{{short description|American tennis player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Thomas Shimada | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{flagu|Japan}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|02|10}} | birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], United States | death_date = | death_place = | height = 5 ft 10 in | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $433,946 | singlesrecord = 0–5 | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 477 (November 3, 1997) | doublesrecord = 88–126 | doublestitles = 3 | highestdoublesranking = No. 40 (September 24, 2001) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2000, 2001) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2000) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (2000, 2001) | USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2001) | AustralianOpenMixedresult = 2R (2003) | WimbledonMixedresult = 3R (2002) | USOpenMixedresult = 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==
===Doubles: 6 (3–3)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:150px"|Opponents !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2000 | [[St. Petersburg Open|St. Petersburg]], Russia | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Myles Wakefield]] | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]] <br>{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Kevin Ullyett]] | 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 5–7 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2001 | [[Delray Beach Open|Delray Beach]], US | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Myles Wakefield]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jan-Michael Gambill]] <br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Roddick]] | 3–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1–2 | Sep 2001 | [[Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open|Shanghai]], China | Hard | {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]] | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[John-Laffnie de Jager]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Robbie Koenig]] | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2–2 | Jul 2002 | [[Generali Open|Kitzbühel]], Austria | Clay | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Robbie Koenig]] | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lucas Arnold Ker]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Àlex Corretja]] | 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 6–4 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2003 | [[ATP Umag|Umag]], Croatia | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Perry (tennis)|Todd Perry]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Álex López Morón]] <br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] | 1–6, 3–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3–3 | Sep 2003 | [[Brasil Open|Costa do Sauipe]], Brazil | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Perry (tennis)|Todd Perry]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Humphries]]<br>{{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Merklein]] | 6–2, 6–4 |}
==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}} * {{Davis Cup player}}
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