2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles

Main article: 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters

Singles
2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Borna Ćorić
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	56 (7 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Novak Djokovic defeated Borna Ćorić in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 Shanghai Masters. It was his record fourth Shanghai Masters title, and 32nd Masters 1000 title overall. He did not lose a single set and did not have his serve broken throughout the entire tournament.^[1]

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost to Ćorić in the semifinals.^[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Roger Federer (semifinals)

02.   Novak Djokovic (champion)

03.   Juan Martín del Potro (third round, retired due to right knee injury)

04.   Alexander Zverev (semifinals)

05.   Marin Čilić (second round)

06.   Dominic Thiem (second round)

07.   Kevin Anderson (quarterfinals)

08.   Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)

09.   Diego Schwartzman (first round)

10.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (third round)

11.   Kyle Edmund (quarterfinals)

12.   Jack Sock (first round)

13.   Borna Ćorić (final)

14.   Milos Raonic (first round)

15.   Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)

16.   Marco Cecchinato (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	7^7
	8	Kei Nishikori	4	6^4
								1	Roger Federer	4	4
								13	Borna Ćorić	6	6
	13	Borna Ćorić	7	6
		Matthew Ebden	5	4
															13	Borna Ćorić	3	4
															2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	11	Kyle Edmund	4	4
	4	Alexander Zverev	6	6
								4	Alexander Zverev	2	1
								2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	7	Kevin Anderson	6^1	3
	2	Novak Djokovic	7^7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	6	4	6
		D Medvedev	3	7^9	6				D Medvedev	4	6	4
	WC	Ze Zhang	6	6^7	4										1	R Federer	6	2	6
		A Rublev	3	4												R Bautista Agut	3	6	4
		R Bautista Agut	6	6					R Bautista Agut	3	6	6
	Q	M McDonald	6	5	6			Q	M McDonald	6	4	1
	14	M Raonic	3	7	3																	1	R Federer	6	7^7
	9	D Schwartzman	3	4																		8	K Nishikori	4	6^4
		S Querrey	6	6					S Querrey	6	6^4	7
	Q	T Fritz	6	7^7				Q	T Fritz	3	7^7	5
		R Haase	3	6^3												S Querrey	6^7	4
	WC	Y Wu	7^7	6											8	K Nishikori	7^9	6
	WC	Z Li	6^5	2				WC	Y Wu	6	0	3
								8	K Nishikori	3	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	JM del Potro	7	7^9
		L Mayer	6	2	1				R Gasquet	5	6^7
		R Gasquet	1	6	6										3	JM del Potro	5	0^r
	Q	B Klahn	4	6	6										13	B Ćorić	7	0
		N Kyrgios	6	4	3			Q	B Klahn	4	2
	WC	S Wawrinka	6	4	3			13	B Ćorić	6	6
	13	B Ćorić	4	6	6																	13	B Ćorić	7	6
	12	J Sock	4	7^8	3																		M Ebden	5	4
		P Gojowczyk	6	6^6	6				P Gojowczyk	6	6^3	7^7
		D Džumhur	3	4					M Fucsovics	4	7^7	6^5
		M Fucsovics	6	6												P Gojowczyk	2	3
		M Ebden	3	6	6											M Ebden	6	6
		F Tiafoe	6	4	3				M Ebden	6	6^8	7^7
								6	D Thiem	4	7^10	6^4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Čilić	6	6^6	5
		N Jarry	6	3	7^7				N Jarry	2	7^8	7
		M Zverev	4	6	6^5											N Jarry	6^5	3
		A Mannarino	4	4											11	K Edmund	7^7	6
		A Seppi	6	6					A Seppi	3	4
		F Krajinović	5	3				11	K Edmund	6	6
	11	K Edmund	7	6																		11	K Edmund	4	4
	15	P Carreño Busta	3	4																		4	A Zverev	6	6
	Q	B Paire	6	6				Q	B Paire	4	3
	Q	V Pospisil	4	6^4					A de Minaur	6	6
		A de Minaur	6	7^7												A de Minaur	1	4
		D Shapovalov	2	2											4	A Zverev	6	6
		N Basilashvili	6	6					N Basilashvili	5	4
								4	A Zverev	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	K Anderson	6	6
	Q	M Kukushkin	6	6				Q	M Kukushkin	3	2
		A Ramos Viñolas	4	2											7	K Anderson	6	7^7
		S Johnson	7^8	3	4										10	S Tsitsipas	4	6^1
		K Khachanov	6^6	6	6				K Khachanov	4	6^8
		G Monfils	6^4	6	4			10	S Tsitsipas	6	7^10
	10	S Tsitsipas	7^7	4	6																	7	K Anderson	6^1	3
	16	M Cecchinato	6^4	6	7^7																	2	N Djokovic	7^7	6
		G Simon	7^7	4	6^2			16	M Cecchinato	4	7^7	7^7
	Q	H Hurkacz	4	6	1				H Chung	6	6^5	6^5
		H Chung	6	2	6										16	M Cecchinato	4	0
		M Marterer	3	6^5											2	N Djokovic	6	6
		J Chardy	6	7^7					J Chardy	3	5
								2	N Djokovic	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. John Millman (first round)
2. João Sousa (qualifying competition)
3. Matthew Ebden (moved to main draw)
4. Martin Kližan (qualifying competition)
5. Dušan Lajović (first round, retired)
6. Matteo Berrettini (qualifying competition)
7. Tennys Sandgren (first round)
8. Taylor Fritz (qualified)
9. Benoît Paire (qualified)
10. Denis Kudla (first round)
11. Feliciano López (first round)
12. Taro Daniel (qualifying competition)
13. Cameron Norrie (first round)
14. Mackenzie McDonald (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Mackenzie McDonald
2. Benoît Paire
3. Vasek Pospisil
4. Taylor Fritz
5. Hubert Hurkacz
6. Mikhail Kukushkin
7. Bradley Klahn

