Shanghai Masters Preview: When is it, who is playing and what is the prize?

September 30, 2023

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Shanghai Masters 2023 Preview: When is it, who is playing and what is the prize money?

The ATP’s return to China continues next week with the Shanghai Masters, as top players fight for big points and prize money at the penultimate Masters 1000 event of the year.

Tennis has been absent from China since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but four years later the ATP tour is making a comeback.

And we, at Tennishead, have got everything you need to know ahead of the tournament in Shanghai:

When are the Shanghai Masters 2023?

The main draw of the Shanghai Masters begin next week on Wednesday 4th October, concluding with the singles and doubles finals on Sunday 15th October.

Play begins at 12:30pm local time (5:30am BST), with the night sessions starting at 6:30pm local time (11:30am BST).

The draw for the singles main event is conducted on Monday 2nd October at 10:30am local time (3:30am BST), with qualifying taking place over the Monday and Tuesday prior to the main draw beginning.

Who is playing the Shanghai Masters 2023?

The main draw of the Shanghai Masters features a blockbuster lineup, with world No.1 and four-time champion Novak Djokovic the only player missing from the top 20 ranked players.

Over the years, some of the best support I receive anywhere in the world is in China. Shanghai has always been one of my favorite tournaments in the season. I will be missing my #NoleFam in China. I hope that I can come back to China in the future and play in front of all of you…
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) September 17, 2023

Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz headlines the field, while also making his debut at the event, and is closely followed by second seed and defending champion Daniil Medvedev.

The only other former champion in the draw is Andy Murray, who is set to make his 11th appearance at the event.

Wildcards have been awarded to Fabio Fognini and Diego Schwartzman, as well as Chinese players Juncheng Shang, Yunchaokete Bu and Rigele Te.

Here is the full entry list for the singles event at the Shanghai Masters 2023:

Seed	Name	Seeding Ranking	Entry Ranking
1	Carlos Alcaraz	2	1
2	Daniil Medvedev	3	3
3	Holger Rune	4	4
4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5	7
5	Andrey Rublev	6	8
6	Jannik Sinner	7	6
7	Taylor Fritz	8	9
8	Casper Ruud	9	5
9	Alexander Zverev	10	12
10	Frances Tiafoe	11	10
11	Alex de Minaur	12	13
12	Tommy Paul	13	14
13	Karen Khachanov	14	11
14	Felix Auger-Aliassime	15	15
15	Cameron Norrie	16	16
16	Hubert Hurkacz	17	17
17	Lorenzo Musetti	18	18
18	Grigor Dimitrov	19	19
19	Ben Shelton	20	47
20	Francisco Cerundolo	21	20
21	Jan-Lennard Struff	22	22
22	Nicolas Jarry	23	25
23	Tallon Griekspoor	24	24
24	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	25	21
25	Sebastian Baez	27	32
26	Sebastian Korda	28	31
27	Jiri Lehecka	29	29
28	Tomas Martin Etcheverry	31	34
29	Christopher Eubanks	32	30
30	Daniel Evans	33	28
31	Adrian Mannarino	34	35
32	Ugo Humbert	36	33
	Laslo Djere	37	38
	Yoshihito Nishioka	38	44
	Mackenzie McDonald	39	40
	Andy Murray	40	37
	Roman Safiullin	41	60
	Max Purcell	43	43
	Arthur Fils	44	48
	Alexei Popyrin	45	41
	Miomir Kecmanovic	46	46
	Stan Wawrinka	47	49
	Matteo Arnaldi	48	61
	Daniel Altmaier	49	53
	Aleksandar Vukic	50	50
	J.J. Wolf	51	45
	Aslan Karatsev	52	77
	Yannick Hanfmann	53	54
	Dusan Lajovic	54	52
	Lorenzo Sonego	56	39
	Marton Fucsovics	57	57
	Sebastian Ofner	58	58
	Christopher O’Connell	59	69
	Zhizhen Zhang	60	67
	Roberto Carballes Baena	61	63
	Jordan Thompson	62	51
	Gregoire Barrere	63	59
	Richard Gasquet	64	55
	Arthur Rinderknech	66	73
	Juan Pablo Varillas	67	74
	Botic van de Zandschulp	68	65
	Luca Van Assche	69	64
	Quentin Halys	70	70
	Thanasi Kokkinakis	71	78
	Bernabe Zapata Miralles	72	76
	Pedro Cachin	73	66
	Yosuke Watanuki	77	85
	Jaume Munar	79	82
	Alexandre Muller	80	84
	Marcos Giron	82	62
	Alexander Shevchenko	85	83
	Nuno Borges	86	79
	Daniel Elahi Galan	91	71
	Fabian Marozsan	92	92
	Taro Daniel	96	95
	Cristian Garin	99	90
	Corentin Moutet	119	72
	Brandon Nakashima	123	68
	(WC) Fabio Fognini	129
	(WC) Diego Schwartzman	133
	(WC) Juncheng Shang	160
	(WC) Yunchaokete Bu	187
	(WC) Rigele Te	494

Where are the Shanghai Masters held?

The Shanghai Masters is an outdoor hard court tournament held at the QiZhong Forest Sports City Arena in the Minhang District of Shanghai.

The complex has a total of 25 courts, with the three main courts named Center Court (13,800 seats), Grand stand court 2 (5,000 seats) and Court 3 (2,000 seats).

How much prize money is on offer at the Shanghai Masters 2023?

Event	Winner	Final	Semi-final	Quarter-final	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 96
Singles	$1,262,220	$662,360	$352,635	$184,465	$96,955	$55,770	$30,855	$18,660
Doubles*	$436,730	$231,660	$123,550	$62,630	$33,460	$18,020	–	–

*Per team

What are the ranking points for the Shanghai Masters 2023?

Event	Winner	Final	Semi-final	Quarter-final	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 96
Singles	1000	600	360	180	90	45	25	10
Doubles	1000	600	360	180	90	0	–	–

Previous winners of the Shanghai Masters

The Shanghai Masters began 14 years ago and have seen five different men lift the singles title since:

Year	Champion

2009	Nikolay Davydenko
2010	Andy Murray
2011	Andy Murray (2)
2012	Novak Djokovic
2013	Novak Djokovic (2)
2014	Roger Federer
2015	Novak Djokovic (3)
2016	Andy Murray (3)
2017	Roger Federer (2)
2018	Novak Djokovic (4)
2019	Daniil Medvedev

Some interesting facts about the Shanghai Masters

Most Singles Titles: Novak Djokovic (4)
Most Doubles Titles: Marcelo Melo (3)
Oldest Champion: Roger Federer (36) in 2017
Youngest Champion: Andy Murray (23) in 2010
Highest-Ranked Champion: Novak Djokovic (No.1) in 2015
Lowest-Ranked Champion: Nikolay Davydenko (No.8) in 2009
Most Match Wins: Novak Djokovic (34)