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Shanghai Masters 2024 Preview: When is it, who is playing and what is the prize money?


The Asian swing is set to reach its climax on the ATP Tour next week, with the 2024 Shanghai Masters taking place.

And we, at Tennishead, have the perfect guide for you ahead of the 13th edition of the Masters 1000 tournament:

When are the Shanghai Masters 2024?

The main draw of the Shanghai Masters gets underway on Wednesday 2nd October, with the tournament reaching its conclusion on Sunday 13th October with both the singles and doubles finals.

Play on most days begins at 12:30pm local time (5:30am BST), with night sessions starting at the later time of 6:30pm in Shanghai (11:30am BST).

The qualifying draw will be conducted on Monday 30th September and Tuesday 1st October.

Where are the Shanghai Masters held?

Once again, the Shanghai Masters will be held at the QiZhong Forest Sports City Arena, which is the largest tennis venue in Asia.

The complex contains a total of 25 tennis courts, headlined by Centre Court (13,800 seats), Grandstand Court 2 (5,000 seats) and Court 3 (2,000 seats).

Who is playing at the Shanghai Masters 2024?

Shanghai will once again see a stacked lineup, featuring nine of the top 10 ranked players.

This includes Novak Djokovic, who is a record four-time champion in Shanghai, and will return to the tournament for the first time in five years.

Djokovic has spoken openly about how the ATP Finals are no longer a priority of his, with the Shanghai Masters currently the only tournament that he is entered into.

The Serbian will be bidding for a historic fifth title at the Masters 1000 event, but will face tough competition from the likes of World No.1 Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev.

Out of those, Medvedev is the only other former champion returning having won the Shanghai title five years ago.

Last year’s winner Hubert Hurkacz was also set to return to the Chinese municipality, but has since withdrawn due to an ongoing knee injury.

Some of the other big names heading to Shanghai include Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Tommy Paul, Holger Rune, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton.

Wildcards have been awarded to three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, 2011 Shanghai semi-finalist Kei Nishikori, Coleman Wong and Chinese hopefuls Yibing Wu and Zhou Yi.

How many ranking points are on offer at the Shanghai Masters 2024?

With the ATP Finals fastly approaching, this is one of the last opportunities for those still in contention to pick up some all important ranking points.

And here is a breakdown of those ranking points on offer in Shanghai:

Event W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 1000 650 400 200 100 50 30 10 20 10 0
Doubles 600 360 180 90 0

What is the prize money for the Shanghai Masters 2024?

There is a total prize pot of $8,955,555 at the Shanghai Masters this year, which is a 2.22% increase on last year’s tournament.

And here is how both singles and doubles players can get a share of that over the next fortnight:

Event W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q2 Q1
Singles $1,100,000 $585,000 $325,000 $185,000 $101,000 $59,100 $34,500 $23,250 $13,500 $7,000
Doubles* $447,300 $236,800 $127,170 $63,600 $34,100 $18,640

*Per team

Previous winners of the Shanghai Masters

Last year saw Hubert Hurkacz as somewhat of a surprise champion, beating Andrey Rublev in a deciding set tie-break to clinch the second Masters 1000 title of his career.

There was a similar conclusion to the doubles final also, as Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos fought back to beat the team of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden.

Here are all of the past 10 singles and doubles champions from the Shanghai Masters:

Year Singles Champion Doubles Champions
2011 Novak Djokovic  Max Mirnyi & Daniel Nestor
2012 Novak Djokovic (2) Leander Paes (2) & Radek Stepanek 
2013 Novak Djokovic (4) Ivan Dodig & Marcelo Melo 
2014 Roger Federer Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 
2015 Novak Djokovic (3) Raven Klaasen & Marcelo Melo (2)
2016 Andy Murray (3) John Isner & Jack Sock 
2017 Roger Federer (2) Henri Kontinen & John Peers
2018 Novak Djokovic (4) Lukasz Kubot & Marcelo Melo (3)
2019 Daniil Medvedev Mate Pavic & Bruno Soares 
2020-2022 Not held due to Covid-19                     –
2023 Hubert Hurkacz Marcel Granollers & Horacio Zeballos

How can you watch the Shanghai Masters 2024?

You can watch the Shanghai Masters on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Tennis Channel in the United States of America and on Tennis TV worldwide.

For more information on how to watch the culmination of the ATP Asian swing in your location, visit the official tournament website here.


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Matthew Johns, Tennishead Writer, is a professional tennis journalist with a specialist degree in Sports Journalism. He's a keen tennis player having represented his local club and University plus he's also a qualified tennis coach. Matthew has a deep knowledge of tennis especially the ATP Tour and thrives on breaking big tennis news stories for Tennishead.

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