Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 Shanghai Masters. It was his second Shanghai Masters title and 27th Masters 1000 singles title overall.

Andy Murray was the defending champion, but did not participate due to a hip injury.

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	6	64	6
	6	Grigor Dimitrov	4	77	3
								1	Rafael Nadal	7	77
								4	Marin Čilić	5	63
	4	Marin Čilić	6	6
		Albert Ramos Viñolas	3	4
															1	Rafael Nadal	4	3
															2	Roger Federer	6	6
		Viktor Troicki	6	1	4
	16	Juan Martín del Potro	4	6	6
								16	Juan Martín del Potro	6	3	3
								2	Roger Federer	3	6	6
		Richard Gasquet	5	4
	2	Roger Federer	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Nadal	6	6
		J Donaldson	67	6	6				J Donaldson	2	1
		P Cuevas	79	4	4										1	R Nadal	6	6
		F Verdasco	6	4	2											F Fognini	3	1
		F Fognini	2	6	6				F Fognini	79	6
		D Medvedev	4	2				15	L Pouille	67	3
	15	L Pouille	6	6																		1	R Nadal	6	64	6
	10	S Querrey	6	6																		6	G Dimitrov	4	77	3
		Y Sugita	3	2				10	S Querrey	6	79
		B Paire	4	4				Q	F Tiafoe	3	67
	Q	F Tiafoe	6	6											10	S Querrey	3	63
	WC	Ze Zhang	2	3											6	G Dimitrov	6	77
		R Harrison	6	6					R Harrison	6	3	66
								6	G Dimitrov	3	6	78

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	M Čilić	6	77
		K Edmund	6	6					K Edmund	3	65
		J Veselý	3	2											4	M Čilić	77	6
	Q	J Chardy	62	2												S Johnson	61	4
	WC	D Wu	77	6				WC	D Wu	2	1
		S Johnson	77	0					S Johnson	6	6
	13	N Kyrgios	65	0r																		4	M Čilić	6	6
	11	K Anderson	6	6																			A Ramos Viñolas	3	4
		A Mannarino	3	1				11	K Anderson	65	62
		M Zverev	6	5r					J-L Struff	77	77
		J-L Struff	3	6												J-L Struff	64	4
		A Ramos Viñolas	3	6	7											A Ramos Viñolas	77	6
		J Sousa	6	3	5				A Ramos Viñolas	7	7
								7	P Carreño Busta	5	5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	D Thiem	3	6	65
		V Troicki	63	6	6				V Troicki	6	3	77
	WC	D Shapovalov	77	3	0											V Troicki	6	77
	Q	S Tsitsipas	7	6											12	J Isner	4	64
		K Khachanov	5	3				Q	S Tsitsipas	62	69
	Q	D Lajović	6	65	66			12	J Isner	77	711
	12	J Isner	4	77	78																		V Troicki	6	1	4
	16	JM del Potro	6	3	6																	16	JM del Potro	4	6	6
	Q	N Basilashvili	2	6	4			16	JM del Potro	6	6
		A Rublev	6	4	6				A Rublev	3	4
		D Džumhur	1	6	1										16	JM del Potro	3	77	6
		A Bedene	6	6											3	A Zverev	6	65	4
		P Lorenzi	1	4					A Bedene	0r
								3	A Zverev	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	D Goffin	64	3
	WC	Y Wu	3	4					G Simon	77	6
		G Simon	6	6												G Simon	5	77	3
		R Haase	713	5	2											R Gasquet	7	65	6
		R Gasquet	611	7	6				R Gasquet	3	6	6
		H Chung	6	6					H Chung	6	4	3
	9	R Bautista Agut	4	3																			R Gasquet	5	4
	14	J Sock	6	1	1r																	2	R Federer	7	6
	Q	A Dolgopolov	4	6	2			Q	A Dolgopolov	77	1	6
		F López	77	78					F López	64	6	4
		I Karlović	61	66											Q	A Dolgopolov	4	2
		D Schwartzman	6	77											2	R Federer	6	6
	Q	J Thompson	4	64					D Schwartzman	64	4
								2	R Federer	77	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Alexandr Dolgopolov	77	6
		Nicolás Jarry	61	3
								1	Alexandr Dolgopolov	77	7
								14	Malek Jaziri	64	5
		Mikhail Youzhny	2	4
	14	Malek Jaziri	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Leonardo Mayer	77	3	77
		Sergiy Stakhovsky	62	6	65
								2	Leonardo Mayer	6	4	4
								10	Frances Tiafoe	4	6	6
	WC	Zhang Zhizhen	4	4
	10	Frances Tiafoe	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Borna Ćorić	68	4
		Henri Laaksonen	710	6
									Henri Laaksonen	2	3
								9	Jordan Thompson	6	6
	WC	Bai Yan	3	1
	9	Jordan Thompson	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Donald Young	6	6
		Peter Polansky	1	4
								4	Donald Young	3	2
								11	Dušan Lajović	6	6
		Taro Daniel	1	77	2
	11	Dušan Lajović	6	65	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	77
	WC	Sun Fajing	3	63
								5	Nikoloz Basilashvili	79	2	6
								13	Vasek Pospisil	67	6	3
		Taylor Fritz	3	65
	13	Vasek Pospisil	6	77

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Lu Yen-hsun	7	6
	WC	Te Rigele	5	3
								6	Lu Yen-hsun	7	62	4
									Stefanos Tsitsipas	5	77	6
		Stefanos Tsitsipas	6	77
	8	Peter Gojowczyk	3	64

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Florian Mayer	1	64
		Radu Albot	6	77
									Radu Albot	1	66
								12	Jérémy Chardy	6	78
		Thiago Monteiro	713	3	4
	12	Jérémy Chardy	611	6	6

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw