Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and 21st major singles title overall, surpassing the all-time record he had jointly held with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal became the fourth man, after Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, and Djokovic, to achieve the double career Grand Slam, and the second in the Open Era. He also became the first man in the Open Era to win the Australian Open final after losing the first two sets. This marked the third consecutive year a man trailed by two sets in a major final yet rallied to win, following Djokovic's two-set comeback at the 2021 French Open and Dominic Thiem's at the 2020 US Open. Nadal became the seventh man in the Open Era to come back from two sets down in a major final to win the title.

Djokovic was the three-time reigning champion, but did not compete after his visa was cancelled shortly before the tournament began due to an intervention from Australia's Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, citing risks to public health and good order in Australia. That meant Nadal was the only former champion (2009) to compete in the tournament, with both Federer and Stan Wawrinka sidelined by injury. Djokovic retained the world No. 1 singles ranking despite being unable to defend his points after Medvedev and Alexander Zverev lost in the final and fourth round, respectively.

Matteo Berrettini became the first man born in the 1990s to reach the quarterfinals at all four majors, and the first Italian man to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open.

This also marked Feliciano López’s 79th consecutive grand slam appearance, an Open Era record previously held by Roger Federer. López streak started at the 2002 French Open and concluded 20 years later in Melbourne.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 10 January 2022. Rank and points before are as of 17 January 2022.

As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system and changes to the ATP Tour calendar in 2020 and 2021, ranking points after the tournament (as of 31 January 2022) were calculated as follows: Players who were defending points from the 2020 tournament (i.e. players whose 2020 results exceeded or were equal to their 2021 results) had their 2020 points replaced by points from the 2022 tournament; as of 31 January 2022, these players could also count their 2021 points towards their ranking if the 2021 points exceeded their 19th best result (in other words, points from the 2021 and 2022 tournaments could be counted simultaneously instead of under the previous "better of" system) Players who were defending points from the 2021 tournament (i.e. players whose 2021 points exceeded their 2020 points) had their 19th best result replaced by their points from the 2022 tournament; these players continued to count their 2021 points alongside their 2022 points at the end of the tournament because the 2021 tournament was delayed by three weeks compared to the normal schedule and the "better of" logic for calculating ATP ranking points had been discontinued All players who have points from the 2021 tournament still counting towards their ranking on 31 January 2022 will have those points dropped on 21 February 2022 (52 weeks after the 2021 tournament) and replaced by their next best result

Note that this is a different ranking adjustment system than the one being used by the WTA for the women's event.

SeedRankPlayerPoints before 2020 points(and/or 19th best result)Points wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 Novak Djokovic 11,015 2,000+0 0+2,000 11,015† 2 2 Daniil Medvedev 8,935 (10) 1,200 10,125 Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal 3 3 Alexander Zverev 7,970 720+10 180+360 7,780† Fourth round lost to Denis Shapovalov 4 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6,540 (90) 720 7,170 Semifinals lost to Daniil Medvedev 5 6 Andrey Rublev 4,785 (45) 90 4,830 Third round lost to Marin Čilić 6 5 Rafael Nadal 4,875 (0) 2,000 6,875 Champion, defeated Daniil Medvedev 7 7 Matteo Berrettini 4,568 (10) 720 5,278 Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal 8 8 Casper Ruud 4,155 (90) 0 4,065 Withdrew due to ankle injury 9 9 Félix Auger-Aliassime 3,608 (45) 360 3,923 Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev 10 11 Hubert Hurkacz 3,336 45 45 3,336 Second round lost to Adrian Mannarino 11 10 Jannik Sinner 3,390 45 360 3,705 Quarterfinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 12 12 Cameron Norrie 2,900 (45) 10 2,865 First round lost to Sebastian Korda 13 13 Diego Schwartzman 2,730 180+45 45+90 2,640† Second round lost to Christopher O'Connell (WC) 14 14 Denis Shapovalov 2,593 (23) 360 2,930 Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal 15 18 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,385 90 90 2,385 Third round lost to Taylor Fritz 16 19 Cristian Garín 2,375 45 90 2,420 Third round lost to Gaël Monfils 17 20 Gaël Monfils 2,373 180 360 2,553 Quarterfinals lost to Matteo Berrettini 18 15 Aslan Karatsev 2,553 (10) 90 2,633 Third round lost to Adrian Mannarino 19 21 Pablo Carreño Busta 2,305 90+10 180+90 2,475† Fourth round lost to Matteo Berrettini 20 22 Taylor Fritz 2,175 90+45 180+90 2,310† Fourth round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 21 23 Nikoloz Basilashvili 2,051 45 10 2,016 First round lost to Andy Murray (WC) 22 25 John Isner 1,881 90 10 1,801 First round lost to Maxime Cressy 23 29 Reilly Opelka 1,776 (0) 90 1,866 Third round lost to Denis Shapovalov 24 24 Dan Evans 1,957 45 90 2,002 Third round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime 25 26 Lorenzo Sonego 1,860 (13) 90 1,937 Third round lost to Miomir Kecmanović 26 28 Grigor Dimitrov 1,821 90+10 45+90 1,856† Second round lost to Benoît Paire 27 27 Marin Čilić 1,840 180 180 1,840 Fourth round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime 28 30 Karen Khachanov 1,748 90+23 90+90 1,815† Third round lost to Rafael Nadal 29 40 Ugo Humbert 1,318 (10) 10 1,318 First round lost to Richard Gasquet 30 33 Lloyd Harris 1,473 (6) 10 1,477 First round lost to Aleksandar Vukic (WC) 31 31 Carlos Alcaraz 1,609 (10)§ 90 1,689 Third round lost to Matteo Berrettini 32 42 Alex de Minaur 1,316 (10) 180 1,486 Fourth round lost to Jannik Sinner † The player's 2020 points were replaced by his 2022 points, and his 19th best result was replaced by his 2021 points. The 2021 points will be dropped three weeks after the end of the 2022 tournament. § The player was defending points from a 2020 ITF tournament.

Withdrawn players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. Rank Player Points before 2020 points2021 pointsPoints lost Points after Withdrawal reason 16 Dominic Thiem 2,410 1,200 180 1,020 1,390† Wrist injury 17 Roger Federer 2,385 720 0 720 1,665 Right knee surgery

Djokovic visa controversy

Djokovic lost his ability to compete when his visa to enter Australia was cancelled. Despite being granted a medical exemption to the tournament's COVID-19 vaccine requirement by Tennis Australia, the Australian Border Force confirmed that after being detained at Melbourne Airport for eight hours, Djokovic's visa had been cancelled and he would be denied entry to the country due to not meeting exemption criteria to Australia's vaccination requirements. Djokovic sought an injunction to prevent his deportation. The Federal Circuit and Family Court ruled in favour of Djokovic, ordered his release from detention and directed the federal government to pay his legal expenses. On 14 January Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke used his discretionary power under sections 133C(3) and 116(1)(e)(i) of the Migration Act 1958 to cancel Djokovic's visa on health and good order grounds. Djokovic sought a judicial review against deportation, but three Federal Court of Australia judges unanimously rejected the review on 16 January, preventing him from defending his title.

Other entry information Wildcards

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Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began † – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began § – withdrew from main draw

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See also 2022 ATP Tour 2022 French Open – Men's singles 2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 2022 US Open – Men's singles List of Grand Slam men's singles champions

Notes

References

External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2022 Australian Open Men's Singles draw 2022 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation