2022 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles
Men's singles | |
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2022 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
Champion | Andrey Rublev |
Runner-up | Jiří Veselý |
Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
Draw | 32 (4 Q / 3 WC ) |
Seeds | 8 |
Andrey Rublev defeated Jiří Veselý in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles title at the 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships. It was Rublev's tenth career singles title. Veselý entered the tournament ranked as the world No. 123, and was the lowest-ranked finalist in the tournament's history.
Aslan Karatsev was the defending champion,[1] but lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.
This tournament marked Novak Djokovic’s first appearance of the season, as he was unable to compete at the Australian Open due to the cancellation of his visa. As a result of his quarterfinal loss to Veselý, Djokovic lost the world No. 1 ranking to Daniil Medvedev.[2]
Seeds
[edit]- Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
- Andrey Rublev (champion)
- Félix Auger-Aliassime (withdrew)
- Jannik Sinner (quarterfinals)
- Hubert Hurkacz (semifinals)
- Denis Shapovalov (semifinals)
- Aslan Karatsev (first round)
- Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
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 | ||||||||||||
Q | Jiří Veselý | 67 | 77 | 77 | |||||||||
6 | Denis Shapovalov | 79 | 62 | 63 | |||||||||
Q | Jiří Veselý | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
2 | Andrey Rublev | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
5 | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 5 | 65 | |||||||||
2 | Andrey Rublev | 3 | 7 | 77 |
Top half
[edit]First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | L Musetti | 3 | 3 | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Khachanov | 6 | 61 | 7 | K Khachanov | 3 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A de Minaur | 3 | 77 | 5 | 1 | N Djokovic | 4 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Veselý | 6 | 77 | Q | J Veselý | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Čilić | 4 | 63 | Q | J Veselý | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Rinderknech | 3 | 4 | 8 | R Bautista Agut | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | Q | J Veselý | 67 | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
LL | A Popyrin | 6 | 6 | 6 | D Shapovalov | 79 | 62 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
N Basilashvili | 2 | 3 | LL | A Popyrin | 4 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J-L Struff | 1 | 6 | 3 | Q | R Berankis | 6 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | R Berankis | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | R Berankis | 64 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
D Goffin | 3 | 65 | 6 | D Shapovalov | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Daniel | 6 | 77 | Q | T Daniel | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Fucsovics | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | D Shapovalov | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | D Shapovalov | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Bottom half
[edit]First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | H Hurkacz | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Bublik | 3 | 1 | 5 | H Hurkacz | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | A Molčan | 6 | 6 | LL | A Molčan | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Harris | 3 | 3 | 5 | H Hurkacz | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Murray | 64 | 6 | 7 | 4 | J Sinner | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | C O'Connell | 77 | 3 | 5 | WC | A Murray | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Davidovich Fokina | 6 | 66 | 3 | 4 | J Sinner | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | J Sinner | 4 | 78 | 6 | 5 | H Hurkacz | 6 | 5 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | A Karatsev | 5 | 3 | 2 | A Rublev | 3 | 7 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
M McDonald | 7 | 6 | M McDonald | 6 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F Krajinović | 64 | 6 | 6 | F Krajinović | 4 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Jaziri | 77 | 2 | 4 | M McDonald | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
I Ivashka | 3 | 2 | 2 | A Rublev | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S-w Kwon | 6 | 6 | S-w Kwon | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Evans | 4 | 5 | 2 | A Rublev | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | A Rublev | 6 | 7 |
Qualifying
[edit]Seeds
[edit]- Alexei Popyrin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
- Emil Ruusuvuori (withdrew)
- Alex Molčan (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
- Henri Laaksonen (first round)
- João Sousa (first round)
- Ričardas Berankis (qualified)
- Taro Daniel (qualified)
- Jiří Veselý (qualified)
Qualifiers
[edit]Lucky loser
[edit]Qualifying draw
[edit]First qualifier
[edit]First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
1 | Alexei Popyrin | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
Altuğ Çelikbilek | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Alexei Popyrin | 64 | 78 | 2 | |||||||||
8 | Jiří Veselý | 77 | 66 | 6 | |||||||||
WC | Hady Habib | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
8 | Jiří Veselý | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Second qualifier
[edit]First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
Alt | Pavel Kotov | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
Egor Gerasimov | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
Alt | Pavel Kotov | 66 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
6 | Ričardas Berankis | 78 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
WC | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
6 | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Third qualifier
[edit]First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
3 | Alex Molčan | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Mohamed Safwat | 62 | 3 | ||||||||||
3 | Alex Molčan | 3 | 63 | ||||||||||
7 | Taro Daniel | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
Elias Ymer | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
7 | Taro Daniel | 6 | 6 |
Fourth qualifier
[edit]First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
4 | Henri Laaksonen | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
Christopher O'Connell | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
Christopher O'Connell | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
PR | Yuki Bhambri | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
PR | Yuki Bhambri | 6 | 3 | 77 | |||||||||
5 | João Sousa | 3 | 6 | 65 |