Top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero has withdrawn from Shanghai Heineken Open due to injury at the last minute prior to the tournament swings into action, tournament director Michael A. Luevano announced on Monday.

"Last night I received a call from Spain saying Mr. Ferrero was injured in the Davis Cup ties with France, so he cannot come to Shanghai," Luevano said.

The 24-year-old Spaniard suffered knee injury during Friday's Davis Cup match against Fabrice Santoro of France, and his doctor advised him to quit Sunday's game as well as the Shanghai Open, ATP official Andrei Silva said.

The pullout of Ferrero will take some luster off the Shanghai tournament, said organising committee secretary Jiang Lan. "In no doubt it is a big loss for us, and we will try our best to make up for it," he added.

Ferrero, plagued by injuries throughout the season, has not advanced as far as the quarterfinals in an event in more than five months.