In this article, we will address the topic of 2022 ATP Tour, an issue of great relevance today that has sparked a deep debate in different areas. For a long time, 2022 ATP Tour has been a source of interest and study due to its multiple implications and repercussions on society. In this sense, it is crucial to analyze and reflect on 2022 ATP Tour from different perspectives, in order to understand its true scope and possible consequences. Throughout the next few lines, we will explore the different aspects of 2022 ATP Tour and try to offer a broad and comprehensive vision of this complex and fascinating topic.
Men's tennis circuit
2022 ATP Tour
Carlos Alcaraz finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in his career, becoming the youngest man to do so. He won five tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open. He also won two Masters 1000 events.
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2022 calendar : the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Finals, the ATP Tour Masters 1000, the ATP Tour 500 tournaments, and the ATP Tour 250 tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by:
Total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
Cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one undefeated ATP Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins);
The following players achieved their career high ranking in this season inside top 50 (in bold the players who entered the top 10 or became the world No. 1 for the first time):[b]
^Wimbledon was stripped of its ranking points as a result of the All England Club's decision to completely ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing.[16]
The following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 in singles, or top 100 in doubles, for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2022 season:[19]
Anderson (pictured in 2017) was a former world No. 5 and two-time Grand Slam finalist
Aljaž Bedene(born 18 July 1989 in Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)) turned professional in 2008 and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 43 in 2018. In early 2022, he announced he would retire at the end of the season after Slovenia's Davis Cup tie to become a soccer agent.[22][23]
Ruben Bemelmans(born 14 January 1988 in Genk, Belgium) joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 84 in singles in September 2015 and no. 128 in doubles in October 2012. He won one title in doubles. He played his last singles professional match in the qualifying draw at the Antwerp Open.[24][25]
Juan Martín del Potro(born 23 September 1988 in Tandil, Argentina) joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in singles on 13 August 2018, and of No. 105 in doubles on 25 May 2009. He won 22 singles titles, including his singular Grand Slam title at the 2009 US Open, two medals at the Olympics, a title at the 2016 Davis Cup, and a Masters 1000 title at the 2018 Indian Wells Masters. After a career plagued by multiple injuries, Del Potro played his last professional match at the 2022 Argentina Open,[26] where he lost to fellow Argentine Federico Delbonis.
Henri Kontinen announced an indefinite break,[27] having last played in September 2021.[28] In March he was the coach of the Finish Davis Cup team.[29]
Rogério Dutra Silva(born 3 February 1984 in São Paulo, Brazil) joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 63 in singles in July 2017, and No. 84 in doubles, in February 2018. He won one title in doubles. He played his last match at the Rio Open in the doubles tournament.[30]
Federer (pictured in 2015) was a former world No. 1 and twenty-time Grand Slam champion. He announced his retirement before the 2022 Laver Cup.
Roger Federer(born 8 August 1981 in Basel, Switzerland) joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 1 in singles in February 2004, and No. 24 in doubles, in June 2003. He won 103 titles in singles, including 20 major titles. He played his last match in doubles at the Laver Cup.
Alejandro González(born 7 February 1989 in Medellín, Colombia), joined the professional tour in 2010 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 70 in singles, in June 2014 and of No. 177 in doubles, in August 2010. In March he played his last match at the Pereira Challenger in the singles tournament, where he lost in the second round.
Dominic Inglot won 14 doubles titles and reached No. 18 in the rankings. Announced his retirement in March 2022.[32]
Tobias Kamke(born 21 May 1986 in Lübeck, Germany) joined the professional tour in 2004 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 64 in singles in January 2011 and No. 144 in doubles in September 2015. Though he did not win any career tour-level titles, he was named "ATP Newcomer of the Year" in 2010 after contesting four Challenger finals, winning two of them, and reaching the third round at Wimbledon, thus slashing his ranking from No. 254 to No. 67 by year-end. Kamke played his last professional match at the Hamburg Open in the doubles tournament with Dustin Brown, where he lost in the first round.[33]
Ivo Karlović(born 28 February 1979) played his last match at the 2021 US Open.[34]
Blaž Kavčič(born 5 March 1987 in Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)) joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 68 in 2012. In April, he announced he would retire at the end of the season in September after the Davis Cup.[35][36]
Philipp Kohlschreiber(born 16 October 1983 in Augsburg, Germany) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 16 in singles, in July 2012. He won eight singles titles and made 68 Grand Slam main draw appearances. He retired from professional tennis after losing the second round match of the Wimbledon qualifying tournament.[37][38]
Lukáš Lacko announced in October, 2022 as his last season.[39]
Marc López(born 31 July 1982 in Barcelona, Spain) joined the professional tour in 1999 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 106 in singles in May 2004, and of No. 3 in doubles in January 2013. He won 14 titles in doubles, including the 2016 French Open. He won a gold medal for Spain in doubles at the 2016 Olympic Games. His anticipated final appearance came at the Barcelona Open, where he and long-time partner Feliciano López defeated the world No. 1 team of Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram.[40][41] However, he received an additional wildcard for the Madrid Open to partner with Carlos Alcaraz in doubles, where he lost in the second round.[42]
Yannick Maden(born 28 October 1989 in Stuttgart, Germany) joined the professional tour in 2013 and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 96 in singles in June 2019. He played his last match at the Lille Challenger in March.[43]
Oliver Marach(born 16 July 1980 in Graz, Austria) joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 82 in 2006 and doubles ranking of No. 2 in 2018. He won 23 doubles titles, including one Grand Slam title at the 2018 Australian Open. He announced his retirement in December 2022 and played his last professional match at the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.[44][45]
David Marrero(born 8 April 1980 in Las Palmas, Spain) joined the professional tour in 2001, winning 14 titles and reaching a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 5 in November 2013. He retired at the Barcelona Open, where he played his last professional match.[46][47]
Nicholas Monroe(born April 12, 1982, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.) joined the professional tour in 2004 and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 30 in 2017. He won four ATP doubles titles, all of which were at ATP 250 tournaments. Monroe announced his retirement in August ahead of the 2022 US Open and explained it would be his final professional tournament.[48]
Frederik Nielsen(born 27 August 1983) joined the professional tour in 2001 and won the 2012 Wimbledon doubles title. He played his last match at the Davis Cup in September 2022.[49]
Sam Querrey(born October 7, 1987 San Francisco, California, U.S.) joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 11 in 2018 and doubles ranking of No. 23 in 2010. He won ten singles titles, including two ATP 500 titles in Memphis and Acapulco, and five doubles titles, including one ATP Masters 1000 title in Rome. He announced his retirement on August 30 and played his last matches in singles and doubles at the US Open.[50][51]
Stéphane Robert(born 17 May 1980 in Montargis, France) joined the professional tour in 2001 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 50 in singles, in October 2016.[26]
Robredo (pictured in 2011) reached a career-high ranking of No. 5 in singles in 2006 and won 12 singles titles
Tommy Robredo(born 1 May 1982 in Hostalric, Spain) joined the professional tour in 1998 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 5 in singles, in August 2006 and of No. 16 in doubles, in April 2009. In singles, he won twelve titles, including the 2006 Hamburg Masters. He also won the Davis Cup three times (in 2004, 2008 and 2009). In doubles, he won five titles, including the 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters, and reached the semifinals of the US Open three times (in 2004, 2008 and 2010). His final tournament was at the Barcelona Open, where he made his ATP Tour debut 23 years prior.[52]
Dudi Sela(born 4 April 1985) announced his plans in January to retire after the 2022 season.[53]
Andreas Seppi(born 21 February 1984 in Bolzano, Italy) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 18 in singles, in January 2013. He has been Italy's No. 1 for 215 weeks. He won 3 singles titles, being the first Italian winning a tournament on grass. He has a record of 66 consecutive appearances in the Grand Slam tournaments (the third highest number ever reached by any male tennis player). He has announced he will retire after the Challenger in Ortisei, his hometown.[54][55]
Gilles Simon(born 27 December 1984 in Nice, France) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 6 in singles, in January 2009. He won 14 singles titles, and reached the finals of the Madrid Masters in 2008 (lost to Andy Murray) and the Shanghai Masters in 2014 (lost to Roger Federer). He announced his retirement at the end of the season.[56]
Ken Skupski(born 9 April 1983 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom) joined the professional tour in 2001. He announced his retirement after Wimbledon where he played his last match on 4 July 2022.[57]
Bruno Soares played his last match at the 2022 US Open with Jamie Murray.[58]
Go Soeda(born 5 September 1984 in Kanagawa, Japan) joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 47 in singles, in July 2012.[59]
Sergiy Stakhovsky(born 6 January 1986 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 31 in singles, in September 2010 and of No. 33 in doubles, in June 2011. He won four titles in singles and four titles in doubles. He played his last match at the Australian Open qualifying draw.
Horia Tecău(born 19 January 1985 in Constanța, Romania), former World No. 2 in doubles, won 38 doubles titles. The 36-year-old Romanian won 20 trophies with Jean-Julien Rojer and the pair finished 2015 as the year-end No. 1 team and Nitto ATP Finals champions. Together, they won the 2015 Wimbledon and 2017 US Open crowns. Tecău played his last match at the 2021 ATP Finals before his retirement on 18 November 2021.[60][61][62][63] He made a brief comeback at the 2022 Davis Cup qualifying round with Marius Copil, where they won their match against Spain.[64]
Tsonga (pictured in 2012) was a former world No. 5, one-time Grand Slam finalist, and two-time Masters 1000 champion
Nenad Zimonjić(born 4 June 1975 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, (now Serbia)) joined the professional tour in 1995 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 176 in singles, in March 1999, and of No. 1 in doubles, in November 2008. He won 54 titles in doubles, including 3 major titles. He also won 5 major titles in mixed doubles. With Serbia he won 2010 Davis Cup as a player and 2020 ATP Cup as a captain. He played his last match in doubles at the 2021 Dubai and became inactive in 2022.
Inactivity
Kei Nishikori became inactive, having not played a match since 2021.
Milos Raonic(born December 27, 1990 in Titograd, Yugoslavia) did not play on Tour since 2021 and became inactive in 2022. He earned eight ATP titles and was ranked world No. 3 in 2016 after reaching the Wimbledon final.
Marcus Daniell became inactive after suffering a knee injury which made him skip the majority of the 2022 season.
Florin Mergea became inactive, having last played in February 2021.
Ivo Karlovic became inactive, having not played a match since 2021.
Comebacks
The following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 in singles, or top 100 in doubles, for at least one week) who returned from retirement during the 2022 season:
^ abcdAs of 1 March 2022, the ATP announced that players from Russia and Belarus will not compete in tournaments under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]
^Name and ranking in bold means the player entered top 10 or became world No. 1 for the first time, and only the ranking in bold means the player had entered the top 10 previously but reached a new career high ranking.
^The ATP Race rankings measure the points a player (for singles) or team (for doubles) has accumulated over the season leading up to the year-end ATP Finals.
^The ATP rankings are the weekly computer ratings defined by the ATP and are based on a rolling, 52-week cumulative system.