# 2022 US Open (tennis)

The 2022 US Open was the 142nd edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final tennis major (Grand Slam event) of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.
Daniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu were the men's and women's singles defending tournament champions. Raducanu lost to Alizé Cornet in the first round, while Medvedev lost to Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round.
Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Świątek won the men's and women's singles titles, respectively. Carlos became the first male player from the 2000s (born in 2003) and Iga became the second female player from the 2000s (born in 2001), to win the tournament's singles titles.

## Tournament

The 2022 US Open was the 142nd consecutive edition of the tournament and took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 15 courts with Laykold surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.
The tournament was run by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and part of the 2022 ATP Tour (male tennis professionals) and the 2022 WTA Tour (female professional players) calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws, as singles draws remained in standard 128 person format in each category, as both doubles draws returned to standard 64 players. There were also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments.
This was the first time at any tennis major that coaching was allowed from the stands.

## Broadcast

In the United States, the 2022 US Open was the eighth year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster held exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series. This meant that the tournament was not available on broadcast television.
All tournament matches not cablecasted by ESPN, which focuses almost exclusively on the singles competitions, were available online on ESPN+.

## Singles players

* Men's singles
| Champion | Champion | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Carlos Alcaraz [3] | Carlos Alcaraz [3] | Casper Ruud [5] | Casper Ruud [5] |
| Semifinals out ||||
| Karen Khachanov [27] | Karen Khachanov [27] | Frances Tiafoe [22] | Frances Tiafoe [22] |
| Quarterfinals out ||||
| Nick Kyrgios [23] | Matteo Berrettini [13] | Jannik Sinner [11] | Andrey Rublev [9] |
| 4th round out ||||
| Daniil Medvedev [1] | Pablo Carreño Busta [12] | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Corentin Moutet (LL) |
| Ilya Ivashka | Marin Čilić [15] | Cameron Norrie [7] | Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 3rd round out ||||
| Wu Yibing (Q) | J. J. Wolf (WC) | Alex de Minaur [18] | Jack Draper |
| Daniel Elahi Galán (Q) | Andy Murray | Pedro Cachin | Tommy Paul [29] |
| Lorenzo Musetti [26] | Brandon Nakashima | Dan Evans [20] | Jenson Brooksby |
| Holger Rune [28] | Denis Shapovalov [19] | Diego Schwartzman [14] | Richard Gasquet |
| 2nd round out ||||
| Arthur Rinderknech | Nuno Borges (Q) | Benjamin Bonzi | Alejandro Tabilo |
| Alexander Bublik | Cristian Garín | Thiago Monteiro | Félix Auger-Aliassime [6] |
| Jordan Thompson | Márton Fucsovics | Emilio Nava (WC) | Hugo Grenier (LL) |
| Brandon Holt (Q) | Botic van de Zandschulp [21] | Sebastian Korda | Tim van Rijthoven |
| Hubert Hurkacz [8] | Gijs Brouwer (Q) | Grigor Dimitrov [17] | Christopher Eubanks (Q) |
| Albert Ramos Viñolas | James Duckworth | Borna Ćorić [25]/(PR) | Federico Coria |
| João Sousa | John Isner | Roberto Carballés Baena | Kwon Soon-woo |
| Alexei Popyrin | Jason Kubler | Miomir Kecmanović [32] | Fabio Fognini |
| 1st round out ||||
| Stefan Kozlov | Quentin Halys | Ben Shelton (WC) | Nikoloz Basilashvili [31] |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | Ugo Humbert (WC) | Kamil Majchrzak | Roberto Bautista Agut [16] |
| Dominic Thiem (WC) | Alexander Bublik | Jiří Lehečka | Filip Krajinović |
| Denis Kudla | Alex Molčan | Emil Ruusuvuori | Alexander Ritschard (Q) |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas [4] | Lorenzo Sonego | Yoshihito Nishioka | Maxime Cressy [30] |
| Francisco Cerúndolo [24] | John Millman | Tomás Martín Etcheverry | Nicolás Jarry (Q) |
| Taylor Fritz [10] | Aljaž Bedene (PR) | Stan Wawrinka (PR) | Tomáš Macháč (Q) |
| Bernabé Zapata Miralles | Facundo Bagnis (Q) | Zhang Zhizhen (Q) | Kyle Edmund (PR) |
| Oscar Otte | Sam Querrey (WC) | Adrian Mannarino | David Goffin |
| Steve Johnson | Pavel Kotov (Q) | Pedro Martínez | Daniel Altmaier |
| Maximilian Marterer (Q) | Norbert Gombos (Q) | Christopher O'Connell | Jiří Veselý |
| Enzo Couacaud (Q) | Dušan Lajović | Tallon Griekspoor | Sebastián Báez |
| Benoît Paire | Mackenzie McDonald | Federico Delbonis (Q) | Peter Gojowczyk |
| Marc-Andrea Hüsler | Jaume Munar | Fernando Verdasco (LL) | Laslo Djere |
| Jack Sock | Tseng Chun-hsin | Mikael Ymer | Marcos Giron |
| Learner Tien (WC) | Taro Daniel | Aslan Karatsev | Rinky Hijikata (WC) |
* Women's singles
| Champion | Champion | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Iga Świątek [1] | Iga Świątek [1] | Ons Jabeur [5] | Ons Jabeur [5] |
| Semifinals out ||||
| Aryna Sabalenka [6] | Aryna Sabalenka [6] | Caroline Garcia [17] | Caroline Garcia [17] |
| Quarterfinals out ||||
| Jessica Pegula [8] | Karolína Plíšková [22] | Coco Gauff [12] | Ajla Tomljanović |
| 4th round out ||||
| Jule Niemeier | Petra Kvitová [21] | Victoria Azarenka [26] | Danielle Collins [19] |
| Zhang Shuai | Alison Riske-Amritraj [29] | Veronika Kudermetova [18] | Liudmila Samsonova |
| 3rd round out ||||
| Lauren Davis | Zheng Qinwen | Garbiñe Muguruza [9] | Yuan Yue (Q) |
| Petra Martić | Belinda Bencic [13] | Alizé Cornet | Clara Burel (Q) |
| Rebecca Marino | Madison Keys [12] | Bianca Andreescu | Wang Xiyu |
| Shelby Rogers [31] | Dalma Gálfi | Aleksandra Krunić | Serena Williams (PR) |
| 2nd round out ||||
| Sloane Stephens | Ekaterina Alexandrova [28] | Yulia Putintseva | Anastasia Potapova |
| Linda Fruhvirtová (Q) | Anhelina Kalinina | Irina-Camelia Begu | Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
| Paula Badosa [4] | Marta Kostyuk | Marie Bouzková | Sorana Cîrstea |
| Kateřina Siniaková | Cristina Bucșa (Q) | Alison Van Uytvanck | Kaia Kanepi |
| Daria Snigur (Q) | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | Camila Giorgi | Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
| Beatriz Haddad Maia [15] | Anna Kalinskaya | Camila Osorio | Maria Sakkari [3] |
| Elizabeth Mandlik (WC) | Viktória Kužmová (Q) | Maryna Zanevska | Harriet Dart |
| Leylah Fernandez [14] | Barbora Krejčíková [23] | Evgeniya Rodina (PR) | Anett Kontaveit [2] |
| 1st round out ||||
| Jasmine Paolini | Greet Minnen | Lucia Bronzetti | Peyton Stearns (WC) |
| Amanda Anisimova [24] | Sofia Kenin (WC) | Claire Liu | Jeļena Ostapenko [16] |
| Clara Tauson | Wang Xinyu | Bernarda Pera | Erika Andreeva (Q) |
| Elise Mertens [32] | Jaimee Fourlis (WC) | Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Q) | Viktorija Golubic (Q) |
| Lesia Tsurenko | Varvara Gracheva | Mayar Sherif | Ashlyn Krueger (WC) |
| Magda Linette | Linda Nosková (Q) | Laura Siegemund (PR) | Andrea Petkovic |
| Emma Raducanu [11] | Taylor Townsend (PR) | Kaja Juvan | Naomi Osaka |
| Elena Rybakina [25] | Venus Williams (WC) | Tereza Martincová | Catherine Harrison (Q) |
| Simona Halep [7] | Magdalena Fręch | Nadia Podoroska (PR) | Jil Teichmann [30] |
| Dayana Yastremska | Anna Bondár | Daria Saville | Léolia Jeanjean (Q) |
| Ana Konjuh | Harmony Tan (WC) | Rebecca Peterson | Kamilla Rakhimova (LL) |
| Eleana Yu (WC) | Ann Li | Diane Parry | Tatjana Maria |
| Madison Brengle | Tamara Zidanšek | Sara Sorribes Tormo | Arantxa Rus |
| Donna Vekić | CoCo Vandeweghe (WC) | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | Daria Kasatkina [10] |
| Océane Dodin | Sára Bejlek (Q) | Elina Avanesyan (Q) | Fernanda Contreras Gómez (Q) |
| Martina Trevisan [27] | Karolína Muchová (PR) | Danka Kovinić | Jaqueline Cristian |

## Events
### Men's singles

* Carlos Alcaraz def. Casper Ruud, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3

### Women's singles

* Iga Świątek def. Ons Jabeur, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$

### Men's doubles

* Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury def. Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–5

### Women's doubles

* Barbora Krejčiková / Kateřina Siniaková def. Caty McNally / Taylor Townsend, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1

### Mixed doubles

* Storm Sanders / John Peers def. Kirsten Flipkens / Édouard Roger-Vasselin, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

### Wheelchair men's singles

* Alfie Hewett def. Shingo Kunieda, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–1

### Wheelchair women's singles

* Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1

### Wheelchair quad singles

* Niels Vink def. Sam Schröder, 7–5, 6–3

### Wheelchair men's doubles

* Martín de la Puente / Nicolas Peifer def. Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid, 4–6, 7–5, [10–6]

### Wheelchair women's doubles

* Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot def. Yui Kamiji / Kgothatso Montjane, 6–2, 6–2

### Wheelchair quad doubles

* Sam Schröder / Niels Vink def. Robert Shaw / David Wagner, 6–1, 6–2

### Boys' singles

* Martín Landaluce def. Gilles-Arnaud Bailly, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 5–7, 6–2

### Girls' singles

* Alex Eala def. Lucie Havlíčková, 6–2, 6–4

### Boys' doubles

* Ozan Baris / Nishesh Basavareddy def. Dylan Dietrich / Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo, 6–1, 6–1

### Girls' doubles

* Lucie Havlíčková / Diana Shnaider def. Carolina Kuhl / Ella Seidel, 6–3, 6–2

### Wheelchair boys' singles

* Ben Bartram def. Dahnon Ward, 6–4, 6–1

### Wheelchair girls' singles

* Jade Moreira Lanai def. Yuma Takamuro, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6$^{[10–5]}$

### Wheelchair boys' doubles

* Ben Bartram / Dahnon Ward def. Ivar van Rijt / Saalim Naser, 6–4, 6–3

### Wheelchair girls' doubles

* Jade Moreira Lanai / Maylee Phelps def. Lily Lautenschlager / Ruby Bishop, 6–0, 6–0

## Point and prize money distribution
### Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each competition showing each event's ranking points on offer.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R4 | R3 | R2 | R1 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Women's doubles | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

The total prize money for the 2022 US Open topped $60 million ($60,102,000) for the first time, 4.59% more than the 2021 edition and maintained the tournament's status as having the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $2,600,000 | $1,300,000 | $705,000 | $445,000 | $278,000 | $188,000 | $121,000 | $80,000 | $44,000 | $33,600 | $21,100 |
| Doubles | $688,000 | $344,000 | $172,000 | $97,500 | $56,400 | $35,800 | $21,300 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mixed doubles | $163,000 | $81,500 | $42,000 | $23,200 | $14,200 | $8,300 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Tennis Plays for Peace exhibition

On August 10, the tournament announced it would host an exhibition to support Ukraine during the Russian invasion. The exhibition matches took place on August 24, with all proceeds going to GlobalGiving, the international non-profit identified by Tennis Plays for Peace. Brothers John and Patrick McEnroe hosted and served as chair umpires, with John playing one match. The exhibition raised US$1.2 million in proceeds.
The matches, all of which were played by a first-to-ten-points basis, were as follows:
* Iga Świątek / Rafael Nadal defeated Coco Gauff / John McEnroe, [10–8]
* Jessica Pegula / Ben Shelton defeated Leylah Fernandez / Félix Auger-Aliassime, [10–8]
* Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Katarina Zavatska / Matteo Berrettini, [10–7]
* Taylor Fritz / Tommy Paul defeated Carlos Alcaraz / Frances Tiafoe, [10–9]
* Dayana Yastremska / Frances Tiafoe defeated Daria Snigur / Sebastian Korda, [10–4]
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus was also scheduled to attend, but the tournament later disinvited her for her country's support of Russia, in addition to having received objections from Ukrainian players.