2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters

The 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a men's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China from October 8 to October 14, 2012. Second-seeded Novak Djokovic won the singles title.

Singles

 * 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic defeated 🇬🇧 Andy Murray, 5–7, 7–6(13–11), 6–3

Doubles

 * 🇮🇳 Leander Paes' / 🇨🇿 Radek Štěpánek defeated 🇮🇳 Mahesh Bhupathi /🇮🇳 Rohan Bopanna, 6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–5]

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of October 1, 2012

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Lleyton Hewitt
 * 🇨🇳 Li Zhe
 * 🇨🇳 Wu Di
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Ze

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Brian Baker
 * 🇩🇪 Michael Berrer
 * 🇷🇺 Alex Bogomolov Jr.
 * 🇵🇱 Łukasz Kubot
 * Lu Yen-hsun
 * 🇦🇺 Marinko Matosevic
 * 🇩🇪 Philipp Petzschner

Withdrawals

 * 🇫🇷 Julien Benneteau → replaced by 🇧🇬 Grigor Dimitrov
 * 🇦🇷 Juan Martín del Potro (left wrist injury) → replaced by 🇯🇵 Go Soeda
 * 🇪🇸 David Ferrer (stomach virus) → replaced by 🇪🇸 Tommy Robredo
 * 🇺🇸 Mardy Fish (health issues) → replaced by 🇨🇴 Alejandro Falla
 * 🇪🇸 Marcel Granollers → replaced by 🇺🇸 Ryan Harrison
 * 🇫🇷 Gaël Monfils → replaced by 🇪🇸 Albert Ramos Viñolas
 * 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (left knee injury) → replaced by 🇸🇰 Martin Kližan
 * 🇺🇸 Andy Roddick (retired from tennis) → replaced by 🇫🇷 Benoît Paire

Retirements

 * 🇩🇪 Florian Mayer (rib injury)

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of October 1, 2012

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: The following pairs received entry as alternates:
 * 🇨🇳 Yu Chang / 🇨🇳 Zhe Li
 * 🇨🇳 Maoxin Gong / 🇨🇳 Zhang Ze
 * 🇮🇹 Fabio Fognini / 🇸🇰 Martin Kližan

Withdrawals

 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Harrison