Rafael Nadal defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 French Open. It was his record-extending 14th French Open title and record-extending 22nd and last major title overall. It was also his 92nd and final ATP Tour-level singles title. Nadal was the third man to defeat four top-10 players en route to a major title since the introduction of ATP rankings in 1973 (after Mats Wilander at the 1982 French Open and Roger Federer at the 2017 Australian Open). Ruud was the first Norwegian man to reach a major quarterfinal and beyond (surpassing his father Christian), and the first Scandinavian man to do so since Robin Söderling in 2010.

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Nadal. Their quarterfinal match was their record-extending 59th encounter, and their tenth encounter at the French Open, an Open Era record for two players in one tournament.

Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. Following Djokovic's quarterfinal loss and Zverev's semifinal retirement, Djokovic retained the top position at the end of the tournament. One week later, when points from the previous year's tournament were dropped, Medvedev reclaimed the top ranking, while Zverev reached world No. 2, ending the Big Three's streak in the top two spots since 10 November 2003. Additionally, as Federer did not enter the tournament, he fell out of the top 50 in the ATP rankings for the first time since 5 June 2000.

Stefanos Tsitsipas' fourth-round loss guaranteed a first-time French Open finalist from the bottom half of the draw, with Ruud emerging as that finalist. Holger Rune was the first Danish man to reach a major singles quarterfinal in the Open Era. This tournament marked the first time since the 2002 Australian Open that Feliciano López failed to qualify for the main draw of a major, ending his record streak of 79 consecutive major appearances. This marked the final professional appearance of former world No. 5 and 2008 Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who lost in the first round to Ruud.

This was the first edition of the French Open to feature a tiebreak (10-point) in the fifth set when the match reached 6 games all. Camilo Ugo Carabelli and Aslan Karatsev became the first players to contest this tiebreak in the main draw in their first-round match, with Ugo Carabelli emerging victorious.

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 16 May 2022. Rankings and points before are as of 23 May 2022.

Because the 2022 tournament takes place one week earlier than in 2021, points from the 2020 and 2021 tournaments will not be dropped until 13 June 2022, one week after the end of the 2022 tournament. Those points are accordingly not reflected in the table below. Instead of points from the 2020 and 2021 tournaments, players will be dropping either (a) points from tournaments held during the week of 24 May 2021 (Belgrade 2 and Parma) or (b) their 19th best result.

Note that this is a different rankings adjustment system than the one that the WTA is using for the women's tournament.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints dropping (or 19th best result)†Points wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 Novak Djokovic 8,660 250 360 8,770 Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal 2 2 Daniil Medvedev 7,980 (0) 180 8,160 Fourth round lost to Marin Čilić 3 3 Alexander Zverev 7,075 (0) 720 7,795 Semifinals retired against Rafael Nadal due to ankle injury 4 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5,965 (45) 180 6,100 Fourth round lost to Holger Rune 5 5 Rafael Nadal 5,525 (0) 2,000 7,525 Champion, defeated Casper Ruud 6 6 Carlos Alcaraz 4,648 (3) 360 5,005 Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev 7 7 Andrey Rublev 3,945 (45) 360 4,260 Quarterfinals lost to Marin Čilić 8 8 Casper Ruud 3,940 (90) 1,200 5,050 Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal 9 9 Félix Auger-Aliassime 3,820 (45) 180 3,955 Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal 10 11 Cameron Norrie 3,455 (45) 90 3,500 Third round lost to Karen Khachanov 11 12 Jannik Sinner 3,185 (10) 180 3,355 Fourth round retired against Andrey Rublev due to knee injury 12 13 Hubert Hurkacz 3,095 17 180 3,258 Fourth round lost to Casper Ruud 13 14 Taylor Fritz 2,920 (45) 45 2,920 Second round lost to Bernabé Zapata Miralles [Q] 14 15 Denis Shapovalov 2,531 (10) 10 2,531 First round lost to Holger Rune 15 16 Diego Schwartzman 2,505 (90) 180 2,595 Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic 16 18 Pablo Carreño Busta 2,135 (10) 10 2,135 First round lost to Gilles Simon [WC] 17 17 Reilly Opelka 2,180 (45) 10 2,145 First round lost to Filip Krajinović 18 21 Grigor Dimitrov 1,740 (0) 90 1,830 Third round lost to Diego Schwartzman 19 20 Alex de Minaur 1,838 (23) 10 1,825 First round lost to Hugo Gaston 20 23 Marin Čilić 1,695 (45) 720 2,370 Semifinals lost to Casper Ruud 21 25 Karen Khachanov 1,620 (45) 180 1,755 Fourth round lost to Carlos Alcaraz 22 24 Nikoloz Basilashvili 1,628 (10) 45 1,663 Second round lost to Mackenzie McDonald 23 26 John Isner 1,616 (10) 90 1,696 Third round lost to Bernabé Zapata Miralles [Q] 24 27 Frances Tiafoe 1,599 (23) 45 1,621 Second round lost to David Goffin 25 28 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 1,400 (10) 10 1,400 First round lost to Tallon Griekspoor 26 29 Botic van de Zandschulp 1,344 (26) 90 1,408 Third round lost to Rafael Nadal 27 30 Sebastian Korda 1,326 250 90 1,166 Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz 28 31 Miomir Kecmanović 1,316 (20) 90 1,386 Third round lost to Daniil Medvedev 29 32 Dan Evans 1,232 63 45 1,214 Second round lost to Mikael Ymer 30 33 Tommy Paul 1,218 90 10 1,138 First round lost to Cristian Garín 31 34 Jenson Brooksby 1,207 (0) 10 1,217 First round lost to Pablo Cuevas 32 35 Lorenzo Sonego 1,190 (20) 90 1,260 Third round lost to Casper Ruud

† This column shows either (a) the player's points from tournaments held during the week of 24 May 2021 (Belgrade 2 and Parma) or (b) his 19th best result (in brackets). Points from the 2020 and 2021 French Open will not be dropped until 13 June 2022, one week after the end of the 2022 tournament, and are accordingly not shown in this table.

Withdrawn players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. RankPlayer Points beforePoints dropping (or 19th best result) Points after Withdrawal reason 10 Matteo Berrettini 3,805 (0) 3,805 Right hand injury 19 Roberto Bautista Agut 1,903 (23) 1,880 Wrist injury 22 Gaël Monfils 1,715 (0) 1,715 Right foot injury

Other entry information Wild cards

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Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

Rank date: 11 April 2022 Sources:

† – not included on entry list ‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began @ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began § – withdrew from main draw

Explanatory notes

References

External links Main draw French Open 2022 (ATP) tournament profile