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Hitoshi Shirato

JPN Age 67 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1981–1987

Hitoshi Shirato represented Japan on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 337. In TennisDB's records, Hitoshi Shirato finished with a career record of 1–6 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

337 (Mar 3, 1986)

Elo peak

1512 (5th percentile)

Career record

1–6 (14.3%)

Career titles

Prize money

$24,337

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Hitoshi Shirato's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Tsuyoshi Fukui #308	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 15, 1987*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Toshihisa Tsuchihashi	2-6 6-1 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 16, 1985*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Jimmy Connors #3	0-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 27, 1983*	R32	Tokyo Indoor	ATP 250	Carpet
Ramesh Krishnan	0-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 1983*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Trey Waltke	2-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 1982*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay

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Hitoshi Shirato's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tsuyoshi Fukui	1	1	Apr 15, 1987	H2H
Toshihisa Tsuchihashi	1	1	Oct 16, 1985	H2H
Jimmy Connors	1	1	Oct 27, 1983	H2H
Ramesh Krishnan	1	1	Oct 19, 1983	H2H
Trey Waltke	1	1	Oct 20, 1982	H2H

Career Results

Hitoshi Shirato career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1981	22	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1982	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1983	24	0	2	2	0.0%	523	523
1985	26	0	1	1	0.0%	552	360
1987	28	0	1	1	0.0%	575	504
Career		1	6	7	14.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Hitoshi Shirato career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1981	22	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1982	23	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1983	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1985	26	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1987	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Hitoshi Shirato career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1981	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1983	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1987	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 3/7 (42.9%) of Hitoshi Shirato's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Hitoshi Shirato advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1981	22	1506	100.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.50	—	—	—	+0.21
1982	23	1498	97.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	0–1	—	-0.06
1983	24	1491	107.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.25	—	—	—	-0.31
1985	26	1475	99.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	—	—	+0.17
1987	28	1460	95.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.19
Career		1512	100.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.47	0–1	0–1	—	+2.86

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Hitoshi Shirato ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	TKY	W-L Win %
1981	22	R32	1–1 (50%)
1982	23	R64	0–1 (0%)
1983	24	R32	0–1 (0%)
1985	26	R64	0–1 (0%)
1987	28	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–5 (17%)	1–5 (17%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

337

Career-high date

Mar 3, 1986

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Hitoshi Shirato ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	24	523	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	25	602	—	—	—	—	487	483	481	498	547	540	555
1985	26	553	569	494	452	392	390	383	366	379	370	370	360
1986	27	357	351	367	392	433	421	474	556	563	600	534	575
1987	28	577	577	638	596	571	584	503	452	458	464	482	504
1988	29	507	512	525	552	518	499	574	684	598	603	619	622
1989	30	624	578	581	591	596	615	621	576	658	673	660	655
1990	31	649	719	728	896	885	882	857	741	743	750	766	752
1991	32	740	754	771	769	785	799	823	651	658	663	671	680
1992	33	676	662	652	654	650	648	646	877	893	886	872	875
1993	34	879	882	895	930	933	940	965	970	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Hitoshi Shirato's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Shozo Shiraishi	JPN	326	1,500	13	1	12	7.7%	1979–1989	Match log
Gabriel Mattos	BRA	347	1,513	4	1	3	25.0%	1982–1983	Match log
Ken Barton	AUS	343	1,516	6	1	5	16.7%	1980–1982	Match log
Kevin Kerns	USA	349	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	1981–1982	Match log
Karl Richter	USA	285	1,510	6	1	5	16.7%	1984–1986	Match log
Fredrik Rosenquist	SWE	356	1,506	4	1	3	25.0%	1985–1986	Match log
Nial Brash	USA	305	1,514	7	1	6	14.3%	1979–1983	Match log
Gerald Mild	AUT	275	1,506	5	1	4	20.0%	1982–1987	Match log
Tetsu Kuramitsu	JPN	281	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	1976–1986	Match log
Karel Demuynck	BEL	321	1,510	8	2	6	25.0%	1984–1988	Match log
Eiji Takeuchi	JPN	402	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1979–1985	Match log
John Stoddart	AUS	339	1,524	3	1	2	33.3%	1982–1984	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Hitoshi Shirato?: Hitoshi Shirato is 67 years old, born on October 19, 1958.
Which country does Hitoshi Shirato represent?: Hitoshi Shirato represents Japan in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Hitoshi Shirato left-handed or right-handed?: Hitoshi Shirato plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Hitoshi Shirato won?: Hitoshi Shirato has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Hitoshi Shirato won?: TennisDB does not group any of Hitoshi Shirato's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Hitoshi Shirato's highest ATP ranking?: Hitoshi Shirato's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 337, first achieved on March 3, 1986.
What is Hitoshi Shirato's career win-loss record?: Hitoshi Shirato has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 6 losses (14.3%).
How much career prize money has Hitoshi Shirato earned?: Hitoshi Shirato has earned at least $24,337 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Hitoshi Shirato's career appear in TennisDB?: Hitoshi Shirato appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1981 through 1987.
Who has Hitoshi Shirato faced most often?: Hitoshi Shirato's most frequent opponent is Tsuyoshi Fukui, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.