ATP Confirms Shanghai Masters Dates, Draw Time and Purse as Wild Cards Named
The Oct. 1–12 Masters 1000 event at Qi Zhong features Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic.
Overview
- The draw is set for Monday, September 29 at 10:30 a.m. China Standard Time, with qualifying on September 29–30 and main-draw play from October 1–12.
- Total prize money is US$9,193,538, with the singles champion earning $1,124,360 and 1000 ranking points.
- The tournament uses a 96-player main draw in which 32 seeds receive first-round byes.
- Stan Wawrinka, Yibing Wu, Juncheng Shang, Yi Zhou and Zhizhen Zhang have received singles wild cards.
- ATP lists additional entrants including Alex de Minaur, Holger Rune and Lorenzo Musetti, with Chinese hopes led by Zhang Zhizhen and #NextGenATP Juncheng Shang; matches stream on TennisTV.