# 2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles

Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 Shanghai Masters. It was his second Shanghai Masters title and 27th Masters 1000 singles title overall.
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but did not participate due to a hip injury.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Rafael Nadal (final)
    02. Roger Federer (champion)
    03. Alexander Zverev (third round)
    04. Marin Čilić (semifinals)
    05. Dominic Thiem (second round)
    06. Grigor Dimitrov (quarterfinals)
    07. Pablo Carreño Busta (second round)
    08. David Goffin (second round)
    09. Roberto Bautista Agut (first round)
    10. Sam Querrey (third round)
    11. Kevin Anderson (second round)
    12. John Isner (third round)
    13. Nick Kyrgios (first round, retired)
    14. Jack Sock (first round, retired)
    15. Lucas Pouille (second round)
    16. Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)
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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Marin Čilić | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Marin Čilić | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 |
| | Viktor Troicki | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Richard Gasquet | 5 | 4 | | 2 | Roger Federer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Donaldson | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | J Donaldson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 7$^9$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | F Fognini | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 2 | 6 | 6 | | F Fognini | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Medvedev | 4 | 2 | | 15 | L Pouille | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | L Pouille | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| 10 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Dimitrov | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | Y Sugita | 3 | 2 | | 10 | S Querrey | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paire | 4 | 4 | | Q | F Tiafoe | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | S Querrey | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| WC | Ze Zhang | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 6 | 6 | | | R Harrison | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | G Dimitrov | 3 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | M Čilić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | K Edmund | 6 | 6 | | | K Edmund | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Veselý | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | M Čilić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Chardy | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | S Johnson | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | D Wu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | D Wu | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Johnson | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | S Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | N Kyrgios | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 4 |
| | A Mannarino | 3 | 1 | | 11 | K Anderson | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 6 | 5$^r$ | | | J-L Struff | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J-L Struff | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | J-L Struff | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | A Ramos Viñolas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Sousa | 6 | 3 | 5 | | A Ramos Viñolas | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | P Carreño Busta | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | D Thiem | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | V Troicki | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Shapovalov | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | V Troicki | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| Q | S Tsitsipas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | J Isner | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| | K Khachanov | 5 | 3 | | Q | S Tsitsipas | 6$^2$ | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Lajović | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ | 12 | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Isner | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | V Troicki | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | JM del Potro | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | JM del Potro | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | N Basilashvili | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rublev | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Rublev | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Džumhur | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 16 | JM del Potro | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Bedene | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Zverev | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi | 1 | 4 | | | A Bedene | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Zverev | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | D Goffin | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wu | 3 | 4 | | | G Simon | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Simon | 5 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | R Haase | 7$^{13}$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 6$^{11}$ | 7 | 6 | | R Gasquet | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Chung | 6 | 6 | | | H Chung | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Bautista Agut | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | J Sock | 6 | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 7 | 6 |
| Q | A Dolgopolov | 4 | 6 | 2 | Q | A Dolgopolov | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | F López | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 6$^1$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | Q | A Dolgopolov | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | D Schwartzman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Thompson | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | D Schwartzman | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Alexandr Dolgopolov (qualified)
* Leonardo Mayer (qualifying competition)
* Borna Ćorić (first round)
* Donald Young (qualifying competition)
* Nikoloz Basilashvili (qualified)
* Lu Yen-hsun (qualifying competition)
* Florian Mayer (first round)
* Peter Gojowczyk (first round)
* Jordan Thompson (qualified)
* Frances Tiafoe (qualified)
* Dušan Lajović (qualified)
* Jérémy Chardy (qualified)
* Vasek Pospisil (qualifying competition)
* Malek Jaziri (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Alexandr Dolgopolov
* Frances Tiafoe
* Jordan Thompson
* Dušan Lajović
* Nikoloz Basilashvili
* Stefanos Tsitsipas
* Jérémy Chardy

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Jarry | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Jarry | 6$^1$ | 3 | 1 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | 14 | Malek Jaziri | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| | Mikhail Youzhny | 2 | 4 | 14 | Malek Jaziri | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| 14 | Malek Jaziri | 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 | Leonardo Mayer | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | Leonardo Mayer | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | Frances Tiafoe | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Zhang Zhizhen | 4 | 4 | | 10 | Frances Tiafoe | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Frances Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Borna Ćorić | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Henri Laaksonen | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Henri Laaksonen | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | Henri Laaksonen | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 9 | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Bai Yan | 3 | 1 | 9 | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Donald Young | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Peter Polansky | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Peter Polansky | 1 | 4 | | 4 | Donald Young | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 11 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 |
| | Taro Daniel | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 11 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | Sun Fajing | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| WC | Sun Fajing | 3 | 6$^3$ | 5 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 7$^9$ | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | 13 | Vasek Pospisil | 6$^7$ | 6 | 3 |
| | Taylor Fritz | 3 | 6$^5$ | 13 | Vasek Pospisil | 6$^7$ | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Vasek Pospisil | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Lu Yen-hsun | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Te Rigele | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Te Rigele | 5 | 3 | 6 | Lu Yen-hsun | 7 | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | | | | | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | Peter Gojowczyk | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Florian Mayer | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Radu Albot | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Radu Albot | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Radu Albot | 1 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | | 12 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | Thiago Monteiro | 7$^{13}$ | 3 | 4 | 12 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 12 | Jérémy Chardy | 6$^{11}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |