2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters – Singles
Updated: 12/10/2025, 10:48:50 AM Wikipedia source
Qualifier Valentin Vacherot defeated Arthur Rinderknech in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2025 Shanghai Masters. It was his first career ATP Tour title, and he defeated five seeded opponents consecutively en route. Vacherot was the first Monégasque player to win a tour singles title, the first unseeded champion at the Shanghai Masters, and the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 champion (ranked No. 204). Vacherot was the third qualifier (after Roberto Carretero and Albert Portas at the 1996 and 2001 Hamburg Masters, respectively) to win a Masters 1000 title, and the fifth player overall to win a Masters 1000 as their first tour-level title. For the first time in the tournament's history, two unseeded players contested the final, and this was only the third all-unseeded Masters 1000 final (after the 1996 Hamburg Masters and the 2003 Paris Masters). Additionally, as Vacherot and Rinderknech are first cousins, they were the first pair of family members to contest an ATP Tour final since brothers John and Patrick McEnroe at the 1991 Chicago Open. At 38 years, 140 days old, Novak Djokovic reached a record 80th Masters semifinal and extended his record as the oldest semifinalist (since the format's establishment in 1990). The second-round match between Djokovic (38 years, 134 days) and Marin Čilić (37 years, 5 days) was the oldest ATP 1000 singles match in terms of combined ages (75 years and 139 days) (since 1990). Jannik Sinner was the defending champion, but retired in the third round against Tallon Griekspoor.
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Tables
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points dropping | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Carlos Alcaraz | 11,540 | 200 | 0 | 11,340 | Withdrew due to ankle injury |
| 2 | 2 | Jannik Sinner | 10,950 | 1,000 | 50 | 10,000 | Third round retired against Tallon Griekspoor |
| 3 | 3 | Alexander Zverev | 5,980 | 100 | 50 | 5,930 | Third round lost to Arthur Rinderknech |
| 4 | 5 | Novak Djokovic | 4,830 | 650 | 400 | 4,580 | Semifinals lost to Valentin Vacherot [Q] |
| 5 | 4 | Taylor Fritz | 4,995 | 400 | 50 | 4,645 | Third round lost to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard |
| 6 | 6 | Ben Shelton | 4,190 | 100 | 10 | 4,100 | Second round lost to David Goffin |
| 7 | 7 | Alex de Minaur | 3,735 | 0 | 200 | 3,935 | Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev |
| 8 | 9 | Lorenzo Musetti | 3,555 | 10 | 100 | 3,645 | Fourth round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime |
| 9 | 10 | Karen Khachanov | 3,190 | 10 | 10 | 3,190 | Second round lost to Shang Juncheng [WC] |
| 10 | 11 | Holger Rune | 2,990 | 100 | 200 | 3,090 | Quaterfinals lost to Valentin Vacherot [Q] |
| 11 | 12 | Casper Ruud | 2,945 | 10 | 10 | 2,945 | Second round retired against Zizou Bergs |
| 12 | 13 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 2,755 | (50)† | 200 | 2,905 | Quarterfinals lost to Arthur Rinderknech |
| 13 | 14 | Andrey Rublev | 2,560 | 10 | 10 | 2,560 | Second round lost to Yoshihito Nishioka [Q] |
| 14 | 17 | Alexander Bublik | 2,445 | (25)† | 10 | 2,430 | Second round lost to Valentin Vacherot [Q] |
| 15 | 19 | Jiří Lehečka | 2,365 | 50 | 100 | 2,415 | Fourth round lost to Arthur Rinderknech |
| 16 | 18 | Daniil Medvedev | 2,410 | 200 | 400 | 2,610 | Semifinals lost to Arthur Rinderknech |
| 17 | 16 | Jakub Menšík | 2,455 | 200 | 10 | 2,265 | Second round lost to Jesper de Jong |
| 18 | 20 | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 2,240 | 30 | 50 | 2,260 | Third round lost to Daniil Medvedev |
| 19 | 21 | Francisco Cerúndolo | 2,135 | (50)† | 50 | 2,135 | Third round lost to Zizou Bergs |
| 20 | 23 | Tomáš Macháč | 1,920 | 400 | 50 | 1,570 | Third round retired against Valentin Vacherot [Q] |
| 21 | 26 | Ugo Humbert | 1,725 | 50 | 50 | 1,725 | Third round lost to Holger Rune |
| 22 | 22 | Flavio Cobolli | 1,990 | 50 | 10 | 1,950 | Second round lost to Jaume Munar |
| 23 | 24 | Denis Shapovalov | 1,838 | 50 | 50 | 1,838 | Third round lost to Jiří Lehečka |
| 24 | 25 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 1,830 | 100 | 0 | 1,730 | Withdrew due to leg injury |
| 25 | 28 | Frances Tiafoe | 1,640 | 50 | 10 | 1,600 | Second round lost to Yannick Hanfmann [Q] |
| 26 | 29 | Luciano Darderi | 1,609 | 10 | 50 | 1,649 | Third round lost to Lorenzo Musetti |
| 27 | 31 | Tallon Griekspoor | 1,565 | 50 | 100 | 1,615 | Fourth round lost to Valentin Vacherot [Q] |
| 28 | 34 | Alex Michelsen | 1,385 | 30 | 10 | 1,365 | Second round lost to Arthur Rinderknech |
| 29 | 32 | Brandon Nakashima | 1,470 | (50)† | 10 | 1,430 | Second round lost to Kamil Majchrzak |
| 30 | 33 | Cameron Norrie | 1,397 | 0+14 | 50+0 | 1,433 | Third round lost to Learner Tien |
| 31 | 35 | Gabriel Diallo | 1,308 | 30+35 | 100+25 | 1,368 | Fourth round lost to Zizou Bergs |
| 32 | 37 | Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | 1,275 | 10 | 100 | 1,365 | Fourth round lost to Holger Rune |
| 33 | 38 | Corentin Moutet | 1,258 | (25)† | 10 | 1,243 | Second round lost to Learner Tien |
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points dropping | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
| 8 | Jack Draper | 3,590 | 0 | 3,590 | Arm injury |
| 15 | Tommy Paul | 2,460 | 100 | 2,360 | Foot injury |
| 27 | Grigor Dimitrov | 1,645 | 100 | 1,545 | Pectoral injury |
| 30 | Arthur Fils | 1,570 | 10 | 1,560 | Back injury |
References
- "Valentin Vacherot beats cousin Arthur Rinderknech to win Shanghai Masters"https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/46570136/valentin-vacherot-beats-cousin-arthur-rinderknech-win-shanghai-masters
- matchtenis.comhttps://matchtenis.com/masters-1000-shanghai-2025-los-registros-de-valentin-vacherot-tras-consagrarse-campeon/
- "📊 Pour la 3e fois depuis 1990, un joueur issu des qualifications a remporté un Masters 1000 :🇪🇸 Carretero (Hambourg 1996) 🇪🇸 Portas (Hambourg 2001) 🇲🇨 Vacherot (Shanghai 2025 🆕)"https://x.com/JeuSetMaths/status/1977340223676924312
- firstsportz.comhttps://firstsportz.com/arthur-rinderknech-cousin-valentin-vacherot-tears-shanghai-masters/
- "📊Ils ont inauguré leur palmarès avec un titre en Masters 1000 (1990-2025) :🇪🇸 Carretero (Hambourg 1996)🇺🇸 Woodruff (Montreal 1997)🇪🇸 Portas (Hambourg 2001)🇨🇿 Mensik (Miami 2025)🇲🇨 Vacherot (Shanghai 2025 🆕)"https://x.com/JeuSetMaths/status/1977329801003462768
- ATP Tourhttps://www.atptour.com/en/news/rinderknech-vacherot-shanghai-2025-final-sunday
- ATPTourhttps://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-bergs-shanghai-2025-qf
- ATP Tourhttps://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-cilic-shanghai-2025-friday
- ATP Tourhttps://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-sinner-shanghai-2024-final
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c4gj3vgvz14o
- Tennis Up to Datehttps://tennisuptodate.com/atp/entry-list-shanghai-masters-atp-2025-featuring-jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz-and-novak-djokovic
- ATP Tourhttps://www.atptour.com/en/news/jack-draper-ends-2025-season