The 2022 Tel Aviv Open (also known as the 2022 Tel Aviv Watergen Open for sponsorship purposes) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard court. It was the first edition of the Tel Aviv Open at the ATP Tour level since 1996 (18th overall), and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2022 ATP Tour. It was played at Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel, from 26 September to 2 October 2022.[1][2]
| 2022 Tel Aviv Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 September – 2 October |
| Edition | 18th |
| Category | ATP Tour 250 series |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $949,475 |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Venue | Expo Tel Aviv |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Doubles | |
 Rohan Bopanna /  Matwé Middelkoop | |
The event was primarily organized due to the cancellation of tournaments in China during the 2022 season because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Champions
editSingles
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Novak Djokovic def. 
Marin Čilić, 6–3, 6–4- It was Djokovic's 3rd title of the year and the 89th of his career.
Doubles
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Rohan Bopanna / 
Matwé Middelkoop def. 
Santiago González / 
Andrés Molteni, 6–2, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB
|
Novak Djokovic | 7 | 1 |
 CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 16 | 2 |
 ARG
|
Diego Schwartzman | 17 | 3 |
 USA
|
Maxime Cressy | 34 | 4 |
| NED
|
Botic van de Zandschulp | 35 | 5 |
| Aslan Karatsev | 39 | 6 | |
 FRA
|
Adrian Mannarino | 47 | 7 |
| NED
|
Tallon Griekspoor | 48 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 19 September 2022.[4]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
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Benjamin Bonzi → replaced by Hugo Grenier
Karen Khachanov → replaced by 
J. J. Wolf
Alex Molčan → replaced by Tomás Martín Etcheverry- Tommy Paul → replaced by Constant Lestienne
Albert Ramos Viñolas → replaced by 
Vasek Pospisil
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | NED
|
Matwé Middelkoop | 45 | 1 |
 GER
|
Kevin Krawietz | GER
|
Andreas Mies | 60 | 2 |
 MEX
|
Santiago González | ARG
|
Andrés Molteni | 68 | 3 |
 URU
|
Ariel Behar | ARG
|
Máximo González | 93 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 19 September 2022.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Benjamin Bonzi / Arthur Rinderknech → replaced by
Marco Bortolotti / Sergio Martos Gornés - Tomás Martín Etcheverry / Albert Ramos Viñolas → replaced by Novak Djokovic /
Jonathan Erlich
References
edit- ^ "Tel Aviv Open Overview". atptour.com.
- ^ "The first time since 1996 Israel will host ATP 250 tournament of the series ATP World Tennis Tour – called "Tel Aviv Watergen Open 2022"". tawo.co.il.
- ^ "ATP Issues 2022 Calendar Updates". atptour.com. 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Players". tawo.co.il. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2022-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Tournament page at ATPWorldTour.com