DATE: October 6-13, 2019
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $7,473,620
FIELD SIZE: 56
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Novak Djokovic
Seeds:
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Roger Federer
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Dominic Thiem
5. Alexander Zverev
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas
7. Karen Khachanov
8. Roberto Bautista Agut
9. Gael Monfils
10. Fabio Fognini
11. Matteo Berrettini
12. Borna Coric
13. David Goffin
14. Diego Schwartzman
15. Nikoloz Basilashvili
16. John Isner
The Tournament:
Shanghai Sees Continued Success
Good fortune continues to shine on the Rolex Shanghai Masters. In its first five years, 2009-2013, the tournament was awarded ATP Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year, as voted by ATP players. Rolex recently renewed its title sponsorship of the only Masters 1000 event in China.
About Shanghai:
Shanghai is one of the four municipalities of the People's Republic of China. Located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze with a population of 24.2 million as of 2018, it is the most populous urban area in China, and the second most populous city proper in the world (after Chongqing). Shanghai is a global financial, innovation and technology, and transportation hub, with the world's busiest container port.
Originally a fishing village and market town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to trade and its favorable port location. The city was one of five treaty ports forced open to foreign trade after the First Opium War. The Shanghai International Settlement and the French Concession was established subsequently. The city then flourished to a primary commercial and financial hub of the Asia-Pacific region in the 1930s. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the city was the site of the major Battle of Shanghai. After the war, with the CPC takeover of Mainland China in 1949, trade was limited to other socialist countries, and the city's global influence declined.
In the 1990s, economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, especially the Pudong district, aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city. The city has since re-emerged as a hub for international trade and finance; it is the home of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, one of the world's largest by market capitalization, and the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone, the first free-trade zone in China.
Shanghai has been described as the "showpiece" of the booming economy of mainland China. The city is renowned for its Lujiazui skyline, museums, and historic buildings—including the City God Temple, the Yu Garden, the China pavilion, and those along the Bund—and for its sugary cuisine and unique dialect, Shanghainese. Every year, Shanghai hosts numerous national and international events, including Shanghai Fashion Week, the Chinese Grand Prix, and Chinajoy.
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $7,473,620
FIELD SIZE: 56
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Novak Djokovic
Seeds:
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Roger Federer
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Dominic Thiem
5. Alexander Zverev
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas
7. Karen Khachanov
8. Roberto Bautista Agut
9. Gael Monfils
10. Fabio Fognini
11. Matteo Berrettini
12. Borna Coric
13. David Goffin
14. Diego Schwartzman
15. Nikoloz Basilashvili
16. John Isner
The Tournament:
Shanghai Sees Continued Success
Good fortune continues to shine on the Rolex Shanghai Masters. In its first five years, 2009-2013, the tournament was awarded ATP Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year, as voted by ATP players. Rolex recently renewed its title sponsorship of the only Masters 1000 event in China.
About Shanghai:
Shanghai is one of the four municipalities of the People's Republic of China. Located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze with a population of 24.2 million as of 2018, it is the most populous urban area in China, and the second most populous city proper in the world (after Chongqing). Shanghai is a global financial, innovation and technology, and transportation hub, with the world's busiest container port.
Originally a fishing village and market town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to trade and its favorable port location. The city was one of five treaty ports forced open to foreign trade after the First Opium War. The Shanghai International Settlement and the French Concession was established subsequently. The city then flourished to a primary commercial and financial hub of the Asia-Pacific region in the 1930s. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the city was the site of the major Battle of Shanghai. After the war, with the CPC takeover of Mainland China in 1949, trade was limited to other socialist countries, and the city's global influence declined.
In the 1990s, economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, especially the Pudong district, aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city. The city has since re-emerged as a hub for international trade and finance; it is the home of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, one of the world's largest by market capitalization, and the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone, the first free-trade zone in China.
Shanghai has been described as the "showpiece" of the booming economy of mainland China. The city is renowned for its Lujiazui skyline, museums, and historic buildings—including the City God Temple, the Yu Garden, the China pavilion, and those along the Bund—and for its sugary cuisine and unique dialect, Shanghainese. Every year, Shanghai hosts numerous national and international events, including Shanghai Fashion Week, the Chinese Grand Prix, and Chinajoy.
Tourism Guide:
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