# 2022 Birmingham Classic – Singles

Beatriz Haddad Maia won the women's singles title at the 2022 Birmingham Classic, after Zhang Shuai retired from the final with the scoreline at 5–4 due to a neck injury. By winning the title, Haddad Maia extended her winning streak to 10 consecutive matches.
Ons Jabeur was the defending champion, but she chose to play in Berlin instead.

## Seeds

* Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
* Simona Halep (semifinals)
* Camila Giorgi (quarterfinals)
* Elise Mertens (first round)
* Petra Kvitová (first round)
* Sorana Cîrstea (semifinals)
* Alison Riske (first round)
* Zhang Shuai (final, retired)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Zhang Shuai | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| 6 | Sorana Cîrstea | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | |
| 6 | Sorana Cîrstea | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | 8 | Zhang Shuai | 4$^r$ |
| | | | | | | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 5 |
| | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 5 |
| 2 | Simona Halep | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Marino | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | D Yastremska | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | D Yastremska | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | E-G Ruse | 7$^8$ | 7$^{14}$ | | | | | | | 8 | S Zhang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 6$^6$ | 6$^{12}$ | | | E-G Ruse | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Fett | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | S Zhang | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Zhang | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Zhang | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | E Mertens | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| Q | C McNally | 3 | 6 | 7 | Q | C McNally | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Vandeweghe | 4 | 4 | | Q | D Vekić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | D Vekić | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| LL | A Krunić | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 6 | S Cîrstea | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 4 | 6$^6$ | | LL | A Krunić | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rogers | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals |
| 5/WC | P Kvitová | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Haddad Maia | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | B Haddad Maia | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Párrizas Díaz | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | M Fręch | 1 | 7 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fręch | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Haddad Maia | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | C Giorgi | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Juvan | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ | | | L Davis | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martincová | 6$^7$ | 4 | | 3 | C Giorgi | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Giorgi | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Haddad Maia | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | A Riske | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| WC | K Boulter | 6 | 6 | | WC | K Boulter | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^8$ | | C Garcia | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Golubic | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | WC | K Boulter | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | H Dart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Osorio | 2 | 0 | | WC | H Dart | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Tsurenko | 1 | 4 | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Donna Vekić (qualified)
* Aleksandra Krunić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Rebecca Marino (qualified)
* Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
* CoCo Vandeweghe (qualified)
* Maddison Inglis (qualifying competition)
* Cristina Bucșa (qualifying competition)
* Katarzyna Kawa (first round)
* Astra Sharma (first round)
* Wang Qiang (moved to main draw)
* Gabriela Lee (qualifying competition)
* Fernanda Contreras (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Donna Vekić
* Jana Fett
* Rebecca Marino
* Lesia Tsurenko
* CoCo Vandeweghe
* Caty McNally

### Lucky loser

* Aleksandra Krunić

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Donna Vekić | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Katie Swan | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Katie Swan | 5 | 4 | | 1 | Donna Vekić | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Gabriela Lee | 3 | 1 |
| WC | Freya Christie | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | Gabriela Lee | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Gabriela Lee | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Kulikova | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Kulikova | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Aleksandra Krunić | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | Jana Fett | 6 | 6 |
| | Jana Fett | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | Jana Fett | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Catherine Harrison | 1 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Rebecca Marino | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | Kimberly Birrell | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| PR | Kimberly Birrell | 2 | 4 | 3 | Rebecca Marino | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Cristina Bucșa | 0 | 2 |
| | Mariam Bolkvadze | 1 | 3 | 7 | Cristina Bucșa | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Cristina Bucșa | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Emily Appleton | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Emily Appleton | 4 | 4 | 4 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Fernanda Contreras Gómez | 4 | 2 |
| | Emina Bektas | 3 | 2 | 12 | Fernanda Contreras Gómez | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Fernanda Contreras Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | CoCo Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Olivia Gadecki | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Olivia Gadecki | 2 | 4 | | 5 | CoCo Vandeweghe | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | WC | Eden Silva | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| WC | Eden Silva | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | WC | Eden Silva | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| 8 | Katarzyna Kawa | 7$^8$ | 4 | 4 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Maddison Inglis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Sarah Beth Grey | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Sarah Beth Grey | 4 | 2 | 6 | Maddison Inglis | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | Caty McNally | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Caty McNally | 6 | 6 | | Caty McNally | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Astra Sharma | 2 | 2 | | | | | |