2022 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles

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Carlos Alcaraz defeated the defending champion Alexander Zverev^[1] in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 Madrid Open.^[2] Alcaraz also became the first man to defeat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the same clay court tournament, which he did in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.^[3]

Men's singles
2022 Mutua Madrid Open
Champion	Carlos Alcaraz
Runner-up	Alexander Zverev
Score	6–3, 6–1
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev were in contention for the ATP No. 1 singles ranking. Djokovic retained the top ranking by reaching the third round. Djokovic became the first player to record 30+ singles wins at all ATP Masters 1000.^{[citation needed]}

The semifinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic was ranked the ATP Match of the Year.^[4]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Novak Djokovic (semifinals)

02.   Alexander Zverev (final)

03.   Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)

04.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (semifinals)

05.   Casper Ruud (second round)

06.   Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals)

07.   Carlos Alcaraz (champion)

08.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (quarterfinals)

09.   Cameron Norrie (third round)

10.   Jannik Sinner (third round)

11.   Taylor Fritz (withdrew)

12.   Hubert Hurkacz (quarterfinals)

13.   Diego Schwartzman (second round)

14.   Denis Shapovalov (second round)

15.   Reilly Opelka (first round)

16.   Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)

17.   Roberto Bautista Agut (second 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
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	12	Hubert Hurkacz	3	4
								1	Novak Djokovic	77	5	65
								7	Carlos Alcaraz	65	7	77
	3	Rafael Nadal	2	6	3
	7	Carlos Alcaraz	6	1	6
															7	Carlos Alcaraz	6	6
															2	Alexander Zverev	3	1
	6	Andrey Rublev	3	6	4
	4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6	2	6
								4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	4	6	2
								2	Alexander Zverev	6	3	6
	8	Félix Auger-Aliassime	3	5
	2	Alexander Zverev	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	N Djokovic	6	6
	WC	C Gimeno Valero	3	0					G Monfils	3	2
		G Monfils	6	6											1	N Djokovic	w/o
	WC	A Murray	6	6											WC	A Murray
	PR	D Thiem	3	4				WC	A Murray	6	3	6
	LL	U Humbert	61	3				14	D Shapovalov	1	6	2
	14	D Shapovalov	77	6																		1	N Djokovic	6	6
	12	H Hurkacz	7	611	6																	12	H Hurkacz	3	4
	Q	H Dellien	5	713	3			12	H Hurkacz	6	4	77
		L Harris	5	3					A Davidovich Fokina	4	6	65
		A Davidovich Fokina	7	6											12	H Hurkacz	7	6
	PR	B Ćorić	3	6	4										Q	D Lajović	5	3
	Q	D Lajović	6	4	6			Q	D Lajović	79	2	6
								5	C Ruud	67	6	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	R Nadal	6	77
		M Kecmanović	6	7					M Kecmanović	1	64
		A Bublik	4	5											3	R Nadal	6	5	711
		A Karatsev	2	5											Q	D Goffin	3	7	69
	Q	D Goffin	6	7				Q	D Goffin	6	6
		B van de Zandschulp	66	77	6				B van de Zandschulp	4	2
	16	P Carreño Busta	78	61	3																	3	R Nadal	2	6	3
	9	C Norrie	7	7																		7	C Alcaraz	6	1	6
	Q	S-w Kwon	5	5				9	C Norrie	6	65	6
		F Krajinović	68	4					J Isner	4	77	4
		J Isner	710	6											9	C Norrie	4	77	3
		N Basilashvili	7	6											7	C Alcaraz	6	64	6
		F Fognini	5	4					N Basilashvili	3	5
								7	C Alcaraz	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	A Rublev	2	6	7
		L Sonego	4	3				WC	J Draper	6	4	5
	WC	J Draper	6	6											6	A Rublev	79	7
		D Evans	6	6												D Evans	67	5
		F Delbonis	3	4					D Evans	6	5	77
		J Brooksby	0	2				17	R Bautista Agut	3	7	62
	17	R Bautista Agut	6	6																		6	A Rublev	3	6	4
	13	D Schwartzman	6	65	6																	4	S Tsitsipas	6	2	6
	Q	B Paire	2	77	1			13	D Schwartzman	0	3
		G Dimitrov	6	77					G Dimitrov	6	6
	Q	M Cressy	2	64												G Dimitrov	3	4
	WC	L Pouille	6	6											4	S Tsitsipas	6	6
		K Khachanov	3	4				WC	L Pouille	3	4
								4	S Tsitsipas	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	F Auger-Aliassime	6	6
		F Tiafoe	1	3					C Garín	3	0
		C Garín	6	6											8	F Auger-Aliassime	6	6
		A de Minaur	77	1	6										10	J Sinner	1	2
		P Martínez	62	6	3				A de Minaur	4	1
		T Paul	77	64	3			10	J Sinner	6	6
	10	J Sinner	64	77	6																	8	F Auger-Aliassime	3	5
	15	R Opelka	3	5																		2	A Zverev	6	7
		S Korda	6	7					S Korda	4	3
		I Ivashka	6	3	5			Q	L Musetti	6	6
	Q	L Musetti	2	6	7										Q	L Musetti	3	0r
		M Čilić	6	3	6										2	A Zverev	6	1
		A Ramos Viñolas	3	6	4				M Čilić	6	4	4
								2	A Zverev	4	6	6

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players based on the entry list per the ATP rankings as of 25 April 2022.^[5] The stated "rank" and "points before" are as of 2 May 2022.

As a result of special ranking adjustment rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic, players are defending the higher of (i) their points from the 2021 tournament or (ii) the remaining 50% of their points from the 2019 tournament. Those points were not mandatory and are included in the table below only if they counted towards the player's ranking as of 2 May 2022. Players who are not defending points from the 2021 or 2019 tournaments 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	Novak Djokovic	8,400	500	360	8,260	Semifinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [7]
2	3	Alexander Zverev	7,420	1,000	600	7,020	Runner-up, lost to Carlos Alcaraz [7]
3	4	Rafael Nadal	6,435	180	180	6,435	Quarterfinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [7]
4	5	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5,690	300	360	5,750	Semifinals lost to Alexander Zverev [2]
5	7	Casper Ruud	4,110	360	10	3,760	Second round lost to Dušan Lajović [Q]
6	8	Andrey Rublev	4,025	90	180	4,115	Quarterfinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [4]
7	9	Carlos Alcaraz	3,818	45	1000	4,773	Champion, defeated Alexander Zverev [2]
8	10	Félix Auger-Aliassime	3,625	(45)	180	3,760	Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev [2]
9	11	Cameron Norrie	3,335	(45)	90	3,380	Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [7]
10	12	Jannik Sinner	3,015	45	90	3,060	Third round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime [8]
11	13	Taylor Fritz	3,010	(45)	0	2,965	Withdrew due to left foot injury
12	14	Hubert Hurkacz	3,008	58	180	3,130	Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
13	15	Diego Schwartzman	2,805	(90)	45	2,760	Second round lost to Grigor Dimitrov
14	16	Denis Shapovalov	2,671	45	45	2,671	Second round lost to Andy Murray [WC]
15	17	Reilly Opelka	2,465	35	10	2,440	First round lost to Sebastian Korda
16	18	Pablo Carreño Busta	2,135	10	10	2,135	First round lost to Botic van de Zandschulp
17	19	Roberto Bautista Agut	1,993	45	45	1,993	Second round lost to Dan Evans

† This column shows either (a) the higher of the player's points from the 2021 tournament or 50% of his points from the 2019 tournament, or (b) his 19th best result (shown in brackets). Only ranking points counting towards the player's ranking as of May 2, 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	Points after	Withdrawal reason
2	Daniil Medvedev	8,080	90	7,990	Hernia surgery
6	Matteo Berrettini	4,495	600	3,895	Right hand injury

Other entry information

Wildcards

• Jack Draper
• Carlos Gimeno Valero
• Andy Murray
• Lucas Pouille

Source:^[6]

Protected ranking

• Borna Ćorić
• Dominic Thiem

Withdrawals

• Matteo Berrettini → replaced by Botic van de Zandschulp
• Taylor Fritz → replaced by Ugo Humbert
• Daniil Medvedev → replaced by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Pedro Martínez

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Ugo Humbert (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Alex Molčan (first round)
3. Francisco Cerúndolo (first round)
4. Márton Fucsovics (qualifying competition)
5. Mackenzie McDonald (qualifying competition)
6. Federico Coria (qualifying competition)
7. Marcos Giron (first round)
8. David Goffin (qualified)
9. Benoît Paire (qualified)
10. Lorenzo Musetti (qualified)
11. Maxime Cressy (qualified)
12. Adrian Mannarino (first round)
13. Kwon Soon-woo (qualified)
14. Hugo Gaston (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Kwon Soon-woo
2. Dušan Lajović
3. Lorenzo Musetti
4. Maxime Cressy
5. Hugo Dellien
6. Benoît Paire
7. David Goffin

Lucky loser

1. Ugo Humbert

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ugo Humbert	6	6
		Pablo Andújar	4	2
								1	Ugo Humbert	64	3
								13	Kwon Soon-woo	77	6
	WC	Shang Juncheng	7	3	4
	13	Kwon Soon-woo	5	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Alex Molčan	5	4
		Roberto Carballés Baena	7	6
									Roberto Carballés Baena	3	2
									Dušan Lajović	6	6
		Dušan Lajović	6	6
	12	Adrian Mannarino	4	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Francisco Cerúndolo	0	4
	WC	Alejandro Moro Cañas	6	6
								WC	Alejandro Moro Cañas	7	5	2
								10	Lorenzo Musetti	5	7	6
		Yoshihito Nishioka	5	3
	10	Lorenzo Musetti	7	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Márton Fucsovics	6	6
	WC	Daniel Mérida Aguilar	4	3
								4	Márton Fucsovics	65	6	66
								11	Maxime Cressy	77	1	78
	WC	Daniel Rincón	3	4
	11	Maxime Cressy	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Mackenzie McDonald	6	3	6
		João Sousa	2	6	4
								5	Mackenzie McDonald	5	1
								Alt	Hugo Dellien	7	6
	Alt	Hugo Dellien	6	6
	14	Hugo Gaston	1	2

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Federico Coria	6	6
		Denis Kudla	2	2
								6	Federico Coria	77	4	2
								9	Benoît Paire	65	6	6
		Brandon Nakashima	0	6	3
	9	Benoît Paire	6	3	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Marcos Giron	3	5
	Alt	Alejandro Tabilo	6	7
								Alt	Alejandro Tabilo	4	4
								8	David Goffin	6	6
		Jiří Veselý	3	63
	8	David Goffin	6	77

References

1. "Zverev Completes Magical Madrid Run". Association of Tennis Professionals. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
2. "Amazing Alcaraz Topples Zverev For Madrid Title". Association of Tennis Professionals. 8 May 2022.
3. "Alcaraz Takes Out Djokovic, Reaches Madrid Final". Association of Tennis Professionals. 7 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
4. "Carlos Alcaraz & Rafael Nadal Thrillers Feature In Best ATP Matches Of 2022". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
5. "Jugadores". Madrid Open. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
6. Tandon, Kamakshi (21 April 2022). "Spanish players protest Madrid Open wild cards". Tennis. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw