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
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Doubles
Poland Łukasz Kubot / Brazil Marcelo Melo
← 2017 · Shanghai Masters · 2019 →

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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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

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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

Singles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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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

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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

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Retirements

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Doubles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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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

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Champions

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Singles

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Doubles

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References

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  1. ^ "Rolex Shanghai Masters – Overview". atworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
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