Hitoshi Shirato (born 19 October 1958) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

[1] Shirato, a right-handed player, featured in a total of 10 Davis Cup ties for Japan.

He won three Davis Cup singles rubbers, including one against India's Ramesh Krishnan in 1983.

During his career he competed in the doubles main draw at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

His best performance was a third round appearance in the mixed doubles at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.