2022 Chennai Open
Tennis tournament
| 2022 Chennai Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 12–18 September | |||
| Edition | 7th | |||
| Category | WTA 250 | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $251,750 | |||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
| Location | Chennai, India | |||
| Venue | SDAT Tennis Stadium, Nungambakkam | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Linda Fruhvirtová | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Gabriela Dabrowski /  Luisa Stefani | ||||
| ||||
The 2022 Chennai Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.[1][2][3] A part of the 2022 WTA Tour, this tournament marked the return of a WTA tournament in India for the first time since 2008.
The event was one of the six tournaments that were given single-year WTA 250 licenses in September and October 2022 due to the cancellation of tournaments in China during the 2022 season because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Champions
Singles
Linda Fruhvirtová def. 
Magda Linette, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
This was Fruhvirtová's first WTA Tour singles title.
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Luisa Stefani def. 
Anna Blinkova / 
Natela Dzalamidze, 6–1, 6–2
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $31,000 | $18,037 | $10,100 | $5,800 | $3,675 | $2,675 | $1,950 | $1,270 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles* | $10,800 | $6,300 | $3,800 | $2,300 | $1,750 | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank† | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA | Alison Riske-Amritraj | 29 | 1 |
| Varvara Gracheva | 72 | 2 | |
 POL | Magda Linette | 73 | 3 |
 GER | Tatjana Maria | 85 | 4 |
 SWE | Rebecca Peterson | 92 | 5 |
 CHN | Wang Qiang | 102 | 6 |
| CAN | Rebecca Marino | 106 | 7 |
 FRA | Chloé Paquet | 111 | 8 |
† Rankings are as of 29 August 2022.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw with a special ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Caroline Garcia → replaced by 
Despina Papamichail
Elise Mertens → replaced by 
Nadia Podoroska
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | BRA | Luisa Stefani | 105 | 1 |
| USA | Kaitlyn Christian | Lidziya Marozava | 126 | 2 | |
 GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova |  UKR | Nadiia Kichenok | 153 | 3 |
| CHN | Han Xinyun | POL | Katarzyna Kawa | 155 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 29 August 2022.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva / Nadia Podoroska → replaced by 
Rutuja Bhosale / Karman Thandi
Miyu Kato / 
Asia Muhammad → replaced by 
Justina Mikulskytė / 
Emily Webley-Smith
Julia Lohoff / 
Astra Sharma → replaced by Astra Sharma / Ekaterina Yashina
References
- ^ Ragav, S. Dipak (14 May 2022). "Chennai returns to international tennis map with 2022 WTA 250 tour". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Chennai Open WTA 250 tennis: Sania Mirza may play - full schedule". Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Hologic WTA Tour announces updates to 2022 calendar". Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Chennai Open 2022: Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard handed wildcard, Sania Mirza may play". olympics.com. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Chennai Open 2022: Ankita Raina Gets Wild Card Entry In Women's Singles Draw". India: Outlook. PTI. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
External links
- WTA tournament profile
- Official website Archived 20 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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