Novak Djokovic defeated Borna Ćorić in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2018 Shanghai Masters. It was his record fourth Shanghai Masters title, and 32nd Masters 1000 title overall. He did not lose a single set and did not have his serve broken throughout the entire tournament.^[1]

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost to Ćorić in the semifinals.^[2]

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	Roger Federer	6	77
	8	Kei Nishikori	4	64
								1	Roger Federer	4	4
								13	Borna Ćorić	6	6
	13	Borna Ćorić	7	6
		Matthew Ebden	5	4
															13	Borna Ćorić	3	4
															2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	11	Kyle Edmund	4	4
	4	Alexander Zverev	6	6
								4	Alexander Zverev	2	1
								2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	7	Kevin Anderson	61	3
	2	Novak Djokovic	77	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	6	4	6
		D Medvedev	3	79	6				D Medvedev	4	6	4
	WC	Ze Zhang	6	67	4										1	R Federer	6	2	6
		A Rublev	3	4												R Bautista Agut	3	6	4
		R Bautista Agut	6	6					R Bautista Agut	3	6	6
	Q	M McDonald	6	5	6			Q	M McDonald	6	4	1
	14	M Raonic	3	7	3																	1	R Federer	6	77
	9	D Schwartzman	3	4																		8	K Nishikori	4	64
		S Querrey	6	6					S Querrey	6	64	7
	Q	T Fritz	6	77				Q	T Fritz	3	77	5
		R Haase	3	63												S Querrey	67	4
	WC	Y Wu	77	6											8	K Nishikori	79	6
	WC	Z Li	65	2				WC	Y Wu	6	0	3
								8	K Nishikori	3	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	JM del Potro	7	79
		L Mayer	6	2	1				R Gasquet	5	67
		R Gasquet	1	6	6										3	JM del Potro	5	0r
	Q	B Klahn	4	6	6										13	B Ćorić	7	0
		N Kyrgios	6	4	3			Q	B Klahn	4	2
	WC	S Wawrinka	6	4	3			13	B Ćorić	6	6
	13	B Ćorić	4	6	6																	13	B Ćorić	7	6
	12	J Sock	4	78	3																		M Ebden	5	4
		P Gojowczyk	6	66	6				P Gojowczyk	6	63	77
		D Džumhur	3	4					M Fucsovics	4	77	65
		M Fucsovics	6	6												P Gojowczyk	2	3
		M Ebden	3	6	6											M Ebden	6	6
		F Tiafoe	6	4	3				M Ebden	6	68	77
								6	D Thiem	4	710	64

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Čilić	6	66	5
		N Jarry	6	3	77				N Jarry	2	78	7
		M Zverev	4	6	65											N Jarry	65	3
		A Mannarino	4	4											11	K Edmund	77	6
		A Seppi	6	6					A Seppi	3	4
		F Krajinović	5	3				11	K Edmund	6	6
	11	K Edmund	7	6																		11	K Edmund	4	4
	15	P Carreño Busta	3	4																		4	A Zverev	6	6
	Q	B Paire	6	6				Q	B Paire	4	3
	Q	V Pospisil	4	64					A de Minaur	6	6
		A de Minaur	6	77												A de Minaur	1	4
		D Shapovalov	2	2											4	A Zverev	6	6
		N Basilashvili	6	6					N Basilashvili	5	4
								4	A Zverev	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	K Anderson	6	6
	Q	M Kukushkin	6	6				Q	M Kukushkin	3	2
		A Ramos Viñolas	4	2											7	K Anderson	6	77
		S Johnson	78	3	4										10	S Tsitsipas	4	61
		K Khachanov	66	6	6				K Khachanov	4	68
		G Monfils	64	6	4			10	S Tsitsipas	6	710
	10	S Tsitsipas	77	4	6																	7	K Anderson	61	3
	16	M Cecchinato	64	6	77																	2	N Djokovic	77	6
		G Simon	77	4	62			16	M Cecchinato	4	77	77
	Q	H Hurkacz	4	6	1				H Chung	6	65	65
		H Chung	6	2	6										16	M Cecchinato	4	0
		M Marterer	3	65											2	N Djokovic	6	6
		J Chardy	6	77					J Chardy	3	5
								2	N Djokovic	6	7

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	John Millman	4	4
	Alt	Radu Albot	6	6
								Alt	Radu Albot	6	3	1
								14	Mackenzie McDonald	2	6	6
		Evgeny Donskoy	3	4
	14	Mackenzie McDonald	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	João Sousa	6	78
	WC	Zhang Zhizhen	3	66
								2	João Sousa	77	4	4
								9	Benoît Paire	64	6	6
	WC	Hua Runhao	6	3	4
	9	Benoît Paire	3	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Thomas Fabbiano	4	3
		Vasek Pospisil	6	6
									Vasek Pospisil	65	6	7
									Marius Copil	77	4	5
		Marius Copil	77	6
	10	Denis Kudla	63	4

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Martin Kližan	6	6
	WC	Te Rigele	3	4
								4	Martin Kližan	6	3	4
								8	Taylor Fritz	3	6	6
	Alt	Horacio Zeballos	3	2
	8	Taylor Fritz	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Dušan Lajović	6	0	0r
		Hubert Hurkacz	4	6	3
									Hubert Hurkacz	64	6	7
								Alt	Ramkumar Ramanathan	77	4	5
	Alt	Ramkumar Ramanathan	7	6
	13	Cameron Norrie	5	3

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Matteo Berrettini	6	6
	WC	Wu Di	4	2
								6	Matteo Berrettini	5	4
									Mikhail Kukushkin	7	6
		Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6
	11	Feliciano López	3	1

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Tennys Sandgren	6	3	4
		Bradley Klahn	4	6	6
									Bradley Klahn	77	77
								12	Taro Daniel	65	63
		Tim Smyczek	79	4	4
	12	Taro Daniel	67	6	6

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw