The 2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2017 ATP World Tour. It was taking place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China from October 8 to 15, 2017.
| Event | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | width=85 | width=85 | width=85 | |||||||
| Singles[1] | 1,000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 0 |
| width=130 bgcolor=dfe2e9 | Event | width=80 bgcolor=lime | W | width=85 bgcolor=thistle | F | width=85 bgcolor=ffff00 | SF | width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd | QF | width=85 bgcolor=afeeee | Round of 16 | width=85 bgcolor=afeeee | Round of 32 | width=85 bgcolor=afeeee | Round of 64 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| style=background:#ededed | Singles | $1,192,780 | $584,845 | $294,345 | $149,675 | $77,720 | $40,975 | $22,125 | $5,100 | $2,595 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background:#ededed | Doubles | $369,380 | $180,840 | $90,710 | $46,560 | $24,070 | $12,700 |
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of October 2, 2017. Rankings and points before are as of October 9, 2017.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Rafael Nadal | 9,875 | 10 | 600 | 10,465 | Runner-up, lost to Roger Federer [2] | |
| 2 | 2 | Roger Federer | 7,505 | 0 | 1,000 | 8,505 | Champion, defeated Rafael Nadal [1] | |
| 3 | 4 | Alexander Zverev | 4,400 | 90 | 90 | 4,400 | Third round lost to  Juan Martín del Potro [16] | |
| 4 | 5 | Marin Čilić | 4,155 | 10 | 360 | 4,505 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1] | |
| 5 | 7 |  Dominic Thiem | 3,925 | 0 | 10 | 3,935 | Second round lost to  Viktor Troicki | |
| 6 | 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 3,455 | 45 | 180 | 3,590 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1] | |
| 7 | 11 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 2,855 | 10 | 10 | 2,855 | Second round lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas | |
| 8 | 10 |  David Goffin | 3,055 | 180 | 10 | 2,885 | Second round lost to  Gilles Simon | |
| 9 | 13 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 2,525 | 600 | 10 | 1,935 | First round lost to  Chung Hyeon | |
| 10 | 17 |  Sam Querrey | 2,445 | 10 | 90 | 2,525 | Third round lost to Grigor Dimitrov [6] | |
| 11 | 15 | Kevin Anderson | 2,470 | 45 | 45 | 2,470 | Second round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff | |
| 12 | 16 | John Isner | 2,470 | 10 | 90 | 2,550 | Third round lost to Viktor Troicki | |
| 13 | 21 |  Nick Kyrgios | 2,045 | 45 | 10 | 2,010 | First round retired against Steve Johnson | |
| 14 | 20 | Jack Sock | 2,175 | 180 | 10 | 2,005 | First round lost to  Alexandr Dolgopolov [Q] | |
| 15 | 24 | Lucas Pouille | 1,825 | 90 | 45 | 1,780 | Second round lost to  Fabio Fognini | |
| 16 | 23 | Juan Martín del Potro | 1,865 | 0 | 360 | 2,225 | Semifinals lost to Roger Federer [2] |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Nikoloz Basilashvili Jérémy Chardy Alexandr Dolgopolov Dušan Lajović Jordan Thompson Frances Tiafoe
Tomáš Berdych →replaced by 
Damir Džumhur Novak Djokovic →replaced by Steve Johnson David Ferrer →replaced by João Sousa Viktor Troicki Gaël Monfils →replaced by Jared Donaldson
Gilles Müller →replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff
Andy Murray →replaced by Aljaž Bedene
Kei Nishikori →replaced by Chung Hyeon
Milos Raonic →replaced by 
Andrey Rublev Jo-Wilfried Tsonga →replaced by Daniil Medvedev Ryan HarrisonThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
See main article: 2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles.
Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 6–3See main article: 2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles.
Henri Kontinen / John Peers def. 
Łukasz Kubot / 
Marcelo Melo 6–4, 6–2
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