Hiroto Shinozuka: the Japanese lefty and doubles world champion

Hiroto Shinozuka is one of Japan's most promising left-handers. Still young, he is already a doubles world champion and part of the Japanese team that reached the 2026 World Team Championships final. This page covers Shinozuka's career, titles and playing style.

Who is Hiroto Shinozuka

Hiroto Shinozuka was born on 23 December 2003 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He is left-handed and plays the shakehand grip. He is 1.65 m tall and plays for Ryukyu Asteeda in the T.League. In October 2026 he is world No. 20 in singles.

Titles of Hiroto Shinozuka

Doubles world champion

In Doha in 2025, Shinozuka teamed with Shunsuke Togami, the No. 2 seeds, to win the men's doubles title at the World Championships. It was Japan's first title in the event since 1961. In the final the pair beat Taiwan's Lin Yun-Ju and Kao Cheng-jui.

Team Japan and 2026

Shinozuka was part of the Japanese team that won silver at the 2026 World Team Championships in London. In June in Ljubljana he won again with Togami, this time the WTT Star Contender: in the doubles final the pair beat Wen Ruibo and Huang Youzheng 3-2. See the table tennis world ranking and table tennis in Japan.

Playing style

Shinozuka is a left-handed shakehand attacker. What counts most in his game:

• Left-handed: serve and cross-court angles trouble many right-handers. See how to play against a lefty.
• Partnership with Togami, a right-hander, giving the pair opposite sides of the table.
• Offensive shakehand game, despite his small frame. See grips and playing styles.

Recent results on the tour

Year	Wins	Losses
2026	17	9
Total	17	9

L	WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 2026-10-29	Men's singles Round of 32	Shinozuka Hiroto JPN vs Hugo Calderano BRA 0-3 7-11, 10-12, 5-11
L	China Smash 2026 2026-10-04	Men's singles Round of 64	Darius Movileanu ROU vs Shinozuka Hiroto JPN 3-0 11-4, 11-8, 11-4
L	Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 2026-08-14	Men's doubles Semifinals	Togami Shunsuke / Shinozuka Hiroto JPN vs Wong Chun Ting / Chan Baldwin HKG 2-3 4-11, 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11
W	Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 2026-08-13	Men's doubles Quarterfinals	Togami Shunsuke / Shinozuka Hiroto JPN vs Oh Junsung / Lim Jonghoon KOR 3-2 10-12, 12-10, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10
L	Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 2026-08-12	Men's singles Round of 64	Kristian Karlsson SWE vs Shinozuka Hiroto JPN 3-1 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 13-11
W	Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 2026-08-12	Men's doubles Round of 16	Esteban Dorr / Florian Bourrassaud FRA vs Togami Shunsuke / Shinozuka Hiroto JPN 0-3 11-13, 3-11, 7-11
W	Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 2026-08-11	Men's doubles Round of 32	Tiago Apolonia / Marcos Freitas POR vs Togami Shunsuke / Shinozuka Hiroto JPN 2-3 12-10, 10-12, 11-9, 8-11, 11-13
L	WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 2026-08-09	Men's singles Semifinals	Oh Junsung KOR vs Shinozuka Hiroto JPN 4-1 11-4, 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6

Shinozuka Hiroto's results

Source: WTT official results. Updated October 31, 2026. worldtabletennis.com

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