# 2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles

John Isner and Jack Sock were the defending champions but withdrew from their first round match.
Henri Kontinen and John Peers won the title, defeating Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the final, 6–4, 6–2.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Henri Kontinen / John Peers (champions)
* Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (final)
* Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (semifinals)
* Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (semifinals)
* Ivan Dodig / Marcel Granollers (quarterfinals)
* Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram (quarterfinals)
* Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić (quarterfinals)
* Ryan Harrison / Michael Venus (second round)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Henri Kontinen John Peers | 7$^7$ | 3 | [10] | | | | |
| 4 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6$^3$ | 6 | [4] | | | | |
| 4 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6$^3$ | 6 | [4] | 1 | Henri Kontinen John Peers | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 6 | 3 | [7] | 2 | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | H Kontinen J Peers | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bopanna P Cuevas | 6 | 3 | [5] | | N Kyrgios L Pouille | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kyrgios L Pouille | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | 1 | H Kontinen J Peers | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | |
| | M Matkowski A-u-H Qureshi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | I Dodig M Granollers | 6 | 3 | [8] | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino B Paire | 4 | 2 | | | M Matkowski A-u-H Qureshi | 4 | 7$^7$ | [7] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | I Dodig M Granollers | 6 | 6$^5$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Kontinen J Peers | 7$^7$ | 3 | [10] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 6$^3$ | 6 | [4] |
| | | | | | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Schwartzman M Zverev | 3 | 4 | | | K Anderson N Zimonjić | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Anderson N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | |
| WC | M Gong Ze Zhang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | R Klaasen R Ram | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | |
| | M Demoliner F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | M Demoliner F Fognini | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | R Klaasen R Ram | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 7 | O Marach M Pavić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Wu Y Wu | 7$^8$ | 6 | | WC | D Wu Y Wu | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Martin É Roger-Vasselin | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | O Marach M Pavić | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | JS Cabal R Farah | 6$^3$ | 7$^9$ | [10] | | | | | | 3 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Mektić N Monroe | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | [8] | | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 4 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 3 | [7] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 4 | 6 | [10] |
| | | | | | 8 | R Harrison M Venus | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi A Ramos Viñolas | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | S González J Peralta | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S González J Peralta | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | S González J Peralta | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Isner J Sock | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | F López M López | w/o | | | | F López M López | 5 | 6 | [11] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 7 | 4 | [13] | | | | | | | | | |