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	John Millman	4	4
	Alt	Radu Albot	6	6
								Alt	Radu Albot	6	3	1
								14	Mackenzie McDonald	2	6	6
		Evgeny Donskoy	3	4
	14	Mackenzie McDonald	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	João Sousa	6	7^8
	WC	Zhang Zhizhen	3	6^6
								2	João Sousa	7^7	4	4
								9	Benoît Paire	6^4	6	6
	WC	Hua Runhao	6	3	4
	9	Benoît Paire	3	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Thomas Fabbiano	4	3
		Vasek Pospisil	6	6
									Vasek Pospisil	6^5	6	7
									Marius Copil	7^7	4	5
		Marius Copil	7^7	6
	10	Denis Kudla	6^3	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Martin Kližan	6	6
	WC	Te Rigele	3	4
								4	Martin Kližan	6	3	4
								8	Taylor Fritz	3	6	6
	Alt	Horacio Zeballos	3	2
	8	Taylor Fritz	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Dušan Lajović	6	0	0^r
		Hubert Hurkacz	4	6	3
									Hubert Hurkacz	6^4	6	7
								Alt	Ramkumar Ramanathan	7^7	4	5
	Alt	Ramkumar Ramanathan	7	6
	13	Cameron Norrie	5	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Matteo Berrettini	6	6
	WC	Wu Di	4	2
								6	Matteo Berrettini	5	4
									Mikhail Kukushkin	7	6
		Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6
	11	Feliciano López	3	1

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Tennys Sandgren	6	3	4
		Bradley Klahn	4	6	6
									Bradley Klahn	7^7	7^7
								12	Taro Daniel	6^5	6^3
		Tim Smyczek	7^9	4	4
	12	Taro Daniel	6^7	6	6

References

1. "Djokovic Wins Record Fourth Shanghai Title, 32nd Masters 1000 Crown | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
2. "Rolex Shanghai Masters Overview". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw