | Hard |  Ajeet Rai |
Blake Ellis Tristan Schoolkate |
6–4, 5–7, [9–11] |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2022 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Shinji Hazawa |
Andrew Harris John-Patrick Smith |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2022 | Yokkaichi, Japan | Challenger | Hard |  Hsu Yu-hsiou |
Masamichi Imamura Rio Noguchi |
7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2023 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard |  Chung Yun-seong |
Max Purcell Yasutaka Uchiyama |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 2024 | Burnie II, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Lock |
Blake Bayldon Kody Pearson |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 2024 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | James Trotter |
 Wang Aoran Zhou Yi |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jul 2024 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Kaichi Uchida |
Christian Harrison Cannon Kingsley |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2024 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | James Trotter |
 André Göransson Sem Verbeek |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Aug 2024 | Jinan, China | Challenger | Hard | Chung Yun-seong |
Rio Noguchi Edward Winter |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–6] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Oct 2024 | Hangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Thomas Fancutt |
Sun Fajing Te Rigele |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–5 | Apr 2025 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Rio Noguchi |
Ray Ho Matthew Romios |
7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Jul 2025 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Kody Pearson |
Finn Reynolds James Watt |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Mar 2026 | Miyazaki, Japan | Challenger | Hard | James Trotter |
Nam Ji-sung Patrik Niklas-Salminen |
5–7, 3–6 |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2018 | China F1, Anning | Futures | Clay | Wang Huixin |
6–7(7–9), 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2018 | Guam F1, Tumon | Futures | Hard | Yuichi Ito |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2018 | Austria F6, Innsbruck | Futures | Clay |  Alessandro Petrone |
6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2018 | Australia F6, Darwin | Futures | Hard |  Evan Hoyt |
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jun 2019 | M15 Gimcheon, South Korea | WTT | Hard | Jean Thirouin |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jun 2019 | M15 Gimcheon, South Korea | WTT | Hard | Seong Chan Hong |
1–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jun 2019 | M25 Yinchuan, China | WTT | Hard | Bai Yan |
4–6, 3–3 ret. |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2019 | M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand | WTT | Hard |  Vladyslav Orlov |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jan 2020 | M15 Hong Kong | WTT | Hard | Hsu Yu-hsiou |
5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 8–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Aktobe, Kazakhstan | WTT | Hard | Otto Virtanen |
6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–3 | May 2021 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Ryan Peniston |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 9–3 | May 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay |  Pablo Llamas Ruiz |
2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Jul 2022 | M15 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | WTT | Hard |  Lý Hoàng Nam |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–4 | Aug 2022 | M15 Kuching, Malaysia | WTT | Hard | Lý Hoàng Nam |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–4 | Aug 2022 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | WTT | Hard | Ryota Tanuma |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 12–4 | Feb 2023 | M25 Burnie, Australia | WTT | Hard | Alex Bolt |
6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2017 | Japan F8, Akishima | Futures | Carpet | Rio Noguchi |
Yuto Sakai Yunosuke Tanaka |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2018 | China F1, Annning | Futures | Clay | Shinji Hazawa |
Te Rigele Wang Aoran |
5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2018 | Japan F5, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Shinji Hazawa |
Renta Tokuda Jumpei Yamasaki |
6–3, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 1–3 | May 2018 | China F4, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Te Rigele |
Ruikai Wang Sun Fajing |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2018 | China F5, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Shintaro Imai |
Harri Heliövaara Patrik Niklas-Salminen |
1–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jun 2018 | Singapore F3, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Hsu Yu-hsiou |
James Frawley Jeremy Beale |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Jul 2018 | Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong (S.A.R) | Futures | Hard | Kaito Uesugi |
 Congsup Congcar Issei Okamura |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Aug 2018 | Austria F5, Vogau | Futures | Clay | Takuto Niki |
 Alejo Vilaro Matias Zukas |
3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Win | 3–6 | Jun 2019 | M25 Hong Kong | WTT | Hard | Shintaro Imai |
Blake Ellis Lý Hoàng Nam |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jun 2019 | M25 Yinchuan, China | WTT | Hard | Shinji Hazawa |
Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana |
6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Aug 2019 | M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand | WTT | Hard | Hsu Yu-hsiou |
 Sergey Fomin Sanjar Fayziev |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Apr 2021 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Makoto Ochi |
Ryan Nijboer  Neil Oberleitner |
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [6–10] |
| Win | 5–8 | Sep 2021 | M25 Jonköping, Sweden | WTT | Hard | Khumoyun Sultanov |
 Michal Dembek  Marvin Möller |
6–4, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 6–8 | Oct 2021 | M25 Falun, Sweden | WTT | Hard | Khumoyun Sultanov |
Blake Ellis Renta Tokuda |
6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 6–9 | Mar 2022 | M25 Faro, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Makoto Ochi |
Kai Wehnelt Maximilian Neuchrist |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–9 | May 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Hard | Shinji Hazawa |
Pruchya Isaro Thantub Suksumrarn |
7–6(7–2), 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–10 | May 2022 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | WTT | Clay | Naoki Tajima |
Juan Pablo Cañas García Pablo Llamas Ruiz |
4–6, 5–7 |
