Thomas Shimada was a professional tennis

Tennis

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 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 Number 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 Number 40.

Doubles: 6 (3-3)

Wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	17 September 2001	Shanghai Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open The Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the International Series of the ATP Tour... , China	Hard	Byron Black Byron Black Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players...	John-Laffnie de Jager John-Laffnie de Jager John-Laffnie de Jager is a South African former tour professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, de Jager reached the semi-finals for three different grand slam tournaments three times in three different years partnering three different fellow South African players...   Robbie Koenig Robbie Koenig Robbie Koenig is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa. Most notable for reaching the semi finals of the 1998 US Open Men's doubles competition...	6–2, 3–6, 7–5
2.	22 July 2002	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Robbie Koenig Robbie Koenig Robbie Koenig is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa. Most notable for reaching the semi finals of the 1998 US Open Men's doubles competition...	Lucas Arnold Ker Lucas Arnold Ker Lucas Arnold Ker is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell....   Àlex Corretja Àlex Corretja Àlex Corretja i Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999...	7–6, 6–4
3.	8 September 2003	Costa do Sauipe Brasil Open The Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Costa do Sauípe, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A part of the ATP World Tour 250 series, it is currently the main event in the Brazilian tennis calendar. Since 2004, it has been a part of the South American clay court circuit but was held on hard... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	Hard	Todd Perry Todd Perry ----Todd Perry is a presently inactive tour professional tennis player from Australia.Perry turned turned professional in 1998. He played more doubles than singles, and his most usual partner was the Swedish Simon Aspelin...	Scott Humphries Scott Humphries Scott Humphries , is a professional tennis player from the United States.Humphries achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 29 in 2000...   Mark Merklein Mark Merklein Mark Merklein is a former college and professional tennis player from the Bahamas.Merklein was born in Freeport, Bahamas. He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators men's tennis team in National...	6–2, 6–4

Runner-ups (3)

• 2000: St. Petersburg (  Myles Wakefield
  Myles Wakefield
  Myles Wakefield , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles, achieving a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 46 in 2001....
  
  , Hard)
• 2001: Delray Beach (  Myles Wakefield, Hard)
• 2003: Umag (  Todd Perry
  Todd Perry
  ----Todd Perry is a presently inactive tour professional tennis player from Australia.Perry turned turned professional in 1998. He played more doubles than singles, and his most usual partner was the Swedish Simon Aspelin...
  
  , Clay)

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