Iga Świątek defeated Coco Gauff in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 French Open.[ 1]
It was her second French Open title and second major title overall. She dropped just one set en route, in the fourth round to Zheng Qinwen . With the win, Świątek extended her winning streak to 35 matches (dating back to the Qatar Open in February), equaling Venus Williams ' tally from the 2000 season .[ 2] Świątek also became the youngest winner of multiple majors since Maria Sharapova in 2006.[ 3]
Barbora Krejčíková was the defending champion,[ 4] but she lost in the first round to Diane Parry . This marked only the third time in French Open history that the defending champion lost in the first round (after Anastasia Myskina in 2005 and Jeļena Ostapenko in 2018 ), and the record fifteenth consecutive unsuccessful French Open women's singles title defense since 2007 .[ 5]
Seventeen-year-old Linda Nosková became the youngest qualifier to debut in the main draw since Michelle Larcher de Brito in 2009 .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] This was the second time in the Open Era when only one out of the top ten seeds advanced to the fourth round of a major, after 2018 Wimbledon .[ 10]
This was the first edition of the French Open since 2004 to feature three Americans in the quarterfinals: Gauff, Jessica Pegula , and Sloane Stephens .[ 11] With the losses of Leylah Fernandez and Stephens in the quarterfinals, a first-time major finalist was guaranteed from the bottom half of the draw; Gauff ultimately emerged as that finalist. She became the youngest major finalist since Sharapova at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships , and the youngest French Open finalist since Kim Clijsters in 2001 .[ 12]
This was the first edition of the tournament to feature a final-set tiebreak.[ 13] When the score in a final set reached 6–6, the first player to reach 10 points and lead by at least two points won the set (and the match). The first women's singles main-draw match to feature the ten-point tie break was the first-round match between Irina-Camelia Begu and Jasmine Paolini , with Begu emerging victorious.
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Championship match statistics
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Category
Świątek
Gauff
1st serve %
32/44 (73%)
37/57 (65%)
1st serve points won
23 of 32 = 72%
17 of 37 = 46%
2nd serve points won
7 of 12 = 58%
8 of 20 = 40%
Total service points won
30 of 44 = 68.18%
25 of 57 = 43.86%
Aces
1
2
Double faults
0
3
Winners
18
14
Unforced errors
16
23
Net points won
4 of 9 = 44%
2 of 2 = 100%
Break points converted
5 of 10 = 50%
1 of 1 = 100%
Return points won
32 of 57 = 56%
14 of 44 = 32%
Total points won
62
39
Source
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 16 May 2022. Rankings and points before are as of 23 May 2022.
Unlike in the men's tournament, points from the 2021 women's tournament will be dropped at the end of this year's tournament, even though the 2021 tournament was held one week later than in 2022. Players will also be dropping points from the Strasbourg tournament held during the week of 24 May 2021.
Seed
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending
Points won
Points after
Status
1
1
Iga Świątek
7,061
430
2,000
8,631
Champion , defeated Coco Gauff [18]
2
2
Barbora Krejčíková
4,911
2,000+280
10+1
2,642
First round lost to Diane Parry
3
4
Paula Badosa
4,545
430
130
4,245
Third round retired against Veronika Kudermetova [29]
4
3
Maria Sakkari
4,726
780
70
4,016
Second round lost to Karolína Muchová
5
5
Anett Kontaveit
4,446
130
10
4,326
First round lost to Ajla Tomljanović
6
6
Ons Jabeur
4,380
240
10
4,150
First round lost to Magda Linette
7
7
Aryna Sabalenka
3,966
130
130
3,966
Third round lost to Camila Giorgi [28]
8
8
Karolína Plíšková
3,678
70
70
3,678
Second round lost to Léolia Jeanjean [WC]
9
9
Danielle Collins
3,315
130
70
3,255
Second round lost to Shelby Rogers
10
10
Garbiñe Muguruza
3,060
10
10
3,060
First round lost to Kaia Kanepi
11
11
Jessica Pegula
2,955
130
430
3,255
Quarterfinals lost to Iga Świątek [1]
12
12
Emma Raducanu
2,910
(5)†
70
2,975
Second round lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich
13
13
Jeļena Ostapenko
2,536
10
70
2,596
Second round lost to Alizé Cornet
14
14
Belinda Bencic
2,525
70
130
2,585
Third round lost to Leylah Fernandez [17]
15
15
Victoria Azarenka
2,440
240
130
2,330
Third round lost to Jil Teichmann [23]
16
16
Elena Rybakina
2,420
430
130
2,120
Third round lost to Madison Keys [22]
17
18
Leylah Fernandez
2,245
70
430
2,605
Quarterfinals lost to Martina Trevisan
18
23
Coco Gauff
1,886
430
1,300
2,756
Runner-up, lost to Iga Świątek [1]
19
19
Simona Halep
2,126
0
70
2,196
Second round lost to Zheng Qinwen
20
20
Daria Kasatkina
2,115
130
780
2,765
Semifinals lost to Iga Świątek [1]
21
17
Angelique Kerber
2,354
10
130
2,474
Third round lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich
22
22
Madison Keys
1,899
130
240
2,009
Fourth round lost to Veronika Kudermetova [29]
23
24
Jil Teichmann
1,783
0
240
2,023
Fourth round lost to Sloane Stephens
24
25
Tamara Zidanšek
1,683
780
130
1,033
Third round lost to Jessica Pegula [11]
25
27
Liudmila Samsonova
1,670
(30)†
10
1,650
First round lost to Danka Kovinić
26
26
Sorana Cîrstea
1,670
240+180
70+30
1,350
Second round lost to Sloane Stephens
27
28
Amanda Anisimova
1,610
10
240
1,840
Fourth round lost to Leylah Fernandez [17]
28
30
Camila Giorgi
1,583
70
240
1,753
Fourth round lost to Daria Kasatkina [20]
29
29
Veronika Kudermetova
1,585
70
430
1,945
Quarterfinals lost to Daria Kasatkina [20]
30
31
Ekaterina Alexandrova
1,531
70+60
70+55
1,526
Second round lost to Irina-Camelia Begu
31
32
Elise Mertens
1,505
130
240
1,615
Fourth round lost to Coco Gauff [18]
32
34
Petra Kvitová
1,435
70
70
1,435
Second round lost to Daria Saville [WC]
† The player did not qualify for the 2021 tournament. Accordingly, her 16th-best result will be deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Other entry information
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Sources:[ 14] [ 15]
Before the tournament
† – not included on entry list & – withdrew from entry list
Rank date: 11 April 2022
Source:[ 16]
During the tournament
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