Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios defeated Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the men's doubles tennis title in an all-Australian final at the 2022 Australian Open. They became the first all-Australian pair to win the title since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1997, and the first wildcard champions in the Open Era.[1] It marked the first all-Australian final since 1980.[1]
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2022 Australian Open | |
| Champions |  Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios |
| Runners-up | Matthew Ebden Max Purcell |
| Score | 7–5, 6–4 |
Throughout their run, Kokkinakis and Kyrgios (dubbed "the Special K's") generated more fan fervor than usual for a doubles team.[2][3][4] The New York Times wrote that their "mix of skill and showmanship ... has turned their matches into raucous celebrations".[5]
Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek were the defending champions,[6] but did not participate together.[7] Dodig partnered Marcelo Melo and lost to Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini in the second round, while Polášek partnered John Peers and lost to Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the quarterfinals.
Seeds edit
- 1.
Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (second round) - 2.
Rajeev Ram / 
Joe Salisbury (semifinals) - 3.
Marcel Granollers / 
Horacio Zeballos (semifinals) - 4.
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (second round) - 5.
John Peers / 
Filip Polášek (quarterfinals) - 6.
Tim Pütz / 
Michael Venus (quarterfinals) - 7.
Nicolas Mahut / Fabrice Martin (first round) - 8. Jamie Murray /
Bruno Soares (third round)
- 9. Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo (second round)
- 10.
Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski (quarterfinals) - 11.
Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen (first round) - 12. Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies (third round)
- 13.
Raven Klaasen / 
Ben McLachlan (third round) - 14.
Marcelo Arévalo / Jean-Julien Rojer (first round) - 15.
Ariel Behar / 
Gonzalo Escobar (third round) - 16.
Andrey Golubev / Franko Škugor (first round, retired)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios
| 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Tim Pütz Michael Venus
| 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| WC | Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos
| 64 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | John Peers Filip Polášek
| 65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Ebden Max Purcell
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski
| 6 | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Ebden Max Purcell
| 3 | 6 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Ebden Max Purcell
| 6 | 711 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
| 3 | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
 Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Top half edit
Section 1 edit
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  N Mektić M Pavić
| 4 | 710 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Bagnis F Delbonis
| 6 | 68 | 4 | 1 | N Mektić M Pavić
| 68 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Bolt J McCabe
| 4 | 2 | WC | T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios
| 710 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios
| 6 | 6 | WC | T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D Koepfer J-L Struff
| 6 | 6 | 15 |  A Behar G Escobar
| 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 F Krajinović M Sabanov
| 3 | 3 | D Koepfer J-L Struff
| 65 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Brkić N Ćaćić
| 4 | 5 | 15 | A Behar G Escobar
| 77 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | A Behar G Escobar
| 6 | 7 | WC | T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios
| 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  S Gillé J Vliegen
| 63 | 3 | 6 | T Pütz M Venus
| 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | N Lammons J Withrow
| 77 | 6 | Alt | N Lammons J Withrow
| 77 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Kubler C O'Connell
| 78 | 3 | WC | J Kubler C O'Connell
| 61 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Davidovich Fokina J Munar
| 66 | 2r | WC | J Kubler C O'Connell
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Đere S Travaglia
| 2 | 3 | 6 | T Pütz M Venus
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Carballés Baena H Gaston
| 6 | 6 | R Carballés Baena H Gaston
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Monroe F Tiafoe
| 1 | 63 | 6 | T Pütz M Venus
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | T Pütz M Venus
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 2 edit
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Granollers H Zeballos
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt |  Y Nishioka J Veselý
| 3 | 2 | 3 | M Granollers H Zeballos
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M McDonald J Millman
| 2 | 2 | J O'Mara A Vasilevski
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J O'Mara A Vasilevski
| 6 | 6 | 3 | M Granollers H Zeballos
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Andújar P Martínez
| 6 | 6 | P Andújar P Martínez
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Lajović I Sabanov
| 4 | 4 | P Andújar P Martínez
| 6 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Haase B van de Zandschulp
| 65 | 710 | 710 | R Haase B van de Zandschulp
| 3 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  M Arévalo J-J Rojer
| 77 | 68 | 68 | 3 | M Granollers H Zeballos
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | K Krawietz A Mies
| 79 | 6 | 5 | J Peers F Polášek
| 65 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 S González A Molteni
| 67 | 3 | 12 | K Krawietz A Mies
| 6 | 67 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Harris A Vukic
| 62 | 64 | A Krajicek S Querrey
| 4 | 79 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Krajicek S Querrey
| 77 | 77 | 12 | K Krawietz A Mies
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Reid J Thompson
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | J Peers F Polášek
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R Hijikata T Schoolkate
| 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | R Hijikata T Schoolkate
| 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| L Saville J-P Smith
| 3 | 5 | 5 | J Peers F Polášek
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Peers F Polášek
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
Section 3 edit
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | N Mahut F Martin
| 61 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Nedovyesov A-u-H Qureshi
| 77 | 5 | 6 | A Nedovyesov A-u-H Qureshi
| 6 | 3 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Giron S-w Kwon
| 6 | 6 | M Giron S-w Kwon
| 1 | 6 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Bublik J Zieliński
| 3 | 4 | M Giron S-w Kwon
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | D Altmaier T Monteiro
| 4 | 6 | 710 | 10 | W Koolhof N Skupski
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| G Mager L Musetti
| 6 | 4 | 64 | Alt | D Altmaier T Monteiro
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 R Arneodo B Paire
| 1 | 4 | 10 | W Koolhof N Skupski
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | W Koolhof N Skupski
| 6 | 6 | 10 | W Koolhof N Skupski
| 6 | 4 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  R Klaasen B McLachlan
| 77 | 3 | 6 | M Ebden M Purcell
| 3 | 6 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Middelkoop P Oswald
| 61 | 6 | 3 | 13 | R Klaasen B McLachlan
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Inglot K Skupski
| 4 | 6 | 6 | D Inglot K Skupski
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Griekspoor A Vavassori
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | R Klaasen B McLachlan
| 63 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Erlich A Göransson
| 65 | 3 | M Ebden M Purcell
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Ebden M Purcell
| 77 | 6 | M Ebden M Purcell
| 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Harris A Popyrin
| 4 | 65 | 4 |  JS Cabal R Farah
| 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | JS Cabal R Farah
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 4 edit
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | J Murray B Soares
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Duckworth M Polmans
| 3 | 2 | 8 | J Murray B Soares
| 64 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Glasspool H Heliövaara
| 6 | 6 | L Glasspool H Heliövaara
| 77 | 62 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| F Coria A Ramos Viñolas
| 3 | 3 | 8 | J Murray B Soares
| 6 | 67 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Matos F Meligeni Alves
| 4 | 4 | S Bolelli F Fognini
| 3 | 79 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Bolelli F Fognini
| 6 | 6 | S Bolelli F Fognini
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Mannarino H Nys
| 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | I Dodig M Melo
| 62 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | I Dodig M Melo
| 4 | 6 | 7 | S Bolelli F Fognini
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | A Golubev F Škugor
| 2r | 2 | R Ram J Salisbury
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | D Sweeny L Tu
| 5 | WC | D Sweeny L Tu
| 78 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin
| 6 | 62 | 2 | WC |  T Huey C Rungkat
| 66 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | T Huey C Rungkat
| 3 | 77 | 6 | WC | D Sweeny L Tu
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Daniell F Nielsen
| 6 | 0 | 2 | R Ram J Salisbury
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Karatsev A Sitak
| 2 | 0r | M Daniell F Nielsen
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Basilashvili M Kecmanović
| 3 | 3 | 2 | R Ram J Salisbury
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | R Ram J Salisbury
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other entry information edit
Wild cards edit
Alternates edit
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- Carlos Alcaraz / Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Daniel Altmaier / Thiago Monteiro
- Roberto Bautista Agut / Pedro Martínez → replaced by Pablo Andújar / Pedro Martínez
Simone Bolelli / Máximo González → replaced by Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini- Benjamin Bonzi / Arthur Rinderknech → replaced by Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow
- Marcus Daniell / Marcelo Demoliner → replaced by Marcus Daniell /
Frederik Nielsen 
Márton Fucsovics / Tommy Paul → replaced by Yoshihito Nishioka / 
Jiří Veselý
Ilya Ivashka / Andrei Vasilevski → replaced by Jonny O'Mara / Andrei Vasilevski- Steve Johnson / Austin Krajicek → replaced by Austin Krajicek / Sam Querrey
Oliver Marach / Jonny O'Mara → replaced by Matt Reid / Jordan Thompson
Denys Molchanov / 
Andrey Rublev → replaced by James Duckworth / Marc Polmans
- During the tournament
- Jason Kubler / Christopher O'Connell (O'Connell hip injury)
- Retirements
References edit
- ^ a b "Thanasi Kokkinakis & Nick Kyrgios Complete Dream Run, Win Australian Open". ATP Tour. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Young, Chris (21 January 2022). "'Electric': Kyrgios and Kokkinakis pull off insane Aus Open upset". Yahoo! Sport Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Riley (25 January 2022). "'Disgraceful': Nick Kyrgios crowd support sparks ugly Aus Open debate". Yahoo! Sport Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Kemp, Emma (27 January 2022). "High-octane Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis storm into Australian Open final". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Futterman, Matt; Holmberg, Alana (28 January 2022). "All Eyes on Kyrgios". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Ubha, Ravi (21 February 2021). "Dodig/Polasek dominate to claim men's doubles title". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Eichenholz, Andrew (12 August 2021). "'Sometimes In Sports It's Shock Therapy': Dodig/Polasek Split". Association of Tennis Professionals. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.