2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
| 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3–9 October |
| Edition | 47th |
| Category | ATP Tour 500 |
| Draw | 32S/16D |
| Prize money | $1,953,285 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue | Ariake Coliseum |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Taylor Fritz | |
| Doubles | |
Mackenzie McDonald /  Marcelo Melo | |
The 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 47th edition of the Japan Open, and part of the ATP Tour 500 series of the 2022 ATP Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from 3–9 October 2022. It was the first event since 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Third-seeded Taylor Fritz won the singles title.[1]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Taylor Fritz def. Frances Tiafoe, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
Doubles
[edit]- Mackenzie McDonald / Marcelo Melo def. Rafael Matos /
David Vega Hernández, 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 NOR
|
Casper Ruud | 2 | 1 |
 GBR |
|||
| USA
|
Taylor Fritz | 12 | 3 |
| USA
|
Frances Tiafoe | 19 | 4 |
 AUS
|
Nick Kyrgios | 20 | 5 |
| AUS
|
Alex de Minaur | 22 | 6 |
 CAN
|
Denis Shapovalov | 24 | 7 |
| GBR
|
Dan Evans | 25 | 8 |
 CRO
|
Borna Ćorić | 26 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 26, 2022.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Jenson Brooksby → replaced by
Tseng Chun-hsin - Marcos Giron → replaced by
Kamil Majchrzak - Cameron Norrie→ replaced by
Hiroki Moriya 
João Sousa → replaced by Steve Johnson
Alexander Zverev → replaced by Alexei Popyrin
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS
|
Thanasi Kokkinakis | AUS
|
Nick Kyrgios | 34 | 1 |
| AUS
|
Matthew Ebden | AUS
|
Max Purcell | 69 | 2 |
| BRA
|
Rafael Matos | ESP
|
David Vega Hernández | 74 | 3 |
| GBR
|
Dan Evans | AUS
|
John Peers | 108 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 26, 2022.
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Taro Daniel / Marcos Giron → replaced by Brandon Nakashima / Hunter Reese
Miomir Kecmanović / João Sousa → replaced by 
Hans Hach Verdugo / Miomir Kecmanović- Pedro Martínez / Cameron Norrie → replaced by Pedro Martínez / Bernabé Zapata Miralles
References
[edit]- ^ "Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Overview". atptour.com.
External links
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