2022 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles

Borna Ćorić defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 7–6(7–0), 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 Cincinnati Masters. It was his first Masters 1000 title,[1] and his first title overall since the 2018 Halle Open. Ranked No. 152 in the world and using a protected ranking for entry, Ćorić became the lowest ranked player to win a Masters event since the series' inception in 1990. He defeated five seeded players en route to the title.

Men's singles
2022 Western & Southern Open
Final
ChampionCroatia Borna Ćorić
Runner-upGreece Stefanos Tsitsipas
Score7–6(7–0), 6–2
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Alexander Zverev was the reigning champion,[2][3] but did not participate due to a long-term ankle injury.

Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev were in contention for the ATP No. 1 ranking.[4] Medvedev retained the top ranking after Nadal lost in the second round to Ćorić.

Seeds

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The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.[5]

01.     Daniil Medvedev (semifinals)
02.     Rafael Nadal (second round)
03.     Carlos Alcaraz (quarterfinals)
04.     Stefanos Tsitsipas (final)
05.     Casper Ruud (second round)
06.     Andrey Rublev (third round)
07.     Félix Auger-Aliassime (quarterfinals)
08.     Hubert Hurkacz (second round)
09.     Cameron Norrie (semifinals)
10.     Jannik Sinner (third round)
11.     Taylor Fritz (quarterfinals)
12.     Matteo Berrettini (first round)
13.     Diego Schwartzman (third round)
14.     Marin Čilić (third round)
15.     Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)
16.     Grigor Dimitrov (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Daniil Medvedev 77 6
11   Taylor Fritz 61 3
1   Daniil Medvedev 66 6 3
4   Stefanos Tsitsipas 78 3 6
4   Stefanos Tsitsipas 77 5 6
  John Isner 65 7 3
4   Stefanos Tsitsipas 60 2
PR   Borna Ćorić 77 6
9   Cameron Norrie 77 64 6
3   Carlos Alcaraz 64 77 4
9   Cameron Norrie 3 4
PR   Borna Ćorić 6 6
7   Félix Auger-Aliassime 4 4
PR   Borna Ćorić 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   D Medvedev 6 7
  B van de Zandschulp 6 4 6   B van de Zandschulp 4 5
  M Cressy 2 6 4 1   D Medvedev 7 7
  T Paul 6 6   D Shapovalov 5 5
  J Brooksby 3 2   T Paul 6 4 3
  D Shapovalov 77 6   D Shapovalov 3 6 6
16   G Dimitrov 64 3 1   D Medvedev 77 6
11   T Fritz 6 6 11   T Fritz 61 3
  S Báez 1 1 11   T Fritz 6 6
  N Kyrgios 7 6   N Kyrgios 3 2
  A Davidovich Fokina 5 4 11   T Fritz 64 6 7
  A Ramos Viñolas 2 3 6   A Rublev 77 2 5
LL   F Fognini 6 6 LL   F Fognini 79 63 2
6   A Rublev 67 77 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   S Tsitsipas 6 6
  F Krajinović 6 6   F Krajinović 3 4
  D Evans 3 4 4   S Tsitsipas 6 6
  A Karatsev 7 7 13   D Schwartzman 3 3
  B Nakashima 5 5   A Karatsev 63 6 2
  A Molčan 7 4 2 13   D Schwartzman 77 3 6
13   D Schwartzman 5 6 6 4   S Tsitsipas 77 5 6
12   M Berrettini 63 6 65   J Isner 65 7 3
  F Tiafoe 77 4 77   F Tiafoe 6 1 4
  K Khachanov 3 4 WC   S Korda 4 6 6
WC   S Korda 6 6 WC   S Korda 63 6 64
  B Bonzi 611 6 64   J Isner 77 1 77
  J Isner 713 3 77   J Isner 77 65 6
8   H Hurkacz 65 77 2

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   C Ruud 3 3
Q   L Sonego 65 6 5 WC   B Shelton 6 6
WC   B Shelton 77 3 7 WC   B Shelton 0 2
PR   S Wawrinka 63 7 5 9   C Norrie 6 6
  A Murray 77 5 7   A Murray 6 3 4
  H Rune 65 6 4 9   C Norrie 3 6 6
9   C Norrie 77 4 6 9   C Norrie 77 64 6
14   M Čilić 6 6 3   C Alcaraz 64 77 4
Q   J Munar 3 3 14   M Čilić 6 65 7
  E Ruusuvuori 77 6   E Ruusuvuori 4 77 5
WC   JJ Wolf 62 2 14   M Čilić 64 1
WC   M McDonald 6 6 3   C Alcaraz 77 6
  N Basilashvili 0 1 WC   M McDonald 3 2
3   C Alcaraz 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   F Auger-Aliassime 6 6
Q   H Laaksonen 2 2   A de Minaur 3 2
  A de Minaur 6 6 7   F Auger-Aliassime 2 77 6
  P Carreño Busta 6 5 64 10   J Sinner 6 61 1
  M Kecmanović 1 7 77   M Kecmanović 5 1r
Q   T Kokkinakis 711 4 66 10   J Sinner 7 3
10   J Sinner 69 6 78 7   F Auger-Aliassime 4 4
15   R Bautista Agut 65 6 6 PR   B Ćorić 6 6
  F Cerúndolo 77 4 2 15   R Bautista Agut 6 6
Q   M Giron 6 6 Q   M Giron 3 3
Q   D Goffin 3 4 15   R Bautista Agut 2 3
PR   B Ćorić 77 6 PR   B Ćorić 6 6
Q   L Musetti 62 3 PR   B Ćorić 711 4 6
2   R Nadal 69 6 3

Seeded players

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The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 8, 2022. Rank and points before are as of August 15, 2022.

Points for the 2021 tournament were not mandatory and are included in the table below only if they counted towards the player's ranking as of August 15, 2022. Players who are not defending points from the 2021 tournament will instead have their 19th best result replaced by their points from the 2022 tournament.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending (or 19th best result) Points won Points after Status
1 1   Daniil Medvedev 6,885 360 360 6,885 Semifinals lost to   Stefanos Tsitsipas [4]
2 3   Rafael Nadal 5,620 (0) 10 5,630 Second round lost to   Borna Ćorić [PR]
3 4   Carlos Alcaraz 5,045 35 180 5,190 Quarterfinals lost to   Cameron Norrie [9]
4 7   Stefanos Tsitsipas 4,650 360 600 4,890 Runner-up, lost to   Borna Ćorić [PR]
5 5   Casper Ruud 4,865 180 10 4,695 Second round lost to   Ben Shelton [WC]
6 8   Andrey Rublev 3,630 600 90 3,120 Third round lost to   Taylor Fritz [11]
7 9   Félix Auger-Aliassime 3,625 180 180 3,625 Quarterfinals lost to   Borna Ćorić [PR]
8 10   Hubert Hurkacz 3,435 90 10 3,355 Second round lost to   John Isner
9 11   Cameron Norrie 3,065 10 360 3,415 Semifinals lost to   Borna Ćorić [PR]
10 12   Jannik Sinner 2,975 45 90 3,020 Third round lost to   Félix Auger-Aliassime [7]
11 13   Taylor Fritz 2,930 (20) 180 3,090 Quarterfinals lost to   Daniil Medvedev [1]
12 15   Matteo Berrettini 2,440 90 10 2,360 First round lost to   Frances Tiafoe
13 16   Diego Schwartzman 2,200 90 90 2,200 Third round lost to   Stefanos Tsitsipas [4]
14 17   Marin Čilić 2,130 45 90 2,175 Third round lost to   Carlos Alcaraz [3]
15 19   Roberto Bautista Agut 1,760 10 90 1,840 Third round lost to   Borna Ćorić [PR]
16 18   Grigor Dimitrov 1,810 90 10 1,730 First round lost to   Denis Shapovalov

† This column shows either the player's points from the 2021 tournament or his 19th best result (shown in brackets). Only ranking points counting towards the player's ranking as of August 15, 2022, are reflected in the column.

Withdrawn players

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The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank Player Points before Points defending (or 19th best result) Points after Withdrawal reason
2   Alexander Zverev 6,760 1,000 5,760 Right ankle injury
6   Novak Djokovic 4,770 (0) 4,770 Failure to meet COVID-19 vaccination requirement for entry into the United States

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Protected ranking

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Withdrawals

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Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Lorenzo Musetti (qualified)
  2.   Andy Murray (moved to main draw)
  3.   Ilya Ivashka (qualifying competition)
  4.   Pedro Martínez (first round)
  5.   Lorenzo Sonego (qualified)
  6.   Jaume Munar (qualified)
  7.   Marcos Giron (qualified)
  8.   João Sousa (withdrew)
  9.   Fabio Fognini (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  10.   David Goffin (qualified)
  11.   Thiago Monteiro (qualifying competition)
  12.   Dušan Lajović (qualifying competition)
  13.   Adrian Mannarino (first round)
  14.   Thanasi Kokkinakis (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Lorenzo Musetti 65 6 6
  Daniel Altmaier 77 4 3
1   Lorenzo Musetti 6 6
12   Dušan Lajović 4 4
WC   Stefan Kozlov 3 5
12   Dušan Lajović 6 7

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt   Henri Laaksonen 6 7
  Taro Daniel 4 5
Alt   Henri Laaksonen 4 6 6
11   Thiago Monteiro 6 3 4
WC   Emilio Nava 3 0
11   Thiago Monteiro 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Ilya Ivashka 6 6
WC   Jack Sock 2 3
3   Ilya Ivashka 5 6 5
14   Thanasi Kokkinakis 7 1 7
  Benoît Paire 62 1r
14   Thanasi Kokkinakis 77 3

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Pedro Martínez 5 6 1
  Tseng Chun-hsin 7 4 6
  Tseng Chun-hsin 6 3 0
10   David Goffin 3 6 6
  Hugo Gaston 1 0
10   David Goffin 6 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Lorenzo Sonego 7 6
  John Millman 5 2
5   Lorenzo Sonego 6 6
Alt   Bradley Klahn 2 4
  Alexei Popyrin 5 63
Alt   Bradley Klahn 7 77

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Jaume Munar 6 63 6
  Christopher O'Connell 4 77 1
6   Jaume Munar 3 6 6
    Steve Johnson 6 3 4
  Steve Johnson 6 7
13   Adrian Mannarino 3 5

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Marcos Giron 6 6
  Denis Kudla 3 2
7   Marcos Giron 711 7
9   Fabio Fognini 69 5
  Kwon Soon-woo 7 4 63
9   Fabio Fognini 5 6 77

References

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  1. ^ "Coric Captures Maiden Masters 1000 Crown In Cincinnati". atpworldtour.com. ATP. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Zverev Races Past Rublev, Captures Cincinnati Crown". Association of Tennis Professionals. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ Tansey, Joe (23 August 2021). "Western and Southern Open 2021: Alexander Zverev Defeats Andrey Rublev in Final". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Nadal Has Shot At No. 1 In Cincinnati". Association of Tennis Professionals. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Entries and projected seedings for Cincinnati". www.dartsrankings.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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