2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters

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.[1]

2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters
DateOctober 7–14
Edition10th
CategoryATP World Tour Masters 1000
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationShanghai, China
VenueQizhong Forest Sports City Arena
Champions
Singles
Novak Djokovic
Doubles
Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo

Points and prize money

Point distribution
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q Q2 Q1
Singles[2] 1,000 600 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 0
Doubles[2] 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Prize money
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q2 Q1
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 N/A N/A N/A

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.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 2 Roger Federer 6,900 1,000 360 6,260 Semifinals lost to Borna Ćorić [13]
2 3 Novak Djokovic 6,445 0 1000 7,445 Champion, won against Borna Ćorić [13]
3 4 Juan Martín del Potro 6,130 360 90 5,860 Third round retired against Borna Ćorić [13]
4 5 Alexander Zverev 4,755 90 360 5,025 Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
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 [2]
8 12 Kei Nishikori 2,730 0 180 2,910 Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [1]
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 [7]
11 14 Kyle Edmund 1,990 45 180 2,125 Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev [4]
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 [2]
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 [2]

† 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.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Reason
1 Rafael Nadal 8,260 600 7,660 Knee injury
9 Grigor Dimitrov 3,620 180 3,440 Ankle injury
10 John Isner 3,380 90 3,290 Personal
11 David Goffin 2,865 10 2,855 Right shoulder injury
13 Fabio Fognini 2,315 90 2,315† Ankle injury
18 Lucas Pouille 1,825 45 1,780 Muscle 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:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Mike Bryan  USA Jack Sock 3 1
 AUT Oliver Marach  CRO Mate Pavić 7 2
 POL Łukasz Kubot  BRA Marcelo Melo 10 3
 FIN Henri Kontinen  AUS John Peers 15 4
 COL Juan Sebastián Cabal  COL Robert Farah 19 5
 GBR Jamie Murray  BRA Bruno Soares 23 6
 RSA Raven Klaasen  NZL Michael Venus 33 7
 CRO Ivan Dodig  CRO Nikola Mektić 39 8
  • Rankings are as of October 1, 2018

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles

Doubles
Main article: 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles
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References
  1. "Rolex Shanghai Masters - Overview". atworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.
  2. "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
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