Yuta Shimizu (清水悠太, Shimizu Yūta, born 9 June 1999) is a Japanese tennis player.

Yuta Shimizu
Shimizu at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 24)
Konan, Shiga, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$207,998
Singles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 203 (17 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 211 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
US OpenQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 143 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 256 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 20 January 2024.

Shimizu has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 203 achieved on 17 July 2023. 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 W/L record of 1–0.[2]

Junior Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2017 US Open Hard   Toru Horie   Hsu Yu-hsiou
  Wu Yibing
4–6, 7–5, [9–11]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals edit

Singles: 18 (12–6) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (12–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–5)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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 World Tennis Tour Hard   Jean Thirouin 6–2, 6–0
Loss 4–2 Jun 2019 M15 Gimcheon, South Korea World Tennis Tour Hard   Seong Chan Hong 1–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win 5–2 Jun 2019 M25 Yinchuan, China World Tennis Tour Hard   Bai Yan 4–6, 3–3 ret.
Win 6–2 Jul 2019 M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Vladyslav Orlov 6–4, 6–0
Win 7–2 Jan 2020 M15 Hong Kong World Tennis Tour Hard   Hsu Yu-hsiou 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–5)
Win 8–2 Feb 2020 M25 Aktobe, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Hard   Otto Virtanen 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 8–3 May 2021 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard   Ryan Peniston 3–6, 0–6
Win 9–3 May 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Pablo Llamas Ruiz 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 9–4 Jul 2022 M15 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Tennis Tour Hard   Lý Hoàng Nam 5–7, 3–6
Win 10–4 Aug 2022 M15 Kuching, Malaysia World Tennis Tour Hard   Ly Hoang Nam 6–1, 6–2
Win 11–4 Aug 2022 M15 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard   Ryota Tanuma 6–2, 7–5
Win 12–4 Feb 2023 M25 Burnie, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard   Alex Bolt 6–4, 6–4
Loss 12–5 Mar 2023 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard   Benoît Paire 6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Loss 12–6 Jul 2023 Chicago, USA Challenger Hard   Alex Michelsen 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 23 (11 titles, 12 runners-up) edit

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–2)
ITF Futures Tour (7–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–8)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
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   Rigele Te
  Aoran Wang
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   Rigele Te   Fajing Sun
  Ruikai Wang
7–6(8–6), 6-3
Loss 1–4 May 2018 China F5, Wuhan Futures Hard   Shintaro Imai   Harri Heliovaara
  Patrik Niklas-Salminen
1–6, 7–6(7-5), [4-10]
Loss 1–5 Jun 2018 Singapore F3, Singapore Futures Hard   Yu Hsiou Hsu   Jeremy Beale
  James Frawley
2–6, 3–6
Win 2–5 Jul 2018 Hong Kong F2 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 World Tennis Tour Hard   Shintaro Imai   Blake Ellis
  Nam Hoang Ly
6–4, 6-4
Loss 3–7 Jun 2019 M25 Yinchuan, China World Tennis Tour Hard   Shinji Hazawa   Sonchat Ratiwatana
  Sanchai Ratiwatana
6–7(6–8), 3-6
Win 4–7 Aug 2019 M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Yu Hsiou Hsu   Sergey Fomin
  Sanjar Fayziev
6–2, 6-3
Loss 4–8 Apr 2021 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard   Makoto Ochi   Ryan Nijboer
  Neil Oberleitner
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]
Win 5–8 Sep 2021 M25 Jonköping, Sweden World Tennis Tour Hard   Khumoyun Sultanov   Michal Dembek
  Marvin Möller
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Win 6–8 Oct 2021 M25 Falun, Sweden World Tennis Tour Hard   Khumoyun Sultanov   Blake Ellis
  Renta Tokuda
6–3, 3–6, [11–9]
Loss 6–9 Mar 2022 M25 Faro, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Makoto Ochi   Maximilian Neuchrist
  Kai Wehnelt
4–6, 4–6
Win 7–9 May 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Hard   Shinji Hazawa   Pruchya Isaro
  Thantub Suksumrarn
7–6(7–2), 6-1
Loss 7–10 May 2022 M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand World Tennis Tour Clay   Naoki Tajima   Juan Pablo Canas Garcia
  Pablo Llamas Ruiz
4–6, 5-7
Win 8–10 Aug 2022 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard   Benjamin Lock   Francis Alcantara
  Christopher Rungkat
6–1, 6–3
Loss 8–11 Nov 2022 Sydney, Australia Challenger Hard   Ajeet Rai   Blake Ellis
  Tristan Schoolkate
6–4, 5–7, [9–11]
Win 9–11 Nov 2022 Kobe, Japan Challenger Hard (i)   Shinji Hazawa   Andrew Harris
  John-Patrick Smith
6–4, 6–4
Win 10–11 Nov 2022 Yokkaichi, Japan Challenger Hard   Hsu Yu-hsiou   Masamichi Imamura
  Rio Noguchi
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 10–12 Apr 2023 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard   Chung Yun-seong   Max Purcell
  Yasutaka Uchiyama
1–6, 4–6
Win 11–12 Feb 2024 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard   Benjamin Lock   Blake Bayldon
  Kody Pearson
6-4, 7-6(7-4)

References edit

  1. ^ "Yuta Shimizu | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Japan beat Pakistan in Davis Cup World Group I tie". March 6, 2021.

External links edit