| Sho Shimabukuro | |
| Birth Date: | 1997 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gifu, Japan |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $388,211 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 135 (2 October 2023) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 246 (24 June 2024) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q1 (2024) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q1 (2024) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 1R (2023) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (2023) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 438 (26 September 2022) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 439 (24 June 2024) |
| Updated: | 25 June 2024 |
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]
Shimabukuro represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.[2]
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.
Current through the 2024 French Open qualifying.
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| French Open | A | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Wimbledon | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| US Open | style=background:#afeeee | 1R | style=background:#ecf2ff | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | M15, Kofu, Japan | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Jumpei Yamasaki | 6-7(5–7), 3–6 | |||
| Loss | 0–2 | M15, Wuhan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 3-6, 0–6 | |||
| Win | 1–2 | M15, Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ruan Roelofse | 7-6(7–3), 6–2 | |||
| Win | 2–2 | M25, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Clement Tabur | 6-1, 4–6, 6–1 | |||
| Win | 3–2 | M25, Harmon, Guam | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Hong Seong-Chan | 3-6, 6–4, 6–1 | |||
| Win | 4–2 | Nonthaburi 3, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | 6-2, 7–5 | ||||
| Loss | 4–3 | M25, Tsukuba, Japan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hsu Yu-hsiou | 6-7(5–7), 4–6 | |||
| Win | 5–3 | Tunis Open | Challenger | Clay | Geoffrey Blancaneaux | 6-4, 6–4 | |||
| bgcolor= FFA07A | Loss | 5–4 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sho Katayama | Justin Barki Christopher Rungkat | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Indonesia F2, Jakarta | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Cheong-Eui Kim David Agung Susanto | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | M15 Wuhan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi | Sora Fukuda Yuki Mochizuki | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hiroyasu Ehara | Justin Barki Ruan Roelofse | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2–3 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hiroyasu Ehara |  Jonathan Gray Jumpei Yamasaki | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Naoki Tajima |  Siddhant Banthia Seita Watanabe | 6–1, 4–6, [3–10] | ||
| Win | 3–4 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Naoki Tajima |  Peter Bertran Mwendwa Mbithi | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |