2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles

Mackenzie McDonald and Marcelo Melo defeated Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernández in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [10–4] to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 Japan Open.

Doubles
2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions	Mackenzie McDonald Marcelo Melo
Runners-up	Rafael Matos David Vega Hernández
Score	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]

Main article: 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin were the reigning champions from when the event was last held in 2019, but did not participate this year.

Seeds

1. Thanasi Kokkinakis / Nick Kyrgios (semifinals, withdrew)
2. Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell (quarterfinals)
3. Rafael Matos / David Vega Hernández (final)
4. Dan Evans / John Peers (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

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios	6	6
	WC	Y Nishioka K Uchida	1	2				1	T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios	7	6
		G Escobar N Jarry	6	3	[8]				P Martínez B Zapata Miralles	5	4
		P Martínez B Zapata Miralles	3	6	[10]										1	T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios
	4	D Evans J Peers	6	77												M McDonald M Melo	w/o
		A Göransson B McLachlan	2	65				4	D Evans J Peers	2	77	[6]
		M McDonald M Melo	6	6					M McDonald M Melo	6	65	[10]
		A de Minaur F Tiafoe	3	1																			M McDonald M Melo	6	3	[10]
		B Nakashima H Reese	4	6	[10]																	3	R Matos D Vega Hernández	4	6	[4]
		S Doumbia F Reboul	6	1	[2]				B Nakashima H Reese	3	64
		H Hach Verdugo M Kecmanović	65	4				3	R Matos D Vega Hernández	6	77
	3	R Matos D Vega Hernández	77	6											3	R Matos D Vega Hernández	7	6
	WC	T Matsui K Uesugi	6	65	[8]										Q	S Gillé J Vliegen	5	4
	Q	S Gillé J Vliegen	3	77	[10]			Q	S Gillé J Vliegen	6	5	[10]
		A Popyrin R Ramanathan	2	64				2	M Ebden M Purcell	3	7	[8]
	2	M Ebden M Purcell	6	77

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen (qualified)
2. Max Schnur / John-Patrick Smith (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen

Qualifying draw

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen	6	6
	WC	Shintaro Mochizuki Sho Shimabukuro	1	4
								1	Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen	6	2	[10]
								2	Max Schnur John-Patrick Smith	4	6	[5]
		Aziz Dougaz Elias Ymer	4	1
	2	Max Schnur John-Patrick Smith	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw