2022 WTA Tour

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2022 WTA Tour
Details
Duration3 January – TBD 2022
Edition52nd
Categories
  • Grand Slam (4)
  • WTA Finals
  • WTA 1000
  • WTA 500
  • WTA 250
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustralia Ashleigh Barty
Poland Iga Świątek (2)
Most tournament finalsAustralia Ashleigh Barty
Estonia Anett Kontaveit
Russia Veronika Kudermetova
Greece Maria Sakkari
Poland Iga Świątek (2)
Prize money leaderPoland Iga Świątek ($2,333,165)
Points leaderPoland Iga Świątek (2,920)
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The 2022 WTA Tour is the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2022 tennis season. The 2022 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA 1000 tournaments, the WTA 500 tournaments, the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy).[1][2]

On December 1, 2021, WTA chairman Steve Simon announced that all tournaments scheduled to be held in both China and Hong Kong are suspended beginning in 2022, due to concerns regarding the security and well-being of tennis player Peng Shuai after her allegations of sexual assault against Zhang Gaoli, a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party.[3][4]

As part of international sports' reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the WTA, the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals), the ITF, and the four Grand Slam tournaments jointly announced that players from Belarus and Russia would not be allowed to play under the names or flags of their countries, but would remain eligible to play events until further notice.[5]

Ashleigh Barty won her third major singles title at the Australian Open, defeating Danielle Collins in the final. She announced her retirement from professional tennis in March.

Schedule[]

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2022 calendar.[1][6][7]

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA 1000 (Mandatory)[a]
WTA 1000 (non-Mandatory)[a]
WTA 500[a]
WTA 250[a]
Team events

January[]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 3 Adelaide International 1
Adelaide, Australia
WTA 500
$703,580 – Hard – 30S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Australia Ashleigh Barty
6–3, 6–2		 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina Poland Iga Świątek
Japan Misaki Doi		 United States Sofia Kenin
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
United States Shelby Rogers
Slovenia Kaja Juvan
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Storm Sanders
6–1, 6–4		 Croatia Darija Jurak Schreiber
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Melbourne Summer Set 1
Melbourne, Australia
WTA 250
$239,477 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Romania Simona Halep
6–2, 6–3		 Russia Veronika Kudermetova Japan Naomi Osaka
China Zheng Qinwen		 Germany Andrea Petkovic
Russia Anastasia Potapova
Croatia Ana Konjuh
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
United States Asia Muhammad
United States Jessica Pegula
6–3, 6–1		 Italy Sara Errani
Italy Jasmine Paolini
Melbourne Summer Set 2
Melbourne, Australia
WTA 250
$239,477 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 United States Amanda Anisimova
7–5, 1–6, 6–4		 Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich Russia Daria Kasatkina
United States Ann Li		 Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Spain Nuria Párrizas Díaz
Russia Kamilla Rakhimova
Denmark Clara Tauson
United States Bernarda Pera
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–2, 6–7(7–9), [10–5]		 Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
Egypt Mayar Sherif
January 10 Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
WTA 500
$703,580 – Hard – 30S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 Spain Paula Badosa
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)		 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková Estonia Anett Kontaveit
Russia Daria Kasatkina		 France Caroline Garcia
Tunisia Ons Jabeur
Switzerland Belinda Bencic
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia
4–6, 7–5, [10–8]		 Germany Vivian Heisen
Hungary Panna Udvardy
Adelaide International 2
Adelaide, Australia
WTA 250
$239,477 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 United States Madison Keys
6–1, 6–2		 United States Alison Riske Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
United States Coco Gauff		 United States Madison Brengle
United States Lauren Davis
Croatia Ana Konjuh
Russia Liudmila Samsonova
Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
1–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–7]		 Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová
January 17
January 24		 Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
A$33,784,200 – Hard – 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles
– Mixed doubles		 Australia Ashleigh Barty
6–3, 7–6(7–2)		 United States Danielle Collins United States Madison Keys
Poland Iga Świątek		 United States Jessica Pegula
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
France Alizé Cornet
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4		 Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia
France Kristina Mladenovic
Croatia Ivan Dodig
6–3, 6–4		 Australia Jaimee Fourlis
Australia Jason Kubler
January 31 No tournaments scheduled

