is a Japanese professional 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. Shimizu represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a balancing record of 1–0.
Career Shimizu won his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the 2024 Keio Challenger, defeating Li Tu in the final.
ATP Challenger Tour finals Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (1–5)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Puerto Vallarta, MexicoChallengerHard Benoît Paire6–3, 0–6, 2–6Loss0–2Chicago, USAChallengerHard Alex Michelsen5–7, 2–6Loss0–3Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard Yosuke Watanuki6–7(5–7), 4–6Loss0–4Little Rock, USAChallengerHard Mitchell Krueger3–6, 4–6Loss0–5City of Playford, AustraliaChallengerHard Rinky Hijikata4–6, 6–7(4–7)Win1–5Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard Li Tu6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
Doubles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (7–8)Finals by surfaceHard (7–8)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Nonthaburi II, ThailandChallengerHard Benjamin Lock Francis Alcantara Christopher Rungkat6–1, 6–3Loss1–1Sydney, AustraliaChallengerHard Ajeet Rai Blake Ellis Tristan Schoolkate6–4, 5–7, [9–11]Win2–1Kobe, JapanChallengerHard (i) Shinji Hazawa Andrew Harris John-Patrick Smith6–4, 6–4Win3–1Yokkaichi, JapanChallengerHard Hsu Yu-hsiou Masamichi Imamura Rio Noguchi7–6(7–2), 6–4Loss3–2Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Chung Yun-seong Max Purcell Yasutaka Uchiyama1–6, 4–6Win4–2Burnie II, AustraliaChallengerHard Benjamin Lock Blake Bayldon Kody Pearson6–4, 7–6(7–4)Win5–2Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard James Trotter Wang Aoran Zhou Yi7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)Loss5–3Winnipeg, CanadaChallengerHard Kaichi Uchida Christian Harrison Cannon Kingsley1–6, 4–6Loss5–4Lexington, USAChallengerHard James Trotter André Göransson Sem Verbeek4–6, 3–6Win6–4Jinan, ChinaChallengerHard Chung Yun-seong Rio Noguchi Edward Winter6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–6]Loss6–5Hangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Thomas Fancutt Sun Fajing Te Rigele3–6, 5–7Win7–5Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard Rio Noguchi Ray Ho Matthew Romios7–6(9–7), 6–4Loss7–6Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Kody Pearson Finn Reynolds James Watt3–6, 4–6Loss7–7Miyazaki, JapanChallengerHard James Trotter Nam Ji-sung Patrik Niklas-Salminen5–7, 3–6Loss7–8Phan Thiết, VietnamChallengerHard Joshua Charlton Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine S D Prajwal Dev 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendITF Futures/WTT (12–4)Finals by surfaceHard (10–3)Clay (2–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0China F1, AnningFuturesClay Wang Huixin6–7(7–9), 6–1, 6–2Win2–0Guam F1, TumonFuturesHard Yuichi Ito6–3, 6–2Loss2–1Austria F6, InnsbruckFuturesClay Alessandro Petrone6–2, 1–6, 4–6Win3–1Australia F6, DarwinFuturesHard Evan Hoyt7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–4Win4–1M15 Gimcheon, South KoreaWTTHard Jean Thirouin6–2, 6–0Loss4–2M15 Gimcheon, South KoreaWTTHard Seong Chan Hong1–6, 7–5, 2–6Win5–2M25 Yinchuan, ChinaWTTHard Bai Yan4–6, 3–3 ret.Win6–2M25 Nonthaburi, ThailandWTTHard Vladyslav Orlov6–4, 6–0Win7–2M15 Hong KongWTTHard Hsu Yu-hsiou5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–5)Win8–2M25 Aktobe, KazakhstanWTTHard Otto Virtanen6–4, 5–7, 6–3Loss8–3M15 Heraklion, GreeceWTTHard Ryan Peniston3–6, 0–6Win9–3M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Pablo Llamas Ruiz2–6, 6–4, 6–3Loss9–4M15 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWTTHard Lý Hoàng Nam5–7, 3–6Win10–4M15 Kuching, MalaysiaWTTHard Lý Hoàng Nam6–1, 6–2Win11–4M15 Jakarta, IndonesiaWTTHard Ryota Tanuma6–2, 7–5Win12–4M25 Burnie, AustraliaWTTHard Alex Bolt6–4, 6–4
Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner-ups) LegendITF Futures/WTT (7–10)Finals by surfaceHard (7–6)Clay (0–3)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Japan F8, AkishimaFuturesCarpet Rio Noguchi Yuto Sakai Yunosuke Tanaka3–6, 2–6Loss0–2China F1, AnnningFuturesClay Shinji Hazawa Te Rigele Wang Aoran5–7, 6–7(3–7)Loss0–3Japan F5, KashiwaFuturesHard Shinji Hazawa Renta Tokuda Jumpei Yamasaki6–3, 4–6, [7–10]Win1–3China F4, WuhanFuturesHard Te Rigele Ruikai Wang Sun Fajing7–6(8–6), 6–3Loss1–4China F5, WuhanFuturesHard Shintaro Imai Harri Heliövaara Patrik Niklas-Salminen1–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10]Loss1–5Singapore F3, SingaporeFuturesHard Hsu Yu-hsiou James Frawley Jeremy Beale2–6, 3–6Win2–5Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong (S.A.R)FuturesHard Kaito Uesugi Congsup Congcar Issei Okamura7–5, 6–0Loss2–6Austria F5, VogauFuturesClay Takuto Niki Alejo Vilaro Matias Zukas3–6, 6–3, [4–10]Win3–6M25 Hong KongWTTHard Shintaro Imai Blake Ellis Lý Hoàng Nam6–4, 6–4Loss3–7M25 Yinchuan, ChinaWTTHard Shinji Hazawa Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana6–7(6–8), 3–6Win4–7M25 Nonthaburi, ThailandWTTHard Hsu Yu-hsiou Sergey Fomin Sanjar Fayziev6–2, 6–3Loss4–8M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Makoto Ochi Ryan Nijboer Neil Oberleitner6–4, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]Win5–8M25 Jonköping, SwedenWTTHard Khumoyun Sultanov Michal Dembek Marvin Möller6–4, 4–6, [10–6]Win6–8M25 Falun, SwedenWTTHard Khumoyun Sultanov Blake Ellis Renta Tokuda6–3, 3–6, [11–9]Loss6–9M25 Faro, PortugalWTTHard Makoto Ochi Kai Wehnelt Maximilian Neuchrist4–6, 4–6Win7–9M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTHard Shinji Hazawa Pruchya Isaro Thantub Suksumrarn7–6(7–2), 6–1Loss7–10M15 Chiang Rai, ThailandWTTClay Naoki Tajima Juan Pablo Cañas García Pablo Llamas Ruiz4–6, 5–7
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2017US OpenHard Toru Horie Hsu Yu-hsiou Wu Yibing4–6, 7–5, [9–11]
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