# 2022 Citi Open – Men's singles

Nick Kyrgios defeated Yoshihito Nishioka in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 Washington Open. It was his second Washington title, following 2019. Kyrgios saved five match points en route to the title, in the quarterfinals against Frances Tiafoe. He also did not drop serve during the tournament.
Jannik Sinner was the reigning champion, but did not compete.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Andrey Rublev (semifinals)
    02. Hubert Hurkacz (second round)
    03. Taylor Fritz (third round, retired)
    04. Reilly Opelka (third round)
    05. Grigor Dimitrov (third round)
    06. Denis Shapovalov (second round)
    07. Karen Khachanov (third round)
    08. Botic van de Zandschulp (third round)
    09. Holger Rune (third round)
    10. Frances Tiafoe (quarterfinals)
    11. Alex de Minaur (second round)
    12. Sebastián Báez (second round)
    13. Maxime Cressy (third round)
    14. Tommy Paul (second round)
    15. Aslan Karatsev (second round)
    16. Dan Evans (quarterfinals)
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 | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Andrey Rublev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J. J. Wolf | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J. J. Wolf | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Andrey Rublev | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 16 | Dan Evans | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Yoshihito Nishioka | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Yoshihito Nishioka | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | Yoshihito Nishioka | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Nick Kyrgios | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Frances Tiafoe | 7$^7$ | 6$^{12}$ | 2 | | | | | | | | Nick Kyrgios | 6 | 6 |
| | Nick Kyrgios | 6$^5$ | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Nick Kyrgios | 6$^5$ | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | Nick Kyrgios | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mikael Ymer | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | |
| | Sebastian Korda | 2 | 7 | 3 | | Mikael Ymer | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | |
| | Mikael Ymer | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | A Rublev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Kozlov | 5 | 2 | | J Draper | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Draper | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | A Rublev | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| | D Goffin | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | 13 | M Cressy | 4 | 6$^8$ | | | | | |
| | J Sock | 7$^7$ | 6 | | J Sock | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | M Cressy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Rublev | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J. J. Wolf | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 9 | H Rune | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk | 5 | 4 | | B Paire | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paire | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | H Rune | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | J. J. Wolf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | J. J. Wolf | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Daniel | 2 | 3 | WC | J. J. Wolf | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | D Shapovalov | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T-l Wu | 3$^r$ | | | | A Popyrin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Popyrin | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | T Fritz | 6 | 6$^6$ | 1$^r$ | | | | | |
| PR | K Edmund | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | 16 | D Evans | 3 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Y Watanuki | 4 | 6$^8$ | | PR | K Edmund | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | D Evans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | D Evans | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Nishioka | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | | 11 | A de Minaur | 6 | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | Y Nishioka | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brooksby | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | Y Nishioka | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| Q | D Koepfer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | K Khachanov | 6$^2$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | |
| | S-w Kwon | 6 | 3 | 4 | Q | D Koepfer | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | K Khachanov | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | B van de Zandschulp | 7$^8$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Duckworth | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | Q | B Gojo | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Gojo | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | B van de Zandschulp | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Bonzi | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 10 | F Tiafoe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Eubanks | 3 | 6 | 7 | WC | C Eubanks | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | F Tiafoe | 7$^7$ | 6$^{12}$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Kyrgios | 6$^5$ | 7$^{14}$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | T Paul | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kyrgios | 6 | 6 | | | N Kyrgios | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Giron | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Kyrgios | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Kudla | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | R Opelka | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Mmoh | 6 | 3 | 4 | | D Kudla | 7$^8$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | R Opelka | 6$^6$ | 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | A Mannarino | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Klahn | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Korda | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | S Korda | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Ivashka | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | S Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | S Báez | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Korda | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Ymer | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | A Karatsev | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Murray | 6$^8$ | 6 | 1 | | M Ymer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ymer | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | M Ymer | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M McDonald | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | E Ruusuvuori | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | E Ruusuvuori | 1 | 6 | 6 | | E Ruusuvuori | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | H Hurkacz | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Taro Daniel (qualified)
* Dominik Koepfer (qualified)
* Michael Mmoh (qualified)
* Mitchell Krueger (qualifying competition)
* Antoine Escoffier (qualifying competition)
* Wu Tung-lin (qualified)
* Bjorn Fratangelo (first round)
* Borna Gojo (qualified)
* Yosuke Watanuki (qualified)
* Alex Rybakov (qualifying competition)
* Shintaro Mochizuki (qualifying competition)
* JC Aragone (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Taro Daniel
* Dominik Koepfer
* Michael Mmoh
* Yosuke Watanuki
* Borna Gojo
* Wu Tung-lin

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Taro Daniel | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Noah Rubin | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Noah Rubin | 2 | 0 | | 1 | Taro Daniel | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Alex Rybakov | 3 | 4 |
| | Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | Alex Rybakov | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Alex Rybakov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Dominik Koepfer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ryan Colby | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Ryan Colby | 0 | 0 | 2 | Dominik Koepfer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Shintaro Mochizuki | 3 | 4 |
| Alt | Alex Lawson | 1 | 2 | 11 | Shintaro Mochizuki | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Shintaro Mochizuki | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Michael Mmoh | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Raymond Sarmiento | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Alt | Raymond Sarmiento | 4 | 2 | | 3 | Michael Mmoh | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | JC Aragone | 3 | 1 |
| Alt | Bruno Kuzuhara | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 12 | JC Aragone | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | JC Aragone | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Mitchell Krueger | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sekou Bangoura | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Sekou Bangoura | 5 | 4 | 4 | Mitchell Krueger | 6$^1$ | 3 |
| | | | | 9 | Yosuke Watanuki | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Andrew Fenty | 5 | 0$^r$ | 9 | Yosuke Watanuki | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 9 | Yosuke Watanuki | 7 | 1 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Antoine Escoffier | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Roberto Marcora | 6$^9$ | 0 | | | | |
| | Roberto Marcora | 6$^9$ | 0 | 5 | Antoine Escoffier | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | 8 | Borna Gojo | 7 | 6 |
| Alt | Robert Galloway | 3 | 4 | 8 | Borna Gojo | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Borna Gojo | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Wu Tung-lin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Benjamin Kittay | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Benjamin Kittay | 3 | 3 | 6 | Wu Tung-lin | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | Alt | Luke Saville | 2 | 5 |
| Alt | Luke Saville | 7$^7$ | 6 | Alt | Luke Saville | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | |