The 2013 Shanghai Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Shanghai, China between 2 and 8 September 2013.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaž Kavčič | 126 | 1 | ||
 Japan | Yūichi Sugita | 148 | 3 | |
| Japan | Tatsuma Ito | 165 | 4 | |
| Japan | Hiroki Moriya | 181 | 5 | |
 China | Zhang Ze | 182 | 6 | |
 Tunisia | Malek Jaziri | 190 | 7 | |
| Huang Liang-chi | 245 | 8 | ||
 Australia | Benjamin Mitchell | 259 | 9 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as a lucky loser the singles main draw:
Wang RiukaiSee main article: 2013 Shanghai Challenger – Singles.
Yūichi Sugita def. Hiroki Moriya 6–3, 6–3See main article: 2013 Shanghai Challenger – Doubles.
Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana def. Lee Hsin-han / Peng Hsien-yin 6–3, 6–4