2022 WTA Tour
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Duration | 3 January – TBD 2022 |
Edition | 52nd |
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Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Ashleigh Barty Iga Świątek (2) |
Most tournament finals | Ashleigh Barty Anett Kontaveit Veronika Kudermetova Maria Sakkari Iga Świątek (2) |
Prize money leader | Iga Świątek ($2,333,165) |
Points leader | Iga Świątek (2,920) |
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The 2022 WTA Tour is the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2022 tennis season. The 2022 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA 1000 tournaments, the WTA 500 tournaments, the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy).[1][2]
On December 1, 2021, WTA chairman Steve Simon announced that all tournaments scheduled to be held in both China and Hong Kong are suspended beginning in 2022, due to concerns regarding the security and well-being of tennis player Peng Shuai after her allegations of sexual assault against Zhang Gaoli, a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party.[3][4]
As part of international sports' reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the WTA, the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals), 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.[5]
Schedule[edit]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2022 calendar.[1][6][7]
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA 1000 (Mandatory)[a] |
WTA 1000 (non-Mandatory)[a] |
WTA 500[a] |
WTA 250[a] |
Team events |
January[edit]
February[edit]
March[edit]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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March 7 March 14 |
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA 1000 (Mandatory) $8,369,455 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
Iga Świątek 6–4, 6–1 |
Maria Sakkari | Simona Halep Paula Badosa |
Petra Martić Madison Keys Veronika Kudermetova Elena Rybakina |
Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Asia Muhammad Ena Shibahara | ||||
March 21 March 28 |
Miami Open Miami Gardens, United States WTA 1000 (Mandatory) $8,369,455 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
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April[edit]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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April 4 | Charleston Open Charleston, United States WTA 500 $888,636 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA 250 $239,477 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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April 11 | Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying Round | ||||
April 18 | Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany WTA 500 $703,580 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey WTA 250 $239,477 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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April 25 May 2 |
Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA 1000 (Mandatory) Clay (Red) – 64S/48Q/30D Singles – Doubles |
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May[edit]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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May 9 | Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory) Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
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May 16 | Morocco Open Rabat, Morocco WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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May 23 May 30 |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (Red) – 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed |
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June[edit]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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June 6 | Rosmalen Open s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands WTA 250 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Nottingham Open Nottingham, United Kingdom WTA 250 – Grass – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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June 13 | German Open Berlin, Germany WTA 500 – Grass – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Birmingham Classic Birmingham, United Kingdom WTA 250 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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June 20 | Eastbourne International Eastbourne, United Kingdom WTA 500 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Bad Homburg Open Bad Homburg, Germany WTA 250 – Grass – 32S/8Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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June 27 July 4 |
Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass – 128S/128Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed |
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July[edit]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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July 11 | Swiss Open Lausanne, Switzerland WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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July 18 | Hamburg European Open Hamburg, Germany WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Palermo International Palermo, Italy WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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July 25 | Poland Open Gdynia, Poland WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA 250 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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August[edit]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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August 1 | Silicon Valley Classic San Jose, United States WTA 500 – Hard – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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August 8 | Canadian Open Toronto, Canada WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory) Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
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August 15 | Cincinnati Open Mason, United States WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory) Hard – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
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August 22 | Tennis in the Land Cleveland, United States WTA 250 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Granby Championships Granby, Canada WTA 250 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
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August 29 September 5 |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed |
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September[edit]
October[edit]
November[edit]
Affected tournaments[edit]
The COVID-19 pandemic affected tournaments on both the ATP and WTA tours. The following tournaments were cancelled due to the pandemic or other reasons.
Week of | Tournament | Status |
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January 3 | Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA 500 Hard |
Cancelled[8][9][10] |
Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA 250 Hard | ||
Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, China WTA 250 Hard | ||
January 10 | Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA 250 Hard |
Cancelled[11] |
January 31 | Thailand Open Hua Hin, Thailand WTA 250 Hard |
Cancelled |
October 17 | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA 500 Hard (i) |
Suspended due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine[12] |
Statistical information[edit]
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2022 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy), the WTA Premier tournaments (WTA 1000 and WTA 500), and the WTA 250. The players/nations are sorted by:
- total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
- cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two WTA 1000 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half WTA 1000 win, one WTA 1000 win equalling two WTA 500 wins, one WTA 500 win equalling two WTA 250 wins);
- a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
- alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key[edit]
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA 1000 (Mandatory) |
WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory) |
WTA 500 |
WTA 250 |
Titles won by player[edit]
Total | Player | Grand Slam | Year-end | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | WTA 500 | WTA 250 | Total | |||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
3 | Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 | Iga Świątek (POL) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Jessica Pegula (USA) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) | ● | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Xu Yifan (CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Coco Gauff (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Paula Badosa (ESP) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anett Kontaveit (EST) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna Danilina (KAZ) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Caty McNally (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elise Mertens (BEL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Storm Sanders (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Amanda Anisimova (USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Leylah Fernandez (CAN) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Simona Halep (ROU) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Madison Keys (USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sloane Stephens (USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Zhang Shuai (CHN) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Kaitlyn Christian (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Catherine Harrison (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Eri Hozumi (JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lidziya Marozava (BLR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Asia Muhammad (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bernarda Pera (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sabrina Santamaria (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Laura Siegemund (GER) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Vera Zvonareva | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles won by nation[edit]
Total | Nation | Grand Slam | Year-end | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | WTA 500 | WTA 250 | Total | |||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
9 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Russia (RUS)[b] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Belarus (BLR)[c] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- ^ a b c d These tournaments are still distributed by points:
- 1000 points (WTA 1000; mandatory)
- 900 points (WTA 1000; non-mandatory)
- 470 points (WTA 500)
- 280 points (WTA 250)
- ^ From 1 March, titles won by Russian players will not be counted towards Russia's tally.
- ^ From 1 March, titles won by Belarussian players will not be counted towards Belarus' tally.
Titles information[edit]
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
Best ranking[edit]
The following players achieved their career high ranking in this season inside top 50 (players who made their top 10 debut indicated in bold).[a]:
- Singles
- Shelby Rogers (reached place No. 36 on January 10)
- Ann Li (reached place No. 44 on January 10)
- Elena Rybakina (reached place No. 12 on January 17)
- Coco Gauff (reached place No. 16 on January 17)
- Danielle Collins (reached place No. 10 on January 31)
- Jil Teichmann (reached place No. 31 on January 31)
- Anhelina Kalinina (reached place No. 48 on January 31)
- Leylah Fernandez (reached place No. 19 on February 7)
- Sara Sorribes Tormo (reached place No. 32 on February 7)
- Clara Tauson (reached place No. 33 on February 7)
- Emma Raducanu (reached place No. 12 on February 14)
- Jessica Pegula (reached place No. 14 on February 14)
- Tereza Martincová (reached place No. 40 on February 14)
- Marta Kostyuk (reached place No. 49 on February 14)
- Paula Badosa (reached place No. 4 on February 21)
- Ajla Tomljanović (reached place No. 38 on February 21)
- Jasmine Paolini (reached place No. 44 on February 21)
- Barbora Krejčíková (reached place No. 2 on February 28)
- Anett Kontaveit (reached place No. 5 on February 28)
- Tamara Zidanšek (reached place No. 22 on February 28)
- Viktorija Golubic (reached place No. 35 on February 28)
- Nuria Párrizas Díaz (reached place No. 45 on March 7)
- Iga Świątek (reached place No. 2 on March 21)
- Maria Sakkari (reached place No. 3 on March 21)
- Veronika Kudermetova (reached place No. 23 on March 21)
- Ludmilla Samsonova (reached place No. 30 on March 21)
- Camila Osorio (reached place No. 34 on March 21)
- Doubles
- Nina Stojanović (reached place No. 37 on January 17)
- Zhang Shuai (reached place No. 7 on January 31)
- Desirae Krawczyk (reached place No. 15 on January 31)
- Caroline Dolehide (reached place No. 22 on January 31)
- Nadiia Kichenok (reached place No. 29 on January 31)
- Raluca Olaru (reached place No. 30 on January 31)
- Iga Świątek (reached place No. 29 on February 14)
- Lyudmyla Kichenok (reached place No. 29 on February 21)
- Ellen Perez (reached place No. 33 on February 21)
- Bernarda Pera (reached place No. 35 on February 21)
- Magda Linette (reached place No. 42 on February 21)
- Ulrikke Eikeri (reached place No. 43 on February 21)
- Natela Dzalamidze (reached place No. 45 on February 21)
- Petra Martić (reached place No. 49 on February 21)
- Shuko Aoyama (reached place No. 4 on February 28)
- Veronika Kudermetova (reached place No. 6 on February 28)
- Coco Gauff (reached place No. 10 on February 28)
- Caty McNally (reached place No. 13 on February 28)
- Storm Sanders (reached place No. 17 on February 28)
- Anna Danilina (reached place No. 20 on February 28)
- Erin Routliffe (reached place No. 33 on February 28)
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (reached place No. 34 on February 28)
- Shelby Rogers (reached place No. 40 on February 28)
- Jessica Pegula (reached place No. 28 on March 7)
- Ena Shibahara (reached place No. 4 on March 21)
- Giuliana Olmos (reached place No. 17 on March 21)
- Marie Bouzková (reached place No. 26 on March 21)
Points distribution[edit]
Points are awarded as follows:
Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | 40 | – | – | – |
WTA Finals (S) | 1500* | 1080* | 750* | (+125 per Round Robin Match; +125 per Round Robin Win) | ||||||||
WTA Finals (D) | 1500* | 1080* | 750* | (+125 per Round Robin Match; +125 per Round Robin Win) | ||||||||
WTA 1000 (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA 1000 (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA 1000 (32/28D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA 1000 (56S) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
WTA 1000 (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win) | ||||||||
WTA 500 (56S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
WTA 500 (32S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
WTA 500 (16D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA 250 (32S, 32Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
WTA 250 (32S, 16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | – | 12 | 1 |
WTA 250 (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.
WTA Rankings[edit]
These are the WTA Rankings and yearly WTA Race Rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players and doubles teams.
Singles[edit]
†Change since previous week's rankings
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Number 1 ranking[edit]
Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | Year end 2021 | Present |
Doubles[edit]
‡Change since previous week's rankings
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Number 1 ranking[edit]
Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) | Year end 2021 | Present |
Prize money leaders[edit]
Prize money in US$ as of 7 March 2022[update][17] | |||||
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# | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed doubles | Year-to-date |
1. | Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | $2,271,220 | $18,100 | $0 | $2,289,320 |
2. | Danielle Collins (USA) | $1,191,268 | $24,548 | $0 | $1,215,816 |
3. | Iga Świątek (POL) | $1,101,920 | $0 | $0 | $1,101,920 |
4. | Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) | $507,996 | $264,543 | $0 | $772,539 |
5. | Madison Keys (USA) | $713,445 | $0 | $0 | $713,445 |
6. | Jessica Pegula (USA) | $450,621 | $81,117 | $2,427 | $534,165 |
7. | Anett Kontaveit (EST) | $486,873 | $0 | $0 | $486,873 |
8. | Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) | $431,505 | $36,452 | $0 | $467,957 |
9. | Alizé Cornet (FRA) | $434,486 | $11,305 | $0 | $445,791 |
10. | Maria Sakkari (GRE) | $438,884 | $0 | $0 | $438,884 |
Comebacks[edit]
- Marta Domachowska (born 16 January 1986 in Warsaw, Poland): In an interview with Polsat Sport, Domachowska indicated she plans to return to the professional circuit after eight years away from the WTA Tour, following an appearance at a Polish tennis tournament in fall 2021, where she rediscovered the thrill of playing.[18]
- Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989 in Lier, Belgium): After retreating from the tour due to pregnancy in October 2020 following the 2020 French Open, Wickmayer rejoined the professional circuit in her first tournament of the year at an International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Porto in February 2022. In an interview with Sporza, she noted she still retained her passion for the game during her maternity leave and plans to remain on tour until at least the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she hopes to compete.[19]
- Alla Kudryavtseva
Retirements[edit]
- Kristie Ahn (born 15 June 1992 in Flushing, New York City, New York, United States) turned professional in May 2008, and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 87 in the world on 30 September 2019; she also reached No. 199 in doubles on 24 April 2017. She won seven singles titles on the ITF Tour, including a 80K title at the 2017 Tyler Challenge; she also won two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best result at a Grand Slam tournament was a fourth round finish at the 2019 US Open, defeating former top ten players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Jeļena Ostapenko before losing to Elise Mertens. Ahn announced her retirement on 5 March 2022 on Instagram.[20]
- Catherine "CiCi" Bellis (born 8 April 1999 in San Francisco, United States) turned professional in September 2016 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 35 in the world on 14 August 2017. She won one WTA 125K singles title at the 2016 Hawaii Open, and also won seven ITF singles titles; she won two doubles titles on the ITF circuit, reaching a career-high doubles ranking of No. 149 on 17 July 2017. At Grand Slams, she reached the third round of the 2016 US Open, 2017 French Open, and the 2020 Australian Open, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships in doubles. After an injury-marred career, Bellis announced her retirement on 20 January 2022.[21]
- Sania Mirza (born 19 November 1986 in Mumbai, India) turned professional in February 2003. Mirza reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 27 in the world, achieved on 27 August 2007, and won one WTA Tour singles title, at the 2005 Hyderabad Open; she also won 14 singles titles on the ITF Tour. In singles, she reached the fourth round of the 2005 US Open. Known primarily for her doubles success, Mirza is a former doubles World No. 1, first achieving the ranking on 13 April 2015, winning 43 WTA Tour doubles titles. This included three Grand Slam titles, at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, 2015 US Open, and 2016 Australian Open, all partnering Martina Hingis; she also won three Grand Slam Mixed doubles titles, at the 2009 Australian Open and the 2012 French Open, partnering Mahesh Bhupathi, and at the 2014 US Open, partnering Bruno Soares. Mirza announced her retirement after a first round loss at the Australian Open, stating that 2022 will be her last season on tour.[22]
