Sho Shimabukuro

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.

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

2023: Maiden Challenger title, Major and top 150 debuts
Following his first two career Challengers titles, one in January 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.

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.

He also qualified for the main draw on his debut at the US Open. He qualified for the 2023 Astana Open and defeated Roberto Carballes Baena, his second career ATP tour win. He received a wildcard for the ATP 500 Japan Open.

Grand Slam performance timeline
Current through the 2024 French Open qualifying.