Defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2022 US Open.[1] They became the second team in the Open Era to defend the US Open title, after Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1996.[2] It was both men's fifth major title.
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2022 US Open | |
| Champions |  Rajeev Ram  Joe Salisbury |
| Runners-up |  Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski |
| Score | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
Salisbury retained his ATP number 1 doubles ranking by winning the championship.[3] Michael Venus, Horacio Zeballos, Mate Pavić, Jean-Julien Rojer, and Skupski were also in contention for the top ranking.
This tournament marked the final professional appearance of former doubles world No. 2 and six-time doubles major champion Bruno Soares; partnering with Jamie Murray, he lost in the second round to Hugo Nys and Jan Zieliński.[4]
This is the first edition of US Open to feature a 10-point tie-break, when the score reaches six games all in the deciding set.[5] Marcelo Demoliner and João Sousa defeated Marcel Granollers and Zeballos in the first round in the first main-draw 10-point tie-break at US Open.
Seeds edit
- 1.
Rajeev Ram / 
Joe Salisbury (champions) - 2.
Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski (final) - 3.
Marcelo Arévalo / Jean-Julien Rojer (semifinals) - 4.
Tim Pütz / 
Michael Venus (third round) - 5.
Marcel Granollers / 
Horacio Zeballos (first round) - 6.
Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (quarterfinals) - 7. Ivan Dodig / Austin Krajicek (second round)
- 8.
Thanasi Kokkinakis / Nick Kyrgios (third round) - 9.
Rohan Bopanna / Matwé Middelkoop (first round) - 10. Jamie Murray /
Bruno Soares (second round) - 11. Lloyd Glasspool /
Harri Heliövaara (quarterfinals) - 12. Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies (second round)
- 13.
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (semifinals) - 14.
Santiago González / Andrés Molteni (first round) - 15.
Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini (third round) - 16.
Nicolas Mahut / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (first round)
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
| 6 | 63 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Hugo Nys Jan Zieliński
| 4 | 77 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
| 7 | 4 | 710 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
| 5 | 6 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara
| 65 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
| 77 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski
| 64 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Marcelo Arévalo Jean-Julien Rojer
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marcelo Arévalo Jean-Julien Rojer
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| PR |  Marcelo Demoliner João Sousa
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Top half edit
Section 1 edit
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Ram J Salisbury
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Coria C Rodríguez
| 4 | 4 | 1 | R Ram J Salisbury
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  S Gillé Ł Kubot
| 77 | 67 | 2 |  A Karatsev L Saville
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Karatsev L Saville
| 64 | 79 | 6 | 1 | R Ram J Salisbury
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | N Monroe K Smith
| 78 | 6 | 15 |  S Bolelli F Fognini
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Fucsovics A Molčan
| 66 | 3 | WC | N Monroe K Smith
| 64 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Ćaćić R Ramanathan
| 4 | 4 | 15 | S Bolelli F Fognini
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | S Bolelli F Fognini
| 6 | 6 | 1 | R Ram J Salisbury
| 6 | 63 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | J Murray B Soares
| 6 | 6 | H Nys J Zieliński
| 4 | 77 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | H Reese M Schnur
| 3 | 3 | 10 | J Murray B Soares
| 62 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Nys J Zieliński
| 78 | 6 | H Nys J Zieliński
| 77 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Martin J O'Mara
| 66 | 1 | H Nys J Zieliński
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Ramos Viñolas B Zapata Miralles
| 4 | 0 |  A Behar G Escobar
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Behar G Escobar
| 6 | 6 | A Behar G Escobar
| 1 | 77 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt |  D Altmaier T Monteiro
| 65 | 2 | 7 | I Dodig A Krajicek
| 6 | 65 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | I Dodig A Krajicek
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 2 edit
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | T Pütz M Venus
| 64 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Golubev P Martínez
| 77 | 2 | 4 | 4 | T Pütz M Venus
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Borges F Cabral
| 6 | 6 | N Borges F Cabral
| 4 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Barrientos MÁ Reyes-Varela
| 4 | 2 | 4 | T Pütz M Venus
| 77 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Hidalgo F Reboul
| 3 | 77 | 710 | 13 | JS Cabal R Farah
| 62 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R Matos D Vega Hernández
| 6 | 64 | 67 | D Hidalgo F Reboul
| 62 | 77 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Gorzny A Michelsen
| 5 | 2 | 13 | JS Cabal R Farah
| 77 | 65 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | JS Cabal R Farah
| 7 | 6 | 13 | JS Cabal R Farah
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | L Glasspool H Heliövaara
| 6 | 6 | 11 | L Glasspool H Heliövaara
| 65 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W Blumberg M Kecmanović
| 3 | 3 | 11 | L Glasspool H Heliövaara
| 6 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Brkić M González
| 77 | 63 | 1 |  R Klaasen M Melo
| 4 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Klaasen M Melo
| 64 | 77 | 6 | 11 | L Glasspool H Heliövaara
| 3 | 78 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  B McLachlan F Škugor
| 78 | 3 | 67 | 8 | T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios
| 6 | 66 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
 A Göransson Y Nishioka
| 66 | 6 | 710 | A Göransson Y Nishioka
| 4 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Gaston L Musetti
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
Section 3 edit
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | N Mektić M Pavić
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Holt G Nanda
| 3 | 4 | 6 | N Mektić M Pavić
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | N Godsick E Quinn
| 77 | 6 | WC | N Godsick E Quinn
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 N Basilashvili H Hach Verdugo
| 61 | 4 | 6 | N Mektić M Pavić
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Ivashka S-w Kwon
| 4 | 5 | R Haase P Oswald
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Haase P Oswald
| 6 | 7 | R Haase P Oswald
| 77 | 64 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Giron M McDonald
| 3 | 65 | 12 | K Krawietz A Mies
| 64 | 77 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | K Krawietz A Mies
| 6 | 77 | 6 | N Mektić M Pavić
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | N Mahut É Roger-Vasselin
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | M Arévalo J-J Rojer
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q Halys A Mannarino
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Q Halys A Mannarino
| 6 | 5 | 710 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Bublik H Rune
| 6 | 3 | 6 | A Bublik H Rune
| 3 | 7 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Kudla F Tiafoe
| 2 | 6 | 1 | Q Halys A Mannarino
| 4 | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Báez TM Etcheverry
| 1 | 5 | 3 | M Arévalo J-J Rojer
| 6 | 711 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Nedovyesov A-u-H Qureshi
| 6 | 7 | A Nedovyesov A-u-H Qureshi
| 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Peers A Popyrin
| 3 | 62 | 3 | M Arévalo J-J Rojer
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Arévalo J-J Rojer
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 4 edit
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | M Granollers H Zeballos
| 6 | 63 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | M Demoliner J Sousa
| 3 | 77 | 710 | PR | M Demoliner J Sousa
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| F López J Munar
| 6 | 6 | F López J Munar
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Bonzi A Rinderknech
| 2 | 4 | PR | M Demoliner J Sousa
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | C Eubanks B Shelton
| 3 | 710 | 6 | L Sonego A Vavassori
| 64 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt |  P Tsitsipas S Tsitsipas
| 6 | 68 | 2 | WC | C Eubanks B Shelton
| 3 | 77 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| L Sonego A Vavassori
| 77 | 6 | L Sonego A Vavassori
| 6 | 65 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | R Bopanna M Middelkoop
| 62 | 2 | PR | M Demoliner J Sousa
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | S González A Molteni
| 67 | 710 | 1 | 2 | W Koolhof N Skupski
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Ebden M Purcell
| 79 | 68 | 6 | M Ebden M Purcell
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R Galloway A Lawson
| 6 | 6 | WC | R Galloway A Lawson
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  A Bedene E Ruusuvuori
| 3 | 3 | M Ebden M Purcell
| 65 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Lammons J Withrow
| 6 | 6 | 2 | W Koolhof N Skupski
| 77 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Lehečka J Veselý
| 4 | 4 | N Lammons J Withrow
| 3 | 77 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Johnson S Querrey
| 4 | 65 | 2 | W Koolhof N Skupski
| 6 | 65 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | W Koolhof N Skupski
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other entry information edit
Wild cards edit
Protected ranking edit
Alternates edit
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- Pedro Cachin / Francisco Cerúndolo → replaced by
Petros Tsitsipas / Stefanos Tsitsipas - Roberto Carballés Baena / Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Federico Coria / Cristian Rodríguez
- Sadio Doumbia / Fabien Reboul → replaced by
Diego Hidalgo / Fabien Reboul - Tommy Paul / Jack Sock → replaced by Daniel Altmaier / Thiago Monteiro
- Diego Schwartzman / Camilo Ugo Carabelli → replaced by
Nikoloz Basilashvili / Hans Hach Verdugo
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rajeev Ram & Joe Salisbury Capture First US Open Title". Association of Tennis Professionals. September 10, 2021. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Ram and Salisbury retain U.S. Open men's doubles title". Reuters. September 9, 2022. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Ram/Salisbury & Koolhof/Skupski Set Blockbuster US Open Doubles Final | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Thank You, Bruno! Locker-Room Favourite Soares Retires". atptour.com. September 5, 2022.
- ^ "US Open to join all Grand Slams in playing 10-point final set tiebreak". US Open. March 16, 2022. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022.