Ryotaro Taguchi and Sho Shimabukuro have met 1 time since 2024; Sho Shimabukuro leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Sho Shimabukuro won at Yokkaichi (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Taguchi
⚙️ 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.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Taguchi | Shimabukuro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ryotaro Taguchi | Sho Shimabukuro | ||
| 1 or more | 89% | 8/9 | 100% | 18/18 |
| 3 or more | 78% | 7/9 | 89% | 16/18 |
| 5 or more | 44% | 4/9 | 67% | 12/18 |
| 10 or more | 22% | 2/9 | 28% | 5/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 6% | 1/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/18 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Taguchi | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–3 | 9–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.84 | 2.22 |
| ROI % | -20.0% | -4.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -0.72u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Shimabukuro has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Taguchi's 33%).
| Opponent | Taguchi | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Smith | L 16 46 | L 75 06 36 |
| Naoya Honda | W 36 75 63 | L 16 46 |
| Uisung Park | L 16 57 | W 76 61 |
| Omar Jasika | L 67 36 | W 63 57 76 |
| Maximus Jones | W 76 62 | W 36 63 64 |
| James Watt | L 46 16 | W 64 36 62 |
Last five matches per player
Tsung-Hao Huang
Futures 2026 ·
May 27
Tsung Hao Huang
M15 Luan · Round of 32
May 25
Keegan Smith
KARNATAKA OPEN · Round of 32
May 12
Naoya Honda
KARNATAKA OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 11
Grigoriy Lomakin
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 2
Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta
KARNATAKA OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Yuta Kawahashi
S M KRISHNA MEMORIAL OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
M25 Nakhon Pathom · Round of 32
Apr 27
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
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–82 matches
| Metric | Taguchi | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 38% | 66% |
| Sets won | 36% | 62% |
| Games won | 47% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Taguchi | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Taguchi | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
