2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Taylor Fritz defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final, 7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–2) to win the singles tennis title at the 2022 Japan Open.

Singles
2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Taylor Fritz
Runner-up	Frances Tiafoe
Score	7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

Novak Djokovic was the reigning champion from when the event was last held in 2019, but chose to compete in Astana instead.

Seeds

1. Casper Ruud (first round)
2. Cameron Norrie (withdrew)
3. Taylor Fritz (champion)
4. Frances Tiafoe (final)
5. Nick Kyrgios (quarterfinals, withdrew)
6. Alex de Minaur (first round)
7. Denis Shapovalov (semifinals)
8. Dan Evans (second round)
9. Borna Ćorić (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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Kwon Soon-woo	2	6	4
	4	Frances Tiafoe	6	0	6
								4	Frances Tiafoe	63	62
								3	Taylor Fritz	77	77
	3	Taylor Fritz	6	65	6
	7	Denis Shapovalov	3	77	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	C Ruud	3	3
		J Munar	6	6					J Munar	6	3	1
		P Martínez	7	6					P Martínez	4	6	6
		A Popyrin	5	4												P Martínez	3	0
		M McDonald	77	62	6											S-w Kwon	6	6
	WC	K Uchida	64	77	3				M McDonald	3	77	2
		S-w Kwon	6	6					S-w Kwon	6	64	6
	6	A de Minaur	3	2																			S-w Kwon	2	6	4
	4	F Tiafoe	6	6																		4	F Tiafoe	6	0	6
	WC	Y Uchiyama	3	4				4	F Tiafoe	6	79
		T Daniel	5	5					B Zapata Miralles	1	67
		B Zapata Miralles	7	7											4	F Tiafoe	6	6
		M Kecmanović	2	77	6											M Kecmanović	0	4
		Y Nishioka	6	61	2				M Kecmanović	6	3	77
		R Albot	77	1	4			8	D Evans	3	6	64
	8	D Evans	63	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	N Kyrgios	6	6
		C-h Tseng	3	1				5	N Kyrgios	3	6	6
	Q	S Shimabukuro	62	2					K Majchrzak	6	2	2
		K Majchrzak	77	6											5	N Kyrgios
	LL	H Moriya	6	6											3	T Fritz	w/o
	Q	Y Shimizu	1	3				LL	H Moriya	1	6	4
		J Duckworth	2	77	1			3	T Fritz	6	3	6
	3	T Fritz	6	62	6																	3	T Fritz	6	65	6
	7	D Shapovalov	6	77																		7	D Shapovalov	3	77	3
		S Johnson	3	63				7	D Shapovalov	6	6
	Q	R Noguchi	6	3	77			Q	R Noguchi	3	1
	Q	R Ramanathan	4	6	61										7	D Shapovalov	6	6
		B Nakashima	6	6											9	B Ćorić	4	3
	WC	S Mochizuki	3	2					B Nakashima	5	2
		T Kokkinakis	4	64				9	B Ćorić	7	6
	9	B Ćorić	6	77

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Nicolás Jarry (first round)
2. Elias Ymer (qualifying competition)
3. Hiroki Moriya (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Rio Noguchi (qualified)
5. Max Purcell (qualifying competition)
6. Ramkumar Ramanathan (qualified)
7. Aziz Dougaz (first round)
8. Sho Shimabukuro (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Yuta Shimizu
2. Ramkumar Ramanathan
3. Sho Shimabukuro
4. Rio Noguchi

Lucky loser

1. Hiroki Moriya

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Nicolás Jarry	4	4
	WC	Yuta Shimizu	6	6
								WC	Yuta Shimizu	6	6
								5	Max Purcell	3	4
	WC	Shintaro Imai	6	65	5
	5	Max Purcell	4	77	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Elias Ymer	77	6
	WC	Renta Tokuda	63	3
								2	Elias Ymer	7	4	1
								6	Ramkumar Ramanathan	5	6	6
	Alt	Ryota Tanuma	5	3
	6	Ramkumar Ramanathan	7	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Hiroki Moriya	6	6
		Yuki Mochizuki	3	4
								3	Hiroki Moriya	7	3	3
								8	Sho Shimabukuro	5	6	6
		Go Soeda	3	4
	8	Sho Shimabukuro	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Rio Noguchi	6	6
	PR	Tatsuma Ito	0	2
								4	Rio Noguchi	0	6	6
								Alt	Yusuke Takahashi	6	2	0
	Alt	Yusuke Takahashi	6	6
	7	Aziz Dougaz	3	1

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw