| 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | October 7–14 | |||
| Edition | 10th | |||
| Category | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor | |||
| Location | Shanghai, China | |||
| Venue | Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Novak Djokovic | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo | ||||
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The2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters was atennis tournament played on outdoorhard courts. It was the tenth edition of theShanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as anATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the2018 ATP World Tour. It took place atQizhong Forest Sports City Arena inShanghai, China from October 7 to 14, 2018.[1]
| 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 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
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 againstBorna Ćorić [13] |
| 3 | 4 |  Juan Martín del Potro | 6,130 | 360 | 90 | 5,860 | Third round retired againstBorna Ćorić [13] |
| 4 | 5 |  Alexander Zverev | 4,755 | 90 | 360 | 5,025 | Semifinals lost toNovak 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 toNovak Djokovic [2] |
| 8 | 12 |  Kei Nishikori | 2,730 | 0 | 180 | 2,910 | Quarterfinals lost toRoger 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 toKevin Anderson [7] |
| 11 | 14 |  Kyle Edmund | 1,990 | 45 | 180 | 2,125 | Quarterfinals lost toAlexander Zverev [4] |
| 12 | 17 | Jack Sock | 1,850 | 10 | 10 | 1,850 | First round lost toPeter Gojowczyk |
| 13 | 19 | Borna Ćorić | 1,815 | 0 | 600 | 2,415 | Runner-up, lost toNovak Djokovic [2] |
| 14 | 20 |  Milos Raonic | 1,800 | 0 | 10 | 1,810 | First round lost toMackenzie 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 toNovak Djokovic [2] |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
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.
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Taylor FritzHubert HurkaczBradley Klahn
Mikhail KukushkinMackenzie McDonaldBenoît PaireVasek PospisilGrigor Dimitrov → replaced byAndreas SeppiFabio Fognini → replaced byMatthew EbdenDavid Goffin → replaced byJérémy ChardyJohn Isner → replaced by
Robin HaasePhilipp Kohlschreiber → replaced byMischa ZverevRafael Nadal → replaced byAlex de MinaurLucas Pouille → replaced byPeter GojowczykFernando Verdasco → replaced byMaximilian Marterer| 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 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Novak Djokovic def.Borna Ćorić, 6–3, 6–4Łukasz Kubot /Marcelo Melo def.Jamie Murray /Bruno Soares, 6–2, 6–4
