2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters

The 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China from October 9 to October 16, 2016.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of October 3, 2016

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇦🇷 Juan Martín del Potro
 * 🇨🇳 Li Zhe
 * 🇨🇳 Wu Di
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Ze

The following player using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
 * 🇩🇪 Florian Mayer
 * 🇷🇸 Janko Tipsarević

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇬🇧 Kyle Edmund
 * 🇺🇸 Taylor Fritz
 * 🇨🇦 Vasek Pospisil
 * 🇨🇿 Lukáš Rosol
 * 🇯🇵 Yūichi Sugita
 * 🇷🇺 Mikhail Youzhny
 * 🇩🇪 Mischa Zverev

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * Borna Ćorić →replaced by 🇦🇷 Federico Delbonis
 * Roger Federer →replaced by 🇪🇸 Marcel Granollers
 * 🇫🇷 Nicolas Mahut →replaced by 🇪🇸 Fernando Verdasco
 * 🇱🇺 Gilles Müller →replaced by 🇪🇸 Nicolás Almagro
 * 🇯🇵 Kei Nishikori →replaced by 🇪🇸 Guillermo García López
 * 🇦🇹 Dominic Thiem →replaced by 🇦🇷 Guido Pella

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of October 3, 2016

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇨🇳 Gong Maoxin / 🇨🇳 Zhang Ze
 * 🇨🇳 Li Zhe / 🇨🇳 Wu Di

Singles

 * 🇬🇧 Andy Murray defeated 🇪🇸 Roberto Bautista Agut 7–6(7–1), 6–1

Doubles

 * 🇺🇸 John Isner / 🇺🇸 Jack Sock defeated 🇫🇮 Henri Kontinen / 🇦🇺 John Peers 6–4, 6–4

Controversies
Nick Kyrgios was fined nearly US$17,000 for 'lack of best efforts' in his second round match against Mischa Zverev. Kyrgios threw the match 6–3 6–1, at one point asking the umpire, "Can you call time so I can finish this match and go home?" When later asked during a press conference if he thought he owed the fans a better effort, he responded: "What does that even mean? I'm good at hitting a tennis ball at the net. Big deal. I don't owe them anything. If you don't like it, I didn't ask you to come watch. Just leave."