The 2019 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2019 ATP Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China from October 6 to 13, 2019. This was also the last edition of the Shanghai Masters held to date as not being held in 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.[1]
The following were the seeded players. Seedings were based on ATP rankings as of September 30, 2019. Rankings and points before are as of October 7, 2019.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10,365 | 1,000 | 180 | 9,545 | Quarterfinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [6] | ||
| 2 | 3 | 7,130 | 360 | 180 | 6,950 | Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev [5] | ||
| 3 | 4 |  Daniil Medvedev | 4,965 | 45 | 1,000 | 5,920 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 4,915 | 10 | 180 | 5,085 | Quarterfinals lost to  Matteo Berrettini [11] | ||
| 5 | 6 | 4,185 | 360 | 600 | 4,425 | Runner-up, lost to Daniil Medvedev [3] | ||
| 6 | 7 | 3,630 | 90 | 360 | 3,900 | Semifinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [3] | ||
| 7 | 9 | 2,945 | 45 | 90 | 2,990 | Third round lost to Fabio Fognini [10] | ||
| 8 | 10 | 2,575 | 90 | 90 | 2,575 | Third round lost to Matteo Berrettini [11] | ||
| 9 | 11 | 2,375 | 10 | 45 | 2,410 | Second round lost to  Hubert Hurkacz | ||
| 10 | 12 | 2,280 | (45)† | 180 | 2,415 | Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [3] | ||
| 11 | 13 | 2,221 | 16 | 360 | 2,565 | Semifinals lost to Alexander Zverev [5] | ||
| 12 | 15 | 2,130 | 600 | 10 | 1,540 | First round lost to Andrey Rublev | ||
| 13 | 14 | 2,190 | 0 | 90 | 2,280 | Third round lost to Roger Federer [2] | ||
| 14 | 16 | 1,995 | 10 | 10 | 1,995 | First round lost to  Vasek Pospisil [Q] | ||
| 15 | 26 | 1,440 | 45 | 90 | 1,485 | Third round lost to  Dominic Thiem [4] | ||
| 16 | 17 | 1,895 | 0 | 90 | 1,985 | Third round lost to  Novak Djokovic [1] |
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9,225 | 0 | 9,225 | Left wrist injury | ||
| 8 | 3,040 | 180 | 2,860 | Right elbow injury | ||
| 18 | 1,780 | 180 | 1,600 | Right knee injury |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Alexander Bublik
Pablo Carreño Busta Marco Cecchinato
Jérémy Chardy
Juan Ignacio Londero
Cameron Norrie Vasek Pospisil
Frances Tiafoe Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Lorenzo Sonego Laslo Đere → replaced by Filip Krajinović
Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Albert Ramos Viñolas Rafael Nadal → replaced by Pablo Cuevas
Kei Nishikori → replaced by Sam Querrey Milos Raonic → replaced by Mikhail Kukushkin Miomir KecmanovićThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
See main article: 2019 Rolex Shanghai Masters – Singles.
Daniil Medvedev def. Alexander Zverev, 6–4, 6–1See main article: 2019 Rolex Shanghai Masters – Doubles.
Bruno Soares def. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo, 6–4, 6–2
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