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2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
| 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships |
|---|
| 3–9 October |
| 47th |
| ATP Tour 500 |
| 32S/16D |
| $1,953,285 |
| Hard / outdoor |
| Tokyo, Japan |
| Ariake Coliseum |
| Taylor Fritz |
| Mackenzie McDonald / Marcelo Melo |
The 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It was the 47th edition of the Japan Open, and part of the ATP Tour 500 series of the 2022 ATP Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from 3–9 October 2022. It was the first event since 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Third-seeded Taylor Fritz won the singles title.
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Taylor Fritz def. Frances Tiafoe, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
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Mackenzie McDonald / Marcelo Melo def. Rafael Matos / David Vega Hernández, 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | Casper Ruud | 2 | 1 |
| GBR | Cameron Norrie | 8 | 2 |
| USA | Taylor Fritz | 12 | 3 |
| USA | Frances Tiafoe | 19 | 4 |
| AUS | Nick Kyrgios | 20 | 5 |
| AUS | Alex de Minaur | 22 | 6 |
| CAN | Denis Shapovalov | 24 | 7 |
| GBR | Dan Evans | 25 | 8 |
| CRO | Borna Ćorić | 26 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 26, 2022.
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Kaichi Uchida
- Yasutaka Uchiyama
- Yosuke Watanuki
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Rio Noguchi
- Ramkumar Ramanathan
- Sho Shimabukuro
- Yuta Shimizu
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
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Hiroki Moriya
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Jenson Brooksby → replaced by Tseng Chun-hsin
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Marcos Giron → replaced by Kamil Majchrzak
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Cameron Norrie→ replaced by Hiroki Moriya
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João Sousa → replaced by Steve Johnson
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Alexander Zverev → replaced by Alexei Popyrin
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Thanasi Kokkinakis | AUS | Nick Kyrgios | 34 | 1 |
| AUS | Matthew Ebden | AUS | Max Purcell | 69 | 2 |
| BRA | Rafael Matos | ESP | David Vega Hernández | 74 | 3 |
| GBR | Dan Evans | AUS | John Peers | 108 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 26, 2022.
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Toshihide Matsui / Kaito Uesugi
- Yoshihito Nishioka / Kaichi Uchida
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
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Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen
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Taro Daniel / Marcos Giron → replaced by Brandon Nakashima / Hunter Reese
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Miomir Kecmanović / João Sousa → replaced by Hans Hach Verdugo / Miomir Kecmanović
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Pedro Martínez / Cameron Norrie → replaced by Pedro Martínez / Bernabé Zapata Miralles
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