2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Elena Rybakina defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her first major title.[2] Rybakina became the first Kazakhstani[i] to win a major title, and the third player representing an Asian nation to win a major title after Li Na and Naomi Osaka. She also became the first Kazakhstani to progress past the quarterfinals of a major.[3] Rybakina became the first player to win from a set down in the final since Amélie Mauresmo in 2006. Jabeur became the first Arab to reach a major singles final, the first African woman to do so in the Open Era, and the first African woman to do so not representing South Africa.[4][ii] This marked the first time since 2009 that both finalists represented non-European nations.

Ladies' singles
2022 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionKazakhstan Elena Rybakina
Runner-upTunisia Ons Jabeur
Score3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 7 WC)
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
14&U Singles boys girls
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Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion, but retired from professional tennis in March 2022.[5]

World No. 1 Iga Świątek's win streak of 37 matches (dating back to Qatar in February) ended when she was defeated by Alizé Cornet in the third round. It was just the fourth loss of Świątek's season; her 37-match winning streak is the longest of the 21st century and tied for 12th-longest in the Open Era.[6][7][8]

For the second time in her career, Cornet defeated the incumbent world No. 1 in the third round at Wimbledon; she had defeated then-five-time champion Serena Williams at that stage in 2014.[6] By making her 62nd consecutive major main draw appearance, Cornet tied Ai Sugiyama's all-time record.[9] Williams received a wild card to play in the tournament, making her comeback to the sport after a year away due to a right hamstring injury sustained; this would be Williams' final appearance at the tournament.[10] She competed for an all-time record-equaling 24th major singles title, but was defeated in the first round by Harmony Tan. Williams later announced her retirement from professional tennis at the US Open.[11]

This was the first edition of Wimbledon to feature a champions tiebreak, a 10-point tiebreak when the score reaches six games all in the third set,[12] and the third edition to feature a final-set tiebreak rule.[iii] The first women's singles main draw match of the tournament to feature the 10-point tiebreak was the first round match between Caroline Garcia and Yuriko Miyazaki, with Garcia emerging victorious.[13]

Seeds

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All seeds per WTA rankings.[14]

01.     Iga Świątek (third round)
02.     Anett Kontaveit (second round)
03.     Ons Jabeur (final)
04.     Paula Badosa (fourth round)
05.     Maria Sakkari (third round)
06.     Karolína Plíšková (second round)
07.     Danielle Collins (first round)
08.     Jessica Pegula (third round)
09.     Garbiñe Muguruza (first round)
10.     Emma Raducanu (second round)
11.     Coco Gauff (third round)
12.     Jeļena Ostapenko (fourth round)
13.     Barbora Krejčíková (third round)
14.     Belinda Bencic (first round)
15.     Angelique Kerber (third round)
16.     Simona Halep (semifinals)
17.     Elena Rybakina (champion)
18.     Jil Teichmann (first round)
19.     Madison Keys (withdrew)
20.     Amanda Anisimova (quarterfinals)
21.     Camila Giorgi (first round)
22.     Martina Trevisan (first round)
23.     Beatriz Haddad Maia (first round)
24.     Elise Mertens (fourth round)
25.     Petra Kvitová (third round)
26.     Sorana Cîrstea (second round)
27.     Yulia Putintseva (first round)
28.     Alison Riske-Amritraj (third round)
29.     Anhelina Kalinina (second round)
30.     Shelby Rogers (first round)
31.     Kaia Kanepi (first round)
32.     Sara Sorribes Tormo (second round)
33.     Zhang Shuai (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Ajla Tomljanović 6 2 3
17   Elena Rybakina 4 6 6
17   Elena Rybakina 6 6
16   Simona Halep 3 3
16   Simona Halep 6 6
20   Amanda Anisimova 2 4
17   Elena Rybakina 3 6 6
3   Ons Jabeur 6 2 2
  Marie Bouzková 6 1 1
3   Ons Jabeur 3 6 6
3   Ons Jabeur 6 3 6
  Tatjana Maria 2 6 1
  Tatjana Maria 4 6 7
  Jule Niemeier 6 2 5

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   I Świątek 6 6
Q   J Fett 0 3 1   I Świątek 6 4 6
WC   S Kartal 4 6 1 LL   L Pattinama Kerkhove 4 6 3
LL   L Pattinama Kerkhove 6 3 6 1   I Świątek 4 2
  C Liu 7 6   A Cornet 6 6
  N Párrizas Díaz 5 3   C Liu 3 3
  A Cornet 6 77   A Cornet 6 6
27   Y Putintseva 3 65   A Cornet 6 4 3
18   J Teichmann 2 3   A Tomljanović 4 6 6
  A Tomljanović 6 6   A Tomljanović 6 6
Q   C Harrison 6 6 Q   C Harrison 2 2
  A Rus 1 4   A Tomljanović 2 6 6
  V Golubic 6 6 13   B Krejčíková 6 4 3
  A Petkovic 4 3   V Golubic 3 4
  M Zanevska 64 3 13   B Krejčíková 6 6
13   B Krejčíková 77 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   G Muguruza 4 0
  G Minnen 6 6   G Minnen 4 1
  Q Zheng 77 7   Q Zheng 6 6
  S Stephens 61 5   Q Zheng 64 5
Q   E Bektas 1 3 17   E Rybakina 77 7
  B Andreescu 6 6   B Andreescu 4 65
LL   C Vandeweghe 62 5 17   E Rybakina 6 77
17   E Rybakina 77 7 17   E Rybakina 7 6
30   S Rogers 2 65   P Martić 5 3
  P Martić 6 77   P Martić 77 6
  K Kučová 7 6   K Kučová 64 3
  L Pigossi 5 0   P Martić 6 77
  R Masarova 1 4 8   J Pegula 2 65
  H Dart 6 6   H Dart 6 3 1
  D Vekić 3 62 8   J Pegula 4 6 6
8   J Pegula 6 77

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   P Badosa 6 6
Q   L Chirico 2 1 4   P Badosa 6 6
  I Bara 6 6   I Bara 3 2
  C Paquet 2 4 4   P Badosa 7 77
  A Bogdan 6 6 25   P Kvitová 5 64
  D Yastremska 2 2   A Bogdan 1 65
  J Paolini 6 4 2 25   P Kvitová 6 77
25   P Kvitová 2 6 6 4   P Badosa 1 2
21   C Giorgi 64 1 16   S Halep 6 6
  M Fręch 77 6   M Fręch 6 6
  R Peterson 5 6 3   AK Schmiedlová 4 4
  AK Schmiedlová 7 0 6   M Fręch 4 1
PR   K Flipkens 7 6 16   S Halep 6 6
Q   J Fourlis 5 2 PR   K Flipkens 5 4
  K Muchová 3 2 16   S Halep 7 6
16   S Halep 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   C Gauff 2 6 7
  E-G Ruse 6 3 5 11   C Gauff 6 6
  M Buzărnescu 6 6   M Buzărnescu 2 3
Q   N Schunk 4 2 11   C Gauff 77 2 1
  M Brengle 2 5 20   A Anisimova 64 6 6
  L Davis 6 7   L Davis 6 3 4
LL   Y Yuan 3 4 20   A Anisimova 2 6 6
20   A Anisimova 6 6 20   A Anisimova 6 6
32   S Sorribes Tormo 6 6   H Tan 2 3
Q   C McHale 2 1 32   S Sorribes Tormo 3 4
WC   S Williams 5 6 67   H Tan 6 6
  H Tan 7 1 710   H Tan 6 6
  C Burel 5 3 WC   K Boulter 1 1
WC   K Boulter 7 6 WC   K Boulter 3 77 6
  T Martincová 61 5 6   Ka Plíšková 6 64 4
6   Ka Plíšková 77 7

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   D Collins 7 4 4
  M Bouzková 5 6 6   M Bouzková 6 6
  L Bronzetti 1 4   A Li 0 3
  A Li 6 6   M Bouzková 6 6
  K Siniaková 0 5 28   A Riske-Amritraj 2 3
Q   M Chwalińska 6 7 Q   M Chwalińska 6 1 0
  Y In-Albon 2 4 28   A Riske-Amritraj 3 6 6
28   A Riske-Amritraj 6 6   M Bouzková 7 6
33   S Zhang 6 6   C Garcia 5 2
  M Doi 4 0 33   S Zhang 78 6
  M Kostyuk 4 6 6   M Kostyuk 66 2
WC   K Swan 6 4 4 33   S Zhang 63 65
  C Garcia 4 6 710   C Garcia 77 77
WC   Y Miyazaki 6 1 64   C Garcia 6 6
  A Van Uytvanck 4 4 10   E Raducanu 3 3
10   E Raducanu 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   A Kerber 6 7
  K Mladenovic 0 5 15   A Kerber 6 6
  M Linette 6 6   M Linette 3 3
Q   F Contreras Gómez 1 4 15   A Kerber 4 5
  T Zidanšek 4 61 24   E Mertens 6 7
  P Udvardy 6 77   P Udvardy 6 65 5
  C Osorio 6 2 2r 24   E Mertens 3 77 7
24   E Mertens 1 6 4 24   E Mertens 69 4
31   K Kanepi 4 4 3   O Jabeur 711 6
  D Parry 6 6   D Parry 6 6
  C Tauson 1r Q   M Hontama 3 2
Q   M Hontama 4   D Parry 2 3
  R Marino 4 6 5 3   O Jabeur 6 6
Q   K Kawa 6 3 7 Q   K Kawa 4 0
Q   M Björklund 1 3 3   O Jabeur 6 6
3   O Jabeur 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   M Sakkari 6 6
Q   Z Hives 1 4 5   M Sakkari 6 6
WC   D Saville 5 6 5   V Tomova 4 3
  V Tomova 7 3 7 5   M Sakkari 3 5
Q   A Sharma 6 3 4   T Maria 6 7
  T Maria 4 6 6   T Maria 6 1 7
  A Krunić 65 61 26   S Cîrstea 3 6 5
26   S Cîrstea 77 77   T Maria 5 7 7
22   M Trevisan 2 0 12   J Ostapenko 7 5 5
PR   E Cocciaretto 6 6 PR   E Cocciaretto 4 4
  E Gorgodze 4 1   I-C Begu 6 6
  I-C Begu 6 6   I-C Begu 6 1 1
Q   Y Wickmayer 6 6 12   J Ostapenko 3 6 6
  L Zhu 4 2 Q   Y Wickmayer 2 2
  O Dodin 4 4 12   J Ostapenko 6 6
12   J Ostapenko 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   B Bencic 4 7 2
  Q Wang 6 5 6   Q Wang 5 4
  T Korpatsch 79 5 2   H Watson 7 6
  H Watson 67 7 6   H Watson 78 6
Q   M Inglis 7 3 4   K Juvan 66 2
  D Gálfi 5 6 6   D Gálfi 5 3
  K Juvan 6 4 6   K Juvan 7 6
23   B Haddad Maia 4 6 2   H Watson 2 4
29   A Kalinina 4 6 6   J Niemeier 6 6
  A Bondár 6 2 4 29   A Kalinina 6 4 3
WC   J Burrage 2 3   L Tsurenko 3 6 6
  L Tsurenko 6 6   L Tsurenko 4 6 3
  J Niemeier 6 6   J Niemeier 6 3 6
  Xiy Wang 1 4   J Niemeier 6 6
  B Pera 5 1 2   A Kontaveit 4 0
2   A Kontaveit 7 6

Championship match statistics

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Rybakina with the Venus Rosewater Dish after the match.
Category   Rybakina   Jabeur
1st serve % 56/94 (60%) 39/72 (54%)
1st serve points won 35 of 56 = 63% 27 of 39 = 69%
2nd serve points won 22 of 38 = 58% 16 of 33 = 48%
Total service points won 57 of 94 = 60.64% 43 of 72 = 59.72%
Aces 4 4
Double faults 3 1
Winners 29 17
Unforced errors 33 24
Net points won 17 of 36 = 47% 7 of 14 = 50%
Break points converted 4 of 6 = 67% 2 of 11 = 18%
Return points won 29 of 72 = 40% 37 of 94 = 39%
Total points won 86 80
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Seeded players

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The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 20 June 2022. Rankings and points are as before 27 June 2021.

The WTA decided not to award ranking points for the 2022 tournament in response to the All England Club's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from participating. Points dropping from the 2021 tournament will accordingly be replaced by the player's next best result, regardless of her performance at Wimbledon in 2022. [15] Note that 2021 points were mandatory for WTA players, unlike for ATP players, who were subject to a different rankings adjustment system.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Next best result Points after Status
1 1   Iga Świątek 8,576 240 0 8,336 Third round lost to   Alizé Cornet
2 3   Anett Kontaveit 4,306 10 30 4,326 Second round lost to   Jule Niemeier
3 2   Ons Jabeur 4,340 430 100 4,010 Final lost to   Elena Rybakina [17]
4 4   Paula Badosa 4,245 240 25 4,030 Fourth round lost to   Simona Halep [16]
5 5   Maria Sakkari 4,205 70 55 4,190 Third round lost to   Tatjana Maria
6 7   Karolína Plíšková 3,777 1,300 0 2,477 Second round lost to   Katie Boulter [WC]
7 8   Danielle Collins 3,255 70+60 5+1 3,131 First round lost to   Marie Bouzková
8 9   Jessica Pegula 3,156 70 1 3,087 Third round lost to   Petra Martić
9 10   Garbiñe Muguruza 3,015 130 1 2,886 First round lost to   Greet Minnen
10 11   Emma Raducanu 2,952 240 5 2,717 Second round lost to   Caroline Garcia
11 12   Coco Gauff 2,886 240 1 2,647 Third round lost to   Amanda Anisimova [20]
12 17   Jeļena Ostapenko 2,431 130 1 2,302 Fourth round lost to   Tatjana Maria
13 14   Barbora Krejčiková 2,593 240 0 2,353 Third round lost to   Ajla Tomljanović
14 16   Belinda Bencic 2,585 10 60 2,635 First round lost to   Wang Qiang
15 19   Angelique Kerber 2,199 780 0 1,419 Third round lost to   Elise Mertens [24]
16 18   Simona Halep 2,315 0 100 2,415 Semifinals lost to   Elena Rybakina [17]
17 23   Elena Rybakina 1,990 240 55 1,805 Champion, defeated   Ons Jabeur [3]
18 22   Jil Teichmann 2,023 10 1 2,014 First round lost to   Ajla Tomljanović
19 24   Madison Keys 1,964 240 1 1,725 Withdrew due to abdominal injury
20 25   Amanda Anisimova 1,840 10 1 1,831 Quarterfinals lost to   Simona Halep [16]
21 27   Camila Giorgi 1,787 70 1 1,718 First round lost to   Magdalena Fręch
22 29   Martina Trevisan 1,744 10 20 1,754 First round lost to   Elisabetta Cocciaretto [PR]
23 28   Beatriz Haddad Maia 1,782 1,782 First round lost to   Kaja Juvan
24 31   Elise Mertens 1,615 130 30 1,515 Fourth round lost to   Ons Jabeur [3]
25 26   Petra Kvitová 1,795 10 1 1,781 Third round lost to   Paula Badosa [4]
26 32   Sorana Cîrstea 1,430 130 30 1,330 Second round lost to   Tatjana Maria
27 33   Yulia Putintseva 1,420 70 55 1,405 First round lost to   Alizé Cornet
28 36   Alison Riske-Amritraj 1,381 10 30 1,401 Third round lost to   Marie Bouzková
29 34   Anhelina Kalinina 1,417 96+140§ 30+30 1,241 Second round lost to   Lesia Tsurenko
30 39   Shelby Rogers 1,296 130 13 1,179 First round lost to   Petra Martić
31 38   Kaia Kanepi 1,297 10 30 1,317 First round lost to   Diane Parry
32 45   Sara Sorribes Tormo 1,221 70 43 1,194 Second round lost to   Harmony Tan
33 41   Zhang Shuai 1,240 10 60 1,290 Third round lost to   Caroline Garcia

† Because the WTA is removing ranking points from the 2022 tournament, 2021 points will be replaced by the player's next best result instead.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2021. Accordingly, no points will be replaced.
§ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2021. She is defending points from two 2021 ITF tournaments (Montpellier and Contrexeville) instead.

Withdrawn players

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The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Next best result Points after Withdrawal reason
15   Leylah Fernandez 2,590 10 8 2,588 Stress fracture in right foot

Banned players

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The following players would have been seeded, but were not permitted to enter the tournament due to the decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus.[16]

Rank Player Points before Points defending Next best result Points after
6   Aryna Sabalenka 4,046 780 1 3,267
13   Daria Kasatkina 2,645 70 60 2,635
20   Victoria Azarenka 2,086 70 0 2,016
21   Veronika Kudermetova 2,045 10 55 2,090
30   Ekaterina Alexandrova 1,706 70 55 1,691

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Source:[17]

Protected ranking

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Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Withdrawals

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Banned list

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The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club declined entries from Russian and Belarusian players to The Championships 2022, stating that "in the circumstances of such unjustified and unprecedented military aggression, it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players with The Championships".[18]

On entry list

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Rankings date: 16 May 2022
Sources:[19][20][21]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Rybakina previously represented Russia before switching her nationality to Kazakhstan in 2018.
  2. ^ The only other African women to contest major singles finals were South African: Irene Bowder Peacock at the 1927 French Championships, Renée Schuurman at the 1959 Australian Championships and Sandra Reynolds at the 1960 Wimbledon Championships.
  3. ^ The previous tie-break rule was a 7-point tie-break, when the score reaches twelve games all in the third set.
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