# 2022 City of Playford Tennis International – Men's singles

James Duckworth was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Rinky Hijikata.
Hijikata won the title after defeating Rio Noguchi 6–1, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jordan Thompson (quarterfinals)
* James Duckworth (quarterfinals)
* Aleksandar Vukic (first round)
* Li Tu (first round)
* Rinky Hijikata (champion)
* Rio Noguchi (final)
* Dane Sweeny (second round)
* Omar Jasika (semifinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Rio Noguchi | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| 8 | Omar Jasika | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | Omar Jasika | 6$^4$ | 5 | 6 | Rio Noguchi | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | 5 | Rinky Hijikata | 6 | 6 |
| | Max Purcell | 1 | 1 | 5 | Rinky Hijikata | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Rinky Hijikata | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Thompson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J McCabe | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | J Thompson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Beale | 0 | 4 | | | T Schoolkate | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Schoolkate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Thompson | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | L Saville | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | R Noguchi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kyle Seelig | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q | L Saville | 7$^9$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Puttergill | 0 | 3 | | 6 | R Noguchi | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Noguchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Noguchi | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| 4 | L Tu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | O Jasika | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| | R Statham | 6 | 6 | | | R Statham | 6 | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Mott | 3 | 7 | 3 | | D Kelly | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kelly | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | D Kelly | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | B Ellis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | O Jasika | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Takahashi | 2 | 6$^2$ | | WC | B Ellis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Whitehouse | 4 | 4 | | 8 | O Jasika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | O Jasika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | D Sweeny | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Winter | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | D Sweeny | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Hsu | 6 | 6 | | | Y-h Hsu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sasikumar | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Y-h Hsu | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Jeremy Jin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | M Purcell | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 6 | 6 | | | M Purcell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Sinclair | 6 | 3 | 6 | | C Sinclair | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Vukic | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | M Purcell | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | R Hijikata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Hijikata | 6 | 6 |
| | P Sekulic | 2 | 2 | | 5 | R Hijikata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Walton | 6 | 3 | 5 | Q | A Rai | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rai | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 5 | R Hijikata | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Gengel | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 2 | J Duckworth | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | A Bolt | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | M Gengel | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gunneswaran | 5 | 1 | | 2 | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Duckworth | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |