The Qi Zhong Tennis Center in Shanghai will host nine Argentine players in the main draw of the Shanghai Masters 1000, which runs from October 7 to October 18 as the final stop of the tour’s Asian swing, offering a total prize pool of $9,415,725 with live television and streaming coverage provided by ESPN and Disney Plus.
Francisco Cerúndolo and Tomás Etcheverry Draw Byes Into the Second Round
Francisco Cerúndolo enters the tournament as the top-ranked Argentine at world No. 20. Coming off a quarterfinal run at the ATP 500 in Beijing where he lost to Daniil Medvedev, the 28-year-old makes his fifth appearance in Shanghai, having reached the round of sixteen in 2023 as his previous best result. Seeded 21st, he receives a first-round bye and will open his campaign in the second round against either Australia’s Rinky Hijikata or a qualifier.
Tomás Etcheverry joins his compatriot in bypassing the opening round. Positioned at No. 31 in the rankings and seeded 28th, the player from La Plata awaits the winner of the match between Britain’s Cameron Norrie and Canada’s Denis Shapovalov.
First-Round Opponents Set for Navone, Báez, and Tirante
Mariano Navone, ranked No. 47, starts his tournament against Spain’s Pablo Carreño Busta. Sebastián Báez, sitting at No. 53, faces American Marcos Giron in his opening match. Thiago Tirante, ranked No. 54, takes on Serbian player Hamad Medjedovic.
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, positioned at No. 55, draws a qualifier in the opening round, with a potential second-round matchup against third-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz should he advance.
Argentine Players Await Qualifiers as Djokovic Leads Records
Rounding out the nine-player Argentine entry list, Camilo Ugo Carabelli and Marco Trungelliti await opponents emerging from the qualifying tournament. Facundo Díaz Acosta draws Portugal’s Nuno Borges for his opening encounter.
Novak Djokovic holds the tournament record for most singles titles with four and leads the event’s history with 43 match victories. Roger Federer remains the oldest champion in tournament history, having won the 2017 title at age 36, while Jannik Sinner stands as the youngest winner following his 2024 victory at age 23.
Tournament Records and Prize Money Breakdown
The Shanghai Masters has seen champions from vastly different ranking positions. Djokovic in 2015 and Sinner in 2024 both claimed the trophy while holding the No. 1 ranking, contrasted by Valentin Vacherot’s victory in 2025 as the No. 204-ranked player, which set the record for the lowest-ranked champion in the history of the event. No Chinese player has won the singles title.
Singles prize money pays $1,151,380 and 1000 ranking points to the champion, $612,340 and 650 points to the finalist, and $193,645 and 200 points for reaching the quarterfinals. Second-round exits pay $36,110 with 30 points, while first-round defeats earn $23,760 and 10 points. In doubles, the champions receive $468,200 and 1000 points, while the runners-up take home $247,870 and 600 points.
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