2022 Wimbledon Championships
The 2022 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tier tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Novak Djokovic successfully defended his gentlemen's singles title to claim his 21st major title, defeating Nick Kyrgios in the final.[1][2] Ashleigh Barty was the reigning ladies' champion, but did not defend her title after retiring from professional tennis in March 2022.[3] The ladies' singles title was won by Elena Rybakina, who defeated Ons Jabeur in the final.[4]
This year, the AELTC barred Russian and Belarusian players from competing because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In reaction, the WTA, ATP, and ITF withdrew ranking points from the tournament.
Tournament
The tournament was played on
The 2022 championships were the 135th edition, the 128th staging of the ladies’ singles championship event, the 54th in the
This was the tournament's first edition with a scheduled order of play on the first Sunday during the event, dubbed "Middle Sunday". Prior to the 2022 edition, the tournament had seen only four exceptions to the tradition of withholding competition on Middle Sunday to accommodate delayed matches during championships that were heavily disrupted by rain.
To commemorate the centenary of the opening of
Singles players
Events
Gentlemen's singles
- Novak Djokovic def. Nick Kyrgios, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Ladies' singles
- Elena Rybakina def. Ons Jabeur, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Gentlemen's doubles
- Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell def. Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–2)
Ladies' doubles
- Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková def. Elise Mertens / Zhang Shuai, 6–2, 6–4
Mixed doubles
- Neal Skupski / Desirae Krawczyk def. Matthew Ebden / Samantha Stosur, 6–4, 6–3
Wheelchair gentlemen's singles
- Shingo Kunieda def. Alfie Hewett, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(10–5)
Wheelchair ladies' singles
- Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 6–4, 6–2
Wheelchair quad singles
- Sam Schröder def. Niels Vink, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Wheelchair gentlemen's doubles
- , 6–3, 6–1
Wheelchair ladies' doubles
- Yui Kamiji / Dana Mathewson def. Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot, 6–1, 7–5
Wheelchair quad doubles
- Sam Schröder / Niels Vink def. Andy Lapthorne / David Wagner, 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3
Boys' singles
- Mili Poljičak def. Michael Zheng, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Girls' singles
- Liv Hovde def. Luca Udvardy, 6–3, 6–4
Boys' doubles
- Sebastian Gorzny / Alex Michelsen def. Gabriel Debru / Paul Inchauspé, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Girls' doubles
- Rose Marie Nijkamp / Angella Okutoyi def. Kayla Cross / Victoria Mboko, 3–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Boys' 14&U singles
Girls' 14&U singles
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
- Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Xavier Malisse / Marcos Baghdatis, 6–3, 6–4
Ladies' invitation doubles
- Laura Robson, 6–4, 6–2
Mixed invitation doubles
- Nenad Zimonjić / Marion Bartoli def. Todd Woodbridge / Cara Black, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
Prize money
The Wimbledon Championships total prize money for 2022 is a record £40,350,000, an increase of 15.23% compared to 2021 and 6.18% vs 2019 when the event was last played with a full capacity crowd.[9]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 1281 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | £2,000,000 | £1,050,000 | £535,000 | £310,000 | £190,000 | £120,000 | £78,000 | £50,000 | £32,000 | £19,000 | £11,000 |
Doubles * | £540,000 | £270,000 | £135,000 | £67,000 | £33,000 | £20,000 | £12,500 | — | — | — | — |
Mixed Doubles * | £124,000 | £62,000 | £31,000 | £16,000 | £7,500 | £3,750 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair Singles | £51,000 | £26,000 | £17,500 | £12,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair Doubles * | £22,000 | £11,000 | £6,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quad Singles | £51,000 | £26,000 | £17,500 | £12,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quad Doubles * | £22,000 | £11,000 | £6,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*per team
Controversy regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian players
In April 2022, the AELTC announced that players representing Russia or Belarus would not be allowed to enter the upcoming Championships as a consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, stating that "it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players",[10] and citing guidance given by the British government.[11] The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) also banned players representing Russia and Belarus from other tennis tournaments taking place in the UK.[12] Outside of the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup, players from these countries were allowed to compete in other tournaments, including at the Grand Slam level at the year's French Open and US Open, as neutral players without national flags.[13]
The ban attracted criticism from many players, including from defending and six-time champion Novak Djokovic, who described it as "crazy".[14] Andrey Rublev, one of the players affected by the ban, accused the AELTC of making an "illogical" and "discriminatory" decision.[15] Others, such as Ukrainians Marta Kostyuk and Sergiy Stakhovsky, came out in support of the ban.[16] The three international governing bodies of tennis—the ATP, WTA, and ITF—criticised the decision, and on 20 May 2022 they stripped the tournament of its ranking points, on the bases that participation should be based on merit rather than nationality and that the unilateral decision by the AELTC contrasts with the remainder of the tour.[17] This decision received criticism as well, with two-time men's singles champion Andy Murray commenting that the removal of ranking points will likely not affect participation in the event and has frustrated players.[18]
The WTA and the ATP each levied $1 million in fines against the AELTC and the LTA as a consequence of the ban.[19][20]
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