# Yuta Shimizu

Yuta Shimizu (清水悠太, Shimizu Yūta, born 9 June 1999) is a Japanese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 192 achieved on 9 December 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 143 achieved on 12 June 2023.
He won his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the 2024 Keio Challenger, defeating Li Tu in the final.
Shimizu represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.

## ATP Challenger Tour finals
### Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (1–5)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2023 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Benoît Paire | 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2023 | Chicago, USA | Challenger | Hard | Alex Michelsen | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2023 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Yosuke Watanuki | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | May 2024 | Little Rock, USA | Challenger | Hard | Mitchell Krueger | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 2024 | City of Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Rinky Hijikata | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–5 | Nov 2024 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Li Tu | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (6–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (6–5)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2022 | Nonthaburi II, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Lock | Francis Alcantara Christopher Rungkat | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | Sydney, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Ajeet Rai | Blake Ellis Tristan Schoolkate | 6–4, 5–7, [9–11] |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2022 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Shinji Hazawa | Andrew Harris John-Patrick Smith | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2022 | Yokkaichi, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Hsu Yu-hsiou | Masamichi Imamura Rio Noguchi | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2023 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Chung Yun-seong | Max Purcell Yasutaka Uchiyama | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 2024 | Burnie II, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Lock | Blake Bayldon Kody Pearson | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 2024 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | James Trotter | Wang Aoran Zhou Yi | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jul 2024 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Kaichi Uchida | Christian Harrison Cannon Kingsley | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2024 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | James Trotter | André Göransson Sem Verbeek | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Aug 2024 | Jinan, China | Challenger | Hard | Chung Yun-seong | Rio Noguchi Edward Winter | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10–6] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Oct 2024 | Hangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Thomas Fancutt | Sun Fajing Te Rigele | 3–6, 5–7 |

## ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
### Singles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ITF Futures/WTT (12–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (10–3)
* 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 | WTT | Hard | Jean Thirouin | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jun 2019 | M15 Gimcheon, South Korea | WTT | Hard | Seong Chan Hong | 1–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jun 2019 | M25 Yinchuan, China | WTT | Hard | Bai Yan | 4–6, 3–3 ret. |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2019 | M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand | WTT | Hard | Vladyslav Orlov | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jan 2020 | M15 Hong Kong | WTT | Hard | Hsu Yu-hsiou | 5–7, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 8–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Aktobe, Kazakhstan | WTT | Hard | Otto Virtanen | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–3 | May 2021 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Ryan Peniston | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 9–3 | May 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Pablo Llamas Ruiz | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Jul 2022 | M15 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | WTT | Hard | Lý Hoàng Nam | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–4 | Aug 2022 | M15 Kuching, Malaysia | WTT | Hard | Lý Hoàng Nam | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–4 | Aug 2022 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | WTT | Hard | Ryota Tanuma | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 12–4 | Feb 2023 | M25 Burnie, Australia | WTT | Hard | Alex Bolt | 6–4, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ITF Futures/WTT (7–10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (7–6)
* 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 | Te Rigele Wang Aoran | 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 | Te Rigele | Ruikai Wang Sun Fajing | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2018 | China F5, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Shintaro Imai | Harri Heliövaara Patrik Niklas-Salminen | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, [4–10] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jun 2018 | Singapore F3, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Hsu Yu-hsiou | James Frawley Jeremy Beale | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Jul 2018 | Hong Kong F2, Hong Kong (S.A.R) | 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 | WTT | Hard | Shintaro Imai | Blake Ellis Lý Hoàng Nam | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jun 2019 | M25 Yinchuan, China | WTT | Hard | Shinji Hazawa | Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Aug 2019 | M25 Nonthaburi, Thailand | WTT | Hard | Hsu Yu-hsiou | Sergey Fomin Sanjar Fayziev | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Apr 2021 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Makoto Ochi | Ryan Nijboer Neil Oberleitner | 6–4, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, [6–10] |
| Win | 5–8 | Sep 2021 | M25 Jonköping, Sweden | WTT | Hard | Khumoyun Sultanov | Michal Dembek Marvin Möller | 6–4, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 6–8 | Oct 2021 | M25 Falun, Sweden | WTT | Hard | Khumoyun Sultanov | Blake Ellis Renta Tokuda | 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 6–9 | Mar 2022 | M25 Faro, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Makoto Ochi | Kai Wehnelt Maximilian Neuchrist | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–9 | May 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Hard | Shinji Hazawa | Pruchya Isaro Thantub Suksumrarn | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–10 | May 2022 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | WTT | Clay | Naoki Tajima | Juan Pablo Cañas García Pablo Llamas Ruiz | 4–6, 5–7 |

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| 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] |