2022 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles

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Borna Ćorić defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 7–6^(7–0), 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 Cincinnati Masters. It was his first Masters 1000 title,^[1] and his first title overall since the 2018 Halle Open. Ranked No. 152 in the world and using a protected ranking for entry, Ćorić became the lowest ranked player to win a Masters event since the series' inception in 1990. He defeated five seeded players en route to the title.

Men's singles
2022 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Borna Ćorić
Runner-up	Stefanos Tsitsipas
Score	7–6(7–0), 6–2
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Alexander Zverev was the reigning champion,^[2][3] but did not participate due to a long-term ankle injury.

Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev were in contention for the ATP No. 1 ranking.^[4] Medvedev retained the top ranking after Nadal lost in the second round to Ćorić.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.^[5]

01.   Daniil Medvedev (semifinals)

02.   Rafael Nadal (second round)

03.   Carlos Alcaraz (quarterfinals)

04.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (final)

05.   Casper Ruud (second round)

06.   Andrey Rublev (third round)

07.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (quarterfinals)

08.   Hubert Hurkacz (second round)

09.   Cameron Norrie (semifinals)

10.   Jannik Sinner (third round)

11.   Taylor Fritz (quarterfinals)

12.   Matteo Berrettini (first round)

13.   Diego Schwartzman (third round)

14.   Marin Čilić (third round)

15.   Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

16.   Grigor Dimitrov (first round)

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
• 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Daniil Medvedev	77	6
	11	Taylor Fritz	61	3
								1	Daniil Medvedev	66	6	3
								4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	78	3	6
	4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	77	5	6
		John Isner	65	7	3
															4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	60	2
															PR	Borna Ćorić	77	6
	9	Cameron Norrie	77	64	6
	3	Carlos Alcaraz	64	77	4
								9	Cameron Norrie	3	4
								PR	Borna Ćorić	6	6
	7	Félix Auger-Aliassime	4	4
	PR	Borna Ćorić	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	D Medvedev	6	7
		B van de Zandschulp	6	4	6				B van de Zandschulp	4	5
		M Cressy	2	6	4										1	D Medvedev	7	7
		T Paul	6	6												D Shapovalov	5	5
		J Brooksby	3	2					T Paul	6	4	3
		D Shapovalov	77	6					D Shapovalov	3	6	6
	16	G Dimitrov	64	3																		1	D Medvedev	77	6
	11	T Fritz	6	6																		11	T Fritz	61	3
		S Báez	1	1				11	T Fritz	6	6
		N Kyrgios	7	6					N Kyrgios	3	2
		A Davidovich Fokina	5	4											11	T Fritz	64	6	7
		A Ramos Viñolas	2	3											6	A Rublev	77	2	5
	LL	F Fognini	6	6				LL	F Fognini	79	63	2
								6	A Rublev	67	77	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	S Tsitsipas	6	6
		F Krajinović	6	6					F Krajinović	3	4
		D Evans	3	4											4	S Tsitsipas	6	6
		A Karatsev	7	7											13	D Schwartzman	3	3
		B Nakashima	5	5					A Karatsev	63	6	2
		A Molčan	7	4	2			13	D Schwartzman	77	3	6
	13	D Schwartzman	5	6	6																	4	S Tsitsipas	77	5	6
	12	M Berrettini	63	6	65																		J Isner	65	7	3
		F Tiafoe	77	4	77				F Tiafoe	6	1	4
		K Khachanov	3	4				WC	S Korda	4	6	6
	WC	S Korda	6	6											WC	S Korda	63	6	64
		B Bonzi	611	6	64											J Isner	77	1	77
		J Isner	713	3	77				J Isner	77	65	6
								8	H Hurkacz	65	77	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	C Ruud	3	3
	Q	L Sonego	65	6	5			WC	B Shelton	6	6
	WC	B Shelton	77	3	7										WC	B Shelton	0	2
	PR	S Wawrinka	63	7	5										9	C Norrie	6	6
		A Murray	77	5	7				A Murray	6	3	4
		H Rune	65	6	4			9	C Norrie	3	6	6
	9	C Norrie	77	4	6																	9	C Norrie	77	64	6
	14	M Čilić	6	6																		3	C Alcaraz	64	77	4
	Q	J Munar	3	3				14	M Čilić	6	65	7
		E Ruusuvuori	77	6					E Ruusuvuori	4	77	5
	WC	JJ Wolf	62	2											14	M Čilić	64	1
	WC	M McDonald	6	6											3	C Alcaraz	77	6
		N Basilashvili	0	1				WC	M McDonald	3	2
								3	C Alcaraz	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	F Auger-Aliassime	6	6
	Q	H Laaksonen	2	2					A de Minaur	3	2
		A de Minaur	6	6											7	F Auger-Aliassime	2	77	6
		P Carreño Busta	6	5	64										10	J Sinner	6	61	1
		M Kecmanović	1	7	77				M Kecmanović	5	1r
	Q	T Kokkinakis	711	4	66			10	J Sinner	7	3
	10	J Sinner	69	6	78																	7	F Auger-Aliassime	4	4
	15	R Bautista Agut	65	6	6																	PR	B Ćorić	6	6
		F Cerúndolo	77	4	2			15	R Bautista Agut	6	6
	Q	M Giron	6	6				Q	M Giron	3	3
	Q	D Goffin	3	4											15	R Bautista Agut	2	3
	PR	B Ćorić	77	6											PR	B Ćorić	6	6
	Q	L Musetti	62	3				PR	B Ćorić	711	4	6
								2	R Nadal	69	6	3

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 8, 2022. Rank and points before are as of August 15, 2022.

Points for the 2021 tournament were not mandatory and are included in the table below only if they counted towards the player's ranking as of August 15, 2022. Players who are not defending points from the 2021 tournament will instead have their 19th best result replaced by their points from the 2022 tournament.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending (or 19th best result)†	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Daniil Medvedev	6,885	360	360	6,885	Semifinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [4]
2	3	Rafael Nadal	5,620	(0)	10	5,630	Second round lost to Borna Ćorić [PR]
3	4	Carlos Alcaraz	5,045	35	180	5,190	Quarterfinals lost to Cameron Norrie [9]
4	7	Stefanos Tsitsipas	4,650	360	600	4,890	Runner-up, lost to Borna Ćorić [PR]
5	5	Casper Ruud	4,865	180	10	4,695	Second round lost to Ben Shelton [WC]
6	8	Andrey Rublev	3,630	600	90	3,120	Third round lost to Taylor Fritz [11]
7	9	Félix Auger-Aliassime	3,625	180	180	3,625	Quarterfinals lost to Borna Ćorić [PR]
8	10	Hubert Hurkacz	3,435	90	10	3,355	Second round lost to John Isner
9	11	Cameron Norrie	3,065	10	360	3,415	Semifinals lost to Borna Ćorić [PR]
10	12	Jannik Sinner	2,975	45	90	3,020	Third round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime [7]
11	13	Taylor Fritz	2,930	(20)	180	3,090	Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [1]
12	15	Matteo Berrettini	2,440	90	10	2,360	First round lost to Frances Tiafoe
13	16	Diego Schwartzman	2,200	90	90	2,200	Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [4]
14	17	Marin Čilić	2,130	45	90	2,175	Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [3]
15	19	Roberto Bautista Agut	1,760	10	90	1,840	Third round lost to Borna Ćorić [PR]
16	18	Grigor Dimitrov	1,810	90	10	1,730	First round lost to Denis Shapovalov

† This column shows either the player's points from the 2021 tournament or his 19th best result (shown in brackets). Only ranking points counting towards the player's ranking as of August 15, 2022, are reflected in the column.

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending (or 19th best result)	Points after	Withdrawal reason
2	Alexander Zverev	6,760	1,000	5,760	Right ankle injury
6	Novak Djokovic	4,770	(0)	4,770	Failure to meet COVID-19 vaccination requirement for entry into the United States

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Sebastian Korda
• Mackenzie McDonald
• Ben Shelton
• J. J. Wolf

Protected ranking

• Borna Ćorić
• Stan Wawrinka

Withdrawals

• Alexander Bublik → replaced by Fabio Fognini
• Novak Djokovic → replaced by Brandon Nakashima
• Gaël Monfils → replaced by Nick Kyrgios
• Reilly Opelka → replaced by Alex Molčan
• Oscar Otte → replaced by Emil Ruusuvuori
• Dominic Thiem → replaced by Filip Krajinović
• Alexander Zverev → replaced by Benjamin Bonzi

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Lorenzo Musetti (qualified)
2. Andy Murray (moved to main draw)
3. Ilya Ivashka (qualifying competition)
4. Pedro Martínez (first round)
5. Lorenzo Sonego (qualified)
6. Jaume Munar (qualified)
7. Marcos Giron (qualified)
8. João Sousa (withdrew)
9. Fabio Fognini (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
10. David Goffin (qualified)
11. Thiago Monteiro (qualifying competition)
12. Dušan Lajović (qualifying competition)
13. Adrian Mannarino (first round)
14. Thanasi Kokkinakis (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Lorenzo Musetti
2. Henri Laaksonen
3. Thanasi Kokkinakis
4. David Goffin
5. Lorenzo Sonego
6. Jaume Munar
7. Marcos Giron

Lucky loser

1. Fabio Fognini

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lorenzo Musetti	65	6	6
		Daniel Altmaier	77	4	3
								1	Lorenzo Musetti	6	6
								12	Dušan Lajović	4	4
	WC	Stefan Kozlov	3	5
	12	Dušan Lajović	6	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Henri Laaksonen	6	7
		Taro Daniel	4	5
								Alt	Henri Laaksonen	4	6	6
								11	Thiago Monteiro	6	3	4
	WC	Emilio Nava	3	0
	11	Thiago Monteiro	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Ilya Ivashka	6	6
	WC	Jack Sock	2	3
								3	Ilya Ivashka	5	6	5
								14	Thanasi Kokkinakis	7	1	7
		Benoît Paire	62	1r
	14	Thanasi Kokkinakis	77	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Pedro Martínez	5	6	1
		Tseng Chun-hsin	7	4	6
									Tseng Chun-hsin	6	3	0
								10	David Goffin	3	6	6
		Hugo Gaston	1	0
	10	David Goffin	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Lorenzo Sonego	7	6
		John Millman	5	2
								5	Lorenzo Sonego	6	6
								Alt	Bradley Klahn	2	4
		Alexei Popyrin	5	63
	Alt	Bradley Klahn	7	77

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Jaume Munar	6	63	6
		Christopher O'Connell	4	77	1
								6	Jaume Munar	3	6	6
									Steve Johnson	6	3	4
		Steve Johnson	6	7
	13	Adrian Mannarino	3	5

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Marcos Giron	6	6
		Denis Kudla	3	2
								7	Marcos Giron	711	7
								9	Fabio Fognini	69	5
		Kwon Soon-woo	7	4	63
	9	Fabio Fognini	5	6	77