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2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Taylor Fritz defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) to win the singles tennis title at the 2022 Japan Open.

Singles
2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Taylor Fritz
Runner-upUnited States Frances Tiafoe
Score7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Novak Djokovic was the reigning champion from when the event was last held in 2019,[1] but chose to compete in Astana instead.

Seeds

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  1.   Casper Ruud (first round)
  2.   Cameron Norrie (withdrew)
  3.   Taylor Fritz (champion)
  4.   Frances Tiafoe (final)
  5.   Nick Kyrgios (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  6.   Alex de Minaur (first round)
  7.   Denis Shapovalov (semifinals)
  8.   Dan Evans (second round)
  9.   Borna Ćorić (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Kwon Soon-woo 2 6 4
4   Frances Tiafoe 6 0 6
4   Frances Tiafoe 63 62
3   Taylor Fritz 77 77
3   Taylor Fritz 6 65 6
7   Denis Shapovalov 3 77 3

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   C Ruud 3 3
  J Munar 6 6   J Munar 6 3 1
  P Martínez 7 6   P Martínez 4 6 6
  A Popyrin 5 4   P Martínez 3 0
  M McDonald 77 62 6   S-w Kwon 6 6
WC   K Uchida 64 77 3   M McDonald 3 77 2
  S-w Kwon 6 6   S-w Kwon 6 64 6
6   A de Minaur 3 2   S-w Kwon 2 6 4
4   F Tiafoe 6 6 4   F Tiafoe 6 0 6
WC   Y Uchiyama 3 4 4   F Tiafoe 6 79
  T Daniel 5 5   B Zapata Miralles 1 67
  B Zapata Miralles 7 7 4   F Tiafoe 6 6
  M Kecmanović 2 77 6   M Kecmanović 0 4
  Y Nishioka 6 61 2   M Kecmanović 6 3 77
  R Albot 77 1 4 8   D Evans 3 6 64
8   D Evans 63 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   N Kyrgios 6 6
  C-h Tseng 3 1 5   N Kyrgios 3 6 6
Q   S Shimabukuro 62 2   K Majchrzak 6 2 2
  K Majchrzak 77 6 5   N Kyrgios
LL   H Moriya 6 6 3   T Fritz w/o
Q   Y Shimizu 1 3 LL   H Moriya 1 6 4
  J Duckworth 2 77 1 3   T Fritz 6 3 6
3   T Fritz 6 62 6 3   T Fritz 6 65 6
7   D Shapovalov 6 77 7   D Shapovalov 3 77 3
  S Johnson 3 63 7   D Shapovalov 6 6
Q   R Noguchi 6 3 77 Q   R Noguchi 3 1
Q   R Ramanathan 4 6 61 7   D Shapovalov 6 6
  B Nakashima 6 6 9   B Ćorić 4 3
WC   S Mochizuki 3 2   B Nakashima 5 2
  T Kokkinakis 4 64 9   B Ćorić 7 6
9   B Ćorić 6 77

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Nicolás Jarry (first round)
  2.   Elias Ymer (qualifying competition)
  3.   Hiroki Moriya (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4.   Rio Noguchi (qualified)
  5.   Max Purcell (qualifying competition)
  6.   Ramkumar Ramanathan (qualified)
  7.   Aziz Dougaz (first round)
  8.   Sho Shimabukuro (qualified)

Qualifiers

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  1.   Yuta Shimizu
  2.   Ramkumar Ramanathan
  3.   Sho Shimabukuro
  4.   Rio Noguchi

Lucky loser

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  1.   Hiroki Moriya

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Nicolás Jarry 4 4
WC   Yuta Shimizu 6 6
WC   Yuta Shimizu 6 6
5   Max Purcell 3 4
WC   Shintaro Imai 6 65 5
5   Max Purcell 4 77 7

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Elias Ymer 77 6
WC   Renta Tokuda 63 3
2   Elias Ymer 7 4 1
6   Ramkumar Ramanathan 5 6 6
Alt   Ryota Tanuma 5 3
6   Ramkumar Ramanathan 7 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Hiroki Moriya 6 6
    Yuki Mochizuki 3 4
3   Hiroki Moriya 7 3 3
8   Sho Shimabukuro 5 6 6
    Go Soeda 3 4
8   Sho Shimabukuro 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Rio Noguchi 6 6
PR   Tatsuma Ito 0 2
4   Rio Noguchi 0 6 6
Alt   Yusuke Takahashi 6 2 0
Alt   Yusuke Takahashi 6 6
7   Aziz Dougaz 3 1

References

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  1. ^ "Djokovic's Dream Debut: World No. 1 Victorious In Tokyo". 6 October 2019.
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