2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters
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.
Points and prize money
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $1,192,780 | $584,845 | $294,345 | $149,675 | $77,720 | $40,975 | $22,125 | $5,100 | $2,595 |
| Doubles | $369,380 | $180,840 | $90,710 | $46,560 | $24,070 | $12,700 |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
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 | 2016 [Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|Points defending] | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 |  Other entrantsThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals;Before the tournament
RetirementsDoubles main-draw entrantsSeeds
Other entrantsThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:Withdrawals;Before the tournament;During the tournament ChampionsSinglesRoger Federer def. Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 6–3DoublesHenri Kontinen / John Peers def. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo 6–4, 6–2 |