2022 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

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Kristina Mladenovic and Ivan Dodig defeated Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2022 Australian Open. Though it was their first major title as a team, the win earned Mladenovic her third Mixed doubles title and Dodig his fourth.^[1]

Mixed doubles
2022 Australian Open
Champions	Kristina Mladenovic Ivan Dodig
Runners-up	Jaimee Fourlis Jason Kubler
Score	6–3, 6–4

Barbora Krejčíková and Rajeev Ram were the defending champions,^[2] but the three-time defending champion Krejčíková chose not to defend her title. Ram partnered alongside Sania Mirza, but they lost to Fourlis and Kubler in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Desirae Krawczyk was attempting to complete the first non-calendar-year Grand Slam in Mixed doubles since Billie Jean King in 1968 and would be the first in the Open Era, having won the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in 2021.^[4] However, she and her partner Joe Salisbury lost in the first round to Giuliana Olmos and Marcelo Arévalo.^[5]

Seeds

1. Desirae Krawczyk / Joe Salisbury (first round)
2. Zhang Shuai / John Peers (semifinals)
3. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Robert Farah (first round)
4. Alexa Guarachi / Tim Pütz (second round)
5. Kristina Mladenovic / Ivan Dodig (champions)
6. Caty McNally / Jamie Murray (withdrew)
7. Nina Stojanović / Mate Pavić (first round)
8. Ena Shibahara / Ben McLachlan (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• 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

	Semifinals							Final
		Lucie Hradecká Gonzalo Escobar	6	62	[6]
	WC	Jaimee Fourlis Jason Kubler	2	77	[10]
								WC	Jaimee Fourlis Jason Kubler	3	4
								5	Kristina Mladenovic Ivan Dodig	6	6
	5	Kristina Mladenovic Ivan Dodig	1	7	[10]
	2	Zhang Shuai John Peers	6	5	[2]

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	D Krawczyk J Salisbury	79	4	[5]
		G Olmos M Arévalo	67	6	[10]				G Olmos M Arévalo	4	4
	WC	A Sharma J-P Smith	3	4					L Hradecká G Escobar	6	6
		L Hradecká G Escobar	6	6												L Hradecká G Escobar	7	7
		D Jurak Schreiber R Bopanna	6	4	[9]										Alt	M Ninomiya A-u-H Qureshi	5	5
		L Kichenok A Golubev	1	6	[11]				L Kichenok A Golubev	3	4
		J Pegula A Krajicek	4	3				Alt	M Ninomiya A-u-H Qureshi	6	6
	Alt	M Ninomiya A-u-H Qureshi	6	6																			L Hradecká G Escobar	6	62	[6]
	3	N Melichar-Martinez R Farah	4	4																		WC	J Fourlis J Kubler	2	77	[10]
	WC	E Perez M Middelkoop	6	6				WC	E Perez M Middelkoop	66	4
		S Mirza R Ram	6	77					S Mirza R Ram	78	6
	Alt	A Krunić N Ćaćić	3	63												S Mirza R Ram	4	65
	WC	S Stosur M Ebden	6	77											WC	J Fourlis J Kubler	6	77
		A Muhammad F Martin	2	63				WC	S Stosur M Ebden	6	5	[9]
	WC	J Fourlis J Kubler	3	6	[17]			WC	J Fourlis J Kubler	3	7	[11]
	7	N Stojanović M Pavić	6	3	[15]

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	K Mladenovic I Dodig	64	6	[10]
		K Flipkens S Gillé	77	4	[3]			5	K Mladenovic I Dodig	6	68	[10]
	WC	Ar Rodionova M Polmans	4	6	[10]			WC	Ar Rodionova M Polmans	2	710	[8]
		C Osorio JS Cabal	6	3	[7]										5	K Mladenovic I Dodig	6	6
		E Routliffe M Venus	65	7	[13]											E Routliffe M Venus	4	2
	WC	L Cabrera A Bolt	77	5	[11]				E Routliffe M Venus	6	7
	WC	D Saville L Saville	65	5				4	A Guarachi T Pütz	3	5
	4	A Guarachi T Pütz	77	7																		5	K Mladenovic I Dodig	1	7	[10]
	8	E Shibahara B McLachlan	6	710																		2	S Zhang J Peers	6	5	[2]
		S Sanders N Skupski	3	68				8	E Shibahara B McLachlan	4	6	[10]
	WC	K Siniaková T Macháč	5	6	[7]				N Kichenok S González	6	3	[8]
		N Kichenok S González	7	4	[10]										8	E Shibahara B McLachlan	4	4
		B Pera W Koolhof	7	6											2	S Zhang J Peers	6	6
		G Dabrowski H Nys	5	3					B Pera W Koolhof	5	3
		A Klepač J Vliegen	1	4				2	S Zhang J Peers	7	6
	2	S Zhang J Peers	6	6

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Lizette Cabrera / Alex Bolt
• Jaimee Fourlis / Jason Kubler
• Ellen Perez / Matwé Middelkoop
• Arina Rodionova / Marc Polmans
• Daria Saville / Luke Saville
• Astra Sharma / John-Patrick Smith
• Kateřina Siniaková / Tomáš Macháč
• Samantha Stosur / Matthew Ebden

Alternate pairs

• Aleksandra Krunić / Nikola Ćaćić
• Makoto Ninomiya / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Belinda Bencic / Filip Polášek → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić / Nikola Ćaćić
• Caty McNally / Jamie Murray → replaced by Makoto Ninomiya / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

References

1. Munjal, Dhruv (27 January 2022). "Mladenovic and Dodig cruise to Australian Open mixed doubles title". Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
2. "Krejcikova, Ram reclaim Australian Open mixed doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. 20 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
3. "Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rajeev Ram bow out, lose quarterfinal clash in straight sets". WION. Asian News International. 25 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
4. "Krawczyk and Salisbury capture US Open mixed doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. September 11, 2021. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
5. "Australian Open 2022: Daily Updates". Lawn Tennis Association. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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