February[]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 7 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
St. Petersburg, Russia
WTA 500
$703,580 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles 		Estonia Anett Kontaveit
5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 		Greece Maria Sakkari Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 		Belgium Elise Mertens
Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Switzerland Belinda Bencic
Russia Anna Kalinskaya
United States Caty McNally
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–4] 		Poland Alicja Rosolska
New Zealand Erin Routliffe
February 14 Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA 500
$703,580 – Hard – 32S/48Q/16D
Singles – Doubles 		Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
6–0, 6–4		 Russia Veronika Kudermetova Romania Simona Halep
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová 		Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Tunisia Ons Jabeur
Switzerland Jil Teichmann
Ukraine Dayana Yastremska
Russia Veronika Kudermetova
Belgium Elise Mertens
6–1, 6–3		 Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
February 21 Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)
$2,331,698 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles 		Poland Iga Świątek
6–2, 6–0		 Estonia Anett Kontaveit Greece Maria Sakkari
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 		Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
United States Coco Gauff
Tunisia Ons Jabeur
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
United States Coco Gauff
United States Jessica Pegula
3–6, 7–5, [10–5]		 Russia Veronika Kudermetova
Belgium Elise Mertens
Abierto Zapopan
Guadalajara, Mexico
WTA 250
$239,477 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles 		United States Sloane Stephens
7–5, 1–6, 6–2		 Czech Republic Marie Bouzková Russia Anna Kalinskaya
China Wang Qiang 		Australia Daria Saville
Colombia Camila Osorio
Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
United States Kaitlyn Christian
Belarus Lidziya Marozava
7–5, 6–3		 China Wang Xinyu
China Zhu Lin
February 28 Lyon Open
Lyon, France
WTA 250
$239,477 – Hard (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles 		China Zhang Shuai
3–6, 6–3, 6–4		 Ukraine Dayana Yastremska France Caroline Garcia
Romania Sorana Cîrstea 		Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck
Vitalia Diatchenko
Italy Jasmine Paolini
Hungary Anna Bondár
Germany Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva
7–5, 6–1		 United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico
WTA 250
$239,477 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles 		Canada Leylah Fernandez
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)		 Colombia Camila Osorio Spain Nuria Párrizas Díaz
Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 		Ukraine Elina Svitolina
Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
Czech Republic Marie Bouzková
China Wang Qiang
United States Catherine Harrison
United States Sabrina Santamaria
1–6, 7–5, [10–6]		 China Han Xinyun
Yana Sizikova

March[]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 7
March 14 		Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA 1000 (Mandatory)
$8,369,455 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles 		Poland Iga Świątek
6–4, 6–1 		Greece Maria Sakkari Romania Simona Halep
Spain Paula Badosa 		Croatia Petra Martić
United States Madison Keys
Veronika Kudermetova
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
China Xu Yifan
China Yang Zhaoxuan
7–5, 7–6(7–4)		 United States Asia Muhammad
Japan Ena Shibahara
March 21
March 28 		Miami Open
Miami Gardens, United States
WTA 1000 (Mandatory)
$8,369,455 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles 		vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

April[]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 4 Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
WTA 500
$888,636 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
WTA 250
$239,477 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
April 11 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying Round
April 18 Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA 500
$703,580 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
İstanbul Cup
Istanbul, Turkey
WTA 250 
$239,477 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
April 25
May 2		 Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA 1000 (Mandatory)
Clay (Red) – 64S/48Q/30D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

May[]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 9 Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)
Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
May 16 Morocco Open
Rabat, Morocco
WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
May 23
May 30		 French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay (Red) – 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles –
Mixed		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
/
vs
/

June[]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 6 Rosmalen Open
s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
WTA 250 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Nottingham Open
Nottingham, United Kingdom
WTA 250 – Grass – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
June 13 German Open
Berlin, Germany
WTA 500 – Grass – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, United Kingdom
WTA 250 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
June 20 Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA 500 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Bad Homburg Open
Bad Homburg, Germany
WTA 250 – Grass – 32S/8Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
June 27
July 4		 Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass – 128S/128Q/64D/48X
Singles – Doubles –
Mixed		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
/
vs
/

