Rio Noguchi and Sho Shimabukuro have met 3 times since 2025; Sho Shimabukuro leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Sho Shimabukuro won at Seoul (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Noguchi
⚙️ Grinder
Shimabukuro
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 54% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,419 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Sho Shimabukuro.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Noguchi | Shimabukuro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Rio Noguchi | Sho Shimabukuro | ||
| 1 or more | 63% | 10/16 | 100% | 18/18 |
| 3 or more | 31% | 5/16 | 89% | 16/18 |
| 5 or more | 19% | 3/16 | 67% | 12/18 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 28% | 5/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 6% | 1/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/18 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Noguchi | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 9–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.14 | 2.22 |
| ROI % | +20.7% | -4.2% |
| Units P/L | +3.11u | -0.72u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimabukuro has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Noguchi's 30%).
| Opponent | Noguchi | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Smith | L 36 64 26 | L 75 06 36 |
| Stefanos Sakellaridis | L 06 36 | W 75 64 |
| Petr Bar Biryukov | W 62 75 | W 64 75 |
| Coleman Wong | L 67 26 | W 64 63 |
| Yu Hsiou Hsu | W 75 62 | W 76 26 63 |
| Alex Bolt | L 67 67 | W 62 67 63 |
| Yasutaka Uchiyama | W 57 76 63 | W 63 76 |
| Maximus Jones | L 64 16 26 | W 36 63 64 |
| Henrique Rocha | L 57 64 36 | L 57 63 26 |
| Sergey Fomin | L 76 46 67 | W 46 75 75 |
Last five matches per player
Clement Tabur
Dublin Challenger · Round of 32
Jun 16
Hamish Stewart
Dublin Challenger · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Paul Jubb
Dublin Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Keegan Smith
Lexus Ilkley Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Patrick Brady
Lexus Ilkley Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Francesco Maestrelli
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Jie Cui
Wuxi Open · Quarterfinals
May 8
Fajing Sun
Wuxi Open · Round of 16
May 7
Frances Tiafoe
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 16
Jun 17
Tallon Griekspoor
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 32
Jun 16
Ben Shelton
BOSS OPEN · Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Nick Kyrgios
BOSS OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Quentin Halys
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 9
Jurij Rodionov
BOSS OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Stefanos Sakellaridis
BOSS OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 6
Kamil Majchrzak
Lexus Birmingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 62–82 matches
| Metric | Noguchi | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 66% |
| Sets won | 53% | 62% |
| Games won | 50% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Noguchi | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Noguchi | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
