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.
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.
â 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.
â 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:
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: