2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters
| 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 |
| 2017 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Roger Federer | |
| Doubles | |
 Henri Kontinen /  John Peers | |
The 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It will be 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 will take place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China from October 7 to 14, 2018.[1]
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 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $1,360,650 | $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.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Roger Federer
|
6,900 | 1,000 | 90 | 5,990 | Third round vs.  Roberto Bautista Agut
|
| 2 | 3 |  Novak Djokovic
|
6,445 | 0 | 180 | 6,625 | Quarterfinals vs.  Kevin Anderson [7]
|
| 3 | 4 |  Juan Martín del Potro
|
6,130 | 360 | 90 | 5,860 | Third round vs.  Borna Ćorić [13]
|
| 4 | 5 |  Alexander Zverev
|
4,755 | 90 | 180 | 4,845 | Quarterfinals vs.  Kyle Edmund [11]
|
| 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 vs. Novak Djokovic [2]
|
| 8 | 12 |  Kei Nishikori
|
2,730 | 0 | 180 | 2,910 | Quarterfinals vs.  TBD
|
| 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 vs. 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 | 90 | 1,905 | Third round vs. Juan Martín del Potro [3]
|
| 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
| 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:
- 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
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
- vs.
Doubles
- / vs. /
References
- ^ "Rolex Shanghai Masters - Overview". atworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.