2022 US Open – Men's singles

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Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 US Open. It was his first major title. Alcaraz claimed the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time with the win;^[1] Ruud, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas were also in contention for the top position.^[2] He saved a match point en route to the title, in the quarterfinals against rival Jannik Sinner.^[3] Alcaraz was the youngest men's major champion since Nadal at the 2005 French Open, the youngest US Open champion since Pete Sampras in 1990, the first man born in the 2000s to win a major singles title, and the youngest man to be ranked world No. 1, surpassing Lleyton Hewitt's record.^[4][5] At 23 hours and 39 minutes of play duration across his seven matches, Alcaraz spent the longest time on court in major history (a record later surpassed by Medvedev at the 2024 Australian Open).^[6]

Men's singles
2022 US Open
Champion	Carlos Alcaraz
Runner-up	Casper Ruud
Score	6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Medvedev was the defending champion,^[7] but lost in the fourth round to Nick Kyrgios.^[8] Medvedev was the first man outside the Big Four to be the top seed at a major since Andy Roddick at the 2004 Australian Open.^[9]

Nadal was vying for a record-extending 23rd major singles title, but lost in the fourth round to Frances Tiafoe.^[10] Alongside Medvedev's loss at the same stage, that marked the first US Open since 2000 and the first major since the 2017 Australian Open with neither of the top two seeded men reaching the quarterfinals.^[11] This was also the four-time champion's final appearance at the US Open. Three-time champion Novak Djokovic withdrew prior to the tournament as he could not travel to the United States, due to not having complied with the federal government's vaccination policy for non-US citizens against COVID-19.^[12]

This marked the third consecutive US Open where a player claimed his first major title, after Dominic Thiem in 2020 and Medvedev in 2021.^[13] The quarterfinal line-up guaranteed a first-time major champion,^[14] while the semifinal line-up marked the first time all four players made their US Open semifinal debut since the inaugural edition in 1881.^[15] Tiafoe was the first American man to reach the semifinals since Roddick in 2006, the first African American man to do so since Arthur Ashe in 1972, and the first African American man to reach any major semifinal since MaliVai Washington in 1996.^[16] Sinner was the youngest man to reach the quarterfinals at all four majors since Djokovic in 2008.^[17]

This was the first edition of US Open to feature a 10-point tie-break, when the score reaches six games all in the deciding set.^[18] Pedro Cachin defeated Aljaž Bedene in the first round in the first main-draw 10-point tie-break at the US Open.

Seeds

01.   ^[a]Daniil Medvedev (fourth round)

02.   Rafael Nadal (fourth round)

03.   Carlos Alcaraz (champion)

04.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (first round)

05.   Casper Ruud (final)

06.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (second round)

07.   Cameron Norrie (fourth round)

08.   Hubert Hurkacz (second round)

09.   ^[a]Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals)

10.   Taylor Fritz (first round)

11.   Jannik Sinner (quarterfinals)

12.   Pablo Carreño Busta (fourth round)

13.   Matteo Berrettini (quarterfinals)

14.   Diego Schwartzman (third round)

15.   Marin Čilić (fourth round)

16.   Roberto Bautista Agut (first round)

17.   Grigor Dimitrov (second round)

18.   Alex de Minaur (third round)

19.   Denis Shapovalov (third round)

20.   Dan Evans (third round)

21.   Botic van de Zandschulp (second round)

22.   Frances Tiafoe (semifinals)

23.   Nick Kyrgios (quarterfinals)

24.   Francisco Cerúndolo (first round)

25.   Borna Ćorić (second round)

26.   Lorenzo Musetti (third round)

27.   ^[a]Karen Khachanov (semifinals)

28.   Holger Rune (third round)

29.   Tommy Paul (third round)

30.   Maxime Cressy (first round, retired)

31.   Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)

32.   Miomir Kecmanović (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
• 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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	23	Nick Kyrgios	5	6	5	77	4
	27	Karen Khachanov	7	4	7	63	6
										27	Karen Khachanov	65	2	7	2
										5	Casper Ruud	77	6	5	6
	13	Matteo Berrettini	1	4	64
	5	Casper Ruud	6	6	77
																			5	Casper Ruud	4	6	61	3
																			3	Carlos Alcaraz	6	2	77	6
	11	Jannik Sinner	3	79	77	5	3
	3	Carlos Alcaraz	6	67	60	7	6
										3	Carlos Alcaraz	66	6	6	65	6
										22	Frances Tiafoe	78	3	1	77	3
	9	Andrey Rublev	63	60	4
	22	Frances Tiafoe	77	77	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	D Medvedev	6	6	6
		S Kozlov	2	4	0					1	D Medvedev	6	7	6
		Q Halys	6	64	3	2					A Rinderknech	2	5	3
		A Rinderknech	4	77	6	6													1	D Medvedev	6	6	6
	WC	B Shelton	66	6	65	710	3												Q	Y Wu	4	2	2
	Q	N Borges	78	3	77	68	6			Q	N Borges	77	64	6	4	4
	Q	Y Wu	6	6	6					Q	Y Wu	63	77	4	6	6
	31	N Basilashvili	3	4	0																							1	D Medvedev	611	6	3	2
	23	N Kyrgios	6	6	77																							23	N Kyrgios	713	3	6	6
		T Kokkinakis	3	4	64					23	N Kyrgios	77	6	4	6
		B Bonzi	77	6	5	3	6				B Bonzi	63	4	6	4
	WC	U Humbert	61	1	7	6	2												23	N Kyrgios	6	6	6
		A Tabilo	6	6	63	6													WC	JJ Wolf	4	2	3
		K Majchrzak	1	4	77	1					A Tabilo	6	5	4	3
	WC	JJ Wolf	6	6	6					WC	JJ Wolf	4	7	6	6
	16	R Bautista Agut	4	4	4

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12	P Carreño Busta	7	6	5	6
	WC	D Thiem	5	1	7	3				12	P Carreño Busta	4	6	6	77
		A Bublik	6	6	6						A Bublik	6	4	3	65
		H Gaston	4	4	4														12	P Carreño Busta	6	6	3	77
		C Garín	3	77	7	6													18	A de Minaur	1	1	6	65
		J Lehečka	6	63	5	1					C Garín	3	0	6	2
		F Krajinović	5	2	3					18	A de Minaur	6	6	4	6
	18	A de Minaur	7	6	6																							12	P Carreño Busta	6	3	1	6	3
	27	K Khachanov	3	6	6	6																						27	K Khachanov	4	6	6	4	6
		D Kudla	6	1	2	2				27	K Khachanov	6	6	5	6
		A Molčan	4	6	4	1					T Monteiro	3	3	7	4
		T Monteiro	6	4	6	6													27	K Khachanov	6	4	6
		J Draper	6	6	6															J Draper	3	6	5r
		E Ruusuvuori	4	3	3						J Draper	6	6	6
	Q	A Ritschard	3	4	6	3				6	F Auger-Aliassime	4	4	4
	6	F Auger-Aliassime	6	6	3	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	S Tsitsipas	0	1	6	5
	Q	DE Galán	6	6	3	7				Q	DE Galán	6	2	3	6	6
		L Sonego	6	6	2	4	4				J Thompson	3	6	6	4	3
		J Thompson	2	1	6	6	6												Q	DE Galán	4	7	4	4
		Y Nishioka	3	5	3															A Davidovich Fokina	6	5	6	6
		A Davidovich Fokina	6	7	6						A Davidovich Fokina	77	5	3	6	710
		M Fucsovics	64	7	5						M Fucsovics	63	7	6	0	63
	30	M Cressy	77	5	1r																								A Davidovich Fokina	6	62	3	6	2
	24	F Cerúndolo	5	3	3																							13	M Berrettini	3	77	6	4	6
		A Murray	7	6	6						A Murray	5	6	6	6
		J Millman	67	6	64	6	1			WC	E Nava	7	3	1	0
	WC	E Nava	79	4	77	1	6													A Murray	4	4	77	3
		TM Etcheverry	6	2	3	4													13	M Berrettini	6	6	61	6
	LL	H Grenier	4	6	6	6				LL	H Grenier	6	1	64	67
	Q	N Jarry	2	3	3					13	M Berrettini	2	6	77	79
	13	M Berrettini	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	10	T Fritz	77	61	3	4
	Q	B Holt	63	77	6	6				Q	B Holt	6	6	1	61	66
	PR	A Bedene	4	3	7	6	66				P Cachin	1	2	6	77	710
		P Cachin	6	6	5	1	710													P Cachin	3	6	2	5
	PR	S Wawrinka	4	67	0r														LL	C Moutet	6	4	6	7
	LL	C Moutet	6	79	0					LL	C Moutet	6	1	6	6
	Q	T Macháč	6	63	1	6	5			21	B van de Zandschulp	4	6	2	4
	21	B van de Zandschulp	3	77	6	3	7																					LL	C Moutet	1	2	77	2
	29	T Paul	4	6	2	6	7																					5	C Ruud	6	6	64	6
		B Zapata Miralles	6	3	6	0	5			29	T Paul	6	3	4	6	6
		S Korda	5	77	7	6					S Korda	0	6	6	3	4
	Q	F Bagnis	7	63	5	1													29	T Paul	63	77	62	7	0
	Q	Z Zhang	6	77	69	1	4												5	C Ruud	77	65	77	5	6
		T van Rijthoven	3	64	711	6	6				T van Rijthoven	77	4	4	4
	PR	K Edmund	3	5	2					5	C Ruud	64	6	6	6
	5	C Ruud	6	7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	H Hurkacz	6	6	6
		O Otte	4	2	4					8	H Hurkacz	4	6	65	3
	WC	S Querrey	6	4	68	3					I Ivashka	6	4	77	6
		I Ivashka	4	6	710	6														I Ivashka	6	3	6	6
		A Mannarino	3	4	4														26	L Musetti	4	6	2	3
	Q	G Brouwer	6	6	6					Q	G Brouwer	77	3	4	2
		D Goffin	6	5	4	6	69			26	L Musetti	61	6	6	6
	26	L Musetti	3	7	6	3	711																						I Ivashka	1	7	2	6	3
	17	G Dimitrov	6	6	6																							11	J Sinner	6	5	6	4	6
		S Johnson	3	2	2					17	G Dimitrov	65	5	3
		B Nakashima	77	6	6						B Nakashima	77	7	6
	Q	P Kotov	64	2	2															B Nakashima	6	4	1	2
		P Martínez	5	3	63														11	J Sinner	3	6	6	6
	Q	C Eubanks	7	6	77					Q	C Eubanks	4	68	2
		D Altmaier	7	2	1	6	1			11	J Sinner	6	710	6
	11	J Sinner	5	6	6	3	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	15	M Čilić	6	6	7
	Q	M Marterer	3	2	5					15	M Čilić	6	77	6
	Q	N Gombos	3	4	5						A Ramos Viñolas	3	64	3
		A Ramos Viñolas	6	6	7														15	M Čilić	713	63	6	7
		J Duckworth	4	77	6	6													20	D Evans	611	77	2	5
		C O'Connell	6	60	2	3					J Duckworth	3	2	6	4
		J Veselý	4	1	1					20	D Evans	6	6	4	6
	20	D Evans	6	6	6																							15	M Čilić	4	6	4	6	3
	25/PR	B Ćorić	6	77	3	4	7																					3	C Alcaraz	6	3	6	4	6
	Q	E Couacaud	2	65	6	6	5			25/PR	B Ćorić	4	610	1
		J Brooksby	6	6	3						J Brooksby	6	712	6
		D Lajović	2	0	0r															J Brooksby	3	3	3
		T Griekspoor	5	4	3														3	C Alcaraz	6	6	6
		F Coria	7	6	6						F Coria	2	1	5
		S Báez	5	5	0r					3	C Alcaraz	6	6	7
	3	C Alcaraz	7	7	2