July[]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 11 Swiss Open
Lausanne, Switzerland
WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Budapest Grand Prix
Budapest, Hungary
WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
July 18 Hamburg European Open
Hamburg, Germany
WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Palermo International
Palermo, Italy
WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
July 25 Poland Open
Gdynia, Poland
WTA 250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
WTA 250 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

August[]

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 1 Silicon Valley Classic
San Jose, United States
WTA 500 – Hard – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
August 8 Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)
Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
August 15 Cincinnati Open
Mason, United States
WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)
Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
August 22 Tennis in the Land
Cleveland, United States
WTA 250 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Granby Championships
Granby, Canada
WTA 250 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
August 29
September 5		 US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles –
Mixed		 vs vs
vs 		vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
/
vs
/

September[]

October[]

November[]

Affected tournaments[]

The COVID-19 pandemic affected tournaments on both the ATP and WTA tours. The following tournaments were cancelled due to the pandemic or other reasons.

Week of Tournament Status
January 3 Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA 500
Hard
Cancelled[8][9][10]
Auckland Open
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA 250
Hard
Shenzhen Open
Shenzhen, China
WTA 250
Hard
January 10 Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
WTA 250
Hard
Cancelled[11]
January 31 Thailand Open
Hua Hin, Thailand
WTA 250
Hard
Cancelled
October 17 Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA 500
Hard (i)
Suspended due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine[12]

Statistical information[]

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2022 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy), the WTA Premier tournaments (WTA 1000 and WTA 500), and the WTA 250. The players/nations are sorted by:

  1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
  2. cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two WTA 1000 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half WTA 1000 win, one WTA 1000 win equalling two WTA 500 wins, one WTA 500 win equalling two WTA 250 wins);
  3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
  4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key[]

Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA 1000 (Mandatory)
WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)
WTA 500
WTA 250

Titles won by player[]

Total Player Grand Slam Year-end WTA 1000 WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
3  Ashleigh Barty (AUS) ● ● ● 2 1 0
2  Iga Świątek (POL) ● ● 2 0 0
2  Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) ● ● 0 2 0
2  Jessica Pegula (USA) ● ● 0 2 0
1  Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) ● 0 1 0
1  Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) ● 0 0 1
1  Xu Yifan (CHN) ● 0 1 0
1  Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) ● 0 1 0
1  Coco Gauff (USA) ● 0 1 0
1  Paula Badosa (ESP) ● 1 0 0
1  Anett Kontaveit (EST) ● 1 0 0
1  Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) ● 1 0 0
1  Anna Danilina (KAZ) ● 0 1 0
1  Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) ● 0 1 0
1  Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) ● 0 1 0
1  Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) ● 0 1 0
1  Caty McNally (USA) ● 0 1 0
1  Elise Mertens (BEL) ● 0 1 0
1  Storm Sanders (AUS) ● 0 1 0
1  Amanda Anisimova (USA) ● 1 0 0
1  Leylah Fernandez (CAN) ● 1 0 0
1  Simona Halep (ROU) ● 1 0 0
1  Madison Keys (USA) ● 1 0 0
1  Sloane Stephens (USA) ● 1 0 0
1  Zhang Shuai (CHN) ● 1 0 0
1  Kaitlyn Christian (USA) ● 0 1 0
1  Catherine Harrison (USA) ● 0 1 0
1  Eri Hozumi (JPN) ● 0 1 0
1  Lidziya Marozava (BLR) ● 0 1 0
1  Asia Muhammad (USA) ● 0 1 0
1  Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) ● 0 1 0
1  Bernarda Pera (USA) ● 0 1 0
1  Sabrina Santamaria (USA) ● 0 1 0
1  Laura Siegemund (GER) ● 0 1 0
1 Main Page Vera Zvonareva ● 0 1 0

Titles won by nation[]

Total Nation Grand Slam Year-end WTA 1000 WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
9  United States (USA) 1 1 3 4 3 6 0
3  Australia (AUS) 1 1 1 2 1 0
2  Poland (POL) 1 1 2 0 0
2  Czech Republic (CZE) 1 1 0 2 0
2  China (CHN) 1 1 1 1 0
2  Russia (RUS)[b] 2 0 2 0
2  Japan (JPN) 2 0 2 0
1  France (FRA) 1 0 0 1
1  Estonia (EST) 1 1 0 0
1  Latvia (LAT) 1 1 0 0
1  Spain (ESP) 1 1 0 0
1  Belgium (BEL) 1 0 1 0
1  Brazil (BRA) 1 0 1 0
1  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 0 1 0
1  Canada (CAN) 1 1 0 0
1  Romania (ROU) 1 1 0 0
1  Belarus (BLR)[c] 1 0 1 0
1  Germany (GER) 1 0 1 0
  1. ^ a b c d These tournaments are still distributed by points:
    • 1000 points (WTA 1000; mandatory)
    • 900 points (WTA 1000; non-mandatory)
    • 470 points (WTA 500)
    • 280 points (WTA 250)
  2. ^ From 1 March, titles won by Russian players will not be counted towards Russia's tally.
  3. ^ From 1 March, titles won by Belarussian players will not be counted towards Belarus' tally.

Titles information[]

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Doubles

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles

Best ranking[]

The following players achieved their career high ranking in this season inside top 50 (players who made their top 10 debut indicated in bold).[a]:

Singles
  • United States Shelby Rogers (reached place No. 36 on January 10)
  • United States Ann Li (reached place No. 44 on January 10)
  • Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (reached place No. 12 on January 17)
  • United States Coco Gauff (reached place No. 16 on January 17)
  • United States Danielle Collins (reached place No. 10 on January 31)
  • Switzerland Jil Teichmann (reached place No. 31 on January 31)
  • Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina (reached place No. 48 on January 31)
  • Canada Leylah Fernandez (reached place No. 19 on February 7)
  • Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo (reached place No. 32 on February 7)
  • Denmark Clara Tauson (reached place No. 33 on February 7)
  • United Kingdom Emma Raducanu (reached place No. 12 on February 14)
  • United States Jessica Pegula (reached place No. 14 on February 14)
  • Czech Republic Tereza Martincová (reached place No. 40 on February 14)
  • Ukraine Marta Kostyuk (reached place No. 49 on February 14)
  • Spain Paula Badosa (reached place No. 4 on February 21)
  • Australia Ajla Tomljanović (reached place No. 38 on February 21)
  • Italy Jasmine Paolini (reached place No. 44 on February 21)
  • Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (reached place No. 2 on February 28)
  • Estonia Anett Kontaveit (reached place No. 5 on February 28)
  • Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek (reached place No. 22 on February 28)
  • Switzerland Viktorija Golubic (reached place No. 35 on February 28)
  • Spain Nuria Párrizas Díaz (reached place No. 45 on March 7)
  • Poland Iga Świątek (reached place No. 2 on March 21)
  • Greece Maria Sakkari (reached place No. 3 on March 21)
  • Main Page Veronika Kudermetova (reached place No. 23 on March 21)
  • Main Page Ludmilla Samsonova (reached place No. 30 on March 21)
  • Colombia Camila Osorio (reached place No. 34 on March 21)
Doubles
  • Serbia Nina Stojanović (reached place No. 37 on January 17)
  • China Zhang Shuai (reached place No. 7 on January 31)
  • United States Desirae Krawczyk (reached place No. 15 on January 31)
  • United States Caroline Dolehide (reached place No. 22 on January 31)
  • Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok (reached place No. 29 on January 31)
  • Romania Raluca Olaru (reached place No. 30 on January 31)
  • Poland Iga Świątek (reached place No. 29 on February 14)
  • Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok (reached place No. 29 on February 21)
  • Australia Ellen Perez (reached place No. 33 on February 21)
  • United States Bernarda Pera (reached place No. 35 on February 21)
  • Poland Magda Linette (reached place No. 42 on February 21)
  • Norway Ulrikke Eikeri (reached place No. 43 on February 21)
  • Main Page Natela Dzalamidze (reached place No. 45 on February 21)
  • Croatia Petra Martić (reached place No. 49 on February 21)
  • Japan Shuko Aoyama (reached place No. 4 on February 28)
  • Main Page Veronika Kudermetova (reached place No. 6 on February 28)
  • United States Coco Gauff (reached place No. 10 on February 28)
  • United States Caty McNally (reached place No. 13 on February 28)
  • Australia Storm Sanders (reached place No. 17 on February 28)
  • Kazakhstan Anna Danilina (reached place No. 20 on February 28)
  • New Zealand Erin Routliffe (reached place No. 33 on February 28)
  • Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia (reached place No. 34 on February 28)
  • United States Shelby Rogers (reached place No. 40 on February 28)
  • United States Jessica Pegula (reached place No. 28 on March 7)
  • Japan Ena Shibahara (reached place No. 4 on March 21)
  • Mexico Giuliana Olmos (reached place No. 17 on March 21)
  • Czech Republic Marie Bouzková (reached place No. 26 on March 21)

Points distribution[]

Points are awarded as follows:

Category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Grand Slam (S) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Grand Slam (D) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 10 – 40 – – –
WTA Finals (S) 1500* 1080* 750* (+125 per Round Robin Match; +125 per Round Robin Win)
WTA Finals (D) 1500* 1080* 750* (+125 per Round Robin Match; +125 per Round Robin Win)
WTA 1000 (96S) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 35 10 30 – 20 2
WTA 1000 (64/60S) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 10 – 30 – 20 2
WTA 1000 (32/28D) 1000 650 390 215 120 10 – – – – – –
WTA 1000 (56S) 900 585 350 190 105 60 1 – 30 – 20 1
WTA 1000 (28D) 900 585 350 190 105 1 – – – – – –
WTA Elite Trophy (S) 700* 440* 240* (+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win)
WTA 500 (56S) 470 305 185 100 55 30 1 – 25 – 13 1
WTA 500 (32S) 470 305 185 100 55 1 – – 25 18 13 1
WTA 500 (16D) 470 305 185 100 1 – – – – – – –
WTA 250 (32S, 32Q) 280 180 110 60 30 1 – – 18 14 10 1
WTA 250 (32S, 16Q) 280 180 110 60 30 1 – – 18 – 12 1
WTA 250 (16D) 280 180 110 60 1 – – – – – – –

S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.

WTA Rankings[]

These are the WTA Rankings and yearly WTA Race Rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players and doubles teams.

Singles[]

WTA Rankings (Singles), as of 21 March 2022[13]
No. Player Points Move†
1  Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 7,980 Steady
2  Iga Świątek (POL) 5,776 Increase 2
3  Maria Sakkari (GRE) 5,085 Increase 3
4  Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) 5,033 Decrease 2
5 Aryna Sabalenka 4,862 Decrease 2
6  Paula Badosa (ESP) 4,790 Increase 1
7  Anett Kontaveit (EST) 4,686 Decrease 2
8  Karolína Plíšková (CZE) 4,252 Steady
9  Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 3,190 Steady
10  Ons Jabeur (TUN) 2,975 Steady
11  Danielle Collins (USA) 2,971 Steady
12  Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) 2,860 Steady
13  Emma Raducanu (GBR) 2,699 Steady
14 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2,473 Steady
15  Angelique Kerber (GER) 2,352 Increase 1
16 Victoria Azarenka 2,336 Decrease 1
17  Cori Gauff (USA) 2,280 Steady
18  Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2,261 Increase 2
19  Simona Halep (ROU) 2,221 Increase 7
20  Elina Svitolina (UKR) 2,216 Decrease 2

†Change since previous week's rankings


Singles Race Rankings as of 21 March 2022[14]
No. Player Points Move† Tourn
1  Iga Świątek (POL) 2,920 Increase 1 5
2  Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 2,470 Decrease 1 2
3  Maria Sakkari (GRE) 1,600 Increase 4 5
4  Anett Kontaveit (EST) 1,375 Decrease 1 5
5  Madison Keys (USA) 1,307 Increase 1 6
6  Danielle Collins (USA) 1,301 Decrease 2 3
7  Paula Badosa (ESP) 1,,207 Increase 2 6
8  Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) 1,146 Decrease 3 6
9  Simona Halep (ROU) 1,096 Increase 1 5
10  Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) 895 Decrease 2 5
11 Main Page Veronika Kudermetova 832 Steady 6
12  Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 701 Increase 7 6
13  Sorana Cîrstea (ROU) 616 Increase 3 7
14  Amanda Anisimova (USA) 616 Decrease 1 5
15  Jessica Pegula (USA) 602 Decrease 3 6
16 Main Page Daria Kasatkina 596 Decrease 2 6
17  Elise Mertens (BEL) 566 Decrease 2 6
18  Kaia Kanepi (EST) 525 Increase 2 3
19  Alizé Cornet (FRA) 504 Decrease 2 7
20 Main Page Aryna Sabalenka 497 Decrease 2 6

Number 1 ranking[]

Holder Date gained Date forfeited
 Ashleigh Barty (AUS) Year end 2021 Present

Doubles[]

WTA Rankings (Doubles individual), as of 21 March 2022[15]
No. Player Points Move‡
1  Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) 8,625 Steady
2  Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) 8,005 Steady
3  Elise Mertens (BEL) 7,040 Steady
4  Ena Shibahara (JPN) 5,755 Increase 1
5  Shuko Aoyama (JPN) 5,455 Decrease 1
6 Veronika Kudermetova 5,150 Steady
7  Su-wei Hsieh (TPE) 4,985 Steady
8  Shuai Zhang (CHN) 4,945 Steady
9  Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) 4,675 Steady
10  Cori Gauff (USA) 3,860 Steady
11  Samantha Stosur (AUS) 3,663 Steady
12  Luisa Stefani (BRA) 3,590 Steady
13  Catherine McNally (USA) 3,530 Increase 2
14  Darija Jurak Schreiber (CRO) 3,400 Decrease 1
15  Andreja Klepač (SLO) 3,390 Decrease 1
16  Demi Schuurs (NED) 3,270 Steady
17  Giuliana Olmos (MEX) 3,210 Increase 4
18  Storm Sanders (AUS) 3,185 Decrease 1
19  Lucie Hradecká (CZE) 3,115 Decrease 1
20  Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 3,006 Decrease 1

‡Change since previous week's rankings


Doubles Race Rankings as of 21 March 2022[16]
No. Player Points Move† Tourn
1  Barbora Krejčíková (CZE)
 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) 		2,190 Steady 2
2  Anna Danilina (KAZ)
 Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 		1,885 Steady 4
3 Main Page Veronika Kudermetova
 Elise Mertens (BEL) 		1,845 Steady 4
4  Xu Yifan (CHN)
 Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) 		1,612 Increase 2 6
5  Coco Gauff (USA)
 Jessica Pegula (USA) 		1,000 Decrease 1 2
6  Shuko Aoyama (JPN)
 Ena Shibahara (JPN) 		966 Decrease 1 3
7  Storm Sanders (AUS)
 Caroline Dolehide (USA) 		645 Steady 1
8  Alicja Rosolska (POL)
 Erin Routliffe (NZL) 		605 Decrease 1 2
9  Eri Hozumi (JPN)
 Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 		594 Increase 2 3
10  Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)
 Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) 		547 Decrease 2 8

Number 1 ranking[]

Holder Date gained Date forfeited
 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) Year end 2021 Present

Prize money leaders[]

Prize money in US$ as of 21 March 2022[17]
# Player Singles Doubles Mixed doubles Year-to-date
1.  Iga Świątek (POL) $2,333,165 $0 $0 $2,333,165
2.  Ashleigh Barty (AUS) $2,271,220 $18,100 $0 $2,289,320
3.  Danielle Collins (USA) $1,191,268 $24,548 $0 $1,215,816
4.  Maria Sakkari (GRE) $1,084,994 $16,315 $0 $1,101,309
5.  Madison Keys (USA) $893,385 $16,315 $0 $909,700
6.  Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) $507,996 $264,543 $0 $772,539
7.  Paula Badosa (ESP) $738,245 $6,250 $0 $744,495
8.  Simona Halep (ROU) $670,100 $12,180 $0 $682,280
9. Veronika Kudermetova $446,083 $135,214 $0 $581,297
10.  Jessica Pegula (USA) $480,751 $97,432 $2,427 $580,610

Comebacks[]

