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.

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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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] 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".[4]

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.[5][6] 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."[7][8]

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.[9][10]

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.[11] Djokovic regained his No. 1 position after Medvedev was defeated at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open.[12]

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.[13] Certain Russian and Belarusian players such as Medvedev, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Andrey Rublev spoke out against the war.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16][17]

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.

Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Men's singles Australian Open   Rafael Nadal   Daniil Medvedev 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
French Open   Rafael Nadal   Casper Ruud 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
Wimbledon   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 final
Women's singles Australian Open   Ashleigh Barty   Danielle Collins 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
French Open   Iga Świątek   Coco Gauff 6–1, 6–3
Wimbledon   Elena Rybakina   Ons Jabeur 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
US Open   Iga Świątek   Ons Jabeur 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Men'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 final
Women'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 final
Mixed 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), 6–2
Wimbledon   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]
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Men's

singles

Indian Wells Masters   Taylor Fritz   Rafael Nadal 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Miami Open   Carlos Alcaraz   Casper Ruud 7–5, 6–4
Monte-Carlo Masters   Stefanos Tsitsipas   Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Madrid Open   Carlos Alcaraz   Alexander Zverev 6–3, 6–1
Italian Open   Novak Djokovic   Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–0, 7–6(7–5)
Canadian Open   Pablo Carreño Busta   Hubert Hurkacz 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Cincinnati Masters   Borna Ćorić   Stefanos Tsitsipas 7–6(7–0), 6–2
Paris Masters   Holger Rune   Novak Djokovic 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Women's singles Qatar Total Open   Iga Świątek   Anett Kontaveit 6–2, 6–0
Indian Wells Masters   Iga Świątek   Maria Sakkari 6–4, 6–1
Miami Open   Iga Świątek   Naomi Osaka 6–4, 6–0
Madrid Open   Ons Jabeur   Jessica Pegula 7–5, 0–6, 6–2
Italian Open   Iga Świątek   Ons Jabeur 6–2, 6–2
Canadian Open   Simona Halep   Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Cincinnati Masters   Caroline Garcia   Petra Kvitová 6–2, 6–4
Guadalajara Open   Jessica Pegula   Maria Sakkari 6–2, 6–3
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Men's doubles Indian Wells Masters   John Isner
  Jack Sock
  Santiago González
  Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Miami Open   Hubert Hurkacz
  John Isner
  Wesley Koolhof
  Neal Skupski
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Monte-Carlo Masters   Rajeev Ram
  Joe Salisbury
  Juan Sebastián Cabal
  Robert Farah
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Madrid Open   Wesley Koolhof

  Neal Skupski

  Juan Sebastián Cabal

  Robert Farah

7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–5]
Italian Open   Nikola Mektić

  Mate Pavić

  John Isner

  Diego Schwartzman

6–2, 6–7(6–8), [12–10]
Canadian Open   Wesley Koolhof

  Neal Skupski

  Dan Evans

  John Peers

6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Cincinnati Masters   Rajeev Ram

  Joe Salisbury

  Tim Pütz

  Michael Venus

7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Paris Masters   Wesley Koolhof
  Neal Skupski
  Ivan Dodig
  Austin Krajicek
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Women's

doubles

Qatar Total Open   Coco Gauff
  Jessica Pegula
  Veronika Kudermetova
  Elise Mertens
3–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Indian Wells Masters   Xu Yifan
  Yang Zhaoxuan
  Asia Muhammad
  Ena Shibahara
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Miami Open   Laura Siegemund
  Vera Zvonareva
  Veronika Kudermetova
  Elise Mertens
7–6(7–3), 7–5
Madrid Open   Gabriela Dabrowski

  Giuliana Olmos

  Desirae Krawczyk

  Demi Schuurs

7–6(7–1), 5–7, [10–7]
Italian Open   Veronika Kudermetova

  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

  Gabriela Dabrowski

  Giuliana Olmos

1–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Canadian Open   Coco Gauff

  Jessica Pegula

  Nicole Melichar-Martinez

  Ellen Perez

6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Cincinnati Masters   Lyudmyla Kichenok

  Jeļena Ostapenko

  Nicole Melichar-Martinez

  Ellen Perez

7–6(7–5), 6–3
Guadalajara Open   Storm Sanders
  Luisa Stefani
  Anna Danilina
  Beatriz Haddad Maia
7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), [10–8]

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