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	C Norrie	6	77	6
		B Paire	0	61	0					7	C Norrie	6	6	77
		J Sousa	1	77	77	6					J Sousa	4	4	64
		M McDonald	6	64	64	3													7	C Norrie	7	6	6
		J Isner	6	6	7														28	H Rune	5	4	1
	Q	F Delbonis	3	1	5						J Isner
		P Gojowczyk	2	4	65					28	H Rune	w/o
	28	H Rune	6	6	77																							7	C Norrie	4	4	4
	19	D Shapovalov	2	6	6	3	6																					9	A Rublev	6	6	6
		M-A Hüsler	6	4	4	6	1			19	D Shapovalov	6	4	6	6
		J Munar	1	3	6	2					R Carballés Baena	4	6	3	2
		R Carballés Baena	6	6	4	6													19	D Shapovalov	4	6	77	4	67
	LL	F Verdasco	2	77	3	3													9	A Rublev	6	2	63	6	710
		S-w Kwon	6	64	6	6					S-w Kwon	3	0	4
		L Djere	65	3	6	6	4			9	A Rublev	6	6	6
	9	A Rublev	77	6	3	4	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	D Schwartzman	3	5	6	1
		J Sock	6	7	0	0r				14	D Schwartzman	77	7	78
		A Popyrin	6	77	77						A Popyrin	63	5	66
		C-h Tseng	3	65	63														14	D Schwartzman	67	4	4
		J Kubler	5	6	6	6													22	F Tiafoe	79	6	6
		M Ymer	7	4	2	4					J Kubler	63	5	62
		M Giron	60	4	3					22	F Tiafoe	77	7	77
	22	F Tiafoe	77	6	6																							22	F Tiafoe	6	4	6	6
	32	M Kecmanović	3	6	6	6																						2	R Nadal	4	6	4	3
	WC	L Tien	6	1	3	3				32	M Kecmanović	2	4	6	4
		T Daniel	4	77	2	2					R Gasquet	6	6	4	6
		R Gasquet	6	61	6	6														R Gasquet	0	1	5
		F Fognini	1	5	6	6	6												2	R Nadal	6	6	7
		A Karatsev	6	7	4	1	4				F Fognini	6	4	2	1
	WC	R Hijikata	6	2	3	3				2	R Nadal	2	6	6	6
	2	R Nadal	4	6	6	6

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 22, 2022. Rankings and points before are as of August 29, 2022.

Points for the 2021 tournament were not mandatory and are included in the table below only if they counted toward the player's ranking as of August 29, 2022. Players who are not defending points from the 2021 tournament 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	[a]Daniil Medvedev	6,885	2,000	180	5,065	Fourth round lost to Nick Kyrgios [23]
2	3	Rafael Nadal	5,630	(0)	180	5,810	Fourth round lost to Frances Tiafoe [22]
3	4	Carlos Alcaraz	5,100	360	2,000	6,740	Champion, defeated Casper Ruud [5]
4	5	Stefanos Tsitsipas	4,890	90	10	4,810	First round lost to Daniel Elahi Galán (Q)
5	7	Casper Ruud	4,695	45	1,200	5,850	Runner-up, lost to Carlos Alcaraz [3]
6	8	Félix Auger-Aliassime	3,625	720	45	2,950	Second round lost to Jack Draper
7	9	Cameron Norrie	3,415	(45)	180	3,550	Fourth round lost to [a]Andrey Rublev [9]
8	10	Hubert Hurkacz	3,355	45	45	3,355	Second round lost to [a]Ilya Ivashka
9	11	[a]Andrey Rublev	3,120	90	360	3,390	Quarterfinals lost to Frances Tiafoe [22]
10	12	Taylor Fritz	3,090	45	10	3,055	First round lost to Brandon Holt (Q)
11	13	Jannik Sinner	3,020	180	360	3,200	Quarterfinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [3]
12	15	Pablo Carreño Busta	2,340	10	180	2,510	Fourth round lost to [a]Karen Khachanov [27]
13	14	Matteo Berrettini	2,360	360	360	2,360	Quarterfinals lost to Casper Ruud [5]
14	16	Diego Schwartzman	2,200	180	90	2,110	Third round lost to Frances Tiafoe [22]
15	17	Marin Čilić	2,175	10	180	2,345	Fourth round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [3]
16	18	Roberto Bautista Agut	1,840	90	10	1,760	First round lost to J. J. Wolf (WC)
17	19	Grigor Dimitrov	1,730	45	45	1,730	Second round lost to Brandon Nakashima
18	20	Alex de Minaur	1,665	10	90	1,745	Third round lost to Pablo Carreño Busta [12]
19	21	Denis Shapovalov	1,640	90	90	1,640	Third round lost to [a]Andrey Rublev [9]
20	23	Dan Evans	1,510	180	90	1,420	Third round lost to Marin Čilić [15]
21	22	Botic van de Zandschulp	1,573	385	45	1,233	Second round lost to Corentin Moutet (LL)
22	26	Frances Tiafoe	1,400	180	720	1,940	Semifinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [3]
23	25	Nick Kyrgios	1,430	10	360	1,780	Quarterfinals lost to [a]Karen Khachanov [27]
24	27	Francisco Cerúndolo	1,400	16	10	1,394	First round lost to Andy Murray
25	29	Borna Ćorić	1,360	(0)	45	1,405	Second round lost to Jenson Brooksby
26	30	Lorenzo Musetti	1,322	45	90	1,367	Third round lost to [a]Ilya Ivashka
27	31	[a]Karen Khachanov	1,315	(45)	720	1,990	Semifinals lost to Casper Ruud [5]
28	33	Holger Rune	1,310	35	90	1,365	Third round lost to Cameron Norrie [7]
29	34	Tommy Paul	1,305	(20)	90	1,375	Third round lost to Casper Ruud [5]
30	32	Maxime Cressy	1,313	70	10	1,253	First round retired against Márton Fucsovics
31	35	Nikoloz Basilashvili	1,290	90	10	1,210	First round lost to Wu Yibing (Q)
32	36	Miomir Kecmanović	1,245	10	45	1,280	Second round lost to Richard Gasquet

† This column shows either the player's points from the 2021 tournament or his 19th best result (shown in brackets). Only ranking points counting toward the player's ranking as of August 29, 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	Alexander Zverev	5,760	720	5,040	Right ankle injury
6	Novak Djokovic	4,770	1,200	3,570	Failure to meet vaccination requirement for non-US citizens
24	Gaël Monfils	1,435	90	1,345	Foot injury
28	Reilly Opelka	1,365	180	1,185	Heel injury

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Rinky Hijikata
• Ugo Humbert
• Emilio Nava
• Sam Querrey
• Ben Shelton
• Dominic Thiem
• Learner Tien
• J. J. Wolf

Source:^[21]

Protected ranking

• Stan Wawrinka (22)
• Borna Ćorić (27)
• Kyle Edmund (48)
• Aljaž Bedene (75)

Qualifiers

Main article: 2022 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

• Facundo Bagnis
• Nuno Borges
• Gijs Brouwer
• Enzo Couacaud
• Federico Delbonis
• Christopher Eubanks
• Daniel Elahi Galán
• Norbert Gombos
• Brandon Holt
• Nicolás Jarry
• ^[a]Pavel Kotov
• Tomáš Macháč
• Maximilian Marterer
• Alexander Ritschard
• Wu Yibing
• Zhang Zhizhen

Lucky losers

• Hugo Grenier
• Corentin Moutet
• Fernando Verdasco

Withdrawals

The entry list was released by the United States Tennis Association based on the ATP rankings for the week of July 18.^[22][23]

• † Lloyd Harris (46) → replaced by Tim van Rijthoven (101)
• ‡ Gaël Monfils (20) → replaced by Taro Daniel (102)
• ‡ Alexander Zverev (2)^[24][25] → replaced by Stefan Kozlov (103)
• ‡ Reilly Opelka (17) → replaced by Jack Sock (104)^[b]
• @ Novak Djokovic (7)^[26][27] → replaced by Corentin Moutet (LL)
• § Hugo Dellien (74) → replaced by Fernando Verdasco (LL)
• § Pablo Andújar (92) → replaced by Hugo Grenier (LL)

† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying draw
@ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying draw
§ – withdrew from main draw

See also

• 2022 ATP Tour
• 2022 ATP Finals

Notes

1. On March 1, 2022, the ATP announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[19] On June 14, 2022, the USTA announced that it will allow all eligible players, regardless of nationality, to compete at the 2022 US Open.^[20]
2. Last direct acceptance