Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jeļena Ostapenko defeated Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2022 Cincinnati Open.[1]
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2022 Western & Southern Open | |
| Champions |  Lyudmyla Kichenok  Jeļena Ostapenko |
| Runners-up |  Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez |
| Score | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai were the defending champions,[2] but chose not to compete together. Stosur partnered Latisha Chan, but they lost in the first round to Anna Danilina and Beatriz Haddad Maia. Zhang partnered Ena Shibahara, they lost in the second round to Danilina and Haddad Maia.
Coco Gauff, Elise Mertens and Kateřina Siniaková were in contention for the WTA No. 1 doubles ranking. Gauff retained the top ranking despite withdrawing from the tournament, following Siniaková's loss in the second round and Mertens' loss in the semifinals.
Seeds
editThe top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
Veronika Kudermetova / 
Elise Mertens (semifinals)
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (second round)
Ena Shibahara / 
Zhang Shuai (second round)
Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula (withdrew)
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Giuliana Olmos (quarterfinals)- Desirae Krawczyk /
Demi Schuurs (semifinals) 
Lyudmyla Kichenok / 
Jeļena Ostapenko (champions)- Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (second round)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Veronika Kudermetova  Elise Mertens
| 6 | 65 | [5] | |||||||||
| 7 | Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko
| 4 | 77 | [10] | |||||||||
| 7 | Lyudmyla Kichenok Jeļena Ostapenko
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez
| 65 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Desirae Krawczyk  Demi Schuurs
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
Top half
edit| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | V Kudermetova E Mertens
| 78 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Bouzková  L Siegemund
| 6 | 67 | [10] | M Bouzková L Siegemund
| 66 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Rosolska  E Routliffe
| 3 | 79 | [7] | 1 | V Kudermetova E Mertens
| 6 | 1 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
 E Hozumi M Ninomiya
| 4 | 65 | 5 |  G Dabrowski  G Olmos
| 2 | 6 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
 I-C Begu  M Trevisan
| 6 | 77 | I-C Begu M Trevisan
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Cornet  J Teichmann
| 7 | 4 | [7] | 5 | G Dabrowski G Olmos
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | G Dabrowski G Olmos
| 5 | 6 | [10] | 1 | V Kudermetova E Mertens
| 6 | 65 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | L Kichenok J Ostapenko
| 4 | 77 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | E Shibahara  S Zhang
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  L Chan S Stosur
| 3 | 65 |  A Danilina  B Haddad Maia
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Danilina B Haddad Maia
| 6 | 77 | A Danilina B Haddad Maia
| 3 | 6 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Hradecká  S Mirza
| 1 | 6 | [11] | 7 | L Kichenok J Ostapenko
| 6 | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | C Garcia  P Martić
| 6 | 3 | [9] | L Hradecká S Mirza
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | K Flipkens  S Sorribes Tormo
| 1 | 5 | 7 | L Kichenok J Ostapenko
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | L Kichenok J Ostapenko
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
edit| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | D Krawczyk D Schuurs
| 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Krunić M Linette
| 4 | 6 | [6] | 6 | D Krawczyk D Schuurs
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Dolehide S Sanders
| 2 | 6 | [8] |  A Kontaveit S Stephens
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kontaveit S Stephens
| 6 | 3 | [10] | 6 | D Krawczyk D Schuurs
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Guarachi  A Klepač
| 1 | 6 | [9] | Alt | E Alexandrova A Sasnovich
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Aney I Neel
| 6 | 4 | [11] | WC | J Aney I Neel
| 4 | 7 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | E Alexandrova A Sasnovich
| 6 | 5 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | D Krawczyk D Schuurs
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Y Xu Z Yang
| 4 | 6 | [10] | N Melichar-Martinez E Perez
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 N Dzalamidze M Niculescu
| 6 | 3 | [6] | 8 | Y Xu Z Yang
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V Azarenka  O Jabeur
| 6 | 6 | V Azarenka O Jabeur
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Aoyama H-c Chan
| 3 | 3 | V Azarenka O Jabeur
| 4 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Melichar-Martinez E Perez
| 6 | 3 | [10] | N Melichar-Martinez E Perez
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | C McNally T Townsend
| 0 | 6 | [1] | N Melichar-Martinez E Perez
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | B Krejčíková K Siniaková
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeded teams
editThe following are the seeded teams, based on WTA rankings as of August 8, 2022.
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Veronika Kudermetova | BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 5 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 10 | 2 |
| JPN
|
Ena Shibahara | CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 11 | 3 |
| USA |
USA |
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| CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | MEX
|
Giuliana Olmos | 18 | 5 |
| USA
|
Desirae Krawczyk | NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 30 | 6 |
| UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok | LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 31 | 7 |
| CHN
|
Xu Yifan | CHN
|
Yang Zhaoxuan | 31 | 8 |
Other entry information
editWild cards
editProtected ranking
editAlternates
editWithdrawals
edit- Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova / Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Emma Raducanu / 
Elena Rybakina → replaced by 
Caroline Garcia / 
Petra Martić
References
edit- ^ "Kichenok, Ostapenko capture Cincinnati doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Samantha Stosur and Shuai Zhang Clinch 2021 Western & Southern Open Women's Doubles Title". wsopen.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.