The 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 was one of two tournaments of the Melbourne Summer Set. The Melbourne Summer Set 1 featured an ATP Tour 250 tournament and a WTA 250 tournament, both played on hardcourts and as part of the 2022 WTA Tour.
| 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4–9 January |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | ATP Tour 250 WTA 250 |
| Draw | 28S / 24D (ATP) 32S / 16D (WTA) |
| Prize money | $521,000 (ATP) $239,477 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's singles | |
 Simona Halep | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Wesley Koolhof /  Neal Skupski | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Asia Muhammad / Jessica Pegula | |
Rafael Nadal won the men's singles title to earn his 89th career ATP title and his first in Australia since 2009.[1][2] Simona Halep won the women's singles title to earn her 23rd career WTA title and first title in Australia.[3]
Champions edit
Men's singles edit
Rafael Nadal def. 
Maxime Cressy 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Women's singles edit
Simona Halep def. 
Veronika Kudermetova 6–2, 6–3
Men's doubles edit
Wesley Koolhof / 
Neal Skupski def. 
Aleksandr Nedovyesov / 
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles edit
- Asia Muhammad / Jessica Pegula def.
Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini 6–3, 6–1
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles* | 0 | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| Women's doubles* | 1 | — | — | — | — |
*per team
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $87,370 | $48,365 | $27,220 | $15,490 | $8,890 | $5,200 | $2,540 | $1,320 |
| Men's doubles * | $23,370 | $13,210 | $7,630 | $4,320 | $2,540 | $1,520 | — | — |
| Women's singles | $31,000 | $18,037 | $10,100 | $5,800 | $3,675 | $2,675 | $1,950 | $1,270 |
| Women's doubles* | $10,800 | $6,300 | $3,800 | $2,300 | $1,750 | — | — | — |
ATP singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP
|
Rafael Nadal | 6 | 1 |
| USA
|
Reilly Opelka | 26 | 2 |
 BUL
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 28 | 3 |
 BEL
|
David Goffin | 39 | 4 |
 FRA
|
Benoît Paire | 46 | 5 |
 BLR |
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 GER
|
Dominik Koepfer | 54 | 7 |
| USA
|
Mackenzie McDonald | 55 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 27 December 2021
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as an alternate:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- Alexander Bublik → replaced by
Peter Gojowczyk 
Lloyd Harris → replaced by 
Alex Molčan
Ilya Ivashka → replaced by 
Sebastián Báez
Nick Kyrgios → replaced by 
Henri Laaksonen
Kei Nishikori → replaced by 
Emil Ruusuvuori
- During the tournament
Retirements edit
ATP doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED
|
Wesley Koolhof | GBR
|
Neal Skupski | 41 | 1 |
 RSA
|
Raven Klaasen |  JPN
|
Ben McLachlan | 63 | 2 |
 ESA
|
Marcelo Arévalo | NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer | 69 | 3 |
 KAZ
|
Andrey Golubev |  CRO
|
Franko Škugor | 81 | 4 |
| GBR
|
Dominic Inglot | GBR
|
Ken Skupski | 116 | 5 |
| KAZ
|
Aleksandr Nedovyesov |  PAK
|
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 122 | 6 |
 MON
|
Romain Arneodo | GER
|
Andreas Mies | 129 | 7 |
 AUS
|
Matt Reid | AUS
|
Jordan Thompson | 273 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 27 December 2021
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
- Sebastián Báez / Tomás Martín Etcheverry
- Facundo Bagnis / Bernabé Zapata Miralles
Altuğ Çelikbilek / Yannick Maden- Rinky Hijikata / Christopher O'Connell
- Jozef Kovalík /
Sergiy Stakhovsky - Jaume Munar / Rafael Nadal
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Romain Arneodo / 
Benoît Paire → replaced by Jaume Munar / Rafael Nadal- Alexander Bublik / Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Mackenzie McDonald / Reilly Opelka
- Marco Cecchinato / Andreas Seppi → replaced by Altuğ Çelikbilek / Yannick Maden
Marcus Daniell / 
Marcelo Demoliner → replaced by Marcus Daniell / Denis Kudla- Lloyd Harris / Alexei Popyrin → replaced by Rinky Hijikata / Christopher O'Connell
- Ilya Ivashka / Andrei Vasilevski → replaced by Jozef Kovalík / Sergiy Stakhovsky
- Fabrice Martin / Andreas Mies → replaced by Romain Arneodo / Andreas Mies
- Adrian Mannarino / Hugo Nys → replaced by Facundo Bagnis / Bernabé Zapata Miralles
- Denys Molchanov / David Vega Hernández → replaced by
Ričardas Berankis / Denys Molchanov - Marc Polmans / Alexei Popyrin → replaced by Sebastián Báez / Tomás Martín Etcheverry
- During the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN
|
Naomi Osaka | 13 | 1 |
| ROU
|
Simona Halep | 20 | 2 |
 RUS
|
Veronika Kudermetova | 31 | 3 |
 ITA |
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| RUS
|
Liudmila Samsonova | 38 | 5 |
 SUI
|
Viktorija Golubic | 43 | 6 |
 CZE
|
Tereza Martincová | 48 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 49 | 8 |
| USA
|
Alison Riske | 51 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of 27 December 2021
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as an alternate:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- Camila Giorgi → replaced by Lauren Davis
Camila Osorio → replaced by Mai Hontama- Emma Raducanu → replaced by Elena-Gabriela Ruse
- Jil Teichmann → replaced by
Maryna Zanevska
- During the tournament
WTA doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS |
BEL |
||||
| USA
|
Asia Muhammad | USA
|
Jessica Pegula | 95 | 2 |
 SVK
|
Viktória Kužmová | RUS
|
Vera Zvonareva | 102 | 3 |
| BEL
|
Greet Minnen | AUS
|
Ellen Perez | 119 | 4 |
| JPN
|
Miyu Kato | USA
|
Sabrina Santamaria | 138 | 5 |
- 1 Rankings as of 27 December 2021
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- Veronika Kudermetova / Elise Mertens → replaced by Desirae Krawczyk / Christina McHale
- Elixane Lechemia / Ingrid Neel → replaced by Vivian Heisen / Ingrid Neel
Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich / 
Anastasija Sevastova
- During the tournament
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Nadal Soars To Melbourne Title". Association of Tennis Professionals. 9 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Nadal eyes first Aussie title in 13 years". Yahoo! Sports. Australian Associated Press. 8 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Halep storms past Kudermetova in Melbourne to 23rd career title". Women's Tennis Association. 9 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.