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 | 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 |