2022 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Andrey Rublev defeated Jiří Veselý in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles title at the 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships. It was Rublev's tenth career singles title. Veselý entered the tournament ranked as the world No. 123, and was the lowest-ranked finalist in the tournament's history.

Men's singles
2022 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Andrey Rublev
Runner-up	Jiří Veselý
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

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Aslan Karatsev was the defending champion,^[1] but lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.

This tournament marked Novak Djokovic’s first appearance of the season, as he was unable to compete at the Australian Open due to the cancellation of his visa. As a result of his quarterfinal loss to Veselý, Djokovic lost the world No. 1 ranking to Daniil Medvedev.^[2]

Seeds

1. Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
2. Andrey Rublev (champion)
3. Félix Auger-Aliassime (withdrew)
4. Jannik Sinner (quarterfinals)
5. Hubert Hurkacz (semifinals)
6. Denis Shapovalov (semifinals)
7. Aslan Karatsev (first round)
8. Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Jiří Veselý	67	77	77
	6	Denis Shapovalov	79	62	63
								Q	Jiří Veselý	3	4
								2	Andrey Rublev	6	6
	5	Hubert Hurkacz	6	5	65
	2	Andrey Rublev	3	7	77

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	N Djokovic	6	6
	WC	L Musetti	3	3				1	N Djokovic	6	77
		K Khachanov	6	61	7				K Khachanov	3	62
		A de Minaur	3	77	5										1	N Djokovic	4	64
	Q	J Veselý	6	77											Q	J Veselý	6	77
		M Čilić	4	63				Q	J Veselý	6	6
		A Rinderknech	3	4				8	R Bautista Agut	2	4
	8	R Bautista Agut	6	6																		Q	J Veselý	67	77	77
	LL	A Popyrin	6	6																		6	D Shapovalov	79	62	63
		N Basilashvili	2	3				LL	A Popyrin	4	67
		J-L Struff	1	6	3			Q	R Berankis	6	79
	Q	R Berankis	6	3	6										Q	R Berankis	64	3
		D Goffin	3	65											6	D Shapovalov	77	6
	Q	T Daniel	6	77				Q	T Daniel	4	3
		M Fucsovics	6	4	5			6	D Shapovalov	6	6
	6	D Shapovalov	4	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	H Hurkacz	6	6
		A Bublik	3	1				5	H Hurkacz	6	6
	LL	A Molčan	6	6				LL	A Molčan	3	2
		L Harris	3	3											5	H Hurkacz	6	6
	WC	A Murray	64	6	7										4	J Sinner	3	3
	Q	C O'Connell	77	3	5			WC	A Murray	5	2
		A Davidovich Fokina	6	66	3			4	J Sinner	7	6
	4	J Sinner	4	78	6																	5	H Hurkacz	6	5	65
	7	A Karatsev	5	3																		2	A Rublev	3	7	77
		M McDonald	7	6					M McDonald	6	79
		F Krajinović	64	6	6				F Krajinović	4	67
	WC	M Jaziri	77	2	4											M McDonald	6	3	1
		I Ivashka	3	2											2	A Rublev	2	6	6
		S-w Kwon	6	6					S-w Kwon	6	0	3
		D Evans	4	5				2	A Rublev	4	6	6
	2	A Rublev	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Alexei Popyrin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Emil Ruusuvuori (withdrew)
3. Alex Molčan (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Henri Laaksonen (first round)
5. João Sousa (first round)
6. Ričardas Berankis (qualified)
7. Taro Daniel (qualified)
8. Jiří Veselý (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Jiří Veselý
2. Ričardas Berankis
3. Taro Daniel
4. Christopher O'Connell

Lucky loser

1. Alexei Popyrin
2. Alex Molčan

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Alexei Popyrin	7	6
		Altuğ Çelikbilek	5	2
								1	Alexei Popyrin	64	78	2
								8	Jiří Veselý	77	66	6
	WC	Hady Habib	1	7	3
	8	Jiří Veselý	6	5	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Pavel Kotov	6	7
		Egor Gerasimov	4	5
								Alt	Pavel Kotov	66	7	4
								6	Ričardas Berankis	78	5	6
	WC	Carlos Gómez-Herrera	3	6	5
	6	Ričardas Berankis	6	4	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alex Molčan	77	6
	WC	Mohamed Safwat	62	3
								3	Alex Molčan	3	63
								7	Taro Daniel	6	77
		Elias Ymer	1	4
	7	Taro Daniel	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Henri Laaksonen	3	5
		Christopher O'Connell	6	7
									Christopher O'Connell	6	6
								PR	Yuki Bhambri	3	4
	PR	Yuki Bhambri	6	3	77
	5	João Sousa	3	6	65