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Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026, where to watch and live stream

Q: When is the Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026 played?

The Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026 runs from 7–18 Oct. The order of play for each session is published the night before, and start times on this page convert to your local timezone.

Q: What surface is the Rolex Shanghai Masters played on?

The Rolex Shanghai Masters is played on hard. Hard courts sit between clay and grass for pace and bounce, and reward all-court games.

Q: Where is the Rolex Shanghai Masters held?

The Rolex Shanghai Masters is held in Shanghai, China.

Q: How many ranking points does the Rolex Shanghai Masters winner earn?

The singles champion takes 1,000 ranking points.

The Rolex Shanghai Masters starts in 153 days. Here's the preview, the draw when it lands, and how to stream it.

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Surface

Hard

How to watch the Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026

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The story of the Rolex Shanghai Masters

Why the Rolex Shanghai Masters matters in 2026

The Rolex Shanghai Masters runs in Shanghai, China from 7–18 Oct, played on medium-paced hard court. Bounces and pace sit between clay and grass, which rewards all-court players who can defend, attack and serve in roughly equal measure. It is a Masters 1000 / WTA 1000, the tier directly below the Slams and mandatory for the world top thirty outside of injury. The singles champion takes 1,000 ranking points, plus a prize pool that sits second only to the Slams.

Play starts in 153 days, on Wednesday 7 October, with the main draw running through to Sunday 18 October.

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Key dates

Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026 schedule and key sessions

The shape of the week, day by day. Start times for individual matches are published the night before each session in the order of play and convert to your local timezone on the daily schedule.

Sun 4 Oct to Sun 18 Oct

Qualifying. Final qualifying rounds run 4 Oct to 6 Oct, with the last 16 spots in the main draw on the line.

Wed 7 Oct

Main draw begins. First-round matches across both tours, with the higher seeds spread evenly across the bracket.

Sat 10 Oct

Round of 32. The seeded names start meeting unseeded survivors. Upsets here typically reshape one half of the draw.

Mon 12 Oct

Round of 16. The eight seeds in each half of the draw narrow to four. Form usually starts to separate from reputation around here.

Thu 15 Oct

Quarter-finals. Best-of-three (or best-of-five at Slams) on the show courts, with the eight quarter-finalists locked in by the night before.

Fri 16 Oct

Semi-finals. The four-into-two cut. Schedules are usually split women on the Friday, men on the Saturday, with start times announced the previous evening.

Sun 18 Oct

Finals. Champion crowned in Shanghai on the closing day. Trophy ceremonies follow on court immediately after match point.

Surface and conditions

How hard plays at the Rolex Shanghai Masters

Hard courts sit between clay and grass for pace and bounce. The ball travels at a medium speed, the bounce is true, and the surface is friendly to all-court games. Net play, baseline grinding, and serve-and-volley all have a place on hard, which is why this surface produces the deepest variety of winners across the year.

Tactically hard-court tennis usually comes down to depth control. The player who consistently lands the ball in the back third of the court forces errors out of opponents who are forced to swing harder for less margin. Lateral movement matters more than on grass and less than on clay, and the third-shot pattern after the serve becomes the defining tactical decision in every break-point rally.

Names to follow

Players to watch at the Rolex Shanghai Masters

Jannik Sinner

World No. 1 on the men's side. Standard top-quarter pick at every event he enters.

Carlos Alcaraz

Three-time Slam winner with the highest ceiling on tour when fit. Always the bottom-half draw spotlight.

What's on the line

Ranking points by round

Singles ranking points awarded for reaching each round of the Masters 1000 draw. Doubles points are typically half of the singles tally per round.

Round reached	Singles points
Winner	1,000
Runner-up	650
Semi-final	390
Quarter-final	215
Round of 16	120
Round of 32	65
Round of 64	35

Where it's played

Venue and travel notes

Match start times convert to your local timezone everywhere on the site, but the published schedule and ticket information runs on the venue's local clock below.

City	Shanghai, China
Time zone	Asia/Shanghai
Format	ATP only

Quick facts

Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026 at a glance

Edition	2026
Tour	ATP
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Hard
Dates	7–18 Oct
Venue	Shanghai, China
Time zone	Asia/Shanghai

FAQ

Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026, your questions, answered

When is the Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026 played?

The Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026 runs from 7–18 Oct. The order of play for each session is published the night before, and start times on this page convert to your local timezone.

What surface is the Rolex Shanghai Masters played on?

The Rolex Shanghai Masters is played on hard. Hard courts sit between clay and grass for pace and bounce, and reward all-court games.

Where is the Rolex Shanghai Masters held?

The Rolex Shanghai Masters is held in Shanghai, China.

How can I watch the Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026?

The broadcaster panel above lists the rightsholder showing the Rolex Shanghai Masters in your country, pin your country in the header to switch the panel. Tennis TV (men) and WTA TV (women) carry most non-Slam events worldwide.

How many ranking points does the Rolex Shanghai Masters winner earn?

The singles champion takes 1,000 ranking points.

How much prize money does the Rolex Shanghai Masters pay?

Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 events sit in the second tier of prize money, with seven-figure singles winners cheques and meaningful payouts to the round of 32. The exact breakdown is published by the tour the week before the main draw begins, and is mirrored on the official tournament site.

How does qualifying work at the Rolex Shanghai Masters?

A 96-player main draw runs across around two weeks, with qualifying played in the 3 days before the main draw begins. Top seeds receive first-round byes. The qualifying draw is published a week ahead of main-draw entry lists.

What betting markets work best at the Rolex Shanghai Masters?

Hard courts produce the most balanced markets on tour. Form lines transfer cleanly between surfaces, and game spreads (-3.5 / -4.5) are typically the cleanest read on perceived favourites. Always cross-check the latest odds on the live odds panel above before staking.