The 2015 Shanghai Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Shanghai, China between 7 and 13 September 2015.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | Tatsuma Ito | 96 | 1 | |
| Japan | Go Soeda | 111 | 2 | |
 Italy | Luca Vanni | 123 | 3 | |
 India | Yuki Bhambri | 145 | 4 | |
 Estonia | Jürgen Zopp | 151 | 5 | |
| India | Somdev Devvarman | 152 | 6 | |
| Peter Gojowczyk | 153 | 7 | ||
| Japan | Yūichi Sugita | 157 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry courtesy of a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
See main article: 2015 Shanghai Challenger – Singles.
Yuki Bhambri def. 
Wu Di 3–6, 6–0, 7–6(7–3)[1]See main article: 2015 Shanghai Challenger – Doubles.
Wu Di / Yi Chu-huan def. Thomas Fabbiano / Luca Vanni 6–3, 7–5
