# 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, 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.
Alexander Zverev was the reigning champion, 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. Medvedev retained the top ranking after Nadal lost in the second round to Ćorić.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    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
### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Daniil Medvedev | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Taylor Fritz | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Taylor Fritz | 6$^1$ | 3 | | 1 | Daniil Medvedev | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | 4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | John Isner | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Isner | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6$^0$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | PR | Borna Ćorić | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 9 | Cameron Norrie | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | PR | Borna Ćorić | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Alcaraz | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Carlos Alcaraz | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | 9 | Cameron Norrie | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | PR | Borna Ćorić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 4 | 4 | | PR | Borna Ćorić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Borna Ćorić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | D Shapovalov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Dimitrov | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Medvedev | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 11 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | T Fritz | 6$^1$ | 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 | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | A Rublev | 7$^7$ | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| LL | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | LL | F Fognini | 7$^9$ | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | A Rublev | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | 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 | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molčan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | D Schwartzman | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | D Schwartzman | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Tsitsipas | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | M Berrettini | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | J Isner | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 |
| | F Tiafoe | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | F Tiafoe | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Khachanov | 3 | 4 | | WC | S Korda | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | S Korda | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | B Bonzi | 6$^{11}$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Isner | 7$^{13}$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | H Hurkacz | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | C Ruud | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Sonego | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | WC | B Shelton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Shelton | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | WC | B Shelton | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| PR | S Wawrinka | 6$^3$ | 7 | 5 | | | | | | 9 | C Norrie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Murray | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7 | | A Murray | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Rune | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | 9 | C Norrie | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Norrie | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | C Norrie | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| 14 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Alcaraz | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| Q | J Munar | 3 | 3 | | 14 | M Čilić | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ruusuvuori | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | E Ruusuvuori | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | JJ Wolf | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | 14 | M Čilić | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | M McDonald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | C Alcaraz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Basilashvili | 0 | 1 | | WC | M McDonald | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | C Alcaraz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 10 | J Sinner | 6 | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | |
| | M Kecmanović | 1 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | M Kecmanović | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Kokkinakis | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 6$^6$ | 10 | J Sinner | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Sinner | 6$^9$ | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Auger-Aliassime | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | R Bautista Agut | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | PR | B Ćorić | 6 | 6 |
| | F Cerúndolo | 7$^7$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | PR | B Ćorić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | L Musetti | 6$^2$ | 3 | | PR | B Ćorić | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6$^9$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Seeded players

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

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
### Wild cards

* Sebastian Korda
* Mackenzie McDonald
* Ben Shelton
* J. J. Wolf

### Protected ranking

* Borna Ćorić
* Stan Wawrinka

### Withdrawals

* Alexander Bublik → replaced by Fabio Fognini
* Novak Djokovic → replaced by Brandon Nakashima
* Gaël Monfils → replaced by Nick Kyrgios
* Reilly Opelka → replaced by Alex Molčan
* Oscar Otte → replaced by Emil Ruusuvuori
* Dominic Thiem → replaced by Filip Krajinović
* Alexander Zverev → replaced by Benjamin Bonzi

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lorenzo Musetti (qualified)
* Andy Murray (moved to main draw)
* Ilya Ivashka (qualifying competition)
* Pedro Martínez (first round)
* Lorenzo Sonego (qualified)
* Jaume Munar (qualified)
* Marcos Giron (qualified)
* João Sousa (withdrew)
* Fabio Fognini (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* David Goffin (qualified)
* Thiago Monteiro (qualifying competition)
* Dušan Lajović (qualifying competition)
* Adrian Mannarino (first round)
* Thanasi Kokkinakis (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Lorenzo Musetti
* Henri Laaksonen
* Thanasi Kokkinakis
* David Goffin
* Lorenzo Sonego
* Jaume Munar
* Marcos Giron

### Lucky loser

* Fabio Fognini

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

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

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Henri Laaksonen | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Taro Daniel | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | 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 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Thiago Monteiro | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

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

#### Fourth qualifier

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

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Lorenzo Sonego | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | John Millman | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | John Millman | 5 | 2 | 5 | Lorenzo Sonego | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Alt | Bradley Klahn | 2 | 4 |
| | Alexei Popyrin | 5 | 6$^3$ | Alt | Bradley Klahn | 2 | 4 |
| Alt | Bradley Klahn | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

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

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Marcos Giron | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Denis Kudla | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Denis Kudla | 3 | 2 | | 7 | Marcos Giron | 7$^{11}$ | 7 |
| | | | | | 9 | Fabio Fognini | 6$^9$ | 5 |
| | Kwon Soon-woo | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | 9 | Fabio Fognini | 6$^9$ | 5 |
| 9 | Fabio Fognini | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |