This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2022. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
News Rafael Nadal won his second Australian Open title and record-breaking 21st major title overall (breaking a tie he held with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer), defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final.
Nadal began 2022 with a 22-match win streak which ended with his loss in the finals of the 2022 BNP Paribas Open to Taylor Fritz.
Djokovic, who is unvaccinated, did not play the Australian Open or tournaments in the United States because of vaccination requirements. Djokovic traveled to Australia believing he'd be able to play with a medical exemption but after a short detainment by the Australian Border Force, was deported from the country by Alex Hawke, the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs. In an interview with BBC News' Amol Rajan, Djokovic said missing tournaments because of his vaccination status was "the price that I'm willing to pay".
2022 saw a rise in violent incidents with players like Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, and Jenson Brooksby throwing rackets and either hitting or nearly hitting officials or ball kids. Former players including Andy Roddick and Patrick McEnroe expressed their anger on Twitter that players weren't being punished. McEnroe wrote: "Seriously what is it going to take ...drawing blood ...to properly punish a tennis player. This is absolutely absurd."
Three-time grand slam champion Ashleigh Barty retired at 25 years old and was removed from the rankings making Iga Świątek the first Polish world No. 1.
2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev claimed the No. 1 ranking following many of Djokovic's absences. This ended Djokovic's record 361 weeks as No. 1 and made Medvedev the first player outside of The Big Four to be No. 1 since Andy Roddick in 2004. Djokovic regained his No. 1 position after Medvedev was defeated at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open.
As part of international sports' reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the WTA, the ATP, the ITF, and the four Grand Slam tournaments jointly announced that players from Belarus and Russia would not be allowed to play under the names or flags of their countries, but would remain eligible to play events until further notice. Certain Russian and Belarusian players such as Medvedev, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Andrey Rublev spoke out against the war. After winning his semifinal match at the 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships, Rublev wrote "No war please" on a camera lens, a few days into the invasion. Belarusian and former No. 1, Victoria Azarenka was seen visibly crying during her third round loss at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open, and a few weeks later, stormed out of her match for good at the third round of the 2022 Miami Open against Linda Fruhvirtová. In a statement following her retirement, Azarenka said that her personal life had been "extremely stressful" and that she "shouldn't have gone on the court today". She deleted her social media accounts and said that she planned to take a break from the tour.
Twenty-three-time Grand Slam champion and 5 time Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams made her return to the 2022 WTA Tour after sustaining a hamstring injury in the first round of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Accepting a wildcard into the women's draw of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, Williams lost in the first round to Harmony Tan. This was only the second time in her career that she lost in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament. Following her Wimbledon loss, she returned for the US Open Series, where she beat Nuria Párrizas Díaz in straight sets at the 2022 National Bank Open. The following day, in an essay in Vogue, Williams announced she would be "evolving away" from tennis, signaling the end of her career after the 2022 US Open. The next day, she lost in the second round to Belinda Bencic. At the 2022 Cincinnati Masters, Williams lost to reigning US Open champion, Emma Raducanu. Prior to the US Open, Williams announced she would be playing doubles with her sister, Venus Williams. At her first round match at the 2022 US Open against Danka Kovinic, Williams won in straight sets. She then drew world no. 2 Anett Kontaveit, who she beat in three sets. With her win against Kontaveit, Williams became the oldest woman to defeat a top 3 player. The following night, Serena and Venus' doubles match was the first opening round doubles match to be televised in primetime. In her third round match against Ajla Tomljanović, Williams lost in three sets, despite commanding an early lead. With this loss, Williams confirmed her retirement after 27 years on the professional tour. Serena Williams is considered by many to be the greatest women's tennis player of all time.
Furthermore, twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer announced his retirement at the end of 2022 Laver Cup after numerous injury setbacks at the end of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
ITF
Grand Slam events Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the finalMen's singlesAustralian Open Rafael Nadal Daniil Medvedev2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5French Open Rafael Nadal Casper Ruud 6–3, 6–3, 6–0Wimbledon Novak Djokovic Nick Kyrgios 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)US Open Carlos Alcaraz Casper Ruud 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the finalWomen's singlesAustralian Open Ashleigh Barty Danielle Collins 6–3, 7–6(7–2)French Open Iga Świątek Coco Gauff 6–1, 6–3Wimbledon Elena Rybakina Ons Jabeur 3–6, 6–2, 6–2US Open Iga Świątek Ons Jabeur 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the finalMen's doubles Australian Open Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios Matthew Ebden Max Purcell 7–5, 6–4 French Open Marcelo Arévalo Jean-Julien Rojer Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 Wimbledon Matthew Ebden Max Purcell Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–2) US Open Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the finalWomen's doubles Australian Open Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková Anna Danilina Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 French Open Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 Wimbledon Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková Elise Mertens Zhang Shuai 6–2, 6–4 US Open Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková Caty McNally Taylor Townsend 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the finalMixed doubles Australian Open Kristina Mladenovic Ivan Dodig Jaimee Fourlis Jason Kubler 6–3, 6–4 French Open Ena Shibahara Wesley Koolhof Ulrikke Eikeri Joran Vliegen 7–6(7–5), 6–2Wimbledon Neal Skupski Desirae Krawczyk Matthew Ebden Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–3 US Open Storm Sanders John Peers Kirsten Flipkens Édouard Roger-Vasselin 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
ATP/WTA
ATP Masters 1000/WTA 1000 Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final Men's singlesIndian Wells Masters Taylor Fritz Rafael Nadal6–3, 7–6(7–5)Miami Open Carlos Alcaraz Casper Ruud7–5, 6–4Monte-Carlo Masters Stefanos Tsitsipas Alejandro Davidovich Fokina6–3, 7–6(7–3)Madrid Open Carlos Alcaraz Alexander Zverev6–3, 6–1Italian Open Novak Djokovic Stefanos Tsitsipas6–0, 7–6(7–5)Canadian Open Pablo Carreño Busta Hubert Hurkacz3–6, 6–3, 6–3Cincinnati Masters Borna Ćorić Stefanos Tsitsipas7–6(7–0), 6–2Paris Masters Holger Rune Novak Djokovic3–6, 6–3, 7–5 Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final Women's singlesQatar Total Open Iga Świątek Anett Kontaveit6–2, 6–0Indian Wells Masters Iga Świątek Maria Sakkari6–4, 6–1Miami Open Iga Świątek Naomi Osaka6–4, 6–0Madrid Open Ons Jabeur Jessica Pegula7–5, 0–6, 6–2Italian Open Iga Świątek Ons Jabeur6–2, 6–2Canadian Open Simona Halep Beatriz Haddad Maia6–3, 2–6, 6–3Cincinnati Masters Caroline Garcia Petra Kvitová6–2, 6–4Guadalajara Open Jessica Pegula Maria Sakkari6–2, 6–3 Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the finalMen's doublesIndian Wells Masters John Isner Jack Sock Santiago González Édouard Roger-Vasselin7–6(7–4), 6–3Miami Open Hubert Hurkacz John Isner Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski7–6(7–5), 6–4Monte-Carlo Masters Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah6–4, 3–6, [10–7]Madrid Open Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–5]Italian Open Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić John Isner Diego Schwartzman6–2, 6–7(6–8), [12–10]Canadian Open Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski Dan Evans John Peers6–2, 4–6, [10–6]Cincinnati Masters Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury Tim Pütz Michael Venus7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)Paris Masters Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek7–6(7–5), 6–4
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final Women's doublesQatar Total Open Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens3–6, 7–5, [10–5]Indian Wells Masters Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan Asia Muhammad Ena Shibahara7–5, 7–6(7–4)Miami Open Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens7–6(7–3), 7–5Madrid Open Gabriela Dabrowski Giuliana Olmos Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs7–6(7–1), 5–7, [10–7]Italian Open Veronika Kudermetova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Gabriela Dabrowski Giuliana Olmos1–6, 6–4, [10–7]Canadian Open Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]Cincinnati Masters Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez7–6(7–5), 6–3Guadalajara Open Storm Sanders Luisa Stefani Anna Danilina Beatriz Haddad Maia7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), [10–8] References
External links
Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup)