Sho Shimabukuro

Sho Shimabukuro
Shimabukuro at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997
Gifu, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $ 903,540
Singles
Career record6–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (16 March 2026)
Current rankingNo. 110 (16 March 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2025)
French OpenQ1 (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record2–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 376 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 663 (16 March 2026)
Last updated on: 16 March 2026.

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. 110 achieved on 16 March 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 376 achieved on 16 September 2024.[1] He is currently the No. 1 Japanese player.[2]

Shimabukuro represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.[3]

Career

2023-2025: 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: Top 125 and Masters 1000 debuts

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, Shimabukoro qualified for his first Masters main draw at the 2026 BNP Paribas Open.[14][15]

Singles

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 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 Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte Carlo Masters A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A 0 / 0 0-0  – 
Italian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters 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 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi III, Thailand Challenger Hard Arthur Cazaux 6–2, 7–5
Win 2–0 May 2023 Tunis, Tunisia Challenger Clay Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Nov 2023 Kobe, Japan Challenger Hard Duje Ajduković 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 2024 Winnipeg, Canada Challenger Hard Benjamin Bonzi 7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Sep 2024 Shanghai, China Challenger Hard Hsu Yu-hsiou 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Sep 2024 Guangzhou, China Challenger Hard Christopher O'Connell 6–1, 5–7, 6–7 (5–7)
Win 4–3 Aug 2025 Zhangjiagang, China Challenger Hard Oliver Crawford 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win 5–3 Nov 2025 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard Coleman Wong 6–4, 6–3

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2019 M15 Kofu, Japan WTT Hard Jumpei Yamasaki 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2019 M15 Wuhan, China WTT Hard Shuichi Sekiguchi 3–6, 0–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2019 M15 Jakarta, Indonesia WTT Hard Ruan Roelofse 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 2–2 Jan 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Clément Tabur 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Win 3–2 Jun 2022 M25 Harmon Air Force Base, Guam (USA) WTT Hard Hong Seong-chan 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Apr 2023 M25 Tsukuba, Japan WTT Hard Hsu Yu-hsiou 6–7(5–7), 4–6

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sho Shimabukuro | Rankings History | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Japan | ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup: Shintaro Mochizuki-Sho Shimabukuro help Japan beat Pakistan to enter 2022 qualifiers". Firstpost. March 6, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Challenger Standout Cazaux Inspired By Nadal, Curry, Kobe". 22 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Tennis: Activists stop play at Wimbledon on day to forget for Japan". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  7. ^ "Taylor Fritz Survives Hanfmann Scare, Frances Tiafoe & Milos Raonic Advances At Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  8. ^ "Murray claims first win since Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  9. ^ "Official Site of the 2023 US Open Tennis Championships". Archived from the original on 2023-08-28.
  10. ^ "ATP roundup: Adrian Mannarino wins Astana opener". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  11. ^ @ATPTour (September 25, 2025). "First main draw match of the season ✅First main draw win of the season ✅ Sho Shimabukuro knocks out No.5 seed Machac 6-3 7-6(4) to advance to round two.@japanopentennis #kinoshitajotennis" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  12. ^ "World number 273 pulls off major upset in Japan as he knocks out Tomas Machac and reaches next round". 25 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Zverev advances to the second round in Acapulco". 24 February 2026.
  14. ^ @TennisAsia (March 4, 2026). "🇯🇵 28-year-old Sho Shimabukuro will make his ATP Masters 1000 main-draw debut in Indian Wells, following a hard-fought 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 win over Martin Landaluce. He's now qualified for two consecutive ATP Tour events, having recently made the last 16 in Acapulco" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  15. ^ "McDonald, Prizmic... Meet The 12 Men Who Qualified For Main Draw". 4 March 2026.
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