2023 Shanghai Masters ATP Entry List - Djokovic, Alcaraz, Medvedev & more

| by Nurein Ahmed

For the first time in four years, the ATP Tour returns to China, and the first week of October will feature the 12th edition of the Shanghai Masters.

This year, the tournament will feature an expanded singles field of up to 96 players in the main draw action running from October 4th until 15th. Since its debut in 2009, the Shanghai Masters has been voted the best tournament in that category for five successive seasons (2009-2013).

A fantastic lineup is in store, headed by the world's top players. Two-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz will play the ATP's famed Asian swing for the first time and Shanghai will mark an important stop for him in his quest to reclaim the No. 1 ranking.

Four-time Shanghai champion Novak Djokovic recently rubberstamped his status as the world's top-ranked player but enters the 12th edition as the second seed. Russia's Daniil Medvedev won the last staging of this tournament back in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic and is the third seed.

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Medvedev has a superior record on hard courts this year than any other player, winning 36 matches and four titles. While Denmark's Holger Rune who recently parted ways with French coach Patrick Mouratoglou, will look for a strong finish to the season, as he embarks on his first trip to Shanghai. The rest of the top 50 are at full strength.

Home player Zhizhen Zheng will make his main draw bout at the event while compatriot Yibing Wu, who became China's first ATP titlist this season will aim to earn a wild card after failing to sign up in time for the main draw. Six wild cards will be named in the weeks leading to the tournament while 12 players will join from qualifying.

Injured Japanese star Kei Nishikori appears in the initial entry list and he will be hoping to recover ahead of schedule. Nishikori, a former semifinalist in Shanghai, enters this year's tournament with a protected ranking. That is the same case for Canada's Milos Raonic, who is stepping up his quest for match practice by playing his second Masters tournament of 2023.

You can see the full entry list for the 2023 Shanghai Masters below.

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2023 Shanghai Masters ATP Entry List:

Seed Name  Current Ranking Entry Ranking
1 Carlos Alcaraz 1 1
2 Novak Djokovic 2 2
3 Daniil Medvedev 3 3
4 Holger Rune 4 4
5 Casper Ruud 5 5
6 Jannik Sinner 6 6
7 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7 7
8 Andrey Rublev 8 8
9 Taylor Fritz 9 9
10 Frances Tiafoe 10 10
11 Karen Khachanov 11 11
12 Alexander Zverev 12 12
13 Alex de Minaur 13 13
14 Tommy Paul 14 14
15 Felix Auger-Aliassime 15 15
16 Cameron Norrie 16 16
17 Hubert Hurkacz 17 17
18 Lorenzo Musetti 18 18
19 Grigor Dimitrov 19 19
20 Francisco Cerundolo 20 20
21 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 21 21
22 Jan-Lennard Struff 22 22
23 Borna Coric 23 23
24 Tallon Griekspoor 24 24
25 Nicolas Jarry 25 25
26 Denis Shapovalov 26 26
27 Alexander Bublik 27 27
28 Daniel Evans 28 28
29 Jiri Lehecka 29 29
30 Christopher Eubanks 30 30
31 Sebastian Korda 31 31
32 Sebastian Baez 32 32
Ugo Humbert 33 33
Tomas Martin Etcheverry 34 34
Adrian Mannarino 35 35
Matteo Berrettini 36 36
Andy Murray 37 37
Laslo Djere 38 38
Lorenzo Sonego 39 39
Mackenzie McDonald 40 40
Alexei Popyrin 41 41
Roberto Bautista Agut 42 42
Max Purcell 43 43
Yoshihito Nishioka 44 44
J.J. Wolf 45 45
Miomir Kecmanovic 46 46
Ben Shelton 47 47
Arthur Fils 48 48
Stan Wawrinka 49 49
Aleksandar Vukic 50 50
Jordan Thompson 51 51
Dusan Lajovic 52 52
Daniel Altmaier 53 53
Yannick Hanfmann 54 54
Richard Gasquet 55 55
Emil Ruusuvuori 56 56
Marton Fucsovics 57 57
Sebastian Ofner 58 58
Gregoire Barrere 59 59
Roman Safiullin 60 60
Matteo Arnaldi 61 61
Marcos Giron 62 62
Roberto Carballes Baena 63 63
Luca Van Assche 64 64
Botic van de Zandschulp 65 65
Pedro Cachin 66 66
Zhizhen Zhang 67 67
Brandon Nakashima 68 68
Christopher O'Connell 69 69
Quentin Halys 70 70
Daniel Elahi Galan 71 71
Corentin Moutet 72 72
Arthur Rinderknech 73 73
Juan Pablo Varillas 74 74
Dominik Koepfer 75 75
Bernabe Zapata Miralles 76 76
Milos Raonic 337 33 (PR)
Kei Nishikori 353 48 (PR)
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