# 2022 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Caroline Garcia defeated Petra Kvitová in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Cincinnati Masters. It was her third WTA 1000 title, and her first since 2017. Garcia was the first qualifier to reach and to win the final of a WTA 1000 event.
Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion, but retired from professional tennis in March 2022.
This was the penultimate professional tournament of 23-time major champion and former world No. 1 Serena Williams; she lost to Emma Raducanu in the first round.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Iga Świątek (third round)
    02. Anett Kontaveit (third round)
    03. Paula Badosa (second round)
    04. Maria Sakkari (second round)
    05. Ons Jabeur (third round)
    06. Aryna Sabalenka (semifinals)
    07. Jessica Pegula (quarterfinals)
    08. Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
    09. Daria Kasatkina (first round)
    10. Emma Raducanu (third round)
    11. Coco Gauff (first round, retired)
    12. Belinda Bencic (first round)
    13. Leylah Fernandez (first round)
    14. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
    15. Simona Halep (second round, withdrew)
    16. Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Madison Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Rybakina | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Rybakina | 2 | 4 | | Madison Keys | 7$^8$ | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Petra Kvitová | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Ajla Tomljanović | 2 | 3 | | Petra Kvitová | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Petra Kvitová | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Q | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Jessica Pegula | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Q | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 7 | Q | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 6 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Zhang Shuai | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | I Świątek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | WC | S Stephens | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 1 | 0 | | | | | 1 | I Świątek | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | M Keys | 7 | 6 | | | | | | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 5 | 3 | | M Keys | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | B Haddad Maia | 4 | 4 | 16 | J Ostapenko | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Keys | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | C Gauff | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | E Rybakina | 2 | 4 |
| Q | M Bouzková | 7 | 1 | Q | M Bouzková | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 1 | 6$^2$ | | A Riske-Amritraj | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske-Amritraj | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | A Riske-Amritraj | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Sherif | 3 | 2 | | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | G Muguruza | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | P Badosa | 7$^7$ | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Townsend | 4 | 6 | 5 | Q | A Tomljanović | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Tomljanović | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | Q | A Tomljanović | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | B Krejčíková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | V Kudermetova | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | | | V Kudermetova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Potapova | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | S Halep | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Halep | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Tomljanović | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | B Bencic | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | S Cîrstea | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Teichmann | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 3 | | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kvitová | 6$^2$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | P Kvitová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | C McNally | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 5 | O Jabeur | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | WC | C McNally | 3 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | O Jabeur | 6 | 4 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | J Pegula | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kostyuk | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | M Kostyuk | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | J Pegula | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | E Raducanu | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Azarenka | 6 | 4 | 6 | | V Azarenka | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | S Williams | 4 | 0 | | 10 | E Raducanu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | E Raducanu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Pegula | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Ka Plíšková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Garcia | 6 | 7 |
| WC | V Williams | 5 | 1 | | 14 | Ka Plíšková | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kalinina | 1 | 1 | | | E Mertens | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Mertens | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | C Garcia | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| LL | P Martić | 3 | 3 | | Q | C Garcia | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Sakkari | 6$^2$ | 7$^8$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Trevisan | 6$^2$ | 5 | | Q | A Kalinskaya | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kalinskaya | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Kenin | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | WC | S Rogers | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | S Rogers | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Rogers | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Anisimova | 6 | 6 | | | A Anisimova | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | D Kasatkina | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 13 | L Fernandez | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 4 | 6$^1$ |
| | E Alexandrova | 6 | 7 | | | E Alexandrova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Osaka | 4 | 5 | | | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Martincová | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Kontaveit | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | N Párrizas Díaz | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | Q | T Martincová | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Kontaveit | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of August 8, 2022. Rank and points before are as of August 15, 2022.
The event is not mandatory on the women's side and points from the 2021 tournament are included in the table below only if they counted towards the player's ranking as of August 15, 2022. For other players, the points defending column shows the lower of (a) points from her second-highest non-mandatory WTA 1000 tournament (which are required to be counted in her ranking) or (b) her 16th best result.
Points defending will be replaced at the end of the tournament by (a) the player's points from the 2022 tournament, (b) her 17th best result, or (c) points from her second-highest non-mandatory WTA 1000 event.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending (or 16th best result) | Points won (or 17th best result) | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Iga Świątek | 8,501 | 1 | 105 | 8,605 | Third round lost to Madison Keys |
| 2 | 2 | Anett Kontaveit | 4,476 | 1 | 105 | 4,580 | Third round lost to Zhang Shuai |
| 3 | 4 | Paula Badosa | 4,155 | 190 | (15)$^†$ | 3,980 | Second round lost to Ajla Tomljanović [Q] |
| 4 | 3 | Maria Sakkari | 4,190 | (55)$^†$ | (55)$^†$ | 4,190 | Second round lost to Caroline Garcia [Q] |
| 5 | 5 | Ons Jabeur | 3,920 | 105 | 105 | 3,920 | Third round lost to Petra Kvitová |
| 6 | 7 | Aryna Sabalenka | 3,121 | 1 | 350 | 3,470 | Semifinals lost to Caroline Garcia [Q] |
| 7 | 8 | Jessica Pegula | 3,116 | 105 | 190 | 3,201 | Quarterfinals lost to Caroline Garcia [Q] |
| 8 | 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 2,990 | 105 | 1 | 2,886 | Second round lost to Elena Rybakina |
| 9 | 10 | Daria Kasatkina | 2,795 | (55)$^†$ | (55)$^†$ | 2,795 | First round lost to Amanda Anisimova |
| 10 | 13 | Emma Raducanu | 2,742 | 1$^‡$+95$^§$ | 105+5$^†$ | 2,756 | Third round lost to Jessica Pegula [7] |
| 11 | 12 | Coco Gauff | 2,746 | 60 | 1 | 2,687 | First round retired against Marie Bouzková [Q] |
| 12 | 11 | Belinda Bencic | 2,765 | 190 | (60)$^‡$ | 2,635 | First round lost to Sorana Cîrstea |
| 13 | 14 | Leylah Fernandez | 2,569 | 30 | 1 | 2,540 | First round lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova |
| 14 | 17 | Karolína Plíšková | 2,297 | 350 | 60 | 2,007 | Second round lost to Elise Mertens |
| 15 | 6 | Simona Halep | 3,255 | (60)$^‡$ | 60 | 3,255 | Second round withdrew |
| 16 | 15 | Jeļena Ostapenko | 2,361 | 105 | 60 | 2,316 | Second round lost to Madison Keys |
† Points from the player's 16th best result (for points defending) or 17th best result (for points won), in each case as of August 15, 2022. ‡ Points from the player's second-best non-mandatory WTA 1000 event, which are required to be counted in her ranking. § The player is defending points from a WTA 125 tournament (Chicago).

## Other entry information
### Wild cards

* Sofia Kenin
* Caty McNally
* Shelby Rogers
* Sloane Stephens
* Venus Williams

### Protected ranking

* Bianca Andreescu
* Karolína Muchová
* Serena Williams

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Nuria Párrizas Díaz
* Danielle Collins → replaced by Petra Martić
* Angelique Kerber → replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo
* Karolína Muchová → replaced by Anastasia Potapova

#### During the tournament

* Amanda Anisimova (right foot injury)
* Marie Bouzková (right trunk injury)
* Simona Halep (right thigh injury)

### Retirements

* Coco Gauff (left ankle injury)
* Anna Kalinskaya (dizziness)

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
* Caroline Garcia (qualified)
* Marie Bouzková (qualified)
* Anastasia Potapova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Clara Tauson (first round)
* Anhelina Kalinina (qualified)
* Anna Bondár (first round)
* Jasmine Paolini (first round)
* Nuria Párrizas Díaz (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Petra Martić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Varvara Gracheva (first round)
* Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
* Kaja Juvan (first round)
* Camila Osorio (first round)
* Anna Kalinskaya (qualified)
* Magda Linette (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Tereza Martincová
* Caroline Garcia
* Marie Bouzková
* Anna Kalinskaya
* Ajla Tomljanović
* Anhelina Kalinina
* Taylor Townsend
* Marta Kostyuk

### Lucky losers

* Nuria Párrizas Díaz
* Petra Martić
* Anastasia Potapova

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 1 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | Tereza Martincová | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | Magda Linette | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| WC | Hailey Baptiste | 3 | 0 | | 16 | Magda Linette | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| 16 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Caroline Garcia | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Diane Parry | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Diane Parry | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | Andrea Petkovic | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Andrea Petkovic | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| 12 | Kateřina Siniaková | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Marie Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 1 | 2 | 3 | Marie Bouzková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Donna Vekić | 1 | 4 |
| | Donna Vekić | 7$^8$ | 6 | | Donna Vekić | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Camila Osorio | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Anastasia Potapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Harriet Dart | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Harriet Dart | 2 | 4 | 4 | Anastasia Potapova | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | 15 | Anna Kalinskaya | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Tatjana Maria | 0 | 1 | 15 | Anna Kalinskaya | 7 | 6 |
| 15 | Anna Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Clara Tauson | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | Ajla Tomljanović | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | Danka Kovinić | 0 | 2 | 9 | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Anhelina Kalinina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Lauren Davis | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Lauren Davis | 2 | 4 | 6 | Anhelina Kalinina | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Petra Martić | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 |
| | Dayana Yastremska | 2 | 2 | 10 | Petra Martić | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Petra Martić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Anna Bondár | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| PR | Taylor Townsend | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Taylor Townsend | 7$^7$ | 6 | PR | Taylor Townsend | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Peyton Stearns | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| WC | Peyton Stearns | 6 | 6 | WC | Peyton Stearns | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Varvara Gracheva | 2 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Jasmine Paolini | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Marta Kostyuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Marta Kostyuk | 6 | 6 | | Marta Kostyuk | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | Magdalena Fręch | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 4 | 6 | Magdalena Fręch | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | Kaja Juvan | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |