The 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China from October 7 to 14, 2018.

Points and prize money

Point distribution Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Singles1,00060036018090451025160 Doubles0

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1 Singles$1,360,560$667,115$335,750$170,725$88,655$46,745$25,235$5,815$2,965 Doubles$421,340$206,280$103,470$53,110$27,450$14,480

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of October 1, 2018. Rankings and points before are as of October 8, 2018.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 2 Roger Federer 6,900 1,000 360 6,260 Semifinals lost to Borna Ćorić 2 3 Novak Djokovic 6,445 0 1000 7,445 Champion, won against Borna Ćorić 3 4 Juan Martín del Potro 6,130 360 90 5,860 Third round retired against Borna Ćorić 4 5 Alexander Zverev 4,755 90 360 5,025 Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic 5 6 Marin Čilić 4,535 360 10 4,185 Second round lost to Nicolás Jarry 6 7 Dominic Thiem 3,825 10 10 3,825 Second round lost to Matthew Ebden 7 8 Kevin Anderson 3,640 45 180 3,775 Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic 8 12 Kei Nishikori 2,730 0 180 2,910 Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer 9 16 Diego Schwartzman 1,975 45 10 1,940 First round lost to Sam Querrey 10 15 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1,987 70 90 2,007 Third round lost to Kevin Anderson 11 14 Kyle Edmund 1,990 45 180 2,125 Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev 12 17 Jack Sock 1,850 10 10 1,850 First round lost to Peter Gojowczyk 13 19 Borna Ćorić 1,815 0 600 2,415 Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic 14 20 Milos Raonic 1,800 0 10 1,810 First round lost to Mackenzie McDonald [Q] 15 24 Pablo Carreño Busta 1,750 10 10 1,750 First round lost to Benoît Paire [Q] 16 21 Marco Cecchinato 1,768 (20)† 90 1,838 Third round lost to Novak Djokovic † The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.

Withdrawals The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event. RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterReason 1 Rafael Nadal 8,260 600 7,660Knee injury 9 Grigor Dimitrov 3,620 180 3,440Ankle injury 10 John Isner 3,380 90 3,290Personal 11 David Goffin 2,865 10 2,855Right shoulder injury 13 Fabio Fognini 2,315 90 2,315†Ankle injury 18 Lucas Pouille 1,825 45 1,780Muscle sprain † Fognini is entitled to use an exemption to skip the tournament and substitute his 18th best result (90 points) in its stead. Accordingly, his points after the tournament will remain unchanged.

Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Li Zhe Stan Wawrinka Wu Yibing Zhang Ze

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Taylor Fritz Hubert Hurkacz Bradley Klahn Mikhail Kukushkin Mackenzie McDonald Benoît Paire Vasek Pospisil

Withdrawals Before the tournament Grigor Dimitrov → replaced by Andreas Seppi Fabio Fognini → replaced by Matthew Ebden David Goffin → replaced by Jérémy Chardy John Isner → replaced by Robin Haase Philipp Kohlschreiber → replaced by Mischa Zverev Rafael Nadal → replaced by Alex de Minaur Lucas Pouille → replaced by Peter Gojowczyk Fernando Verdasco → replaced by Maximilian Marterer

Retirements Juan Martín del Potro

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMike BryanJack Sock31Oliver MarachMate Pavić72Łukasz KubotMarcelo Melo103Henri KontinenJohn Peers154Juan Sebastián CabalRobert Farah195Jamie MurrayBruno Soares236Raven KlaasenMichael Venus337Ivan DodigNikola Mektić398 Rankings are as of October 1, 2018

Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Gong Maoxin / Zhang Ze Li Zhe / Di Wu

Withdrawals Before the tournament Nikoloz Basilashvili

Champions

Singles

Novak Djokovic def. Borna Ćorić, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo def. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares, 6–2, 6–4

References

External links Official Website