The 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 (also known as the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000–presented by Rolex) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour. It was played at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China.[1] The tournament replaced Madrid as the second and last ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament where it was now moved into a spring calendar, the inaugural edition was held from October 11 to October 18, 2009.[1]
The singles field was led by Rafael Nadal. Other top seeds were 2008 Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, reigning US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro and Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick.
World No. 1 Roger Federer had been due to play but withdrew, citing fatigue.[2] World No. 3 Andy Murray was also scheduled to play, but withdrew due to a wrist injury.[3]
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | 2 | 1 | ||
| Novak Djokovic | 4 | 2 | ||
| Juan Martín del Potro | 5 | 3 | ||
| Andy Roddick | 6 | 4 | ||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | 5 | ||
| Nikolay Davydenko | 8 | 6 | ||
| Fernando Verdasco | 9 | 7 | ||
| Gilles Simon | 10 | 8 | ||
| Robin Söderling | 11 | 9 | ||
| Fernando González | 12 | 10 | ||
| Gaël Monfils | 13 | 11 | ||
| Marin Čilić | 15 | 12 | ||
| Radek Štěpánek | 16 | 13 | ||
| Tommy Robredo | 17 | 14 | ||
| Tommy Haas | 18 | 15 | ||
| David Ferrer | 19 | 16 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
See main article: 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 – Singles. 
Nikolay Davydenko defeated 
Rafael Nadal, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
See main article: 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 – Doubles. 
Julien Benneteau / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated 
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, 6–2, 6–4.
