Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2022 ATP Finals.[1] It was his sixth Tour Finals title, equaling Roger Federer's record. He became the oldest singles champion in tournament history at 35 years old and also claimed the biggest prize check in tennis history at $4,740,300.[2] Djokovic also set the longest time gap between a player's first to most recent Tour Finals titles, at 14 years (the first being in 2008), and became the first player to win Tour Finals titles in three different decades.[3]
| Singles | |
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| 2022 ATP Finals | |
| Champion |  Novak Djokovic |
| Runner-up |  Casper Ruud |
| Score | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Draw | 8 (round robin) |
Alexander Zverev was the reigning champion, but did not qualify this year following a long-term injury sustained at the French Open.[4]
Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest-ever ATP year-end No. 1, despite withdrawing from the tournament.[5] Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas were also in contention for the year-end No. 1 ranking at the beginning of the tournament.[6]
Félix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz made their debuts at the event. Alcaraz would have also made his debut, but withdrew due to an injury sustained during the Paris Masters two weeks earlier. He was replaced by Fritz.
Nadal was attempting to complete the career Super Slam.
Seeds
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Rafael Nadal (round robin)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (round robin)
Casper Ruud (final)
Daniil Medvedev (round robin)
Félix Auger-Aliassime (round robin)- Andrey Rublev (semifinals)
Novak Djokovic (champion)
Taylor Fritz (semifinals)
Alternates
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Holger Rune (did not play)
Hubert Hurkacz (did not play)
Draw
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edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Casper Ruud
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 |  Andrey Rublev
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Casper Ruud
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Novak Djokovic
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Novak Djokovic
| 77 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  Taylor Fritz
| 65 | 66 | ||||||||||
Green group
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Rafael Nadal
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7–5, 7–5 | 3–6, 4–6 | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 28–35 (44%) | 4 | |
| 3 | Casper Ruud
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5–7, 5–7 | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6) | 2–1 | 4–3 (57%) | 40–39 (51%) | 1 | |
| 5 | Félix Auger-Aliassime
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6–3, 6–4 | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 2–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 (43%) | 37–39 (49%) | 3 | |
| 8 | Taylor Fritz
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7–6(7–3), 6–1 | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8) | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 (63%) | 47–39 (55%) | 2 |
Red group
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Medvedev
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Rublev
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Stefanos Tsitsipas
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6–3, 6–7(11–13), 7–6(7–1) | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 40–44 (48%) | 3 | |
| 4 | Daniil Medvedev
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3–6, 7–6(13–11), 6–7(1–7) | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–7(7–9) | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7) | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 48–57 (46%) | 4 | |
| 6 | Andrey Rublev
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–6(9–7) | 4–6, 1–6 | 2–1 | 4–4 (50%) | 39–39 (50%) | 2 | |
| 7 | Novak Djokovic
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6–4, 7–6(7–4) | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2) | 6–4, 6–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 (86%) | 44–31 (59%) | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches played; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won; 5. ATP rankings.[7]
References
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- ^ "Djokovic Nitto ATP Finals 2022 SF Reaction | Nitto ATP Finals | Tennis". Nitto ATP Finals. 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Ivanisevic Nitto ATP Finals 2022 Reaction | Nitto ATP Finals | Tennis". Nitto ATP Finals. 20 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-20.
- ^ "New Zverev Injury Makes Immediate Future Unclear". atptour.com. 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz confirmed as youngest year-end No. 1 as Rafael Nadal is eliminated from ATP Finals". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "What Tsitsipas, Nadal Must Do In Turin To Deny Alcaraz Year-End No. 1". atptour.com. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Rules And Format". Nitto ATP Finals. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2022-11-10.