2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1

See also: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 2

The 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 was one of two tournaments of the Melbourne Summer Set. The Melbourne Summer Set 1 featured an ATP Tour 250 tournament and a WTA 250 tournament, both played on hardcourts and as part of the 2022 WTA Tour.

2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1
Date	4–9 January
Edition	1st
Category	ATP Tour 250 WTA 250
Draw	28S / 24D (ATP) 32S / 16D (WTA)
Prize money	$521,000 (ATP) $239,477 (WTA)
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Champions
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
Simona Halep
Men's doubles
Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski
Women's doubles
Asia Muhammad / Jessica Pegula

Rafael Nadal won the men's singles title to earn his 89th career ATP title and his first in Australia since 2009.^[1][2] Simona Halep won the women's singles title to earn her 23rd career WTA title and first title in Australia.^[3]

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Men's singles

• Rafael Nadal def. Maxime Cressy 7–6^(8–6), 6–3

Women's singles

Main article: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Women's singles

• Simona Halep def. Veronika Kudermetova 6–2, 6–3

Men's doubles

Main article: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Men's doubles

• Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski def. Aleksandr Nedovyesov / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

Main article: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Women's doubles

• Asia Muhammad / Jessica Pegula def. Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini 6–3, 6–1

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Men's singles	250	150	90	45	20	0	12	6	0
Men's doubles*						0	—	—	—
Women's singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Women's doubles*					1	—	—	—	—

_{*per team}

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q2	Q1
Men's singles	$87,370	$48,365	$27,220	$15,490	$8,890	$5,200	$2,540	$1,320
Men's doubles *	$23,370	$13,210	$7,630	$4,320	$2,540	$1,520	—	—
Women's singles	$31,000	$18,037	$10,100	$5,800	$3,675	$2,675	$1,950	$1,270
Women's doubles*	$10,800	$6,300	$3,800	$2,300	$1,750	—	—	—

ATP singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ESP	Rafael Nadal	6	1
USA	Reilly Opelka	26	2
BUL	Grigor Dimitrov	28	3
BEL	David Goffin	39	4
FRA	Benoît Paire	46	5
BLR	Ilya Ivashka	48	6
GER	Dominik Koepfer	54	7
USA	Mackenzie McDonald	55	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 27 December 2021

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Nick Kyrgios
• Andy Murray
• Christopher O'Connell

The following player received entry as an alternate:

• Emil Ruusuvuori

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ričardas Berankis
• Maxime Cressy
• Rinky Hijikata
• Andreas Seppi

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Sebastián Báez
• Henri Laaksonen

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Alexander Bublik → replaced by Peter Gojowczyk
• Lloyd Harris → replaced by Alex Molčan
• Ilya Ivashka → replaced by Sebastián Báez
• Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Henri Laaksonen
• Kei Nishikori → replaced by Emil Ruusuvuori

During the tournament

• Tallon Griekspoor

Retirements

• Benoît Paire

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
NED	Wesley Koolhof	GBR	Neal Skupski	41	1
RSA	Raven Klaasen	JPN	Ben McLachlan	63	2
ESA	Marcelo Arévalo	NED	Jean-Julien Rojer	69	3
KAZ	Andrey Golubev	CRO	Franko Škugor	81	4
GBR	Dominic Inglot	GBR	Ken Skupski	116	5
KAZ	Aleksandr Nedovyesov	PAK	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	122	6
MON	Romain Arneodo	GER	Andreas Mies	129	7
AUS	Matt Reid	AUS	Jordan Thompson	273	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 27 December 2021

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Norbert Gombos / Alex Molčan
• Marc Polmans / Alexei Popyrin

The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:

• Altuğ Çelikbilek / Yannick Maden

The following pairs received entry as alternates:

• Sebastián Báez / Tomás Martín Etcheverry
• Facundo Bagnis / Bernabé Zapata Miralles
• Altuğ Çelikbilek / Yannick Maden
• Rinky Hijikata / Christopher O'Connell
• Jozef Kovalík / Sergiy Stakhovsky
• Jaume Munar / Rafael Nadal

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Romain Arneodo / Benoît Paire → replaced by Jaume Munar / Rafael Nadal
• Alexander Bublik / Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Mackenzie McDonald / Reilly Opelka
• Marco Cecchinato / Andreas Seppi → replaced by Altuğ Çelikbilek / Yannick Maden
• Marcus Daniell / Marcelo Demoliner → replaced by Marcus Daniell / Denis Kudla
• Lloyd Harris / Alexei Popyrin → replaced by Rinky Hijikata / Christopher O'Connell
• Ilya Ivashka / Andrei Vasilevski → replaced by Jozef Kovalík / Sergiy Stakhovsky
• Fabrice Martin / Andreas Mies → replaced by Romain Arneodo / Andreas Mies
• Adrian Mannarino / Hugo Nys → replaced by Facundo Bagnis / Bernabé Zapata Miralles
• Denys Molchanov / David Vega Hernández → replaced by Ričardas Berankis / Denys Molchanov
• Marc Polmans / Alexei Popyrin → replaced by Sebastián Báez / Tomás Martín Etcheverry

During the tournament

• Romain Arneodo / Andreas Mies
• Jaume Munar / Rafael Nadal

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
JPN	Naomi Osaka	13	1
ROU	Simona Halep	20	2
RUS	Veronika Kudermetova	31	3
ITA	Camila Giorgi	33	4
RUS	Liudmila Samsonova	38	5
SUI	Viktorija Golubic	43	6
CZE	Tereza Martincová	48	7
CZE	Kateřina Siniaková	49	8
USA	Alison Riske	51	9

• ¹ Rankings as of 27 December 2021

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Seone Mendez
• Lizette Cabrera
• Arina Rodionova

The following player received entry as an alternate:

• Lauren Davis

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Destanee Aiava
• Anna Bondár
• Nao Hibino
• Viktória Kužmová
• Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
• Zheng Qinwen

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Mai Hontama

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Camila Giorgi → replaced by Lauren Davis
• Camila Osorio → replaced by Mai Hontama
• Emma Raducanu → replaced by Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Jil Teichmann → replaced by Maryna Zanevska

During the tournament

• Naomi Osaka

WTA doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
RUS	Veronika Kudermetova	BEL	Elise Mertens	18	1
USA	Asia Muhammad	USA	Jessica Pegula	95	2
SVK	Viktória Kužmová	RUS	Vera Zvonareva	102	3
BEL	Greet Minnen	AUS	Ellen Perez	119	4
JPN	Miyu Kato	USA	Sabrina Santamaria	138	5

• ¹ Rankings as of 27 December 2021

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Destanee Aiava / Lizette Cabrera
• Gabriella Da Silva-Fick / Olivia Tjandramulia

The following pairs received entry as alternates into the doubles main draw:

• Desirae Krawczyk / Christina McHale
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich / Anastasija Sevastova

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Veronika Kudermetova / Elise Mertens → replaced by Desirae Krawczyk / Christina McHale
• Elixane Lechemia / Ingrid Neel → replaced by Vivian Heisen / Ingrid Neel
• Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich / Anastasija Sevastova

During the tournament

• Daria Kasatkina / Liudmila Samsonova

See also

• 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 2