  • Poland Marta Domachowska (born 16 January 1986 in Warsaw, Poland): In an interview with Polsat Sport, Domachowska indicated she plans to return to the professional circuit after eight years away from the WTA Tour, following an appearance at a Polish tennis tournament in fall 2021, where she rediscovered the thrill of playing.[18]
  • Belgium Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989 in Lier, Belgium): After retreating from the tour due to pregnancy in October 2020 following the 2020 French Open, Wickmayer rejoined the professional circuit in her first tournament of the year at an International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Porto in February 2022. In an interview with Sporza, she noted she still retained her passion for the game during her maternity leave and plans to remain on tour until at least the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she hopes to compete.[19]
  • Main Page Alla Kudryavtseva

Retirements[]

Ashleigh Barty (pictured in 2018) retired as the world No. 1 and reigning champion at two Grand Slam tournaments.
  • Australia Ashleigh Barty (born 24 April 1996 in Ipswich, Australia) turned professional in 2010. A junior world No. 2, Barty won the girls' singles title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and competed on the WTA Tour from 2012 to 2014, focusing mainly on doubles. Partnering Casey Dellacqua, Barty finished as a runner-up at three Grand Slam tournaments - the 2013 Australian Open, 2013 Wimbledon Championships, and 2013 US Open - won two WTA doubles titles, and reached a peak doubles ranking of No. 12 in the world, on 21 October 2013; her highest singles ranking was No. 129 in the world, achieved on 30 September 2013. At the end of the 2014 season, Barty announced that she would "take a break" from tennis, citing exhaustion, and focused on cricket for two years, playing for the Brisbane Heat in the WBBL. She announced her return to tennis in February 2016, and began to make her breakthrough in 2017. She won her maiden WTA singles title at the 2017 Malaysian Open, and won multiple doubles titles at WTA 1000 level and above in 2018, including her maiden Grand Slam title at the 2018 US Open, partnering CoCo Vandeweghe. Barty began to make great strides in her singles game from the start of 2019, winning the singles title at the 2019 Miami Open, a WTA 1000 event, before winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the 2019 French Open. Barty would rise to the world No. 1 ranking for the first time on 24 June 2019, and would hold it continuously from 9 September 2019 until the date of her retirement. In total, Barty would win 16 WTA Tour singles titles - including two further Grand Slam titles at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and the 2022 Australian Open, becoming the first Australian woman to win the home Slam since Chris O'Neil in 1978, and the 2019 WTA Finals - and would win a total 12 WTA Tour doubles titles, reaching a career-high doubles ranking of No. 5 in the world on 21 May 2018. Barty would hold the WTA world No. 1 ranking for a total of 120 weeks, the seventh longest stint in history; 113 of these weeks were consecutive, which is the fifth longest consecutive run at No. 1 in history, tied with Chris Evert. Barty announced her retirement on 23 March 2022, citing a lack of desire to compete in an interview with friend and former doubles partner Dellacqua, becoming the second player to retire as the world No. 1, after Justine Henin in 2008.[20]
  • United States Kristie Ahn (born 15 June 1992 in Flushing, New York City, New York, United States) turned professional in May 2008, and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 87 in the world on 30 September 2019; she also reached No. 199 in doubles on 24 April 2017. She won seven singles titles on the ITF Tour, including a 80K title at the 2017 Tyler Challenge; she also won two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best result at a Grand Slam tournament was a fourth round finish at the 2019 US Open, defeating former top ten players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Jeļena Ostapenko before losing to Elise Mertens. Ahn announced her retirement on 5 March 2022 on Instagram.[21]
  • United States Catherine "CiCi" Bellis (born 8 April 1999 in San Francisco, United States) turned professional in September 2016 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 35 in the world on 14 August 2017. She won one WTA 125K singles title at the 2016 Hawaii Open, and also won seven ITF singles titles; she won two doubles titles on the ITF circuit, reaching a career-high doubles ranking of No. 149 on 17 July 2017. At Grand Slams, she reached the third round of the 2016 US Open, 2017 French Open, and the 2020 Australian Open, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships in doubles. After an injury-marred career, Bellis announced her retirement on 20 January 2022.[22]
  • India Sania Mirza (born 19 November 1986 in Mumbai, India) turned professional in February 2003. Mirza reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 27 in the world, achieved on 27 August 2007, and won one WTA Tour singles title, at the 2005 Hyderabad Open; she also won 14 singles titles on the ITF Tour. In singles, she reached the fourth round of the 2005 US Open. Known primarily for her doubles success, Mirza is a former doubles World No. 1, first achieving the ranking on 13 April 2015, winning 43 WTA Tour doubles titles. This included three Grand Slam titles, at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, 2015 US Open, and 2016 Australian Open, all partnering Martina Hingis; she also won three Grand Slam Mixed doubles titles, at the 2009 Australian Open and the 2012 French Open, partnering Mahesh Bhupathi, and at the 2014 US Open, partnering Bruno Soares. Mirza announced her retirement after a first round loss at the Australian Open, stating that 2022 will be her last season on tour.[23]
Samantha Stosur (pictured in 2019) is a former world No. 4 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles.
  • China Peng Shuai (born 8 January 1986 in Xiangtan, China) turned professional in June 2001. Peng had a career-high singles ranking of No. 14 in the world, achieved on 22 August 2011, and was a former doubles World No. 1, first attaining the ranking on 17 February 2014. She won two WTA singles titles, and reached the semifinals of the 2014 US Open. In addition, Peng also won 23 doubles titles, including two Grand Slams, at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and the 2014 French Open, both partnering Hsieh Su-wei. In November 2021, Peng made an allegation of sexual assault against retired Chinese politician Zhang Gaoli on Weibo, and subsequently disappeared from the public eye, with her post being subject to blanket censorship in China. In February 2022, in an interview with French publication L'Équipe, conducted in the presence of officials from the Chinese Olympic Committee, Peng retracted her allegation of sexual assault, describing the events as a "misunderstanding". She also announced her retirement from the sport at the conclusion of the 2022 Winter Olympics, citing injuries and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as reasons for her decision.[24]
  • Latvia Anastasija Sevastova (born 13 April 1990 in Liepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union; now Latvia) turned professional in April 2006. Known as a junior prodigy, Sevastova quickly rose through the rankings, reaching No. 36 in the world by February 2011, winning her maiden title at the 2010 Estoril Open, and reached the fourth round of the 2011 Australian Open. Despite this, she retired in May 2013 due to a series of injuries and depression. Following a period of recovery, Sevastova returned to the sport in January 2015, and experienced increased levels of success. In total, she won four WTA Tour singles titles, including one on home soil at the 2019 Baltic Open, and reached the final of the 2018 China Open, a Premier Mandatory event; she also won 13 singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF circuit. Later in her career, she was known for her success at the US Open, reaching the quarterfinals in 2016 and 2017, and the semifinals in 2018; she also reached the fourth round of the 2019 Australian Open and the 2019 French Open. Sevastova reached a career-high ranking of No. 11 in the world on 15 October 2018. Sevastova announced in an interview on Latvijas Televīzija on 3 February 2022 that she would take an indefinite hiatus from the sport due to injuries and a lack of confidence, with no guarantee of return.
  • Australia Samantha Stosur (born 30 March 1984 in Brisbane, Australia) turned professional in October 1998. Stosur had a career-high singles ranking of No. 4 in the world, achieved on 21 February 2011, and was a former doubles World No. 1, first attaining the ranking on 6 February 2006. She won nine WTA singles titles, including the 2011 US Open, and also reached the final of the 2010 French Open. Known for her doubles prowess, Stosur won 28 WTA doubles titles, including Grand Slam titles at the 2005 US Open, 2006 French Open, 2019 Australian Open, and the 2021 US Open; she also won Grand Slam titles in Mixed doubles at the 2005 Australian Open, and the 2008 and 2014 Wimbledon Championships. Stosur announced on 29 December 2021 that the 2022 Australian Open will be her last singles event, retiring from singles after a second-round loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and that 2022 will be her final year on the doubles circuit.[25]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Name and ranking in bold means the player entered top 10 for the first time, and only the ranking in bold means the player had entered top 10 before, but it's his/her highest ranking.

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