Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens defeated the defending champions Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková[1][2] in the final, 6–2, 4–6, [11–9] to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 WTA Finals. Mertens became the first Belgian WTA Finals doubles champion.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2022 WTA Finals | |
| Champions |  Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens |
| Runners-up |  Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
| Score | 6–2, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Draw | 8 (round robin) |
Siniaková, Coco Gauff, and Kudermetova were in contention for the year-end individual No. 1 doubles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Siniaková clinched the year-end top spot by virtue of winning two round robin matches.
Seeds edit
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (final)
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Giuliana Olmos (round robin)
Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula (round robin)
Veronika Kudermetova / 
Elise Mertens (champions)
Lyudmyla Kichenok / 
Jeļena Ostapenko (semifinals)
Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (round robin)
Anna Danilina / 
Beatriz Haddad Maia (round robin)- Desirae Krawczyk /
Demi Schuurs (semifinals)
Alternates edit
- Nicole Melichar-Martinez /
Ellen Perez (did not play) 
Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (did not play)
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
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 |  Lyudmyla Kichenok  Jeļena Ostapenko
| 65 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
| 2 | 6 | [9] | |||||||||
| 4 | Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens
| 6 | 4 | [11] | |||||||||
| 4 | Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  Desirae Krawczyk  Demi Schuurs
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Group Rosie Casals edit
| Krejčíková Siniaková
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Gauff Pegula
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 Xu Yang
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Krawczyk Schuurs
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
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6–2, 6–1 | 6–3, 6–3 | 6–4, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 36–16 (69%) | 1 | |
| 3 | Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula
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2–6, 1–6 | 4–6, 6–4, [7–10] | 6–3, 0–6, [5–10] | 0–3 | 2–6 (25%) | 19–33 (37%) | 4 | |
| 6 | Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan
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3–6, 3–6 | 6–4, 4–6, [10–7] | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 (29%) | 26–35 (43%) | 3 | |
| 8 | Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs
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4–6, 3–6 | 3–6, 6–0, [10–5] | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 (57%) | 30–27 (53%) | 2 |
Group Pam Shriver edit
 Dabrowski  Olmos
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Kudermetova Mertens
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Kichenok Ostapenko
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 Danilina  Haddad Maia
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Gabriela Dabrowski Giuliana Olmos
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6–7(5–7), 2–6 | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [12–10] | 5–7, 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 (29%) | 23–38 (38%) | 4 | |
| 4 | Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 | 3–6, 6–1, [10–6] | 6–4, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 (86%) | 35–22 (61%) | 1 | |
| 5 | Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko
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6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–12] | 6–3, 1–6, [6–10] | 6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–8] | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 32–31 (51%) | 2 | |
| 7 | Anna Danilina Beatriz Haddad Maia
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7–5, 6–0 | 4–6, 3–6 | 7–6(9–7), 4–6, [8–10] | 1–2 | 3–4 (43%) | 31–30 (51%) | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.
References edit
- ^ "Krejcikova, Siniakova sweep past Hsieh, Mertens to win WTA Finals doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "WTA Finals round-robin groups are drawn in Fort Worth". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-10-29.
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