- Peng Shuai (born 8 January 1986 in Xiangtan, China) turned professional in June 2001. Peng had a career-high singles ranking of No. 14 in the world, achieved on 22 August 2011, and was a former doubles World No. 1, first attaining the ranking on 17 February 2014. She won two WTA singles titles, and reached the semifinals of the 2014 US Open. In addition, Peng also won 23 doubles titles, including two Grand Slams, at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and the 2014 French Open, both partnering Hsieh Su-wei. In November 2021, Peng made an allegation of sexual assault against retired Chinese politician Zhang Gaoli on Weibo, and subsequently disappeared from the public eye, with her post being subject to blanket censorship in China. In February 2022, in an interview with French publication L'Équipe, conducted in the presence of officials from the Chinese Olympic Committee, Peng retracted her allegation of sexual assault, describing the events as a "misunderstanding". She also announced her retirement from the sport at the conclusion of the 2022 Winter Olympics, citing injuries and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as reasons for her decision.[23]
- Anastasija Sevastova (born 13 April 1990 in Liepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union; now Latvia) turned professional in April 2006. Known as a junior prodigy, Sevastova quickly rose through the rankings, reaching No. 36 in the world by February 2011, winning her maiden title at the 2010 Estoril Open, and reached the fourth round of the 2011 Australian Open. Despite this, she retired in May 2013 due to a series of injuries and depression. Following a period of recovery, Sevastova returned to the sport in January 2015, and experienced increased levels of success. In total, she won four WTA Tour singles titles, including one on home soil at the 2019 Baltic Open, and reached the final of the 2018 China Open, a Premier Mandatory event; she also won 13 singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF circuit. Later in her career, she was known for her success at the US Open, reaching the quarterfinals in 2016 and 2017, and the semifinals in 2018; she also reached the fourth round of the 2019 Australian Open and the 2019 French Open. Sevastova reached a career-high ranking of No. 11 in the world on 15 October 2018. Sevastova announced in an interview on Latvijas Televīzija on 3 February 2022 that she would take an indefinite hiatus from the sport due to injuries and a lack of confidence, with no guarantee of return.
- Samantha Stosur (born 30 March 1984 in Brisbane, Australia) turned professional in October 1998. Stosur had a career-high singles ranking of No. 4 in the world, achieved on 21 February 2011, and was a former doubles World No. 1, first attaining the ranking on 6 February 2006. She won nine WTA singles titles, including the 2011 US Open, and also reached the final of the 2010 French Open. Known for her doubles prowess, Stosur won 28 WTA doubles titles, including Grand Slam titles at the 2005 US Open, 2006 French Open, 2019 Australian Open, and the 2021 US Open; she also won Grand Slam titles in Mixed doubles at the 2005 Australian Open, and the 2008 and 2014 Wimbledon Championships. Stosur announced on 29 December 2021 that the 2022 Australian Open will be her last singles event, retiring from singles after a second-round loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and that 2022 will be her final year on the doubles circuit.[24]
See also[edit]
- 2022 WTA 125 tournaments
- 2022 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
- 2022 ATP Tour
- International Tennis Federation
Notes[edit]
- ^ Name and ranking in bold means the player entered top 10 for the first time, and only the ranking in bold means the player had entered top 10 before, but it's his/her highest ranking.
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- ^ Tennis 2021–2022 events calendar: grand slams, ATP and WTA
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