2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Women's singles

Simona Halep defeated Veronika Kudermetova in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1. It was Halep's 23rd WTA Tour-level singles title, and her first in Australia.^[1]

Women's singles
2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Veronika Kudermetova
Score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	32 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1

This was the first edition of the tournament.^[2]

Seeds

1. Naomi Osaka (semifinals, withdrew)
2. Simona Halep (champion)
3. Veronika Kudermetova (final)
4. Camila Giorgi (withdrew)
5. Liudmila Samsonova (first round)
6. Viktorija Golubic (quarterfinals)
7. Tereza Martincová (first round)
8. Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
9. Alison Riske (first round)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Naomi Osaka
	3	Veronika Kudermetova	w/o
								3	Veronika Kudermetova	2	3
								2	Simona Halep	6	6
	Q	Zheng Qinwen	3	2
	2	Simona Halep	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	N Osaka	6	3	6
		A Cornet	4	6	3			1	N Osaka	6	6
		P Martić	3	4					M Zanevska	1	1
		M Zanevska	6	6											1	N Osaka	6	7
		S Zhang	3	66												A Petkovic	1	5
		C Burel	6	78					C Burel	5	6	4
		A Petkovic	6	77					A Petkovic	7	2	6
	5	L Samsonova	3	63																		1	N Osaka
	3	V Kudermetova	77	78																		3	V Kudermetova	w/o
	Q	V Kužmová	64	66				3	V Kudermetova	6	3	7
		M Brengle	77	77					M Brengle	0	6	5
	Q	N Hibino	63	64											3	V Kudermetova	6	4	6
		A Potapova	5	6	6											A Potapova	2	6	0
	WC	L Cabrera	7	2	2				A Potapova	6	64	7
	Q	A Bondár	7	710				Q	A Bondár	4	77	5
	8	K Siniaková	5	68

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	T Martincová	4	4
		A Konjuh	6	6					A Konjuh	6	3	6
		J Cristian	77	67	2				K Kanepi	2	6	3
		K Kanepi	62	79	6											A Konjuh	61	66
	LL	M Hontama	6	2	3										Q	Q Zheng	77	78
	Q	Q Zheng	4	6	6			Q	Q Zheng	5	6	6
		V Zvonareva	7	6					V Zvonareva	7	3	4
	9	A Riske	5	3																		Q	Q Zheng	3	2
	6	V Golubic	7	6																		2	S Halep	6	6
	Alt	L Davis	5	1				6	V Golubic	6	6
	Q	L Pattinama Kerkhove	6	6				Q	L Pattinama Kerkhove	3	0
	WC	S Mendez	3	4											6	V Golubic	2	7	4
		E-G Ruse	6	6											2	S Halep	6	5	6
	WC	Ar Rodionova	3	2					E-G Ruse	2	1
	Q	D Aiava	4	2				2	S Halep	6	6
	2	S Halep	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Lauren Davis (moved to main draw)
2. Anna Bondár (qualified)
3. Bernarda Pera (qualifying competition)
4. Danka Kovinić (qualifying competition, withdrew)
5. Dayana Yastremska (first round)
6. Wang Qiang (first round)
7. Magdalena Fręch (first round)
8. Martina Trevisan (first round)
9. Viktoriya Tomova (first round)
10. Sara Errani (first round)
11. Zheng Qinwen (qualified)
12. Nao Hibino (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Viktória Kužmová
2. Anna Bondár
3. Zheng Qinwen
4. Nao Hibino
5. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
6. Destanee Aiava

Lucky loser

1. Mai Hontama

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Liang En-shuo	4	64
		Olga Govortsova	6	77
									Olga Govortsova	1	0r
									Viktória Kužmová	6	0
		Viktória Kužmová	79	6
	7	Magdalena Fręch	67	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Anna Bondár	6	6
		Leonie Küng	3	2
								2	Anna Bondár	77	6
									Mai Hontama	64	4
		Mai Hontama	7	7
	9	Viktoriya Tomova	5	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Bernarda Pera	6	6
		Rebecca Šramková	0	2
								3	Bernarda Pera	3	6	5
								11	Zheng Qinwen	6	1	7
		Jule Niemeier	4	0
	11	Zheng Qinwen	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Danka Kovinić	6	6
	WC	Alexandra Osborne	2	1
								4	Danka Kovinić
								12	Nao Hibino	w/o
		Katarzyna Kawa	3	0
	12	Nao Hibino	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Dayana Yastremska	2	2
		Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	6	6
									Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	6	6
								WC	Kimberly Birrell	4	4
	WC	Kimberly Birrell	6	4	6
	8	Martina Trevisan	3	6	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Wang Qiang	69	4
	WC	Destanee Aiava	711	6
								WC	Destanee Aiava	6	6
								WC	Taylah Preston	4	4
	WC	Taylah Preston	7	2	6
	10	Sara Errani	5	6	3

See also

• 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 2 – Singles