# 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles

Andy Murray defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2010 Shanghai Masters.
Nikolay Davydenko was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Mischa Zverev.
Rafael Nadal's loss in the third round ended his record streak of 21 consecutive Masters 1000 quarterfinals.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Rafael Nadal (third round)
* Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
* Roger Federer (final)
* Andy Murray (champion)
* Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych (third round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
* Fernando Verdasco (first round)
* Andy Roddick (second round, retired due to a right groin injury)
* David Ferrer (third round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
* Jürgen Melzer (quarterfinals)
* Marin Čilić (first round)
* Gaël Monfils (second round)
* Nicolás Almagro (first round)

## Main 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 13 | Jürgen Melzer | 7$^8$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Mónaco | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Mónaco | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 | | Juan Mónaco | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Roger Federer | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Robin Söderling | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Roger Federer | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Roger Federer | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 4 | 1 | | | S Wawrinka | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | J Melzer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | D Gimeno Traver | 3 | 6 | 6 | LL | D Gimeno Traver | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T-h Yang | 4 | 6$^5$ | | 13 | J Melzer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Melzer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Melzer | 7$^8$ | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | F Verdasco | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Mónaco | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 |
| | T de Bakker | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | T de Bakker | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Mónaco | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Serra | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Zverev | 6 | 4 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | Q | M Zverev | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 1 | 6 | 6$^7$ | Q | M Zverev | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 3 | 4 | | WC | Y Bai | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Bai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Chardy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Chardy | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 6$^4$ | 1 | | Q | J Chardy | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 2 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | A Dolgopolov | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | N Almagro | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | J-W Tsonga | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J-W Tsonga | 2 | 2 |
| | F López | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 12 | J-W Tsonga | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | S Querrey | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 12 | J-W Tsonga | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Mayer | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | K Anderson | 2 | 2 | | | F Mayer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Youzhny | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Golubev | 3 | 4 | | | J Tipsarević | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 11 | D Ferrer | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M İlhan | 1 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | T Bellucci | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 6$^2$ | 1 | | 11 | D Ferrer | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Ferrer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | M Čilić | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | A Seppi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Wu | 1 | 4 | | | Y-h Lu | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Ł Kubot | 6 | 6$^9$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Isner | 4 | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^9$ | | J Isner | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 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 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | T Robredo | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Robredo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | E Schwank | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | G García López | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | G García López | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | G García López | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 3 | 1 | r | 10 | A Roddick | 6 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Roddick | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | G García López | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | G Monfils | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| Q | B Becker | 1 | 5 | | 15 | G Monfils | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 1 | 4 | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Z Zhang | 7 | 3 | 4 | | I Ljubičić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying rounds
### Seeds

* Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Jérémy Chardy (qualified)
* Benjamin Becker (qualified)
* Santiago Giraldo (qualifying competition)
* Łukasz Kubot (qualified)
* Kevin Anderson (qualified)
* Florent Serra (qualified)
* Alejandro Falla (first round)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (qualifying competition)
* Igor Andreev (first round)
* Michael Russell (first round)
* Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
* Marsel İlhan (qualified)
* Go Soeda (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Marsel İlhan
* Jérémy Chardy
* Benjamin Becker
* Mischa Zverev
* Łukasz Kubot
* Kevin Anderson
* Florent Serra

### Lucky loser

* Daniel Gimeno Traver

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Rajeev Ram | 6$^{12}$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Rajeev Ram | 6$^{12}$ | 3 | 1 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 13 | Marsel İlhan | 3 | 6$^1$ |
| | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 3 | 0$^r$ | 13 | Marsel İlhan | 3 | 6$^1$ |
| 13 | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 1 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Jérémy Chardy | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Go Soeda | 2 | 0 |
| WC | Ya-Nan Ma | 1 | 2$^r$ | | 14 | Go Soeda | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Go Soeda | 6 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Benjamin Becker | 7 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Kei Nishikori | 5 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Kei Nishikori | 5 | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | Harel Levy | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Gong Maoxin | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | Gong Maoxin | 1 | 5 | 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | WC | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Mischa Zverev | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Igor Andreev | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Łukasz Kubot | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Lukáš Dlouhý | 7$^8$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Lukáš Dlouhý | 7$^8$ | 4 | 2 | 5 | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 4 | 7$^9$ |
| | | | | | | Li Zhe | 2 | 6 | 6$^7$ |
| | Li Zhe | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | Li Zhe | 2 | 6 | 6$^7$ |
| 12 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ivan Dodig | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ivan Dodig | 2 | 4 | | 6 | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Iván Navarro | 3 | 2 |
| | Iván Navarro | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Iván Navarro | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Alejandro Falla | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Florent Serra | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Wang Chuhan | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Wang Chuhan | 3 | 2 | | 7 | Florent Serra | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | Grega Žemlja | 3 | 6$^1$ |
| | Grega Žemlja | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Grega Žemlja | 3 | 6$^1$ |
| 11 | Michael Russell | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |