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Takuma Shimabukuro
JPN
Class of 2026 · Born Nara, JPN · Jul 21 ·
★★★3-Star
STR
43.1
current (projection)
StrikePrediction · favourite to commit:
Colgate
20%
5 offers
Rankings
| Recruiting board (consensus) | #241 |
| International | #68 |
| Ranking points (336 pts · 20 events) | #522 |
| STR | 43.1 |
| Junior STR (singles) | 41.6 |
| Doubles STR (results-based) | 41.5 |
Junior Badges
GLOBALTop 250
NATIONTop 10
Junior Results
DATETOURNAMENT
LEVELRESULT
Wk 2
Xi'an Challenger
Developmental
R32
Wk 4
New York Cup
State
Quarterfinalist
Wk 6
Kamloops Cup
State
Quarterfinalist
Wk 8
Winnipeg Invitational
State
Champion
Wk 9
Santiago del Estero Open
Developmental
R16
Wk 11
Shanghai Challenger
Developmental
Champion
Wk 13
Sabadell Championships
National
R32
Wk 15
Angers Classic
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 17
Opava Championships
National
R16
Wk 18
St. Louis Championships
National
R32
Wk 20
Zadar Classic
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 22
Chicago Championships
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 24
Saitama Open
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 26
Maastricht Open
National
Finalist
Wk 27
Karlovy Vary Championships
National
R16
Wk 29
San Luis Classic
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 31
Clermont-Ferrand Open
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 33
Ipswich Championships
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 35
Miami Classic
National
R16
Wk 36
Mexicali Championships
National
Quarterfinalist
Junior Doubles
DATETOURNAMENT
LEVELPARTNERRESULT
Wk 4
New York Cup
State
Rohan Persaud
Finalist
Wk 6
Kamloops Cup
State
Greg Chidiac
Finalist
Wk 8
Winnipeg Invitational
State
Charley Howard
Champion
Wk 15
Angers Classic
National
Mitchell Lyon
Semifinalist
Wk 17
Opava Championships
National
Valentine Morrow
Semifinalist
Wk 18
St. Louis Championships
National
Ricardo Tagoa'i
Semifinalist
Wk 20
Zadar Classic
National
Cecil Smart
Finalist
Wk 22
Chicago Championships
National
David Sarabia
Champion
Wk 24
Saitama Open
National
Tavierre Catsavis
Semifinalist
Wk 27
Karlovy Vary Championships
National
Hamza Feghouli
Semifinalist
Wk 33
Ipswich Championships
National
Joost Alonso
Quarterfinalist
Wk 35
Miami Classic
National
Sebastián Silva
Champion
Junior Match Record
DATETOURNAMENT
W/LOPPONENTSCORE
Wk 2
Xi'an Challenger Round of 32
L
Ayoze Alonso
2-6 4-6
Wk 4
New York Cup Round of 32
W
Cecil Sobel
6-1 6-1
Wk 4
New York Cup Round of 16
W
Wade Todd
7-5 6-1
Wk 4
New York Cup Quarterfinals
L
Malcolm Baird
3-6 6-7
Wk 6
Kamloops Cup Round of 32
W
Kenyon Cochran
6-1 6-2
Wk 6
Kamloops Cup Round of 16
W
Cameron Kessler
7-5 6-3
Wk 6
Kamloops Cup Quarterfinals
L
Abdiel Dávila
4-6 6-4 9-11
Wk 8
Winnipeg Invitational Round of 32
W
Xadavien Cassidy
6-3 6-0
Wk 8
Winnipeg Invitational Round of 16
W
Kelvin Hobart
6-2 6-3
Wk 8
Winnipeg Invitational Quarterfinals
W
Ari Nagler
6-3 6-3
Wk 8
Winnipeg Invitational Semifinals
W
Charley Howard
7-6 6-7 10-3
Wk 8
Winnipeg Invitational Final
W
Turlough Flynn
6-3 6-3
Wk 9
Santiago del Estero Open Round of 32
W
Mardy Shore
6-0 6-1
Wk 9
Santiago del Estero Open Round of 16
L
Abu Pregnon
2-6 2-6
Wk 11
Shanghai Challenger Round of 32
W
Uwe Wolf
6-4 6-2
Wk 11
Shanghai Challenger Round of 16
W
Adhithya Grimsley
7-6 6-3
Wk 11
Shanghai Challenger Quarterfinals
W
Mario Lanier
6-4 6-3
Wk 11
Shanghai Challenger Semifinals
W
Abdiel Dávila
5-7 6-3 10-1
Wk 11
Shanghai Challenger Final
W
Reggie Eldredge
7-5 5-7 10-6
Wk 13
Sabadell Championships Round of 32
L
James Hoilett
7-6 2-6 10-12
Wk 15
Angers Classic Round of 32
W
Taylor Laughlin
6-1 3-6 10-4
Wk 15
Angers Classic Round of 16
W
Ayoze Alonso
6-3 2-6 13-11
Wk 15
Angers Classic Quarterfinals
L
Fedor Zaytseva
3-6 4-6
Wk 17
Opava Championships Round of 32
W
Robert Labuschagne
6-1 6-1
Wk 17
Opava Championships Round of 16
L
Mateo Digne
2-6 4-6
Wk 18
St. Louis Championships Round of 32
L
Casey Ellison
6-7 7-6 5-10
Wk 20
Zadar Classic Round of 32
W
Grzegorz Grabara
6-1 2-6 10-2
Wk 20
Zadar Classic Round of 16
W
Samuel Maxwell
6-3 6-4
Wk 20
Zadar Classic Quarterfinals
L
Cranston Strimple
3-6 6-1 9-11
Wk 22
Chicago Championships Round of 32
W
Diego Caldas
6-1 6-2
Wk 22
Chicago Championships Round of 16
W
Rykar Clarke
6-1 6-4
Wk 22
Chicago Championships Quarterfinals
L
Thomas Mathews
2-6 6-2 7-10
Wk 24
Saitama Open Round of 32
W
Richey Urhobo
6-2 6-1
Wk 24
Saitama Open Round of 16
W
Ali Avila
6-4 2-6 10-6
Wk 24
Saitama Open Quarterfinals
L
Grigory Visnevscaia
7-6 6-7 8-10
Wk 26
Maastricht Open Round of 32
W
Emmett Sentnor
6-4 4-6 10-7
Wk 26
Maastricht Open Round of 16
W
Grzegorz Grabara
7-5 4-6 10-7
Wk 26
Maastricht Open Quarterfinals
W
Ricardo Tagoa'i
7-5 6-3
Wk 26
Maastricht Open Semifinals
W
Pete Cavallini
4-6 6-3 10-6
Wk 26
Maastricht Open Final
L
Sebastián Berizzo
4-6 6-3 8-10
Wk 27
Karlovy Vary Championships Round of 32
W
Thomas Mathews
7-5 4-6 10-8
Wk 27
Karlovy Vary Championships Round of 16
L
Seung-gi Sun
4-6 4-6
Wk 29
San Luis Classic Round of 32
W
Sylvester Scott
4-6 6-3 10-3
Wk 29
San Luis Classic Round of 16
W
Pablo Bolton
7-5 5-7 10-7
Wk 29
San Luis Classic Quarterfinals
L
Anthony Vilda
2-6 4-6
Wk 31
Clermont-Ferrand Open Round of 32
W
Bryan Briley
6-3 6-3
Wk 31
Clermont-Ferrand Open Round of 16
W
Elias Muurinen
7-6 2-6 11-9
Wk 31
Clermont-Ferrand Open Quarterfinals
L
Maxime Yu
3-6 5-7
Wk 33
Ipswich Championships Round of 32
W
Jerome Toole
7-5 6-3
Wk 33
Ipswich Championships Round of 16
W
Jackson Hu
3-6 6-4 10-8
Wk 33
Ipswich Championships Quarterfinals
L
Erick Winegar
3-6 6-7
Wk 35
Miami Classic Round of 32
W
George Caruso
3-6 7-6 10-7
Wk 35
Miami Classic Round of 16
L
Kaleb Urquiza
3-6 6-2 8-10
Wk 36
Mexicali Championships Round of 32
W
Clark Zapata
6-4 4-6 10-3
Wk 36
Mexicali Championships Round of 16
W
Levar Butler
6-1 7-6
Wk 36
Mexicali Championships Quarterfinals
L
Herb Lofton
3-6 4-6
College List
SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST
SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS
Colgate
✓
Hot
¼
20%
Finalist
Bucknell
✓
Hot
¼
20%
Finalist
Columbia
✓
Hot
¼
21%
Finalist
Boston University
✓
Hot
¼
20%
Top School
Holy Cross
✓
Hot
¼
20%
Top School
Dreamsheet
Stanford
Virginia
North Carolina
Scouting
| Shared service (consensus) | 57.0 |
| Your department | 47.5 |
| 4-year projection | 44.9 |
Ranking History
| DATE | GLOBAL | NATION | STR |
| Early 2026 | #169 | #6 | 41.3 |
| Mid 2026 | #167 | #6 | 41.5 |
| Late 2026 | #164 | #6 | 41.7 |
| Final 2026 | #168 | #6 | 41.5 |
Attributes
| Serve Power | 47 | |
| Serve Accuracy | 51 | |
| Return | 47 | |
| Forehand | 42 | |
| Backhand | 40 | |
| Consistency | 57 | |
| Net Play | 52 | |
| Speed | 46 | |
| Stamina | 51 | |
| Composure | 42 | |
| Clutch | 48 |
Recruiting
| Intended major | Italian |
| Junior tier | Regional / State Elite |
| Origin | International |
| Commitment | Uncommitted |
Recruiting Timeline
| Received interest from Columbia | early_contact Wk 1 |
| Received interest from Colgate | early_contact Wk 2 |
| Received interest from Bucknell | early_contact Wk 4 |
| Offered by Colgate | offers Wk 8 |
| Offered by Columbia | offers Wk 9 |
| Offered by Bucknell | offers Wk 14 |
| Offered by Boston University | offers Wk 15 |
| Official visit to Colgate | visits Wk 18 |
| Official visit to Bucknell | visits Wk 19 |
| Narrowed list to 3 schools | narrowing Wk 21 |