Thomas Shimada
Appearance
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Philadelphia, United States | February 10, 1975
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $433,946 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–5 |
Highest ranking | No. 477 (November 3, 1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 88–126 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (September 24, 2001) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2000, 2001) |
French Open | 2R (2000) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2000, 2001) |
US Open | 2R (2001) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2003) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
US Open | 1R (2002) |
Thomas Shimada (born February 10, 1975) is a retired professional tennis player who represented Japan. He turned professional in 1993.
Shimada primarily played doubles. Shimada has achieved a career-high singles ranking relevant as of March 23, 2007, of world No. 477 which he reached on November 3, 1997. Also relevant of March 23, 2007, Shimada reached his career-high doubles ranking on September 24, 2001, when he became world No. 40.
Career finals
[edit]Doubles: 6 (3–3)
[edit]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2000 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2001 | Delray Beach, US | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Sep 2001 | Shanghai, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
Win | 2–2 | Jul 2002 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2003 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Sep 2003 | Costa do Sauipe, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Japanese male tennis players
- Japanese people of American descent
- American tennis players of Japanese descent
- People from Hilton Head, South Carolina
- Tennis players from Philadelphia
- Tennis players from South Carolina
- Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Olympic tennis players for Japan