# 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles

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.
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost to Ćorić in the semifinals.

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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

* John Millman (first round)
* João Sousa (qualifying competition)
* Matthew Ebden (moved to main draw)
* Martin Kližan (qualifying competition)
* Dušan Lajović (first round, retired)
* Matteo Berrettini (qualifying competition)
* Tennys Sandgren (first round)
* Taylor Fritz (qualified)
* Benoît Paire (qualified)
* Denis Kudla (first round)
* Feliciano López (first round)
* Taro Daniel (qualifying competition)
* Cameron Norrie (first round)
* Mackenzie McDonald (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Mackenzie McDonald
* Benoît Paire
* Vasek Pospisil
* Taylor Fritz
* Hubert Hurkacz
* Mikhail Kukushkin
* Bradley Klahn

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

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

#### Second qualifier

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

#### Third qualifier

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

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Martin Kližan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Te Rigele | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 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 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Taylor Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

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

#### Sixth qualifier

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

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Tennys Sandgren | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Bradley Klahn | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | 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$^5$ | 6$^3$ |
| 12 | Taro Daniel | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |